Finance news – Page 449
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Departure of Nisa CEO Nick Read 'will not impact Co-op bid'
Nisa confirmed on Saturday that Read was stepping down at a crucial time for the buying group
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Media Bites 2 October: 2 Sisters, Tesco, Nisa, Unilever
The fallout from The Guardian and ITV investigation in the chicken supply chain at 2 Sisters was covered over the weekend. Plus, stories on Tesco’s upcoming interim results; Nick Read leaves Nisa; and the Unilever spreads rumours continue.
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City snapshot: Nick Read walks away from Nisa
Nisa boss Nick Read suddenly left the buying group over the weekend, with the board starting immediate “succession planning”.
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Tesco workers 'bullied into cooking books' claims prosecution
Prosecution claims staff in “relatively subordinate positions” presented false figures to meet the profit targets
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Real Good Food swings to £5.8m loss after troubled year
Beleaguered Real Good Food has swung to heavy losses after a delay in passing on Brexit-linked price inflation and poor cost controls, the group revealed in its full-year results released unscheduled on the London Stock Exchange this afternoon.
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Dawn Meats and Dunbia merger receives regulatory green light
Dawn Meats and Dunbia have completed the merger of their UK businesses after receiving the go-ahead from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.
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Tesco executives 'knew income records were wrong' court told
The men are charged with fraud by abuse of position and false accounting from February to September 2014
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Applegreen raises £40m through share placement scheme
The forecourt operator sold more than eight million shares at €5.80 a share
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SSP Group continues to ride food-to-go growth
The Upper Crust owner said in a pre-close update that fourth quarter sales were expected to increase by 17.5% year on year
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Nespresso and Waters defy UK trend of falling sales for Nestlé
The UK arm reported a 3.2% slide in headline sales in the year to 31 December
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Recipe box delivery service Mindful Chef returns to the crowd
It comes just over a year after the business received more than £1m from a Seedrs campaign
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City snapshot: UK consumer confidence edges up in September
Consumer confidence in the UK ticked up last month despite increasing worries about personal finance, according to the latest consumer confidence index from GFK.
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Media Bites 29 Sep: Palmer & Harvey, 2 Sisters, Sugar quotas
Palmer & Harvey is on the brink of securing the future of its 4,000 workers after two giant cigarette-makers agreed to pump in millions of pounds of emergency funding.
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Meridian eyes PE cash to fuel nut butter sales
Spreads business Meridian has hired corporate advisors to explore sale options
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Kellogg appoints former Coke and AB InBev exec as CEO as Bryant retires
Kellogg CEO John Bryant is stepping down from the helm of the global cereal and snack supplier next week after seven years in the role
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Meat The Alternative to take on Quorn with chilled branded range
The supplier has created an 11-strong range of meals
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Media Bites 28 September: Hotel Chocolat, Palmer & Harvey, M&S, WH Smith, Cargill
Hotel Chocolat’s full-year results attract the attention of the papers this morning; with updates on P&H rescue deal, news of the death of a former M&S boss, and an examination of the WH Smith share price.
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City snapshot: Imperial Brands in late-night talks over Palmer & Harvey rescue deal
Tobacco giant Imperial Brands (IMB) confirmed it was involved in late-night talks last night over a rescue deal for wholesaler Palmer & Harvey. Plus, Produce Investment boosts sales despite difficult year for potato grower; the CMA finds competition concerns in Vision Express takeover of Tesco Opticians; and SSP Group reports strong fourth quarter
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Crawshaw Group shares sink as losses widen at value meat retailer
Shares in value meat retail chain Crawshaw Group plunged more than 12% today as its first-half losses widened on the back of the devaluation of sterling and investment in lowering prices in an attempt to lure back customers.
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Jury told Tesco fraud trial could last 'into the new year'
Case involving three former Tesco directors is expected to be opened on Friday