All Finance articles – Page 42
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Boparan feed mill acquisition could hamper competition and drive inflation: CMA
The competition watchdog said the deal could lead to a ’substantial lessening of competition in the supply of poultry feed to independent customers’
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Media Bites 11 November: Tesco, Asda and M&S
Tesco’s £1bn NI bill, hospitality fights back against the budget and more Asda job cuts in the pipeline.
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Dekel Agri-Vision expects boost from higher palm oil prices as it enters high season
Palm oil production levels at Dekel Agri-Vision have fallen as the low season for the commodity lingered longer than normal
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Comment & Opinion
Corporates are taking centre stage as food & drink M&A ramps up
M&A levels are picking up, albeit steadily, says James Scallan, a managing director in Houlihan Lokey’s consumer group
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Associated British Foods boosts profitability despite damp summer
Associated British Foods shrugged off a damp UK summer and sharp drop in sugar prices at the end of the year to deliver annual profitability above expectations
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Asda boss Stuart Rose admits 470 job cuts will draw criticism but says ‘that’s life’
‘Clearly those people who are leaving the businesses probably won‘t be very polite about me but that’s life,’ said Rose
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Nichols eyes brand licensing opportunities in soft drinks
Deals with Levi Roots and Slush Puppie had been a success for Nichols, CEO Andrew Milne said
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Media Bites 8 November: Sainsbury’s, Quality Street, baby formula
Sainsbury’s increased sales in the first half have made headlines across the nationals today
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City snapshot: CMA sets out plans to shake up infant formula market
The UK competition watchdog has set out a list of recommendations to shake up the baby formula market amid fears that prices in the category are too high
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Furious farmers prepare to protest over ‘awful’ tax raid
The protests, expected towards the end of November, are being planned by the Save British Farming group
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Analysis & Features
Why is the budget such bad news for the UK’s farmers?
Rule changes by the chancellor on IHT eligibility have been hugely controversial
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Hain Celestial shares sink lower as turnaround plan flounders
Quarterly revenue fell as both volumes and prices came down
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Comment & Opinion
Business rates: government has shown its hand in the budget – and retail has been cheated
Labour’s solution to separating online retail from the high street as part of business rates reform, we now know, is that it’s not going to
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Beyond Meat running out of cash despite return to growth
Investors are now hoping the business has turned a corner after sales grew 7.6% to $81m in the three months to September, and gross profit turned from a $7.3m loss to a $14.3m profit
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Gillian Anderson’s G Spot attracts attention from Heineken
The Dutch brewing giant acquired a minority stake in the company, launched by the Sex Education and X Files star last year, and will help accelerate its expansion and boost brand awareness
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s confident of ‘strong’ Christmas as Taste the Difference lifts sales
Sainsbury’s has entered the golden quarter in good shape as its premium Taste the Difference offering helped boost sales in the first half. Plus, first-half results from Tate & Lyle and a trading update from Kitwave
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Media Bites 7 November: M&S results, Trump win, Christmas ad spend
Marks & Spencer has reported a jump in profits but warned measures in last week’s budget could cost it more than £60m
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KP Snacks enters nut butters with Whole Earth Foods deal
KP Snacks has moved into the nut butter category with the acquisition of branded leader Whole Earth Foods
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Caffè Nero Group completes second acquisition in a month with FCB coffee
The brand is the sixth acquisition by the group since 2016
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Graze cuts costs ahead of Unilever integration
Unilever decided to integrate Graze after it made a loss in every full year since it was purchased