All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 7
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NewsArla Foods and DMK Group merger to go ahead
The deal brings together 11,200 dairy farmers across seven countries and 28,800 colleagues globally
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Appleby Westward deal means for AF Blakemore and Spar
After a year of tough trading, Blakemore’s move for AWG gives it significant scale and a major presence in south west England
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NewsTooru backs out of proposed Mylky deal
Free-from specialist Tooru has terminated its £12m acquisition of countertop plant milk machine maker Mylky
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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