Beef shortage sends food inflation to 12-month high

UK food inflation rose to 2.8% year-on-year in May, marking its highest level since May 2024, mainly driven by surging beef prices and rising...

KFC ramps up UK expansion with £1.5bn investment

KFC is committing £1.5 billion to expand and modernise its operations across the UK and Ireland over the next decade, targeting long-term growth in...

Artisanal gelato and pastry ingredients company, Casa Optima to be sold...

Charterhouse Capital Partners has entered into an agreement to sell Casa Optima, a global player in the artisanal gelato and pastry ingredients market, to...

Arla Foods Ingredients and Alchemy Agencies sign new distribution agreement

Arla Foods Ingredients and Alchemy Agencies have announced a new distribution partnership to serve the performance nutrition market in Australia, New Zealand and the...

Craft beer crisis as 43 UK breweries collapse in a year

43 UK breweries have become insolvent in the last year, says national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young, many of which are small, independent craft...

McDonald’s pulls plug on CosMc’s test concept

McDonald’s is shutting down all five locations of CosMc’s, its standalone beverage-led concept, by the end of June—bringing the short-lived experiment to a close...

Retailers face pressure as food inflation creeps up

Food inflation in the UK accelerated for the fourth month in a row in May, with prices now 2.8% higher than the same period...

Woolcool recognised by The Times: Best Places to Work 2025

Woolcool has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Places to Work in The Sunday Times, in partnership with the employee experience platform,...

Target adjusts strategy amid weak sales and tariff headwinds

Target Corporation has cut its full-year outlook following a subdued first quarter marked by weaker-than-expected sales, tariff-related cost pressures, and dampened consumer sentiment. The US-based...

Aarti Sweet Centre gobbles up Sangam Paneer

Aarti Sweet Centre has acquired Sangam Paneer, a manufacturer of paneer, supported by a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK. The acquisition will allow Aarti...