Finance news – Page 81
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Media Bites 5 January: PepsiCo/Carrefour, Boots, UK farming
French food retailer Carrefour has said it will no longer sell PepsiCo products because they have become too expensive
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Premium spirit sales forecast to come under pressure in 2024
Consumers are likely to trade down into cheaper alcohol in 2024 to add further pressure to premium drinks brands, according to Bloomberg Intelligence
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SugaRich acquires Sweetdreams to expand into confectionery
Food reprocessor SugaRich has announced the acquisition of Choc Nibbles manufacturer Sweetdreams to expand its offering into confectionery manufacturing
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Red sea shipping attacks will lead to ‘inevitable’ food inflation
The crisis in the key shipping route lining the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal has sparked military and political action by the US and other governments
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Artisanal Spirits Company looks stateside with Single Cask Nation acquisition
The company said the move would allow it to take advantage of the ‘sizeable and growing’ US whiskey market
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City snapshot: Next sees bumper Christmas sales to kick off the festive reporting season
Next has kicked off the Christmas reporting season by upgrading its profit guidance after full-price sales had been “better than anticipated” during the festive period
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Media Bites 4 January: Christmas grocery spend, retail crime, UK economy
Supermarket inflation fell at its fastest monthly rate on record in December as household spending on groceries rose to a new high
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Media Bites 3 January: Aldi/Lidl, M&S, Tesco
Aldi and Lidl, the discount supermarkets, have enjoyed record Christmas trading amid the cost of living crisis, with Friday December 22 was the busiest trading day ever for both discounters
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City snapshot: ‘Whopper’ Christmas for supermarkets as Brits spend a record £13.7bn over the festive period
Supermarkets enjoyed the busiest Christmas since before the pandemic as a record £13.7bn passed through their tills over the crucial December trading period, according to data released this morning
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Asda in double raid on Morrisons as it appoints its first chief digital officer
Morrisons chief information officer Matt Kelleher will join the Issa brothers-run supermarket in July
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Purity Brewing Co sold to private equity firm Breal Group
The private equity firm has added another ailing craft brewer to its roster
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Danone offloads US premium organic dairy business to Platinum Equity
Danone has agreed to sell its premium organic dairy business in the US to investment firm Platinum Equity for an undisclosed sum
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IBC Simply acquires March Foods to form Delightful group
The foodservice supplier has snapped up March Foods to boost its food and drink manufacturing and co-packing capabilities
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City snapshot: Record-breaking Christmas for discounters Aldi and Lidl
Discounters Aldi and Lidl have both boasted of a record-breaking Christmas as hard-pressed shoppers looked to save money over the festive period. Plus, the BRC reports on retail inflation figures for December.
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Media Bites 2 January: Inflation, Princes, Unilever, M&S
Shop prices continued to rise at 4.3% in December as a price rise on non-food items offset easing costs on food.
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City snapshot: General Mills lowers expectations and warns of slower volume recovery
US consumer packaged goods giant General Mills has downgraded expectations for 2024 as steep price hikes depressed shopper demand.
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Media Bites 21 December: inflation, Diageo, Rimmel London
The bigger-than-expected fall in inflation makes headlines this morning.
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ADM snaps up London ingredients business FDL
Global grains merchant ADM has continued on the acquisition trail, picking up the London-headquartered ingredients business for an undisclosed price
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ABP petfood business C&D Foods invests in Irish factory
The investment will see C&D’s flagship factory increase capacity by 25%
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Coterie Holdings swoops for Hallgarten & Novum Wines
Hallgarten has been added to a portfolio that also includes Lay & Wheeler, Coterie Vaults and Jera