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NewsHeineken buys out California craft brewer Lagunitas
Lagunitas founder Tony Magee will remain as executive chairman, taking an “advisory role” to Heineken on craft strategy
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Comment & OpinionTransfer rumour mill is nothing compared with what's going on in wholesale
Will Morrisons buy the Co-op? Will the Co-op buy Nisa and Costcutter? And who will buy P&H?
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NewsLogista is 'logical' buyer as P&H is put up for sale
Imperial owned Logista delivers both tobacco and non-tobacco products to 300,000 outlets in Europe
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NewsEuro Garages strikes £75,000 deal for Gloucester forecourt
The forecourt operator, whose partner brands include Starbucks and Greggs, has rebranded and reopened the filling station
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NewsAppleby Westward buys four stores in Portsmouth and Southsea
Follows acquisition of 63-strong Gilletts Callington chain last year
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NewsBoparan boosts waste creds of 2 Sisters with Crawshaws investment
Ranjit Boparan is aiming to boost the waste credentials of his 2 Sisters Food Group thanks to a private investment in lossmaking value meat retail chain Crawshaws.
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NewsBooker retailers undecided on merits of Tesco merger
The majority of Booker retailers don’t know what to think about the deal
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NewsYoung's faces battle with PE to buy Icelandic Seachill
It is understood Young’s is keen on a deal, and has been looking at the business for several months
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NewsSoulmate Food acquired out of administration
Online healthy food delivery company Soulmate Food has been bought out of administration by its management, securing all 43 jobs.
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NewsIcelandic Group confirms plan to sell Seachill business
Saucy Fish Co owner is in “great shape”, says CEO Simon Smith
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Analysis & FeaturesPost's purchase of Weetabix shows faith in post-Brexit Britain
Weetabix is still a fundamentally British company not an international company based in Britain
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NewsPost backs British growth potential for Weetabix stable
US cereal group Post Holdings has placed a £1.4bn bet on the post-Brexit opportunities for Weetabix
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NewsLDC confirms secondary buyout at Addo Food Group
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal – revealed exclusively by The Grocer last week – is understood to value Addo at upwards of £100m.
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NewsRivington Biscuit brands marketed for sale
Brands manufactured by failed biscuit supplier Rivington Biscuits are being marketed for sale by an IP consulting firm.
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NewsHundreds of redundancies at Pulse Packaging despite production restarting
More than 150 staff have lost their jobs at consumer goods packaging maker Pulse Flexible Packaging despite administrators recommencing manufacturing at the firm’s two sites.
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NewsPost Holdings seals £1.4bn Weetabix deal
US cereal group Post Holdings has announced it has secured a £1.4bn buyout of Weetabix from its former Chinese owners.
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NewsPost Holdings announces £1.4bn Weetabix deal
Weetabix has been bought by US listed cereal manufacturer Post Holdings – as forecast by The Grocer - for US$1.76bn (£1.4bn)
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NewsLDC shows appetite for food deals with MBO at Hill Biscuits
Private equity firm LDC has backed the management buyout of custard creams and bourbons maker Hill Biscuits, in a deal valued at £10m to £15m, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsWhitworths sale will mean private equity investor takes a bath
With Whitworths up for sale, its private equity owner is set to take a bath on its investment
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NewsCity snapshot: LDC poised for £100m Addo deal
Private equity house LDC is closing in on a takeover of Vision-owned pork pie supplier Addo Food Group worth over £100m. Plus, Saucy Fish Co owner Icelandic Seachill prepares for sale, PZ Cussons on target to hit full-year targets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.