Prices rising fast: Brits face acute egg shortage as spiralling hen food costs and energy bills lead to mass exodus of farmers April 20, 2022 UK customers could face empty shelves as an exodus of British egg farmers is caused by a lack of support from supermarkets amid spiralling costs, industry players warned today. Farmers have previously called on supermarkets to increase their egg prices due to soaring feed and energy costs in the production process. However, the industry has [...]
Grocers see more than £1bn wiped off value after Tesco profit warning April 14, 2022 Supermarkets had a total of more than £1bn chipped off their market value on Wednesday, after a warning over inflationary pressures from Tesco. Grocers including Ocado and Sainsbury’s suffered poor performances on Wednesday, after Tesco warned that profit could be hammered by rising costs and shifts in shoppers’ behaviour. Ocado took a hit on the [...]
The City View: Rob Appleby, CIO of the Cibus Fund, on the future of food, food tech, and supply chain disruption April 13, 2022 Today Andy Silvester chats to Rob Appleby, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Cibus Fund, a London-based private equity platform focused on investments in sustainable food and agriculture. They go through the tech revolution in farming; why we should rethink the production of food; the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the global [...]
Supermarkets drag down London indexes on spending jitters April 13, 2022 London’s top indexes were muted today as investors ditched shares in supermarkets despite Tesco posting bumper profits. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index edged 0.05 per cent higher to 7,580.80 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, dipped 0.12 per cent to 20,984.45 [...]
GlaxoSmithKline clinches cancer specialist Sierra Oncology in $1.9bn deal April 13, 2022 Healthcare giant GSK has snapped up Sierra Oncology, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare forms of cancer treatments.
Tesco profit surges but bosses warn of sky-high inflation side effects April 13, 2022 Tesco has rebounded from the pandemic with a 65 per cent boost in operating profit, climbing to £2.56bn for the full-year.
Spending cool down weighs on London-listed supermarkets April 12, 2022 Early signs of consumers pulling back on spending drove supermarkets lower today in the City, dragging down London’s top indexes. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dropped 0.55 per cent to 7,576.66 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250, which is more aligned to the health of the UK economy, fell by the same amount [...]
Week ahead: Bumper week of economic data to jolt the City April 10, 2022 The City will be eyeing a raft of flagship economic announcements this week that will send ripples throughout London’s top indexes. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index registered a strong week last week, gaining 1.75 per cent. The mid-cap domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, shrank [...]
Sainsbury’s becomes first big grocer to pay London Living Wage amid cost of living crisis for Brits April 8, 2022 Sainsbury’s has confirmed that it will become the first major supermarket to pay the London Living Wage. Shop workers at Sainsbury’s and Argos stores in outer London will receive £11.05 per hour, a boost of 55p, from next month. The supermarket said this means staff in the outer areas of the capital will match employees [...]
Workers to stage walkouts over ‘dismal’ pay offers April 8, 2022 Thousands of UK workers are set to stage walkouts over the next few days over below-inflation pay offers. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) yesterday rejected BT’s 5 per cent pay rise – the highest in more than 20 years – calling it a “nothing short of an insult,” the Times first reported. “We have no [...]