All articles by Simon Harvey

Simon Harvey

Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.

Danone sales beat estimates but caution ensues on China dominance

Danone’s like-for-like sales growth beat market expectations in the third quarter as the China, North Asia and Oceania (CNAO) region…
Simply Good Foods persists with Atkins as downbeat outlook hits shares

The slide in Simply Good Foods' shares on the back of its latest annual results appears more related to the…
EU proposes new deforestation rules timetable for “large and medium” companies

The EU is now proposing not to delay the implementation of its deforestation programme for “large and medium” companies beyond…
Supreme bets on GLP-1 users with SlimFast acquisition

Supreme, the London-listed FMCG group, is making a wager on the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs regime with the acquisition of SlimFast…
Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil assertive on strategy but can he deliver?

It all comes down to delivery for Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil. Can he demonstrate concrete progress on his growth priorities…

Nestlé plans 16,000 job cuts as new CEO Philipp Navratil sets out strategy

In his first major announcement since becoming Nestlé’s CEO, Philipp Navratil has stamped his mark with a plan to cut…
PepsiCo emphasises growth “acceleration” with new CFO on board

PepsiCo has today (9 October) emphasised its “portfolio reshaping” efforts for a sequential acceleration in its third-quarter reported growth and…
Princes Group heads for London listing as M&A opportunities eyed

Princes Group has confirmed the UK food and drinks business plans a listing in London as it prepares to file…
Walmart to remove synthetic dyes from US private-label ranges

Walmart has pledged to remove artificial colourings from its private-label food and drinks ranges sold in the US. The second…
Kerry pulls hybrid oat-dairy range in favour of all-out dairy push

Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods is pulling its hybrid range of retail products launched in the UK under the Smug brand…