Finance news
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NewsPost Office launches travel credit card
Key features include 0% foreign transaction fees, meaning there are no extra charges when consumers spend overseas or buy from international retailers, and a six-month 0% interest period on purchases
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NewsGreggs stock rises as it provides ‘reassuring’ numbers
Greggs shareholders have been handed a welcome reprieve, after the stock jumped 6.7% on Tuesday
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NewsTesco ties CEO pay to market share as Ken Murphy takes £10.8m
Tesco’s Ken Murphy took a £10.8m total pay package last year, after being awarded over 90% of his possible maximum annual bonus
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NewsSauce Shed slapped with winding-up petition amid claims of unfulfilled orders
Sauce Shed was issued with a winding-up petition by Scottish-based hot sauce brand Big Jim’s Kitchen in March. The first hearing, held in London on 13 May, has been adjourned
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NewsTate & Lyle mulls £2.7bn Ingredion takeover bid
Shares in Tate & Lyle have surged 45% after the ingredients giant confirmed it was in talks to merge with US peer Ingredion
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NewsPrinces boosts profits with higher margins but UK sales flop
Underlying profits jumped 17% at Princes Group in the first quarter, despite a 5.6% drop in UK sales
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NewsBranded growth nets Premier Foods bumper profits
The Mr Kipling owner beat expectations to post a £200.4m trading profit in the 52 weeks to 28 March 2026, up 6.7% on 2025
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NewsGlen Affric Brewery invests £300k in functional non-alcoholic beer
Glen Affric has taken on production of NuWave’s botanical and postbiotic-infused beers as part of the deal
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NewsACS welcomes King’s Speech bills backing convenience stores
During the State Opening of Parliament, which sets out the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead, 37 bills were published, including five that would affect convenience stores
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NewsRogue secures $2.5m for Walmart launch of protein canned snack
The US company claimed to be challenging legacy snacking brands with its offer of canned snacks made up of ‘bold flavour, clean ingredients, and gut health support’
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NewsTG Jones could shut up to 150 stores under restructuring plan
Parent company Modella Capital, which purchased WH Smith last year then rebranded stores to TG Jones, said the decision was due to ‘highly challenging trading conditions’
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NewsGousto vows to shield customers from soaring food inflation
It comes as revenue growth at the company hit the top end of forecasts for a 5% to 10% uplift in 2025, helping Gousto achieve a third consecutive year of underlying profitability, according to newly filed accounts
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NewsDeliciously Ella founder departs Hero Group
Hero swooped to acquire Deliciously Ella for £45m in September 2024, with Matthew Mills and his wife Ella staying on to lead the next stage of growth
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NewsDawn Meats buys German lamb distributor Alexander Eyckeler
Dawn Meats has acquired German meat importer and distributor Alexander Eyckeler for an undisclosed sum
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NewsGreggs increases meal deal prices again but insists ‘value is where we’re focused’
Greggs increased the price of its breakfast and lunch meal deals by 10p last week
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News‘Ultra-realistic’ mycoprotein meat substitute startup wins EU funding
Leveraging a new, triple-patented fungal fermentation process, the company produces whole-cut alternatives that ‘perfectly mimic the complex fibrous matrix’ of animal meats
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NewsGreggs chicken roll and matcha offer proves a hit in 2026
Greggs highlighted the newly launched chicken sausage roll as a standout performer in 2026. It said the product had quickly established itself as a customer favourite and complemented the flagship sausage and vegan rolls
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NewsFood sales fall after earlier Easter but shopper confidence remains weak
The overall rate of the year-on-year decrease was distorted by a calendar change in 2026, where Easter fell in March, compared with April last year, the BRC warned
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NewsIran war to drag down UK GDP growth 0.5 points in 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran will knock 0.5 percentage points off the UK’s GDP growth in 2026, EY has forecast
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NewsDiageo to spend €400m on new Guinness brewery in Kildare
The Kildare expansion had originally been earmarked for the production of lagers and ales including Hop House 13 and Smithwick’s