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News AnalysisBritvic investors left with sour taste as growth goes decidedly flat
Britvic has been one of the 2014 stars of the UK-listed food and drink sector so far this year, defying the chaotic grocery retail conditions to post revenue increases and share price growth.
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Are soft drinks the next battle ground for the global brewers?
SABMiller cause a stir in September when news broke in was exploring a bid for Heineken amid suggestions it was seeking to defend itself from the advances of AB InBev.
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Cranswick shows strategic investment can pay off despite food retail woes
Meat producer Cranswick admitted today it was feeling the effects of changing consumer shopping habits and the rise of the discounters and convenience stores – but its share price is currently 28% up year-on-year and rose another 5.4% today after solid first half results.
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Could the big four become the big three?
Goldman Sachs’ contention that the supermarkets needed to cut 20% of retail space created plenty of headlines this week, but the bank’s suggestion that the industry could be ripe for consolidation went almost unnoticed.
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Moy Park's 2015 IPO should find plenty of investor demand
Yesterday’s confirmation from Brazilian Food Group Marfrig that it plans to list Irish poultry arm Moy Park in the UK next year…
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Grocers outside the big four are also feeling the pinch
Today’s Kantar Worldpanel data on the grocers again shows an industry under pressure – but it is no longer just three listed supermarkets suffering in the fallout.
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Pharma spin-off should have no ill effects for RB
Reckitt Benkiser confirmed the City’s worst kept secret today by finally announcing the float of its pharma business.
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New Britain Palm Oil outperforms Stock Market after knockout bid
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for New Britain Palm Oil, but it’s leaving the FTSE on a high
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PureCircle’s sweet success as share price outperforms market
Price of PureCircle’s shares proves stevia’s status as a bona fide sugar substitute
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Greggs pasty tax victory only half the story of resurgence
Greggs is one of the British high street’s best-loved brands, a point that was reinforced when it took on Chancellor George Osborne…
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Greencore's growth: it's all about sandwiches
In the second in our series of articles on top performing grocery stocks in 2014, Greencore has proved that Horsegate is a distant memory
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Crawshaws revealed as best performing grocery stock of 2014
It’s not all doom and gloom. In a series of articles this week, we present grocery plc’s fastest growing stocks in 2014.
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Crucial Christmas sales will tell us if Morrisons' recovery is real
The market seems slightly puzzled just what to make of Morrisons’ Q3 numbers yesterday.
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Few tears shed over Dairy Crest milk split
Today’s big announcement that Dairy Crest has agreed to offload its dairies operation to Müller prompted a rally in the processor’s share price today, trading 15% up on yesterday’s closing price.
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Fever-Tree float represents an impressive show of investor faith
With the rest of the UK’s IPO contenders dropping like flies, Fever-Tree’s success in getting its AIM IPO away yesterday is an impressive illustration of market support for the premium mixer maker.
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Reasons for optimism over ABF's grocery performance despite sugar troubles
Associated British Foods’ earnings announcements have followed a similar pattern of late - Primark good, sugar bad.
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United Biscuits' private sale was inevitable once the IPO market closed
The long wait for a significant IPO of a UK food and drinks business goes on after United Biscuits was sold to Turkey’s Ulker today.
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M&A may be brewers' easiest route to growth
AB InBev’s third quarter figures came in well below expectations today – illustrating the mounting challenge for global fmcg companies to sustain growth.
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Change in the air for C&C Group whatever happens to Spirit bid
C&C Group caused a stir last week when news broke of its potentially transformative bid for Spirit Pub Company – its first half results this morning were a source of considerably less excitement.
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Gloomy predications for European tobacco market
Profits are set to plunge in the European Tobacco Industry as cigarette-makers struggle against the long-term decline in sales volumes.
