All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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Analysis & FeaturesAllied-Hovis: what are the priorities now bakery’s big merger is on?
Will the Allied-Hovis tie-up create a credible rival to Warburtons?
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NewsMcCormick pressing ahead with Unilever Foods integration plan
The deal – forecast to close sometime in mid-2027 – brings together McCormick brands such as Cholula and Frank’s with Unilever’s Hellmann’s and Knorr
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NewsDaabon expands deforestation-compliant palm oil supply with Agropalma acquisition
The move makes the Colombian group the largest palm oil supplier in the Americas and ensures enhanced availability of fully traceable and certified palm oil that is compliant with EU deforestation regulation
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NewsFresho strikes second UK acquisition for wholesaler software specialist Freshmetrics
Freshmetrics uses its advanced ERP, stock control, logistics and order management platform to help food distribution businesses manage inventory, reduce waste, handle route planning and streamline operations
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NewsBacardí takes full ownership of Teeling Whiskey
It comes almost a decade after Bacardí took a minority stake in the business.
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NewsGrape Tree hands staff £100k bonus after 10% sales rise
The payment is the first handed out by founder Nick Shutts after he sold the business to an Employee Ownership Trust in December 2025
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NewsForeign investment into UK consumer sector tightens
Levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK consumer sector tightened in 2025, as the number of investment projects fell from 16 to 12
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NewsDanone strengthens holdings in Asia Pacific with double acquisition
Danone has ramped up its presence in Australia with the acquisition of health-focused Made Group, as well as buying out the remaining 49% of its joint venture with Saputo Dairy Australia
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NewsJD.com CEO reveals European ambition: ‘Consumers are entitled to better’
The Grocer gained rare access to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s CEO Sandy Xu to discuss the company’s appetite for growth beyond China’s borders
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NewsYum Brands to sell Pizza Hut in £2bn deal
The restaurant chain will be sold as part of two separate transactions, with Pizza Hut, excluding mainland China, being sold to LongRange Capital for $1.5bn
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NewsHovis-ABF merger gets final approval from competition watchdog
The markets watchdog’s final judgement found that Allied Bakeries would have had to close down if the merger fell through
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PodcastThe Gut Stuff founder on Love Island life to Hero Group acquisition
Alana Macfarlane Kempner, co-founder of The Gut Stuff, discusses her journey from Love Island DJ to gut health entrepreneur following her business’s acquisition by Swiss food giant Hero Group, owner of Organix and Deliciously Ella
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NewsSecond Nature Brands adds protein to the mix with Tillamook acquisition
CapVest-controlled snacking group Second Nature Brands has acquired Tillamook Country Smoker from Insignia Capital Group and family shareholders for an undisclosed sum
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NewsDalziel snapped up by US private equity firm Peak Rock
Completed in late May, the deal saw Peak Rock take a more than 75% stake in Dalziel
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NewsC&C Group blames stock shortages for Innis & Gunn sales collapse
Sources told The Grocer that Innis & Gunn had all but disappeared in retail settings in Scotland
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NewsJD.com’s Joybuy to open up to third-party sellers in marketplace model move
The full-category e-commerce site and app owned by China’s biggest retailer by revenue, JD.com, is planning to sell products it doesn’t own as stock, from both European and Chinese brands
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NewsNew Black Sheep Brewery owner ‘not that far away’ from break-even
The future of the Great British Drinks Company would revolve around a sustainable core focused around a smaller set of brands, its directors said
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NewsTate & Lyle recommends £2.7bn Ingredion takeover offer to shareholders
This morning, London-listed Tate & Lyle revealed its board intended to recommend a cash offer of 595p per share to its shareholders
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NewsBrown-Forman tops sales estimates but warns of ‘challenging cost cycle’ ahead
The results were Brown-Forman’s first since it failed to agree to a mega-merger with Pernod Ricard
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NewsNestlé acquires meal replacement brand Yfood
Nestlé has taken full control of meal replacement brand Yfood in the first acquisition for new CEO Philipp Navratil