Reports now suggest some companies have been secretly lobbying the government, and even considering legal challenges, in an attempt to weaken or delay the restrictions, says Katharine Jenner, director ...

Consumers are reading headlines every day on another bout of massive inflation, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays ...

Burnt Faith Coffee Liqueur, meanwhile, had a “deep, rich indulgent flavour” from Brazilian coffee roasted by east London supplier Climpson & Sons. Paired with brandy aged in bourbon casks, it offered ...

Arla Foods has announced it has begun work on its £179m mozzarella plant in Devon. Last year, the dairy co-operative announced it would be making one of its biggest-ever investments to enable it to ...

Usdaw has appointed Joanne Thomas to be its new general secretary. A “lifelong trade unionist”, Thomas makes history as the retail trade union ’s first-ever female head.

In a departure from its typical, meat mimic ‘This Isn’t’ branding, the range is “super clean label, all natural and just really, really awesome”. The brand posted on Instagram: “This changes ...

New craft beers listed by Waitrose for the first time this month include Lowrise Hazy Pale (rsp: £2.25/330ml), Beavertown Cosmic Drop Berry and Watermelon (both rsps: £3/440ml), and Sharp’s Chalky’s ...

Kris Gibbon-Walsh will be supported by Dominic Blakemore, who has been appointed as FareShare's chairman to succeed John Bason ...

The press is leading with comments by US Vice-President JD Vance, who said there was a "good chance" a trade deal could be reached with the UK ...

B&M is taking steps to improve its performance after a period of falling sales in its existing UK stores continued into its fourth quarter. Like-for-like for sales at B&M UK were down 3.1%, offsetting ...

B&M is taking steps to improve its performance after a period of falling sales in its existing UK stores continued into its fourth quarter. Group revenues in the 52 weeks to 29 March were up 3.7% to ...

Retailers saw some “green shoots” of recovery in March as the warmer weather and Mother’s Day led Brits to buy more, according to two separate reports.