M&A – Page 6
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the Asda-Ocado tie-up and will it work?
Asda is to adopt Ocado’s Smart Platform technology. What does the deal entail and will the new partnership work?
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NewsCMA opens consultation on Co-op Group and Southern Co-op deal
The merger between Southern Co-op and the Co-operative Group was confirmed on 21 May
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NewsBestway acquires Dee Bee Wholesale as part of strategic growth plan
Dee Bee Wholesale has been operating for more than 65 years with reported annual sales of approximately £57m in its last financial year
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NewsBooths unveils major rebrand as it targets growth beyond stores
The Northern supermarket is pushing it’s family credentials in a major push to expand the distribution of its own-label products
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NewsEasyGroup makes marketplace play with OnBuy
Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s sector-spanning brand is ‘entering mainstream online retail’
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NewsBrewDog sales collapse following offload to Tilray Brands
The declines demonstrate the scale of the challenge facing its new owner
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NewsLactalis acquires Protein Works to bulk sports nutrition portfolio
The deal will lead to ‘powerful synergies’ for both companies, combining Lactalis’ scale, brand-building expertise, supply chain and grocery distribution with Protein Works’ specialism in functional nutrition and DTC
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NewsYum Brands in talks to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm
It comes after Yum Brands initiated a formal review of strategic options for the Pizza Hut brand late last year
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NewsArla Foods and DMK Group merger to go ahead
The deal brings together 11,200 dairy farmers across seven countries and 28,800 colleagues globally
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NewsTooru backs out of proposed Mylky deal
Free-from specialist Tooru has terminated its £12m acquisition of countertop plant milk machine maker Mylky
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InterviewsHow Chaiiwala went from Delhi to drive-thru
What began with an old family chai recipe in a converted Leicester shopfront has grown into a 120-store brand now looking across the Atlantic
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Free From: 11 July
Free-from food products often come at a higher price than their standard counterparts – but this gap appears to be widening
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Comment & OpinionWhy consumer giants are shedding their conglomerate structure
From McCormick-Unilever to ABF’s Primark split, a wave of corporate refocusing is reshaping the consumer goods landscape, says Akeel Sachak, global head of consumer at Rothschild & Co, who is advising on both transactions
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NewsAllplants owner Matthew Mills acquires Fairoak Foods out of administration
The deal to buy the business and assets, including a fully fitted and equipped 6,700 sq ft factory, of the Surrey-based private label food manufacturer saved the jobs of about 60 staff
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NewsCMA seeks views on Danone’s takeover of Huel
The invitation to comment will last until 10 June, and precedes the opening of a formal phase one investigation into the merger
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NewsHolmesterne Foods rescue attempt fails
Holmesterne was served a winding-up petition by meat wholesaler GPS Food in late April 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat makes Alex Baldock right for Boots’ IPO hopes?
Hailed as the hero behind the revival of Currys’ fortunes, Alex Baldock’s next challenge will be steering Boots to a potential IPO next year
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NewsSouthern Co-op merger with Co-op Group confirmed
The merger is set to create an organisation with sales of circa £11.5bn
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NewsDeal saves premium DTC butcher Donald Russell
The Aberdeenshire-based business will be resuming deliveries from 9 June, having been acquired by fellow DTC butcher DukesHill
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NewsHovis-ABF merger clears Northern Ireland hurdle
Having considered the evidence, the CMA has now decided Allied’s NI business would have had to close had the merger not gone ahead