All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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NewsForest Road Brewery sold in pre-pack administration as investment collapses
The pre-pack sale was completed to the tune of £370k
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NewsNatara increases takeover offer for Treatt by 12%
Natara Global has increased its offer for the takeover of ingredients specialist Treatt
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NewsNew Princes unveils IPO plans for London Stock Exchange
New Princes Group has formally unveiled plans to float the tinned and dried food giant on the London Stock Exchange this morning
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NewsNew Deliveroo CEO named after Doordash acquisition
One of six founders of Wolt, which was taken over by Doordash in 2022 – will take up the Deliveroo CEO role, in addition to his existing role as head of international at DoorDash
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NewsCentral Co-op and Midcounties Co-op propose merger
The societies said they had been in discussions for many months about how their members could benefit through closer ties
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NewsGail’s owner makes bid for Costa Coffee
Private equity powerhouse Bain has made a bid for Costa Coffee from Coca-Cola, the Financial Times has reported
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NewsKeurig Dr Pepper shares hit five-year low following JDE Peet’s deal
Keurig Dr Pepper’s shares hit their lowest point in more than five years in the wake of its “poorly received” deal to acquire Dutch coffee giant JDE Peet’s
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NewsHilton Foods sells Fairfax Meadow to Sysco for £54m
Hilton bought the business in 2021 to help it expand into foodservice
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NewsTesco to push ahead with robotic warehouse system trial despite creator Attabotics’ demise
The supermarket said it would work with the buyer of Canadian warehouse tech company Attabotics to evaluate an automated storage and retrieval system called The Studio
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NewsGerman pretzel chain Ditsch eyes hole in UK market with WorldBake deal
WorldBake’s team will transfer to a new company set up by Ditsch to take on WorldBake’s assets, client list and staff by the end of October
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NewsRapidly growing Regal Foods snaps up Suncrest drinks brand
Regal said the purchase of Suncrest was a ‘milestone’ in its growth journey
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InterviewsHow Yeo Valley is diversifying from dairy and ‘democratising organic’
Yeo Valley’s Tim Mead and Rob Sexton tell all on ambitious acquisitions, diversification away from dairy and the UK’s ‘democratisation of organic’
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a strong year for dairy M&A a sign of a healthy sector?
Dairy’s ability to play into key consumer trends has heralded a busy year of deals, usually a sign of a sector in good health
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NewsFewer bidders eye Costa Coffee as Wagamama owner backs down
It is understood Coca-Cola and its advisers had marked last week as the deadline for indicative offers
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NewsCompetition watchdog opens probe into Hovis-ABF merger
The CMA said it would consider any initial views on the impact the transaction could have on competition in the UK
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NewsBen & Jerry’s co-founder quits over ‘censorship’
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has resigned in protest over alleged censorship of the ice cream brand’s progressive activism by its owner
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NewsHonestly Tasty takes control of La Fauxmagerie in vegan cheese deal
Artisan vegan cheese producer Honestly Tasty has acquired plant-based cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie
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NewsJD.com mounts UK recruitment blitz ahead of Joybuy launch
JD.com is hiring for more than 150 jobs in the UK in the wake of Argos acquisition snub
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NewsMorrisons reports ‘strong momentum’ despite food inflation crisis
Releasing its third quarter figures today, for the 13 weeks ending 27 July, the supermarket reported like-for-like sales up 3%, with total sales up 3.5% to £4bn
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Comment & OpinionWho was Argos’ swooping suitor and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell?
Argos represents a ‘key piece in the puzzle’ Chinese giant JD.com is trying to solve, according to experts