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NewsCity snapshot: Losses double at Real Good Food
Full-year losses more than doubled at Real Good Food (RGD) as revenues collapsed in its now sold sugar division Napier Brown, plus Waitrose’s weekly sales rise and all the latest from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 August: Coca-Cola European Partners, Mondelez, retail sales
There is plenty of coverage of the bottling mega-deal to create Coca-Cola European Partners.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood price deflation at big four again picks up pace
The level of supermarket price cuts is increasing once more after three months of more modest deflationary figures
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NewsLakeland and Fane create dairy and agri powerhouse with mergers
Irish milk processor Lakeland Dairies has partnered with fellow co-operative Fane Valley to create two joint venture businesses with combined revenues of £605m.
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NewsBrakes tipped to go for IPO rather than private sale
Foodservice giant Brakes looks likely to buck the trend of choosing a sale over a stock market flotation…
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NewsMetro Group sees sales fall, dips into M&A
The deal will see Metro Cash & Carry expand its presence in wholesale to another 10 countries
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NewsGlens of Antrim Potatoes set for export drive
Northern Irish supplier Glens of Antrim Potatoes is targeting new export markets in Great Britain and Europe
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NewsCCE agrees €28bn three-way merger to create European Coke bottling giant
Coca-Cola Enterprises has agreed a merger with fellow Coke bottles in Iberia and Germany to create a new $12.6bn Western European Coca-Cola bottler.
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NewsMedia bites 6 August: Mondelez, Sunday trading, Morrisons
Activist investor seeks Mondelez sale, while retailers attack Sunday trading plans.
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NewsCity snapshot: Kerry Group ups guidance after 4.7% first half growth
Irish food group Kerry Group saw revenues rise 4.7% in the first half of the year
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NewsSunday trading hours consultation: industry reaction
The proposals have proven controversial in some sectors, especially with smaller traders
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NewsKettle Foods appoints Ashley Hicks as new MD
Hicks, who takes up the role on 31 August, has been with Tesco for around five years
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NewsGovernment launches six-week Sunday Trading consultation
The government has today launched a consultation on its plans to relax current Sunday trading laws by giving local areas the power to allow large shops to open for longer
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Aug: Sunday trading, Unilever, Kellogg's
The expected announcement of new powers for local councils to decide Sunday trading hours are well covered today.
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NewsCity snapshot: Deflation ticks up to 1.4% in July
Overall shop prices reported an increase in deflation to 1.4% in July from 1.3% deflation in June, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsStrong dollar hits Kellogg’s revenues
Kellogg’s has reported a 5.1% fall in second quarter net sales, but insists it is building momentum after a “difficult” 2014.
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NewsTags Crisps bags backing of Dragons
Former Seabrook Crisps MD John Tague has secured a six-figure investment for his snack brand Tags after a pitch on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den. He hopes the backing of Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones will be the key to unlocking the door to a listing in Sainsbury’s.
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NewsMorrisons appoints Claire Grainger to group HR director
Grainger has nearly 25 years of experience in HR and management, mostly in the retail sector with Morrisons
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NewsCity Snapshot: Adnams falls during "long cold spring"
Adnams beer volumes fell 5% in the first half as the rapid evolution of the craft beer market posed a threat to its traditional English bitters
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NewsMedia Bites 4 August: Heineken, Sainsbury’s Bank, Kraft
Heineken’s first-half results show why the Dutch brewer is often highlighted as a takeover target; Sainsbury’s Bank cuts interest rates for Nectar cardholders; Kraft recalls 36,000 cases of individually wrapped cheese slices which pose a choking hazard; and Walmart removes realistic toy guns from its shelves.