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An overview of news, trends and research in the Food & Beverage industry in the UK:

FMCG sector pours billions of digital advertising spend down drain Around 60% of money spent on digital advertising by fast moving consumer goods firms is wasted, according to a new report.
06 August 2019
Beverage businesses top sector growth as food falls flat The top 50 most profitable companies in the UK food and beverage sector are increasingly focused on food and drink, fuelling M&A interest in the segment.
02 August 2019
GSCOP training can benefit compliance in the grocery sector The Grocery Supply Code of Practice or GSCOP has been around in its current guise since the second inquiry into the supermarkets by the then Competition Commission in 2007 / 2008.
03 July 2019
KPMG administrators installed as Jamie's Italian collapses A restaurant chain belonging to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has become the latest casualty of the UK’s sustained casual dining crunch.
23 May 2019
Red Consultancy helps Hendrick's to launch new gin Red Consultancy has been signed up by Hendrick’s to help launch the famous distiller’s new limited edition gin.
09 April 2019
Ex-KPMG member Jon Akehurst becomes Kellogg's Finance Director A former KPMG Audit Trainee has landed a senior role with cereals giant Kellogg’s.
04 April 2019
KPMG advises on Boparan Restaurant Group CVA A company voluntary arrangement at two casual dining brands has put more than 300 jobs at risk across the UK.
06 March 2019
Duff & Phelps appointed to administration of Oddbins The business behind a chain of UK off licences has fallen into administration, appointing consulting firm Duff & Phelps to oversee proceedings.
06 February 2019
Patisserie Valerie hires KPMG to prepare for potential collapse Following the emergence of a £20 million black hole in its accounts, café chain Patisserie Valerie has struggled to return to stability, while scrambling to uncover the extent of its short-fall in ca
21 January 2019
Agricultural firms urged to address global food challenges Almost a third of the world’s most important crops are grown in areas where water resourcing is stressed.
08 January 2019
Brewers in Lancaster and York turn to Duff & Phelps administrators Duff & Phelps has been appointed to oversee the administration of two breweries in the North of England. The firm is seeking buyers as soon as possible for Mitchell’s of Lancaster and York Brewery.
18 December 2018
M&A team of OC&C advises on sale of Aston Manor and Wagamama Two major transactions have seen the Japanese dining chain Wagamama and UK cider maker Aston Manor change hands. Both deals saw strategy consulting firm OC&C advise on the sell-side.
13 November 2018
Yorkshire butcher chain Crawshaw appoints EY for administration Crawshaw Group has confirmed the appointment of administrators, as the UK meat retailer said in late October that it did not have sufficient cash to restructure.
08 November 2018
The largest food & beverage companies in the UK UK ten largest food & drinks companies generate revenues of more than £22 billion.
23 October 2018
Duff & Phelps helps secure future of Banham Poultry More than 1,000 jobs have been safeguarded by the sale of one of Norfolk’s largest employers.
09 October 2018
Tea brand Teatulia retains MTI for strategic consulting in UK expansion MTI Consulting has been retained by the specialty Bangladeshi tea brand Teatulia for strategic advice and implementation support as Teatulia eyes ongoing UK expansion.
25 September 2018
Reducing food waste could yield $700 billion in savings A third of the food produced worldwide is wasted annually, costing the global economy a staggering $1.2 trillion.
06 September 2018
Excessive drinkers boost UK alcohol industry by £13 billion The UK’s alcohol industry would take a colossal £13 billion hit if customers complied with recommended drinking guidelines, according to a new study.
29 August 2018
Millennials can't wait for smart tech to enter grocery stores and supermarkets As the largest supermarket names in the UK look to battle the loss of market share to discount competitors, they would do well to take stock of a new report, which suggests shoppers of grocery stores
07 August 2018
RSM to administrate Northern Ireland drinks maker RSM has been called in to administrate a drinks company set up by one of Northern Ireland's best-known industry figures.
30 July 2018
Deloitte to oversee Gaucho administration with 1,300 jobs at stake The latest victim of the continued consumer crunch in the UK looks set to be Argentine-themed restaurant group Gaucho.
23 July 2018
Duff & Phelps administrates restaurant chain amid poor hospitality spending Duff & Phelps has been appointed as the administrator for collapsed up market dining chain Prescott & Conran.
27 June 2018
Brexit woes faced by food and drink manufacturers as uncertainties bite Confidence in the UK food and drink industry remains high; however, it has fallen somewhat on previous years.
11 June 2018
Consultancy advises radical shift in western diet to combat climate change Western society must reevaluate its relationship with meat if global agriculture is to achieve the carbon emissions targets set by the Paris Agreement, argues a new report.
11 May 2018
McDonald's replaces IT services provider Atos with Capgemini Global IT consultancy Capgemini has won a new contract with fast food vendor McDonalds.
07 May 2018
Restaurant sector overstretch fuels fears of casual dining crunch The UK has witnessed a string of casual dining chains looking to find efficiency savings, or entering into full-blown restructuring efforts in 2018, in a casual dining crunch which threatens thousand
30 April 2018
Clearwater International and PwC advise on MBO of Pizza Hut UK Pizza Hut UK has successfully completed its management buyout (MBO) with the support of consultants from PwC and Clearwater International.
30 April 2018
Digital transformation and merger integration lift consulting bill of Heineken Heineken ramped up its central consulting spending by more than 20% in 2017, according to its latest financial statements.
30 March 2018
Irish agriculture and food & beverage sector set for M&A uplift in 2018 Richard Duffy, Director at BDO Corporate Finance in Ireland and Head of the firm’s Agrid-Food Advisory practice, reflects on the state of Ireland’s food & beverage sector and how it will impact merge
29 March 2018
Accenture to oversee SAP roll-out of US chocolatier Hershey's Famous US chocolate maker Hershey’s has signed Accenture up to support its SAP Hana S/4 implementation.
16 March 2018
AlixPartners to restructure Prezzo while Carluccio's hires KPMG Consultants from AlixPartners and KPMG have been tapped by two ailing members of the UK casual dining scene.
12 March 2018
Begbies Traynor hired as Ultimate Foods administrator Cumbrian food producer The Ultimate Food Company has entered administration.
22 February 2018

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