All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 126
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KKR snaps up Unilever spreads division for £6bn
KKR has emerged victorious in the race to buy Unilever’s spreads business, which includes the Flora, Stork and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter brands, with a €6.8bn (£6bn)
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Bread Holdings heads for sale with soaring sales
Revenues have surged 24% at Bread Holdings as the upmarket bakery group behind the Gail’s chain prepares a sale
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Poundland 'bound' to be sold in 2018
Discount chain Poundland is “bound to be put up for sale” in the new year as its South African owner Steinhoff battles to survive after being rocked by an accounting scandal, retail analysts suggested.
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William Jackson to invest £40m in second bakery to tap food-to-go boom
The new facility has been designed specifically to make bread for sandwich manufacturers and food service customers, with 100 jobs to be created once operational.
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Cautious consumers to sap 'sparkle' from Christmas trading - BRC warns
Black Friday deals helped improve shopper footfall in November but depleted consumer confidence could prove a drag on Christmas trading, the British Retail Consortium warned.
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Media Bites 11 December: Flora, Ocado, Iceland, Steinhoff
Flora margarine is on the verge of changing hands as bidders prepare to submit formal offers for Unilever’s £6bn spreads business, according to reports in the weekend’s papers.
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Graham’s Family Dairy profits fall 9% despite double-digit sales jump
Scottish dairy group Graham’s has boosted annual revenues by 20% but profits declined 9% as margins remained tight amid challenging industry conditions.
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Goldman analysis of Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s excites City
The fortunes of the three listed grocers are looking up after an unexpected early Christmas present from analysts at Goldman
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2 Sisters profits hit by site closure and rising commodities
Operating profits at 2 Sisters fell 58% to £8.4m in the 13 weeks to 28 October…
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Media Bites 8 December: Asda, Steinhoff, Tesco, DS Smith
More than 800 senior Asda shop floor staff are facing a pay cut or redundancy, a report revealed last night.
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City snapshot: Tesco prices rising faster than industry rivals - GPI
Tesco continued to raise prices faster than its supermarket peers last month, according to the latest Grocer Price Index. Plus, Tesco Clubcard operator Dunnhumby has plunged to a £33m pre-tax loss after a new agreement with its parent company cost the data arm an extra £30m; and Poundstretcher sales fall 7.5% to £397.4m as the chain continued to shrink its store estate
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City snapshot: Coca-Cola HBC appoints CEO to succeed Dimitris Lois
European Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC has appointed a new CEO to succeed Dimitris Lois, who died in October. Plus, strong first-half results from packaging giant DS Smith; and Irn-Bru maker AG Barr adds Natures Way Foods CEO Susan Barratt to its board as independent non-exec
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Media Bites 7 December: Whitbread, Unilever, Steinhoff, Hammerson/Intu
An American activist investor has taken a 3.4% position in Whitbread, prompting speculation that it will press for a break-up of the Premier Inn and Costa Coffee operator.
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Pots & Co raises £4.5m to invest in kitchens and drive growth
Pots & Co sells its ceramic dessert pots in Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Whole Foods Market, Harrods, Booths and Selfridges
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Media Bites 30 November: P&H, Costcutter, Britvic, Mars
The fallout from the collapse of Palmer & Harvey continues to dominate the papers.
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City snapshot: Greene King squeezed by fall in consumer confidence
Revenues increased 7.9% at the Greene King division that includes its off-trade activities but overall profits declined in the first half as under-pressure consumers stayed home more and ate out less. And, shares soar at rival brewer Marston’s after double-digit sales growth. Plus, consumer confidence falls for 20th month in a row; and interims from PayPoint.
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Media Bites 29 November: Palmer & Harvey, Ocado, Unilever
Good news for Ocado, which finally announced it first international technology partnership, was overshadowed by the collapse of Palmer & Harvey last night.
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City snapshot: P&H collapse set to cause £160m dent in Imperial Brands profits
Tobacco supplier Imperial Brands is preparing to take a £160m hit to its profits this year after the collapse of wholesaler Palmer & Harvey last night. Plus, positive full-year results send Britvic shares soaring; and food price inflation eases in November.
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Graze profits fall as it invests in US expansion
Revenues at Graze rose 8% to £76m last year but profits fell 40% as the snacks business invested heavily to establish a retail presence in the US.
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Nestlé target Hain out of running for Meridian stake
Hain Celestial is understood to be out of the running for nut butter brand Meridian as the wider group becomes a multi-billion dollar target for Nestlé.