All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 220
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Analysis and Features
Is Match & More Morrisons' silver bullet?
Undoubtedly Morrisons’ decision to take on the discounters is a bold move, but will it suceed?
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News
United Biscuits presses on with stock market flotation
A UK listing of United Biscuits remains the top option for the McVitie’s owner…
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News
Valeo Foods acquires Kelkin and Robert Roberts in €60m deal
Valeo Foods has bought health food specialist Kelkin and food and drink firm Robert Roberts for a total of €60m…
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury's faces City spotlight as shares plummet
If the Tesco crisis dominated the City last week, it was Sainsbury’s turn in the uncomfortable glare of the spotlight this…
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Analysis and Features
Are supermarket rights issues on the way?
How fierce must the ‘perfect storm’ become before the grocers look to the equity markets to bolster their balance sheets?
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Category Report
OC&C Top 150 Supplier Rankings 2014
In the toughest grocery retail conditions for a generation, it’s not scale so much as fleetness of foot that counts, reveals the latest OC&C Top 150…
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Analysis and Features
Fuel price cut suggests Sainsbury's has moved on from 'business as usual'
Petrol prices have opened as a new front in the supermarket price war after aggressive fuel price cuts from three of the big four.
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Analysis and Features
Aldi's extraordinary growth asks tough questions of big four
The extraordinary growth reported by Aldi this morning illustrates the depth of the problem facing the UK’s established supermarkets.
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News
Whittard profits climb as it chases global presence
Tea and coffee specialist Whittard of Chelsea saw annual profit rise by 43% last year as it extended its London retail footprint.
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Analysis and Features
Does Sainsbury's new pricing plan explain market share fall?
If the supermarkets were banking for better news from today’s Nielsen figures they were in for more disappointment.
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News
Banana merger sweetened for Chiquita shareholders
Chiquita and Fyffes have agreed to revise the terms of their merger to give Chiquita shareholders a larger proportion of the merged company.
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News
Fiona Dawson promoted to head Mars’ global food business
Mars stalwart Fiona Dawson has been promoted to head its global food business.
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Analysis and Features
Tesco's Black Monday heralds horrific week for supermarkets
Tesco’s very own ‘Black Monday’ wiped £2.9bn off the value of Britain’s biggest supermarket and hammered shares across the…
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News
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group records revenue dip
Iglo Group, the European owner of Birds Eye, saw a 0.9% slide in constant currency sales during the second quarter due to “tough market conditions”.
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Analysis and Features
British Sugar takes round one in competition fight
Shares in Associated British Foods have hit their lowest level since January as the competition row over British Sugar drags on.
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News
UK regulator drops Napier Brown’s British Sugar pricing complaint
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority will not take forward Napier Brown’s complaint against British Sugar that the Associated British Foods-owned company was abusing its dominant market position.
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Analysis and Features
Kantar figures turn market gaze to Sainsbury's
Today’s Kantar grocery market share figures won’t have improved any moods at Tesco, but it was Sainsbury’s that investors made suffer.
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News
AG Barr signs Snapple distribution deal after strong first half
Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr has posted a near 15% jump in first half pre-tax profits and announced a 10-year deal to distribute the Snapple brand in the UK.
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Analysis and Features
Tesco: the key questions surrounding its £250m profit shock
The Grocer looks at the big questions facing Tesco after its £250m profit overstatement and what happens next for the beleaguered supermarket.
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Analysis and Features
Cash talks louder than strong words in Chiquita fight
Without a new bid from Cutrale-Safra the Fyffes merger still looks favourite at this stage