Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 19
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NewsMedia Bites 24 April: Unilever, Just Eat Takeaway, Pret
A slump in ice cream sales has prompted Unilever to scrap its growth targets for the year, despite the pandemic bringing people flocking to its trusted hygiene and food brands.
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NewsCMA clears Just Eat’s merger with Takeaway.com
The authority said there was ‘no material likelihood’ Dutch firm Takeaway.com would have re-entered the UK market had the merger not gone ahead
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Comment & OpinionShared logistics would provide the food supply chain with many benefits
Amazon’s model shows the benefits of delivery efficiencies, says Perran Jervis, head of retail and consumer goods at UK law firm TLT
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NewsCMA provisionally clears Amazon-Deliveroo deal
The impact of coronavirus has caused a “significant decline in revenues” for Deliveroo
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NewsCoronavirus shouldn’t affect GSCOP, Tacon tells supermarket bosses
Tacon has urged retailers to use the flexibility within the code
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Analysis & FeaturesHow should brands communicate in the coronavirus crisis?
Fmcg is one of the few categories expected to keep communicating with shoppers in the Covid-19 crisis. But how to avoid seeming opportunistic or crass?
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NewsCoronavirus: Italian foods’ reputation tarnished by ‘fearmongering’
More than five leading food safety organisations have concluded there is no evidence food can transmit coronavirus
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NewsCMA to stamp out ‘bad apples’ price gouging on stockpiled goods
CMA said it had received reports that a “minority of firms in your sector” had been price gouging.
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NewsCMA gives green light to PepsiCo’s acquisition of Fruit Bowl owner Pioneer
The UK’s competition watchdog has closed its investigation into the $1.7bn merger between PepsiCo and South African food group Pioneer Foods.
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NewsPrivate equity giants assembling board for £7bn Asda takeover
Three private equity funds are working with major recruitment firms to identify potential executives
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Analysis & FeaturesLocked out: behind the supermarket restrictive covenant scandal
Tesco still has a string of ‘unlawful’ restrictive land agreements, 10 years after they were banned. But other supermarkets have them too. So is it such a crime?
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NewsWalmart in talks with potential Asda buyers
Walmart has admitted it is in talks with potential buyers for Asda, despite an IPO for the UK supermarket chain remaining an “attractive” option.
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NewsMore ‘unlawful’ supermarket land agreements bound to be uncovered, experts claim
The competition watchdog last week slammed Tesco over 23 land agreements restricting rivals from opening nearby
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Feb: Unilever, Tesco, BRC/Brexit
Unilever has kicked off a strategic review of its health and beauty brands as the consumer goods giant wrestles with slow growth.
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NewsTesco reprimanded by CMA for ‘unlawfully’ stopping rivals opening nearby stores
The CMA has written to Tesco about 23 stores that have property agreements preventing landlords letting them to other supermarkets
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NewsDeliveroo calls for freedom to pass on funds to address ‘chef shortage’
Source: HIT Training/Deliveroo Deliveroo has called on the government to let companies pass a bigger cut of their Apprenticeship Levy funds “down the supply chain” to tackle what it has called a “national chef shortage”. The food delivery company said it was lobbying government to “urgently ...
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NewsCity snapshot: Former Bacardi and Cadbury exec named as Imperial Brands CEO
Imperial Brands has appointed former Bacardi and Cadbury executive Stefan Bomhard as its new CEO, replacing Alison Cooper.
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NewsNew Freshways milk labels point to closer links with Medina
Liquid milk processor Freshways has adopted the branding of rival Medina’s Watsons brand
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NewsCMA to probe PepsiCo’s acquisition of Fruit Bowl maker Pioneer Foods
The UK’s competition watchdog will assess wether the merger will result in a “substantial lessening of competition”
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NewsAmazon and Deliveroo accuse CMA of ‘speculative’ competition claims
In a joint submission, the two companies said the CMA had ‘mischaracterised’ the restaurant and on-demand grocery delivery markets