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Media Bites 25 June: Deliveroo, Morrisons, Inflation
Deliveroo has won the latest battle in the long-running legal fight over the employment status of its riders
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City snapshot: Store estate expansion drives Pepco profit and sales growth
Newly listed Poundland owner Pepco Group has announced an increase in first half revenues and profits as the addition of new stores mitigated the impact of Covid shop closures and lower footfall in its UK stores.
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Media Bites 24 June: HFSS, Morrisons, GSK
It is much quieter in the papers this morning as the dust on the Morrisons story settles for now. The main story is that junk food adverts will be subject to a near total online ban and a 9pm television watershed by the end of next year.
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Media Bites 23 June: Morrisons, Grocery sales, DS Smith
MPs are preparing to intervene in a potential takeover of Morrisons
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City Snapshot: Krispy Kreme lines up $4bn IPO
Doughnut maker Krispy Kreme looks set to be valued at up to $4bn in an upcoming IPO in New York. Plus, Pernod Ricard upgrades profit expectations as pace of recovery quickens.
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Mycoprotein specialist Enough raises €42m to fund rapid growth
The vegan protein startup Enough has raised €42m (£36m) of new funding to scale up production
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Morrisons takeover: where’s the succession plan?
The potential retirement of David Potts and Andy Higginson puts a huge weight on heir apparent Trevor Strain in a takeover scenario
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Itsu sells stake to PE house Bridgepoint as grocery sales soar
Asian-inspired brand Itsu has sold a significant minority stake to PE firm Bridgepoint as sales of its grocery brand soars in supermarkets.
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City snapshot: Grocery sales slide on hospitality reopening
Grocery sales slipped back 1.6% in the 12 weeks to 13 June, according to Kantar, as the reopening of pubs and restaurants led to reduced spend at UK supermarkets.
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Media Bites 22 June: Morrisons, Hotel Chocolat, Selfridges
The papers continued to focus on the suprise £5.5bn approach from CD&R for Morrisons this morning, with blanket coverage.
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Kerry Group agrees €853m acquisition of preservatives maker Niacet
It follows an announcement on Friday that the Irish group had agreed to sell its UK and Ireland consumer foods business to Moy Park owner Pilgrim’s Pride
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Morrisons shares balloon more than 30% after it rejects £5.5bn offer
US private equity giant CD&R, which counts former Tesco boss Terry Leahy as an operating partner, now has 28 days under City takeover rules to table a new offer or walk away
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Naked Wines’ share price falls on annual loss while analysts point to bigger picture
Covid drove a step-change in the growth of Naked Wines, but it failed to have a similar impact on its bottom line
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Good Food Fund signs up Better Nature and Spare Snacks brands
Better Nature and Spare Snacks join the 12-month programme and will receive business support
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Ella’s Kitchen defies slump in babyfood to increase revenues
Ella’s Kitchen has defied a pandemic-driven slump in the babyfood category to grow revenues and market share in the UK
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Kerry agrees €819m sale of meats and meals business to Pilgrim’s Pride
Kerry Group has agreed to sell its UK and Ireland meats and meals business to Pilgrim’s Pride to focus on its taste and ingredients business
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City snapshot: Tesco first quarter sales top record 2020 lockdown surge
Tesco has grown its first quarter sales despite the unprecedented surge in demand during the first coronavirus lockdown period in the corresponding quarter last year. Plus, ONS retail sales figures show surprise May slowdown and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 18 June: UK meat production, BrewDog, Exports
The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue
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Food and drink exports crash as Brexit and Covid combine
Exports of food and drink to non-EU markets topped those to the EU for the first time since the FDF began collecting figures
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How Ronaldo and Pogba brought the game of product placement into disrepute
The players attracted attention for moving bottles of Coca-Cola and Heineken out of shot in press conferences