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NewsMorrisons claims Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hit own-label quality
Morrisons also suggested it would be in the firing line if the merger goes ahead
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NewsFood to go drives Greencore sales increase after US exit
Greencore has posted a 4.2% rise in annual sales from continuing operations after the sale of its US business as its food to go revenues grew by double-digits.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Dec: Sainsbury's/Asda, Unilever, McColl's
Tesco has said that the proposed merger of J Sainsbury and Asda should not go ahead unless “extensive remedies” are provided by its rivals, writes The Times.
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NewsHalf of shoppers to desert meat if UK allows chlorinated chicken imports
Research by the AHDB found that four out of five shoppers would change the way they shopped if the UK imported US meat
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NewsUnilever to buy GSK's health drinks business for €3.3bn
In 2018, the health drink portfolio delivered total turnover of €550m Unilever has agreed a €3.3bn deal to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s Indian consumer business, including malted milk drink Horlicks. The deal will boost Unilever’s footprint in one its fastest growing markets, beating reported interest from fellow consumer giants ...
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NewsMcColl's shares plummet after profit warning issued
Convenience retailer McColl’s shares plummeted 23% after it issued a profit warning, blaming problems relating to its Morrisons supply contracts
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NewsMedia Bites 3 December: Nestlé, Patisserie Valerie, Fortnum & Mason
Nestlé’s leadership has defended its governance arrangements against criticism from an influential activist investor, Patisserie Valerie is being sued over a bonus dispute and the rest of the news from The City
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NewsUK winemaker Boutinot to expand Henners vineyard after 'six-figure' funding
Wine distributor and producer Boutinot plans to expand the 10-acre vineyard near Hastings
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NewsRestaurant wholesaler Penta Foods bought out by directors following collapse
The family-run Farnborough-based business supplies a string of high-profile restaurant chains
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NewsFortnums sees profits rise 26% through multichannel sales
The queen’s grocer had its sixth successive year of double-digit sales growth
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NewsStockpiling suppliers run 'huge' insurance risk, say brokers
As warehouse space across the country runs out, there is a danger suppliers may be left with insufficient levels of trade
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Samworth's bid to buy Manton Wood win CMA approval?
The investigation into the deal has surprised observers
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NewsCity reaction as Unilever CEO Paul Polman steps down
The recent Rotterdam relocation debacle a ‘sorry way to finish an exceptional career at the company’
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NewsEmergency Brexit plans for supplies could last 'months'
Defra secretary Michael Gove admitted food imports from the EU would be allowed to enter without any checks for an indefinite period
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NewsMaddock's sausage maker Lockwoods collapses
The company’s baked pies business stopped production earlier in the year
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NewsBoostball smashes £150k crowdfund target to drive new launch
The energy ball supplier is launching a range of protein-rich nut butter pouches
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NewsCity snapshot: UK consumer confidence falls to lowest this year
The UK’s consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest in almost a year, a Liverpool-based cooked meat and sausage producer has collapsed, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 30 November: Unilever, Britvic, GM food
Paul Polman is to step down as chief executive of Unilever only weeks after it was forced to make a humiliating retreat on plans to move headquarters
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NewsProfits slide at Refresco after rise in raw material costs
Refresco Beverages saw pre-tax profits dive to £7.3m in the year ended 31 December 2017
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever CEO Paul Polman to retire and be replaced by beauty chief Alan Jope
Unilever has announced that its CEO Paul Polman will retire in 2019 to be replaced as by currency president of its beauty & personal care division Alan Jope.