Chief Executive Ranjit Boparan Steps Down From 2 Sisters Group
The chief executive of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Boparan is stepping down from his day-to-day role in running the company.
Co-founded 25 years ago, the company employs hundreds of staff across the West Midlands, will move to a new...
Signature Awards 2018 Winners Announced
‘Our time has arrived’ was the cry from the West Midlands Metro Mayor Andy Street at the 4th Signature Awards which took place at the ICC on the 16th Feb. Over 550 attendees were reminded that the West Midlands...
Charity Chairman wins prestigious National Great British Entrepreneurship Award
Following on from winning two awards in the regional 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards at the end of last year, Founder andChairman of humanitarian charity Penny Appeal, Adeem Younis, has picked up the top national award for ‘Entrepreneur...
Expansion of Primark Store in Merry Hill Shopping Centre
The Primark store in Merry Hill mall, near Dudley , will expand into the empty BHS unit meaning the expansion will be 70 per cent bigger.
Nick Round, regional director at Merry Hill owners intu, said: "The bigger store will...
Wow Zone CEO named vice chair at Ronald McDonald charity
Wow Zone chief executive and Asian Business Chamber of Commerce vice president Qasim Majid has been named as vice chairman of the board of governors at the Ronald McDonald House Charity.
Qasim became a governor last year when he was...
2 Sisters Food Group sell Pizza Brands for £200m
Entrepreneur Ranjit Boparan of 2 Sisters Food Group, Birmingham has sold pizza brands Goodfella's and San Marco to the owner of Birds Eye for £200 million.
2 Sisters Food Group has offloaded the frozen pizza part of Green Isle Foods,...
Chamber urges Bank to hold nerve as inflation falls
Businesses leaders in Greater Birmingham urged the Bank of England to hold its nerve following the announcement that inflation fell to 3 per cent in December.
Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) urged the Bank to hold off raising interest rates...
Carillion Placed into Liquidation
Wolverhampton based Carillion one of the UK’s largest construction companies was placed into liquidation on Monday 15 January after struggling with debts of £900 million and a pension deficit of £590 million.
The company has over hundreds of public sector...
Deadline looms….
The Signature Awards enters its fourth year and whilst it attracts nominees from all over the UK, the theme this year will be the continuing uncertainty for 2018 both politically and economically and in particular for the Midlands. The...
Learning on your own terms: introducing ‘Canny Bites’ and its Author Safaraz Ali in...
We are delighted to bring you an interview with Safaraz Ali, the author of Canny Bites: 52 Bites for business leaders and entrepreneurs
Safaraz, please tell us about your recent book and its success:
Its my first book and I’m delighted...
