M&A – Page 9
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PZ Cussons flogging St Tropez in bid to simplify the group
PZ Cussons is selling self-tanning brand St Tropez after admitting the group is “too complex for its size”
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Hogs Back owner buys London’s Mondo Brewing Co in pre-pack deal
Financial terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed
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Jacksons of Yorkshire acquires craft bakery Lottie Shaw’s
William Jackson Food Group has acquired Yorkshire-based craft bakery Lottie Shaw’s to add to its Jacksons of Yorkshire bakery arm
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Arla Food Ingredients swoops for Volac’s whey nutrition business
Arla Food Ingredients has agreed a deal with dairy business Volac to take over its whey nutrition division and turn the Welsh factory into a global production hub
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Samworth Brothers expands food-to-go operation with Real Wrap Co deal
Samworth Brothers has taken full ownership of food-to-go supplier The Real Wrap Company following the purchase of a minority stake in the business last year
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Analysis & Features
Can Fortress unlock the potential within Poundstretcher?
After a ‘choppy’ few years of restructuring, store closures, and multiple CEOs, can Majestic Wine owner Fortress steady the Poundstretcher ship?
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DS Smith agrees £5.8bn US takeover from International Paper
DS Smith has agreed terms on a £5.8bn all-share takeover from US rival International Paper, which has seemingly won the bidding war with British rival Mondi
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City snapshot: Glanbia acquires ingredients firm Flavor Producers in $355m deal
Irish nutrition group Glanbia has acquired US ingredients business Flavor Producers in a deal worth up to $355m (£284.7m). Plus, tonic maker East Imperial suspends shares ahead of collapse
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Poundstretcher sold to Fortress Investment Group
It follows the retirement of outgoing Poundstretcher owner Aziz Tayub and will see Andy Atkinson, former group commercial director at Morrisons, join Poundstretcher as CEO
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McCain completes Strong Roots acquisition, targeting global growth
McCain acquired a minority stake in the Dublin-based business in 2021
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Bako expands into Northern Ireland with acquisition of Finlay’s Food
Founded in 1976 and based in Craigavon, Finlay’s manufactures and supplies ingredients to the bakery and general food industry
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Artemis Tenacious Group created to drive investment in legal cannabis
Global cannabis industry investment firm Artemis Growth Partners and cannabis consumer products group Tenacious Labs have created a partnership to drive investment in global cannabis market
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Interviews
Vegan Food Group’s founders on building ‘the vegan Unilever’
VFG has come a long way since serving up vegan fried chicken from a York restaurant. It’s now on the acquisition trail and fighting the UPF narrative
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Majestic completes acquisition of Vagabond Wines
The deal would protect the jobs of 171 employees at Vagabond, Majestic said.
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Tofoo Co weighing up strategic options as sales boom
Investment bankers at Piper Sandler are in the early stages of a process to weigh up interest in the fast-growing tofu brand, according to City sources
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Posh food delivery brand Supper London ends operations
Supper London had set itself apart from other food delivery companies by only working with the capital’s top restaurants and delivering orders on canopied bikes
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Nyetimber tables £46m offer for The Lakes Distillery
The Lakes’ directors recommended its shareholders approve the deal
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Adnams ‘considers options’ as it downplays talk of outright sale
The brewer said it would prefer an injection of third-party capital or to sell some of its freehold pubs
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City snapshot: Kitwave Group acquires Total Foodservice Solutions for £21m
Listed wholesale group Kitwave has announced the acquisition of north of England independent food wholesaler Total Foodservice Solutions for £21m
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Eebria deal offering ‘full repayment to all creditors’ collapsed in December
A subsequent pre-pack sale saw Beer52 pay just £30,000 to acquire the business