All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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NewsDeal volumes soften in Q3 but confidence remains
Landmark deals such as the combination of Greencore and Bakkavor and the merger of Kingsmill and Hovis buoyed ongoing optimism in food & drink M&A activity, despite momentum slowing in the third quarter
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NewsFarmison & Co split up after sale of brand and factory site
The sale of Farmison & Co to Scottish butcher Donald Russell had the potential to create ‘one of the largest DTC businesses in the premium meat space’
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NewsGranarolo: Italian dairy giant acquires UK’s West Horsley Dairy
Granarolo said the move was specifically aimed at boosting customer reach, particularly across the London market
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NewsKeurig Dr Pepper upgrades growth outlook, raises $7bn for JDE Peet’s deal
Keurig Dr Pepper has surprised investors with higher than expected growth in Q3, delivering a four-point beat of 10.7% revenue growth
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NewsSpayne Lindsay adds former PwC partner to team of deal advisors
Corporate finance firm Spayne Lindsay & Co has expanded its team of dealmakers with the appointment of Neil Sutton as senior advisor
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NewsCMA raises Greencore Bakkavor competition concerns
Greencore and Bakkavor must address concerns from the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) in the own-label chilled sauces category to avoid an in-depth investigation of the £1.2bn merger of the two food groups
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NewsAustralian dairy giant Brownes establishes production in UK
The supplier – Australia’s oldest dairy company – has acquired a facility in Berkshire previously owned by the co-packer it used to bring its Hunt & Brew premium ready-to-drink coffee range to the UK in 2024
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NewsWe expected more from Costa Coffee, Coca-Cola CEO admits
CEO James Quincey said coffee remained ‘a super attractive category’ but admitted Costa was ‘not where we want it to be’
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NewsPrinces Group sets IPO valuation at £1.2bn
The Liverpool-headquartered food company revealed this morning it had set the price range for the upcoming IPO at 475p to 590p per share
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Comment & OpinionWhy nostalgia isn’t enough to save Pizza Hut’s dine-in dream
It’s been a challenging year for the whole Pizza Hut brand, which has struggled having not ‘picked a lane’
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NewsCoca-Cola reverses volume decline in Q3, beats revenue expectations
The Coca-Cola Company beat market expectations to deliver 6% organic revenue growth in Q3, as volumes flipped back into positive growth
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NewsDawn Meats takeover of New Zealand’s Alliance gets green light from farmers
The result at a special general meeting means Dawn Meats will buy a 65% holding in Alliance, with the farmer owners retaining the remaining 35%
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC buys African bottler for $2.6bn
Coca-Cola HBC supplies 28 markets including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
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NewsPizza Hut UK swoops for dine-in restaurants but 68 sites at risk
Sixty-eight Pizza Hut restaurants remain at risk of closing
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NewsSupreme buys Slimfast in £20m deal
Supreme has picked up dieting brand Slimfast for £20m in a bid to tap the boom in weight loss jabs
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Comment & OpinionYou can’t spreadsheet a sandwich: lessons from the Kraft Heinz split
Kraft Heinz’s split shows the limits of cost-cutting. In a market where private label is surging, emotion – not efficiency – keeps grocery brands valuable, says Aaron Shields, executive director of experience strategy at Landor
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NewsLab-grown meat pioneer Gourmey acquires Vital Meat in crucial step forward
Gourmey has taken on Vital Meat’s team and Nantes-based infrastructure
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NewsABF takes a bigger slice of Cook
ABF has increased its stake in posh ready meal manufacturer Cook, five years after first investing in the brand
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NewsJoe Delucci’s hits the buffers… again
Serial phoenix company Joe Delucci’s has gone belly-up again, owing an estimated £1.1m to creditors
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NewsUnilever slims prestige beauty further with Kate Somerville sale
Unilever has sold its prestige skincare brand Kate Somerville to Rare Beauty Brands, a US cosmetics business founded by singer and actress Selena Gomez, for an undisclosed sum