All Finance articles – Page 659
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NewsMedia Bites 25 July: AB InBev/SABMiller, BHS, Diageo
AB InBev’s takeover of SABMiller is “on a knife edge”, writes The Times (£) after activist investors push to amend the terms of the deal.
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NewsJames Hall snaps up North East Convenience Stores
Spar wholesaler has bought the 30-store estate for an undisclosed sum
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NewsUK remains very attractive market despite Brexit, says Steinhoff
Steinhoff bosses are confident Poundland will thrive on the British high street regardless of Brexit
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NewsIs Britain falling out of love with Heinz Beanz?
Shoppers are turning their backs on Heinz’s iconic beans and soups, hitting the brand’s UK sales and profits
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NewsPremier Foods share price shows continued steady improvement
Amid all the market chaos Brexit unleashed, Premier Foods has stealthily been gaining ground
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NewsCMA green lights Sainsbury's takeover of Home Retail
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to Sainsbury’s acquisition of Home Retail Group and its Argos retail network.
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NewsCity snapshot: Lindt outperforms market in first half
Sales at Lindt increased 6.6% to CHF1.5bn in the first half despite price pressures on cocoa costs
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NewsMedia Bites 22 July: SABMiller, Unilever, Sainsbury's, Poundland
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has raised concerns about the structure of its proposed £71bn takeover of SABMiller by AB InBev. The brewer’s chairman defended the takeover to shareholders at yesterday’s AGM.
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NewsPremier Foods shareholders protest re-election of chairman over McCormick affair
Premier Foods shareholders have given chairman David Beever a rebuke at the AGM over his handling of the failed McCormick takeover with more than 12% objecting to his re-election to the board.
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NewsNew BRC chair Richard Baker calls for end to Brexit self-pity
Retailers must stop feeling sorry for themselves over Brexit and accept the public want change, new BRC chairman argues
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NewsOrganic sales back to pre-2008 levels as sales near £2bn
A third consecutive year of growth is set to push organic food past sales levels last seen before the 2008 financial crisis
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NewsSouthern Co-operative buys six My Locals
Southern Co-operative said it was maintaining as many of the c-stores’ existing special offers as possible
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NewsNFU fake farms complaint 'unlikely to lead to prosecution'
NFU’s complaint to Trading Standards over ‘fake’ farm branding “unlikely” to lead to any prosecutions say legal experts
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NewsUnilever posts 4.7% first half growth in “challenging markets”
Underlying growth was partly drive by a 2.2% rise in volumes
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NewsMedia Bites 21 July: Mondelez/Burton's, Dollar Shave Club, Brexit
Mondelez has reportedly approached Burton’s Biscuits, the owner of Wagon Wheels, with an offer to buy its Cadbury licence.
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NewsWaterfall Catering Group sale to Elior provides tasty exit for LDC
The deal provides LDC, which backed a £20m secondary buyout in December 2014, an exit, generating a 2.6x return on its investment.
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Comment & OpinionSean Clarke would do well to ignore Mike Coupe’s price war advice
It’s very generous for the JS boss to help out, but his advice on what’s best for Asda should be taken with a pinch of salt
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NewsArla brand to be worth £400m by 2020 as dairy co-op sets out new strategy
The dairy co-op intends to become the “champion of British dairy”
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Comment & OpinionPost-Brexit food market may be calmer than some feared
Sterling has been more resilient than prior market consensus, helping to shield consumers
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NewsUnilever accelerates e-commerce strategy with Dollar Shave Club deal
Dollar Shave Club offers male grooming products on subscription in the US