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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does £5.5bn takeover tussle mean for Morrisons?
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has form in UK retail. Is its bid likely to succeed, and what would the implications be for Morrisons and the sector?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy did Pilgrim’s Pride pounce on Kerry’s meat business?
What made the deal a good fit for both parties? And what next?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the union of Fox’s and Burton’s mean for biscuits?
Following Ferrero’s deal, the third-largest biscuit maker in the UK market has been created. So where does Burton’s fit into its plans?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will consumers view JBS’s acquisition of plant-based Vivera?
The plant-based deal has already provoked ire on social media
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Analysis & FeaturesHow does Leon fit into Zubin and Mohser Issa’s master plan?
The restaurant brand suits forecourts but not Asda, say analysts
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Analysis & FeaturesEight Fifty Food Group: how CapVest built and sold a £2bn protein business
CapVest has sold Eight Fifty Food to Canadian giant Sofina for about £1.2bn, less than two years after creating the group. How has it managed it?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Big Chocolate is snapping up healthier snacking brands like Grenade, Kind and Eat Natural
Mondelez is the latest chocolate giant to acquire a healthy snack bar brand, paying £200m for Grenade. Who’s bought what and why?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Biffa’s Company Shop buyout cut down on food waste?
Biffa says the deal will help create a circular economy, but there are tensions between commercial and charity redistributors
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Valeo Foods have any biters at £1.5bn?
Reports indicate a £1.5bn price tag on Valeo Foods – but is the timing right for a sale?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Stuart Rose brings to EG Group
Analysts have welcomed the appointment of the former Ocado chairman and CEO of M&S
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Noble selling Gü and who is lining up to buy it?
A bidding process for the pudding brand is expected to top £100m
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will PAI do with Addo and Winterbotham Darby?
The PE firm aims to create the UK’s best value-added chilled food company
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the Fultons deal mean for Poundland?
Acquiring the frozen food specialist is a step towards becoming a credible weekly grocery shop destination, says MD Barry Williams
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy does EG Group want to buy Asda and what will it do with it?
The deal with TDR Capital and the Issa brothers would put raw entrepreneurship and ambition in the driving seat at Asda
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Thorntons losses mount, can Ferrero turn the heritage chocolatier around?
What has Ferrero been up to? And how does Covid affect its plans?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will CMA’s ‘failing firm’ ruling on Amazon-Deliveroo investment impact future deals?
The CMA has made a u-turn in its assessment of Amazon’s major investment in Deliveroo. How will its ruling impact future deals?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the future hold for Rockstar Energy under PepsiCo?
PepsiCo has snapped up the energy drink brand for a huge £3.19bn
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will suitors to Asda shake up its vast estate?
One way or another property is going to be a big part of the Asda play for potential investors, say experts. How?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow a flurry of petfood challenger brand buyouts could consolidate UK market in the 2020s
Small brands have capitalised on a radical shift – and the 2020s may see them going global
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Thailand: analysts react to rumours of ‘jewel in the crown’ sale
City analysts have estimated the sale price at between £6bn and £9bn