All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 144
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NewsBurton’s Biscuit Company sold to Camelot owner OTPP
Burton’s Biscuit Company has been sold to Canadian private equity firm Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsDavid Woods plans speciality bread brand after Fornaia buy
Own-label supplier David Woods Baking is looking to launch a speciality bread brand…
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NewsGerber Emig and Refresco complete soft-drinks merger
The merger of Gerber Emig and Refresco to form soft drinks giant Refresco Gerber with a combined turnover of £2.3bn has been finalised.
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NewsLake District Cheddar is 'safe' insists First Milk
First Milk has insisted the future of the Lake District Dairy Company in the Cheddar category is safe, despite having handed the commercial development and marketing to Adams Foods.
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NewsAccolade buys New Zealand wines Mud House and Waipara Hills
Accolade Wines is to boost its portfolio of New Zealand wines with acquisition of Mud House and Waipara Hills.
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NewsUnited Biscuits pushes McVitie’s in Middle East with Saudi buy
United Biscuits has announced it is to acquire a biscuit manufacturing business in Saudi Arabia as it looks to further establish the McVitie brand in the Middle East.
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NewsSoreen put up for sale by McCambridge
McCambridge is preparing to put malt loaf brand Soreen up for sale, The Grocer understands.
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News£42bn tied up in inefficient working capital by grocery industry
A staggering £42bn is tied up in “inefficient working capital” at the world’s top 40 food and drink companies, according to consultants REL.
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Analysis & FeaturesActivist investors: good guys or bad guys?
In the 1980s activist investors were seen as corporate raiders. Today they’re the rock stars of finance…
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NewsMakro reaps benefits of Booker as availability and service soar
Makro “is enjoying its highest-ever availability, profits and customer satisfaction since being acquired by Booker”…
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NewsWhitworths kicks off plans for expansion after Equistone sale
Whitworths CEO Peter Utting is embarking on a major expansion of the business following its sale to Equistone Partners…
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NewsTSC Foods to be put up for sale as profits flourish
The owner of the Glorious! soup brand is being put up for sale…
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NewsBritvic sales reshuffle 'could reduce headcount by a third'
Britvic is planning a major shake-up of its GB sales force that could result in hundreds of job losses…
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Anglia merges with Midlands has the co-op power shifted?
First Penrith and Scotmid, now Midlands and Anglia: whether defensive or opportunistic, more mergers are surely on the car…
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NewsCranswick adds 3,000 sows to British pig herd
Cranswick has bolstered its British pig herd with the purchase of two existing production units totalling 3,000 sows…
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NewsMidlands Co-operative and Anglia Co-op to merge
Midlands Co-operative Society and Anglia Co-operative Society have announced plans to merge.
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NewsWhitworths sold to Equistone in £90m deal
European Capital has sold Whitworths to private equity firm Equistone in a £90m deal.
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy consolidation: for sale and wanted
In the wake of the Müller-Wiseman and Arla-Milk Link deals, hunger to secure big milk fields is as strong as ever
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NewsMüller buys Nom Dairy UK as it pushes into own-label yoghurt
Müller Dairy has acquired Nom Dairy UK, as part of an ambitious plan to become a major own-label yoghurt supplier in the UK.
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NewsHenkell buys 60% stake in UK wine importer Copestick Murray
Germany’s largest sparkling wine producer aims to tap into the UK appetite for Prosecco after buying a majority stake in UK importer Copestick Murray.