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NewsCity snapshot: Raisio sells Fox's Glacier Mints and confectionery business to Valeo Foods
Embattled Finnish group Raisio has sold its confectionery business, which includes the Fox’s Glacier Mints and Poppets brands, to Rowse Honey owner Valeo Foods in a deal worth €100m. However, Raisio will record a €38m loss on the sale
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NewsMCA conference to explore potential of food to go
Senior figures from Waitrose, Greggs and Itsu will reveal how to exploit the exponential growth of the food-to-go market
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NewsSales surge at London craft brewery Camden Town
Revenues for the brand, snapped up by brewing behemoth AB InBev in January 2016, grew £2.53m to £16.9m
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NewsMedia Bites 22 December: Tesco/2 Sisters, plastic recycling
There is little in the way of food and drink news in this morning papers, but the survival of Toys R Us generates plenty of headlines in wider retails. And an MP says Tesco chief must explain silence over second 2 Sisters factory.
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NewsSeabrook refinances with £23m growth package
Seabrook Crisps has agreed a £23m refinancing package to support its growth strategy.
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NewsFruitapeel acquired by Belgian ingredients business Puratos
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, comes less than seven months after Terry and Deborah Haigh bought the Fruitapeel business from existing fellow shareholders in an MBO.
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NewsPM insists EU free-trade deal before Brexit is possible
General election delay to negotiations will not affect ability to secure deal before 29 March 2019 insists May
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NewsBadger culling is effective TB control says chief vet
The outcome of this year’s culls indicated that “industry-led culling can deliver the level of effectiveness required”
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NewsUK coffee shop market the fastest growing in Europe this year
Another 643 coffee shops opened in the UK this year to reach a total of 7,421 outlets
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NewsJohn Lewis extends cut-off date for click & collect
Shoppers have an extra day to collect from John Lewis branches, but Waitrose customers will need to place orders by Friday
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NewsMedia Bites 21 December: Nomad/Goodfellas, Tesco/Booker, General Mills
Nomad Foods is in talks to acquire the UK’s Goodfella’s Pizza for about £200m in a deal, according to this morning’s papers.
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NewsCity snapshot: Consumer confidence continues decline ahead of Christmas
Consumer confidence continued to slide in December as the long-running GfK index marked almost two years of declining sentiment for shoppers. Plus, a review of 2017 food and drink M&A
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NewsCrabbie's launches Stout with Ginger Beer
The new blend is made in collaboration with Black Country craft brewer Sadler’s…
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NewsBill Hunter promoted to MD role at Ornua's UK division
Newly created role at Ornua Foods UK reports to Ornua Foods Europe CEO John Jordan
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NewsM&S and Waitrose become first British supermarkets to share data on antibiotic use
Waitrose follows M&S lead in sharing data on use of the drugs in supply chains…
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News'No deal' with EU would hike UK food prices, admits Gove
The UK would not opt out of WTO tariffs to lower costs for consumers, he warned
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NewsPlassey Food becomes Landmark member ahead of 'big expansion'
The family-run business will join the buying the group on 1 January
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NewsMRH links with car makers for Ionity charging station drive
Partnership will see 400 ‘fast charging stations’ built across the continent by 2020
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NewsAdjudicator urges supermarkets to set up supplier helplines
Helplines would help suppliers raise issues without fear of being delisted, says Tacon
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NewsNepenthe introduces range of wines from Adelaide Hills region
It was “an inspiring viticultural region”, said Nepenthe winemaker James Evers