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Co-op UK has reported an underlying operating loss and a decline in revenue in its 2025 financial year, and said chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq will step down after four years in the role. Khoury-Haq  has spent seven years at  Co-op UK  and has  steered  the business through significant transformation, including a 95% reduction in debt and a 30% increase in profit between 2022 and 2024. She also led the company through a major cyber-attack in 2025 and was instrumental in developing a multi-year strategy to help Co-op's recovery. Khoury-Haq stated, “Following last year’s cyber attack, the organisation is now ready to deliver on an ambitious strategy of stabilisation and transformation. “This extends beyond the timeframe I had planned for my  CEO  tenure, and now is the right moment to hand over to  leadership  that can commit to seeing the strategy through.” Kate Allum Kate Allum will step in as interim chief executive after Khoury-Haq ste...

Sustainability in UK food and drink is entering a new phase. Once a clear driver of change, its role is evolving alongside shifting consumer priorities, from health and quality to questions around sourcing and responsibility. As expectations continue to change, what do UK consumers expect from food and drink brands in 2026? Sustainability VS new consumer priorities To start with some data, the proportion of consumers who describe themselves as very sustainably conscious has softened, dropping around 2 percentage points. The same pattern is emerging with social consciousness. This doesn’t signal apathy; rather, it shows that sustainability is no longer the headline driver when it comes into direct competition with price, quality or everyday convenience. Consumers remain value- and quality-led first, but sustainability is being reshaped rather than abandoned. Insights from our recent psychographic survey, which explored consumer attitudes and beliefs, highlights this shift in behaviour. ...

 Source: Linkedin post, Isabel Lydall Something we found in our Curious to Clear Collective GLP-1 research is that users are more varied - and their needs more complex - than a lot of the industry reports would suggest. We found three different mindsets that had very different attitudes to the injections, and also behaviours and opportunities for brands.

 

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