Finance news – Page 496
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NewsNestlé hopes to tap vegan boom with Sweet Earth acquisition
Nestlé is the latest global fmcg giant to snap up a plant-based food business as it hope to re-energise flagging sales by tapping booming consumer demand for vegetarian and vegan products.
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NewsMcBride bounces back from bruising price war
Own-label supplier McBride was an early victim of the supermarket price wars as heavy branded discounting squeezed sales, but the household goods supplier appears on the way back.
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NewsLove Cocoa taps crowd to restore Cadbury values
James Cadbury launched his organic chocolate startup in July 2016
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NewsTyphoo faces second year of decline in flagging black tea
Typhoo and PG Tips both suffered delistings in the past year at Tesco
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket price inflation remains at 2.4%
Supermarket price inflation remained at its four-year high of 2.4% last month, with Tesco recording the largest increase in year-on-year prices. Plus Greene King’s share price plunges on warning over trading conditions, Diageo kicks off £1.5bn share buyback and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 8 Sep: Nestlé, Unilever/Pukka, P&G, Tesco
Nestlé and Unilever have sought to respond to rapidly changing consumer tastes with separate purchases of two niche companies in voguish consumer goods sectors.
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NewsRise in food and drink firms gunning for export growth in wake of Brexit
Food and drink producers are more optimistic about their growth prospects than they were a year ago as they plough more investment into expanding their businesses overseas in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to an annual industry report.
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NewsMeat, fish & poultry keeps inflation at four-year high
Rapidly rising protein prices are keeping supermarket inflation at four-year highs, according to the latest Grocer Price Index
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NewsUnilever snaps up fast-growing tea brand Pukka Herbs
The deal for an undisclosed sum ’came down to scale and sustainability’ said Pukka
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NewsMedia Bites 7 September: Asda, Reckitt Benckiser, Brexit
Asda’s decision to axe almost 300 jobs at its head office as part of a cost-cutting drive makes the papers this morning.
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NewsCity snapshot: McBride sales slump in competitive markets
Revenues at McBride fell by £44.5m – or 5.9% – to £705.2m, with household sales lower by 5.8% and personal care & aerosols down 6.3%, as the household goods manufacturer completed the first stage of its ‘Repair, Prepare, Grow’ strategy. Plus, Imperial Brands raises £231m in sell-down of share in Logista.
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NewsRefresco shareholders approve £1bn takeover of Cott's bottling operations
Refresco shareholders have given the Dutch soft drinks bottler and contract packer the green light for its $1.3bn (£1bn) takeover of the bottling operations of Canadian drinks manufacturer Cott.
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NewsMore than 300 Asda HQ staff to be axed in new wave of cutbacks
The move under Sean Clarke’s turnaround strategy is the third major round of job cuts in as many years
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NewsFarmfoods' pre-tax profits halve as sales drop by £25m
Pre-tax profits at frozen foods supermarket Farmfoods more have halved in 2016
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NewsFoodservice growth pushes UK wholesale close to £30bn figure
Wholesale sector forecast to reach £31.3bn by 2021
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NewsNumber of convenience sector jobs declines 5% in past year
Increases in the national living wage and national minimum wage have ramped up pressure, says a new report from the ACS
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NewsLeave voters back seasonal work permits for EU citizens
New research by British Summer Fruits reveals 61% of Brexiteers favour a visa scheme
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NewsMedia Bites 6 September: AG Barr, Barry Callebaut, Asda
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has warned that a Scottish plastic bottle deposit return scheme, in which consumers would be refunded if they recycled containers, could be subject to fraud and abuse.
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NewsCity snapshot: Food and drink industry 'alarmed' over leaked Home Office plans for EU migrants post-Brexit
Leaked Home Office documents outlining a strict immigration policy to force all but the most highly skilled EU migrants to leave the UK after Brexit show a “deep lack of understanding” of the important contribution European workers make across the food chain, the industry has warned.
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News150 jobs saved as Waitrose cake maker More Food acquired in pre-pack deal
A rescue deal at Waitrose and Budgens cake supplier More Food has saved 150 jobs after rising commodity prices following the Brexit vote and substantial costs related to a move to new facilities squeezed the business.