{
  "id": 2379354,
  "title": "Jamie and Jools Oliver pay themselves £1.7m dividend as profits almost halve",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/jamie-and-jools-oliver-pay-themselves-1-7m-dividend-as-profits-almost",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:02:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/21/jamie-oliver-pays-dividend-profits-halve-cookery-school"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pre-tax earnings slump at chef’s food and media group after one-off costs including for a new cookery school Jamie and Jools Oliver have paid themselves a £1.7m dividend – more than 40% down on last year – after profits at their cookery and media empire almost halved. Sales at Jamie Oliver Holdings remained broadly steady at £28.4m in 2025, £160,000 less than in the previous year, as a strong…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}