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NewsMedia bites: Jacob's, Fever-Tree, Iceland
McVitie’s owner Pladis is reportedly eyeing a £100million sale of savoury biscuit maker Jacob’s.
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NewsProfits tumble at Wrigley UK as chewing gum sales wane
Profits at Extra and Juicy Fruit chewing gum maker Wrigley tumbled by a third last year, as category sales continued to decline
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NewsSainsbury's to hold talks with Unite union over pay proposals
Sainsbury’s retail and operations director Simon Roberts said he was proud of the pay deal
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NewsHeatwave boosts July food sales but general retail fails to perform
Monthly food sales hit their highest level for five years in July driven by the World Cup and hot summer, but the rest of the retail industry failed to fire.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Aug: Retail sales, PepsiCo, Tesco
The hot weather kept British consumers out of the shops during July, despite prompting sales of food and drink for barbecues and World Cup celebrations
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NewsBuying groups Today's and Landmark agree to merge
The proposed new company will be called Unitas Wholesale
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NewsIndra Nooyi to step down as PepsiCo CEO after 12 years
PepsiCo has named company veteran Ramon Laguarta as Nooyi’s successor
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NewsIceland to sell its food ranges in The Range stores
The outlets are to be supplied by Iceland and staffed and operated by The Range
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NewsTesco-Carrefour alliance to be operational by October
Tesco’s strategic alliance with French hypermarket Carrefour will be operational by October.
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NewsMedia Bites: Iceland, Walkers and Holland & Barrett
Iceland frozen food is set to be sold in The Range discount stores, after a deal was agreed between the two retailers
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NewsAB InBev unveils fund for startups tackling sustainability
Successful applicants will be announced in September during the UN’s climate week
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NewsKraft Heinz shares jump as condiments and sauces drive European growth
Kraft Heinz shares jumped 8% after booming sales outside of North America helped it record second quarter top-line growth.
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NewsHeineken drops 5% after Brazil expansion hits margins
Heineken’s expansion in Brazil took the fizz out of its growth in the first half of 2018, meanwhile AG Barr shrugged off a ‘volatile’ period by delivering 5% sales growth
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NewsFood & drink M&A activity on the rise despite Brexit concerns
Recorded deals for the second quarter of 2018 were 28% higher than the first quarter
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy did Lorente leave Asda and what now for Burnley?
Jesús Lorente lasted just seven months in his role as Asda’s CMO
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NewsCity snapshot: Heineken agrees Chinese beer partnership with China Resources
Heineken has struck a partnership deal with China Resources that will see it acquire a 40% shareholding in the company controlling Chinese beer market leader CR Beer. Plus, global pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance kicks off sales process for its sports nutrition businesses PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Aug: Amazon, M&S, Starbucks
Amazon has revealed that its UK corporation tax bill almost halved to £4.5m last year, days after the US company posted a record profit of $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in its most recent quarter.
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NewsWBA kicks off sales process for sports nutrition brands
The Grocer understands WBA has hired Spayne Lindsay to handle a sales process for its PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works.
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NewsMeadow Foods secures 'strategic investment' from PE firm Exponent
Private equity firm Exponent has acquired dairy group Meadow Foods from fellow PE firm Paine Schwartz Partners.
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NewsRemeo Gelato raises £500k from investors to grow listings
The supplier, which is currently listed in Waitrose and Ocado, said sales had increased three-fold this summer