Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisisGaps on supermarket shelves. Fast food outlets pulling milkshakes and bottled drinks from their menus. Restaurants running…
Production allowed to resume of cat food at centre of pet deaths inquiry
No ‘causative link’ found between products of Sainsbury’s supplier Fold Hill Foods and blood conditionA company whose cat food has been at the centre of an inquiry into a spate of cat deaths will be allowed to restart production, as an investigation fo…
Morrisons and Meggitt tipped for FTSE 100 return as shares surge
Takeover targets expected to briefly re-enter blue-chip index while ITV and Weir Group face demotionThe takeover targets Morrisons and Meggitt look set for a brief return to the FTSE 100 index of blue-chip UK companies, after their share prices were bo…
Waitrose rated worst online retailer for grocery freshness
Food delivered from upmarket grocer had shortest shelf life of its UK rivals, Which? study showsWaitrose has been rated Britain’s worst large online retailer for grocery freshness, according to research.The consumer group Which? investigated the qualit…
Sainsbury’s could be next in line for private equity interest
With Morrisons already in a bidding war, UK supermarkets are attracting returns-hungry investorsSainsbury’s could be on the shopping list of private equity outfits as the race to buy Morrisons highlights the attractiveness of the big supermarket chains…
Ocado drivers ‘paid less than £5 an hour’
Workers on rapid delivery service see pay slashed as company’s profits skyrocketDrivers delivering groceries for Ocado are earning less than the minimum wage, the Observer can reveal.The drivers, who deliver orders for the online retailer’s rapid deliv…
Retailers warn of more stock shortages after sales fall
Industry faces mounting problems as Covid and Brexit pressures continue, says retail expertCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRetailers are warning of further disruption on Britain’s high streets from shortages of stock caused …
Morrisons shares driven up as investors bet on bidding war
Analysis: private equity rivals Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Fortress are leapfrogging each otherMorrisons shares have surged again as investors bet the £7bn price tag on the company could go higher still amid a private equity bidding war for contr…
Morrisons strikes £7bn takeover deal with US private equity group
Supermarket chain accepts improved offer of 285p per share from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice amid bidding warMorrisons has agreed a £7bn takeover by the US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the latest round in a fierce fight for cont…
Shops accused of failing to publicise recall of food linked to cat deaths
Cat owners share evidence of chains including Sainsbury’s stocking food suspected of causing pet deathsRetailers have been accused of doing too little to warn customers about recalled cat food that has been linked to the deaths of potentially thousands…