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NewsJoe & Seph’s wins funds to back push into posh confectionery
Gourmet popcorn brand Joe & Seph’s has clinched new funding from the Business Growth Fund to support the launch of new premium confectionery ranges.
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NewsCloud computing and advertising behind record Amazon profits
Amazon also announced plans to spend $800m cutting delivery times for Prime members
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NewsScotmid Co-operative posts 11% profit boost after hot summer
Strong sales across its food business boosted by the hot summer were the key drivers
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NewsMike Coupe rages at CMA as Sainsbury's-Asda deal dies
The final report, issued on Thursday, concluded the merger would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for UK shoppers
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat first quarter sales rise 28% as UK slows down
Online takeaway marketplace Just Eat has reported a 28% jump in first quarter sales to £227.9m, despite a slowdown in UK sales. Plus, Sainsbury’s shares sink to 30-year low and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 April: Sainsbury's/Asda fallout special
The papers look at the ramifications of the collapse of the £12bn Saisbury/Asda merger and what is next for the two supermarkets and their management teams.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan 7-Eleven conquer the UK market second time out?
The convenience giant is signalling a return to the UK after a 20-year absence. Why now?
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NewsMüller considering closure of UK dairies in cost-cutting push
The move is part of the dairy giant’s far-reaching Project Darwin cost-cutting drive
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's/Asda merger blocked: analyst reactions
Here’s what the experts have to say about the collapse of the proposed Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
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NewsSainsbury’s shares sink on death of Asda merger
Sainsbury’s shares have hit a new year-long low on the news that the UK Competition & Markets Authority has blocked its mega-merger with big four contemporary Asda.
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NewsCMA blocks Sainsbury's/Asda merger
Sainsbury’s and Asda have abandoned their plans for a merger after a crushing final report by the competition authorities today concluded the plans would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for shoppers across the UK.
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NewsMedia Bites 25 April: ABF, Beyond Meat/Tyson Foods, Heineken
Strong demand for Primark’s low-cost branded fashions has helped to cushion the blow of falling profits from sugar at its parent company Associated British Foods.
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NewsCaterforce grows sales despite departure of Kent Frozen Foods
The foodservice buying group recorded annual sales of £524m for the year to the end of 2018
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NewsSupermarket Income REIT buys Tesco Extra in Nottinghamshire
The property is the seventh supermarket to be snapped up by REIT
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NewsSugar division woes hold back ABF's first half performance
Associated British Foods has posted a 15% drop in first half pre-tax profits as the plunge in margins at its AB Sugar business hit performance.
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NewsMedia Bites 24 April: Sainsbury’s/Asda, Majestic Wine, Coca-Cola
The Competition and Markets Authority will read the last rites for the proposed Sainsbury’s/Asda merger on 25 April, writes The FT.
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Comment & OpinionWho is Miguel Patricio and what will the new Kraft Heinz boss bring to the table?
Kraft Heinz switched leaders yesterday after a disastrous fourth quarter – and despite being cut from the same 3G cloth as his predecessor, new chief Miguel Patricio represents a change of direction
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NewsCoca-Cola reports “solid” start to the year with 5% sales uplift
The Coca-Cola Company has posted net revenue growth of 5% in the first three months of the year, representing an “encouraging” first quarter performance.
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NewsOcado begins deliveries from new temporary warehouse in Andover
Previously Ocado had been relying on its other three CFCs, in Erith, Hatfield and Dordon
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NewsBritish Land sells 12 Sainsbury's superstores to reduce retail exposure
British Land has agreed to sell 12 superstores from its joint venture with Sainsbury’s for £429m to Realty Income Corporation as part of its strategy to reduce its exposure to retail.