Scheherazade Daneshkhu

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Sunday, 16 September, 2018

How to Lead

Nomad’s Stefan Descheemaeker: rescuing the business

When the food group was in danger, the CEO focused on ‘must-win battles’

Monday, 6 August, 2018

News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry

Nooyi leaves Pepsi after trying to shape healthier future

Changing consumer tastes and Peltz interference were but two of the big challenges

Friday, 3 August, 2018

European companies

Heineken buys into China’s biggest beer company

Dutch brewer’s $3bn investment marks challenge to AB InBev in world’s largest beer market

Thursday, 2 August, 2018

Retail & Consumer industry

House of Fraser in last-ditch rescue talks

Mike Ashley and Alteri among potential white knights in scramble to survive

Wednesday, 1 August, 2018

Retail & Consumer industry

House of Fraser survival in doubt as rescue plan falls apart

Hong Kong-listed owner of toy shop Hamleys abandons proposal to buy controlling stake

Tuesday, 31 July, 2018

Britain after Brexit

UK government runs low on credibility over stockpiling

Idea betrays lack of understanding about food supply chain and storage

Monday, 30 July, 2018

European companies

Heineken suffers hiccup as Brazil unit hits profit margins

Dutch brewer blames currency moves and weak margins for lower forecast

Friday, 27 July, 2018

Personal & Household Goods

Reckitt Benckiser shares surge after strong sales growth

Mead Johnson baby milk business helps consumer goods group halts string of disappointments

Friday, 27 July, 2018

News in-depthBrexit

Why business has been speaking out against a no-deal Brexit

Lacking clarity on Britain’s withdrawal from EU, companies are preparing for worst

Thursday, 26 July, 2018

Brexit

British food stores ridicule Brexit stockpiling plans

Retailers say they have had no government contact over no-deal supplies

Thursday, 26 July, 2018

US & Canadian companies

Anheuser-Busch InBev plans overhaul in effort to raise sales

Weakness in US weighs on Budweiser brewer’s quarterly revenue growth

Thursday, 26 July, 2018

Retail & Consumer industry

Brewer AB InBev to shake up business in bid to boost sales growth

Maker of Budweiser faces heightened competition from smaller companies

Sunday, 22 July, 2018

Technology sector

WPP in talks with Alibaba and Tencent over tie-up

Advertising group considers sale of stake in Chinese-based business to tech groups

Friday, 20 July, 2018

Brexit

What will happen if the UK crashes out in a no-deal Brexit?

Sudden rupture from the EU likely to affect almost every part of life

Thursday, 19 July, 2018

Personal & Household Goods

Unilever sets October date for unification vote

Group seeks to allay fears it may use more protectionist Dutch regime to thwart takeovers

Wednesday, 18 July, 2018

Retail & Consumer industry

Premier Foods chief narrowly survives AGM ouster attempt

Gavin Darby’s re-election opposed by 41% of investors after activist campaign

Wednesday, 18 July, 2018

UK companies

Premier Foods CEO survives sizeable shareholder protest vote

Activist investors have been trying to oust Gavin Darby

Wednesday, 18 July, 2018

UK small companies

Premier Foods CEO hits back with defence of strategy

Monday, 16 July, 2018

News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry

Premier and Oasis line up for a food fight

Hong Kong-based hedge fund is leading a rebellion at AGM of Mr Kipling-cakemaker

Thursday, 12 July, 2018

Personal & Household Goods

Unilever shareholders warn on HQ move to Netherlands

Top investor says leaving the FTSE 100 index could lead to forced selling of stock

Thursday, 12 July, 2018

Inside BusinessCorporate culture

Glassdoor comments on job satisfaction cannot be ignored

Employee remarks show big differences between Europe and the US corporate culture

Tuesday, 10 July, 2018

Retail & Consumer industry

Pressure builds on CEO of Mr Kipling cake-maker Premier

Gavin Darby faces calls to step down from activist investors

Thursday, 5 July, 2018

Retail & Consumer industry

Primark owner ABF hit by slide in sugar price

Retail profits expected to climb on back of improved margins

Monday, 2 July, 2018

FT CollectionsReinventing business

Nestlé: Betting on big brands

The fate of the Swiss group will be a defining test for an industry under pressure from changing consumer tastes and activist investors

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