Elena Cherubini
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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Plant-based meat startup This readies £2m crowdfunding push
The startup will use the funds to open a plant-based innovation centre in London → Read More
City snapshot: Sainsbury’s sales jump but coronavirus profit hit to exceed £500m
Sainsbury’s has reported a double digit grocery sales increase in the first quarter of the year, but warned it expects a profit hit of more than £500m from the coronavirus crisis. Plus, SSP Group plans to cut 5,000 jobs, B&M continues strong COVID trading and all the rest of the ... → Read More
UK retail footfall sees soft rebound in first week of reopening
New data from the BRC-Shoppertrack footfall monitor covering the week to June 21 showed footfall was down 57.2% year on year → Read More
City snapshot: Tesco faces shareholder revolt over pay
Tesco is likely to face shareholder revolt at its AGM of Friday over CEO Dave Lewis’ £6.4m pay package → Read More
Black Lives Matter: black founders open up about race in the food & drink industry
Black food and drink founders talk to The Grocer about the struggles faced in their entrepreneurial journeys due to their skin colour → Read More
Media Bites 16 Jun: Shops reopening, two metre rule, restaurants
Shoppers flocked back to the high street as shops reopened on Monday leading to fears the two metre rule will be impossible to enforce → Read More
City snapshot: Greggs to reopen 800 shops for takeaway this week
After a successful trial, Greggs now plans a "larger scale opening of selected shops" with around 800 of them to be reopened to takeaway customers on Thursday → Read More
City snapshot: May Footfall slumps ahead of lockdown ease
UK retail footfall in May dropped over 80%, a shallower decline than April as more shops were allowed to reopen → Read More
City snapshot: Investigation into Tesco accounting scandal ends
The Financial Reporting Council has announced the closure of its investigation into Tesco's accountancy scandal, putting an end to a six-year-long investigation → Read More
Furloughed Foodies seeks corporate backing to continue delivering food to NHS workers
The volunteer-based organisation launched at the end of March and has so far delivered more than 12,000 meals to the frontline → Read More
Media Bites 4 Jun: M&S, SSP Group, Food Workers
M&S cappes top executives bonuses and SSP begs investors to reinvest dividend into the business to preserve cash → Read More
City snapshot: SSP swings to interim loss as coronavirus hits
SSP Group has swung to an interim loss as the coronavirus pandemic “heavily impacted” its trading, while announcing a call for investors to reinvest the dividend payment by buying new shares in the company. → Read More
Symington’s dips into the red after exit of licensed brands
Symington’s plunged back into the red last year, as the planned exit of its Ainsley Harriott and Golden Wonder brands hit the company’s financial performance → Read More
City snapshot: FeverTree co-founder to step down
Charles Ross has announced he will step down from the company's board at the next annual general meeting on 4 June → Read More
As consumers retreat to old favourites, will coronavirus be the death of challenger brands?
Startups desperately need support – from consumers and supermarkets – to survive → Read More
Can food & drink startups survive the coronavirus crisis?
SMEs are slipping through the cracks in aid packages as avenues close. What can they do? → Read More
City snapshot: Bakkavor withdraws financial guidance as coronavirus hits order levels
Bakkavor has withdrawn its financial guidance for 2020 after the coronavirus crisis impacted trading, with overall sales falling below expectations. Plus, Pets at Home profits to suffer despite stockpiling, PZ Cussons investigates former CEO and all the rest of the latest news from the City. → Read More
City snapshot: Greencore suspends financial guidance as coronavirus hits retail sales
The sandwich manufacturer said following the implementation of a UK-wide lockdown, it experienced a “marked reduction” in demand for its food-to-go options in retail → Read More
Treasury measures are a positive start but more needs to be done to protect SMEs
Perhaps most concerning is that, so far, the available help only comes in the form of debt → Read More
City snapshot: Ocado slumps to £215m loss as Andover fire hits profits
Ocadoreports strong results despite the impact of a fire at its Andover CFC last year, M&S snaps up Greencore CFO and Cranswick buys leading UK pig farm → Read More