All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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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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NewsGreencore seeks second US exit as Bakkavor merger ‘progressing well’
The potential sale was announced alongside a set of consensus-beating set of first-half results for the combined group
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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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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will a merger do for Tate & Lyle and Ingredion?
A deal would help US Ingredion ‘build out’, according to experts
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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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NewsTate & Lyle confesses to ‘disappointing’ year amid takeover talks
Tate & Lyle’s CEO has confessed to a ‘disappointing’ year’s performance at the ingredients giant amid takeover talks by US peer Ingredion
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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
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Comment & OpinionExits, entrepreneurs, and the importance of going with your gut
Panellists at The Grocer’s SME Business Lunch talked partnering with buyers, the F&B talent drain and presenteeism, among other topics
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NewsPrinces CEO Simon Harrison steps down
Harrison will leave the group on 30 June to ‘pursue a new opportunity’, the company said in a surprise update to investors
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NewsGreene King sells Old Speckled Hen to Estrella Damm
Suffolk brewer and pub group Greene King revealed this morning it had sold off the brand to Estrella Damm’s UK arm, Damm UK
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: political chaos, pricing and loyalty schemes
This week The Grocer’s coverage, as I’m sure in many other places, has been dominated by the extraordinary political implosion we are witnessing in Westminster
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NewsTate & Lyle mulls £2.7bn Ingredion takeover bid
Shares in Tate & Lyle have surged 45% after the ingredients giant confirmed it was in talks to merge with US peer Ingredion
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Comment & OpinionIf Flora really is up for sale, who’s going to buy it?
KKR has reportedly put Flora Food Group up for sale, just eight years after it won a hotly contested auction to buy the spreads group from Unilever
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NewsGlen Affric Brewery invests £300k in functional non-alcoholic beer
Glen Affric has taken on production of NuWave’s botanical and postbiotic-infused beers as part of the deal