All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 177
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NewsCru Kafe brews up expansion plan with £1.3m investment
Coffee pod start-up Cru Kafe has raised £1.3m to grow overseas, build the management team and help launch a compostable capsule.
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NewsLankfer Produce assets sold after collapse
A grower of broccoli and cauliflower which supplied the likes of Fenmarc and Bidvest has been sold out of administration
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NewsFlagship Europe picks up foodservice supplier Calder Foods
Established more than 20 years ago, Calder makes chilled food-to-go products for foodservice
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NewsFood and drink export 'action plan' to boost economy
Demand around the world for British brands will help boost food and drink exports by £2.9bn, Andrea Leadsom has claimed
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NewsNestlé warns over price rises as global growth stalls
Nestlé’s chief exec Paul Bulcke has warned UK price rises could be on the way after what analysts dubbed a ““disappointing” third quarter update.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 October: Nestlé, Pernod Ricard, Boots, BHS
In the wake of Marmite-gate and the Unilever pricing spat with Tesco, the papers put Nestlé results in the spotlight.
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco proposes $47bn merger with Reynolds
British American Tobacco has announced a $47bn merger offer for its US partner Reynolds to bring together brands such as Lucky Strike, Camel, Dunhill, Pall Mall and Newport.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 October: Hotel Chocolat, Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser
Luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat received plenty of positive coverage for its maiden full-year results.
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé scales back full-year expectations
Nestlé sales have increased 3.3% to CHF 65.5bn in the past nine months, missing expectations with full-year forecasts revised down
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Comment & OpinionIs Leadsom export crusade heading for a bloody nose?
The new secretary of state for environment, food & rural affairs enthused about UK food and drink exports rising 6% in the first half of 2016, but not everyone is convinced …
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier Foods boss back under pressure as sales slump
The September sunshine was blamed for plummeting gravy sales at the Bisto and Oxo supplier
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NewsKellogg's cereal sales flag as consumers seek alternatives
Turnover at the sales and marketing arm of Kellogg’s fell almost £10m to £795.2m in the year to 2 January 2016
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NewsChaucer Food's double-digit growth boosts US expansion plans
Chaucer Food Group has reported double-digit jumps in sales and underlying profits as it gets closer to securing about $70m of new investment in the US.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 October: Unilever, Premier Foods, Diageo
The price row between Tesco and Unilever is big news today across all the papers.
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NewsCity snapshot: Price hikes help Unilever grow in stagnant markets but weak pound hurts revenues
Prices hikes have helped Unilever increase underlying sales in the past three months despite falling volumes. Plus, Booker sales leap 13% to £2.5bn in the first half despite tobacco display ban …
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NewsBoparan swoops for Ed's Easy Diner chain
2 Sisters owner Ranjit Singh Boparan has acquired 1950s-themed US chain Ed’s Easy Diner in a pre-pack administration to add to his restaurant empire.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 October: Sainsbury's, AB InBev/SABMiller, Amazon
Sainsbury’s reveals its latest look for the “supermarket of the future”, AB InBev completes it merger with SABMiller, and Amazon is set to open three physical stores in the US.
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods sales plunge after late summer
Premier Foods’ recovery took a hit in the second quarter as branded grocery sales slumped 12.4%, with customers staying away from Bisto gravy and Oxo stock cubes during a hot September.
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Analysis & FeaturesCould Tesco's pension deficit derail its impressive recovery?
Tesco revealed its pension deficit ballooned an eye-watering £3.2bn to £5.9bn in the first half, but what does it mean for the turnaround at the supermarket?
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NewsPrimal Pantry in talks to secure biggest ever funding
Founder Suzie Walker has hired boutique corporate advisory firm Stamford Partners to help with the negotiations