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Sainsbury’s underlying interim profit plunges 18%
Although the worst half-year profit for years, trading was better than the City expected
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AB InBev agrees terms of £71bn SABMiller takeover
AB InBev has today reached an agreement to acquire SABMiller for £71bn, after the board of the smaller company accepted an offer worth £44 a share.
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Retail sales slump in October
Shoppers are holding fire in anticipation of Black Friday, the latest intelligence from the British Retail Consortium for October suggests.
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Media Bites 11 November: AB InBev, SABMiller, Premier Foods, Mark Price
The papers feature the imminent agreement of the AB InBev takeover of SABMiller, the return to branded growth of Premier Foods and Waitrose MD Mark Price calling a fairer form of capitalism.
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City snapshot: Sainsbury's profits slump 18% as price war bites
Sainsbury’s underlying pre-tax profits have fallen almost £70m to £308m in the first half as the supermarket invested heavily in lowering prices. Plus, AB InBev agrees terms with SABMiller for £71bn takeover and Real Good Food profits from Napier Brown sale.
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Asda turns back on Black Friday due to 'shopper fatigue'
Asda, the pioneer of Black Friday in the UK, pulls plug on sales scramble
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Kent Potato Company to be closed by Produce Investments
Decision comes after a reduction in a major contract to supply potatoes to an unnamed supermarket
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Sunday trading relaxation in England and Wales jeopardised by SNP
SNP fears the government’s move could put pressure on national retailers to reduce wages across the UK
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Premier Foods share price sweetens as investment in brands pays off
Shares in Premier Foods have this morning rocketed up by 21% after the grocery supplier increased quarterly branded sales
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City snapshot: Premier Foods grows branded sales for first time in two years
Premier Foods has posted the first quarterly increase in branded sales for two years this morning as it announces the introduction of a new brand from Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood.
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Tesco CEO Dave Lewis urges government to hike tax for online retailers
Dave Lewis has urged the government to increase the tax burden on online companies
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Samworth Brothers appoints Alex Knight as new group CEO
Ginsters and Soreen owner Samworth Brothers has appointed Alex Knight as its new group chief executive
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Nestlé’s Maggi noodles go back on sale in India
Maggi noodles back on sale five months after they were pulled from shelves in a health scare
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City snapshot: Carr’s Group achieves record profits despite revenue fall
Carr’s Group, but the agriculture and food company Carr’s Group reports a 6% rise in full year EBITDA despite 4.1% revenue fall, Sainsbury’s…
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Media Bites 9 Nov: SABMiller, Sainsbury's, M&S
SABMiller is set to offload its American business for more than $10bn (£6.6bn) this week when it finally agrees terms on a merger with Anheuser- Busch InBev.
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ABF says worst is over as sugar crash takes toll on profits
ABF boss George Weston is confident its sugar woes are in the past
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Morrisons' like-for-like slump brings big four down to earth
Morrisons’ third-quarter trading update on Thursday brought any optimists firmly back to earth
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City Snapshot: Adelie close to taking a bite of sandwich filling firm Freshpak
The Grocer this morning has an exclusive story about Urban Eat owner Adelie circling a £68m-turnover Yorkshire-based sandwich filling supplier.
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Media Bites 6 November: Morrisons, Tate & Lyle, Dairy Crest
The papers pick over the bones of another dire quarterly performance by one of the big four supermarkets this morning
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Adelie sandwich empire set to add Freshpak Chilled Foods
The deal hungry food-to-go supplier is in advanced talks to acquire sandwich filling supplier Freshpak Chilled Foods