All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 179
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City snapshot: AB InBev cuts forecast on weak trading in Brazil
Brewing giant AB InBev has scaled back its guidance for the year after a “very weak” performance in Brazil
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Janan Meat targets continued rapid growth despite sales fall
Sales at halal meat supplier Janan Meat fell 9% to £47.4m in the run up to a change in ownership
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Minioti sugar free ice creams wins backing from digital entrepreneurs
Sugar-free ice cream brand Minioti has sold a 25% stake of the business to four digital entrepreneurs to expand in the UK.
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Mondelez boosted by Cadbury and Oreo volumes
Mondelez International’s power brands have helped the multinational increase organic sales 1.1% in the third quarter
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Danone raises €6.2bn in bond sale to fund €12.5bn WhiteWave deal
The French group said the issue was widely subscribed by “a diversified investor base”, with the bonds to be listed on Euronext Paris.
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City snapshot: Heineken boosts beer volumes in third quarter
Brewing giant Heineken sold more beer than expected in the third quarter but currency volatility is taking a bigger chunk out of profits than previously forecast.
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Cru Kafe brews up expansion plan with £1.3m investment
Coffee pod start-up Cru Kafe has raised £1.3m to grow overseas, build the management team and help launch a compostable capsule.
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Lankfer Produce assets sold after collapse
A grower of broccoli and cauliflower which supplied the likes of Fenmarc and Bidvest has been sold out of administration
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Flagship Europe picks up foodservice supplier Calder Foods
Established more than 20 years ago, Calder makes chilled food-to-go products for foodservice
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Food and drink export 'action plan' to boost economy
Demand around the world for British brands will help boost food and drink exports by £2.9bn, Andrea Leadsom has claimed
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Nestlé warns over price rises as global growth stalls
Nestlé’s chief exec Paul Bulcke has warned UK price rises could be on the way after what analysts dubbed a ““disappointing” third quarter update.
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Media Bites 21 October: Nestlé, Pernod Ricard, Boots, BHS
In the wake of Marmite-gate and the Unilever pricing spat with Tesco, the papers put Nestlé results in the spotlight.
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City snapshot: British American Tobacco proposes $47bn merger with Reynolds
British American Tobacco has announced a $47bn merger offer for its US partner Reynolds to bring together brands such as Lucky Strike, Camel, Dunhill, Pall Mall and Newport.
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Media Bites 20 October: Hotel Chocolat, Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser
Luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat received plenty of positive coverage for its maiden full-year results.
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City snapshot: Nestlé scales back full-year expectations
Nestlé sales have increased 3.3% to CHF 65.5bn in the past nine months, missing expectations with full-year forecasts revised down
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Is Leadsom export crusade heading for a bloody nose?
The new secretary of state for environment, food & rural affairs enthused about UK food and drink exports rising 6% in the first half of 2016, but not everyone is convinced …
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Premier Foods boss back under pressure as sales slump
The September sunshine was blamed for plummeting gravy sales at the Bisto and Oxo supplier
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Kellogg's cereal sales flag as consumers seek alternatives
Turnover at the sales and marketing arm of Kellogg’s fell almost £10m to £795.2m in the year to 2 January 2016
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Chaucer Food's double-digit growth boosts US expansion plans
Chaucer Food Group has reported double-digit jumps in sales and underlying profits as it gets closer to securing about $70m of new investment in the US.
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Media Bites 13 October: Unilever, Premier Foods, Diageo
The price row between Tesco and Unilever is big news today across all the papers.