Finance news – Page 68
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NewsMedia Bites 26 March: Unilever, Hovis, vapes
London’s stock market is braced for a further blow after the chief executive of Unilever suggested that the Netherlands had “a good chance” of hosting the conglomerate’s €17bn spun-off ice cream division
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NewsLittle Moons hires Graze boss Joanna Allen as new CEO
Ice cream challenger Little Moons has appointed industry heavyweight Joanna Allen as its new CEO to fill the vacant position left by the surprise exit of Mike Hedges last month, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsAccrol subject of £130m takeover bid as Navigator sets sights on UK toilet tissue
Portugal’s Navigator, a paper and pulp group listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange, offered 38p a share to buy the Blackburn-headquartered business that counts all the UK’s major supermarkets and discounters as customers
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NewsFreshways swoops to rescue bread wholesaler Coultons from collapse
Freshways has swooped to rescue bread wholesaler Coultons from administration in a deal that solidifies the acquisitive dairy group’s position in the bread market
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NewsCity snapshot: Virgin Wines UK confident of meeting full-year profit forecasts
Underlying profits have more than doubled at Virgin Wines UK in the first half as the DTC group implemented a turnaround strategy
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: Unilever, food security, Ocado, Asda
Unilever’s move to spin off ice creams continues to make headlines into the weekend
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NewsS-Ventures in takeover talks with AIM-listed investment firm
Struggling fmcg investor S-Ventures is in talks with an AIM-listed firm over a potential takeover to support future growth
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NewsUnilever to spin off ice cream division in £15bn move
Unilever has unveiled plans to spin out its €7bn (£6bn) global ice cream business in an acceleration of new boss Hein Schumacher’s strategy to turn around the group’s performance
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NewsCity News: Hangover for Naked Wines investors
Shareholders in Naked Wines suffered another hangover this week as media reports on the online wine retailer hiring Interpath to refinance its debt sent the shares tanking by more than 20%
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NewsCity snapshot: Consumer confidence ‘vanishes’ in March
Consumer confidence stalled in March but a shift in attitudes to personal finance provided optimism for the future, according to a closely watched survery released this morning. Plus, the latest retail sales for Feburary from the ONS
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NewsMedia Bites 22 March: Unilever, Asda, Waitrose
Unilever continues to make headlines following the news of its plans to spin-off the ice cream business
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NewsBold Bean Co leaves Dragons’ Den with £50k investment
Bold Bean Co has struck a deal with Deborah Meaden during an appearance on Dragons’ Den tonight
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NewsCity snapshot: General Mills Q3 profits beat expectations
Profits at US consumer packaged goods group General Mills have risen more than expected in its third quarter as price hikes and cost cutting offset volume declines
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: Ad ban, vapes, Greggs
Sheffield City Council has laid out a new advertising policy aimed at cracking down on campaigns deemed harmful to the environment and people’s health
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NewsGrowUp Farms appoints former Ella’s Kitchen boss Will Howard as UK MD
Howard, who joined in February, will oversee a scaling up as the business grows to sell more than one million bags of salad a week
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NewsBeer52 moves into distribution with pre-pack deal for Eebria
It came after Eebria was placed into administration on 19 March
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NewsCity snapshot: Food price inflation slows significantly in February
Inflation has eased to its lowest levels in the UK for more than two years as the rising cost of food slowed significantly in February, according to new official data released this morning
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NewsMedia Bites 20 March: Unilever, Tesco/Lidl, Diageo
Unilever’s plan to spin off its ice cream business dominates today’s business sections
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NewsValeo Foods secures €50m cash injection from Bain as turnaround begins
Valeo Foods has secured a €50m cash injection from private equity owner Bain Capital as a turnaround at the ambient giant gets underway
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NewsMajestic eyes move for bar chain Vagabond Wines
A move for Vagabond would see Majestic further grow its physical footprint