All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 200
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Analysis and Features
Coca-Cola European Partners 'set to fire up new era of NPD'
Last week’s €28bn mega-merger could help drive greater brand development away from Coca-Cola’s core carbonated products
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Media bites 13 August: Reckitt Benckiser, Nomad, Kraft Heinz
UK competition authorities have conditionally green-lighted Reckitt Benckiser’s planned union of Durex condoms with K-Y lubricant.
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City snapshot: Nomad buys Findus’ European operations
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods has agreed to buy the continental European business of Findus for £500m, plus half year updates from Nestlé and Coca-Cola HBC and all the rest of the news from the City.
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City snapshot: Forecourt price war intensifies
The supermarket petrol price war looks set to step up another level today with Morrisons announcing a major price cut
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Media bites 10 August: Supermarket profits, Tesco, Morrisons
The turmoil of the supermarkets has caused UK plc profits plunge, according to The Telegraph.
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City snapshot: Losses double at Real Good Food
Full-year losses more than doubled at Real Good Food (RGD) as revenues collapsed in its now sold sugar division Napier Brown, plus Waitrose’s weekly sales rise and all the latest from the City.
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Media Bites 7 August: Coca-Cola European Partners, Mondelez, retail sales
There is plenty of coverage of the bottling mega-deal to create Coca-Cola European Partners.
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Analysis and Features
Food price deflation at big four again picks up pace
The level of supermarket price cuts is increasing once more after three months of more modest deflationary figures
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News
CCE agrees €28bn three-way merger to create European Coke bottling giant
Coca-Cola Enterprises has agreed a merger with fellow Coke bottles in Iberia and Germany to create a new $12.6bn Western European Coca-Cola bottler.
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Media bites 6 August: Mondelez, Sunday trading, Morrisons
Activist investor seeks Mondelez sale, while retailers attack Sunday trading plans.
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City snapshot: Kerry Group ups guidance after 4.7% first half growth
Irish food group Kerry Group saw revenues rise 4.7% in the first half of the year
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Media Bites 5 Aug: Sunday trading, Unilever, Kellogg's
The expected announcement of new powers for local councils to decide Sunday trading hours are well covered today.
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City snapshot: Deflation ticks up to 1.4% in July
Overall shop prices reported an increase in deflation to 1.4% in July from 1.3% deflation in June, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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Strong dollar hits Kellogg’s revenues
Kellogg’s has reported a 5.1% fall in second quarter net sales, but insists it is building momentum after a “difficult” 2014.
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Beer volume growth sends Heineken half year revenues up 2%
Group revenues at Dutch brewer Heineken grew by 2% organically in the first six months of the year on improving beer volumes.
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Tyrrells makes first international acquisition with Australia's Yarra Valley Snack Foods
Premium crisp supplier Tyrrells has made its first international acquisition after buying Australian snacks firm Yarra Valley Snack Foods to underpin a growth push in the Asia Pacific region.
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Moody's leasehold change to benefit European supermarkets
A host of European supermarkets could unlock cash on their balance sheets after receiving a boost from ratings agency Moody’s
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City snapshot: Consumer confidence falls in July
Consumer confidence slipped back in July on concerns over the UK economy, according to GfK’s latest UK Consumer Confidence Index, Waitrose sales edge up despite the cold weather and all the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 31 July: Brakes, Coca-Cola Enterprises, M&S
Brakes Group, the UK’s biggest food distributor, has begun preparing for a stock market listing in London that could see it valued at up to £2.5bn, according to Sky News.
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Second quarter revenues up 3.2% at Delhaize
Belgian supermarket group Delhaize has reported solid revenue and profit growth in the second quarter.