‘We hope this is not goodbye’: Partridges to close iconic London store after 53 years January 14, 2025 Independent family-run food store Partridges is to close its iconic London location after 53 years. The company is to shutter its fine food store in Duke of York Square, Chelsea, on 2 February. Partridges confirmed that its location in Gloucester Road, Kensington, will continue to trade as usual and that a new store will open [...]
Rising wages hit British strawberry growers January 13, 2025 The British berry growing industry has warned its future is under threat despite its value rising to £2bn for the first time. According to industry body British Berry Growers, rising energy costs and wage increases will continue to create ‘challenging circumstances’ for fruit farmers in 2025. The latest warning comes after the British Berry Growers [...]
Marks and Spencer shares plunge despite bumper results January 9, 2025 Marks and Spencer shares plunged by eight per cent in early deals this morning as investors digested the company’s Christmas trading update. The food and clothing retailer told markets this morning that food sales increased 8.7 in the 13 weeks to December 28, and sales of its new Christmas products grew 14 per cent. This [...]
Group linked to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar returns to profit January 8, 2025 A company linked to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has returned to the black, according to its most recently revealed set of accounts. Glasgow-based Hero Brands, whose portfolio includes German Doner Kebab, Island Poké and Choppaluna, has reported a £3.8m pre-tax profit for 2023. The new figure has been revealed in a statement while its [...]
Yeo Valley doubles profit after natural yoghurt demand surges January 6, 2025 Profit at Yeo Valley has almost doubled after sales at the dairy giant jumped by £40m during its latest financial year. The Somerset-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax profit of £8.1m for the year to 26 May, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The latest figure comes after Yeo Valley returned to the [...]
Abel & Cole owner enters the red as it battles cost-of-living crisis January 2, 2025 The owner of organic vegetables box business Abel & Cole fell into the red despite sales increasing as it battled the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. William Jackson Food Group, which acquired Abel & Cole in 2012, has reported a pre-tax loss of £1.5m for the year to 27 April, 2024. The loss comes after the [...]
Trends for 2025: Mr Lyan reckons pop-ups are back December 28, 2024 The latest in our series of articles about food trends: 2025 will see the return of the pop-up, and tropical cocktails, reckons Mr Lyan Mr Lyan’s bars have won the accolade of world’s best bar twice. He runs cocktail venues across the capital, including Lyaness, Super Lyan and Seed Library. He also writes books and [...]
Food Review: Ranking Wetherspoon’s Christmas menu at new Waterloo pub December 25, 2024 City AM's finest food reviewers, Steve Dinneen, Anna Moloney and Christopher Dorrell, try every single item on the new Wetherspoon's festive menu.
Haribo boss: How I went from being too ‘optimistic and challenging’ to leading sweet giant December 17, 2024 The UK boss of Haribo has revealed how he's changed from being too "optimistic and challenging" now he's leading the sweets giant.
Cook: ‘Upmarket ready meal business is like a 27-year game of Monopoly’ December 16, 2024 Upmarket ready meal maker Cook has compared its financial position to a near-three decade long game of Monopoly as it hailed being in “the best shape it has been in for a long while”. The Kent-headquartered business said that it if the firm was a 27-year game of Monopoly, “we would now be in a [...]