All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 198
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NewsDaloon owner sells up in face of heated competition
Danish ethnic frozen food producer Daloon – and its UK subsidiary – is set to be snapped up by a Dutch private equity-backed rival.
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Comment & OpinionPeroni is small fry to SAB InBev but the sale is a big deal
Brewers will be licking their lips at the prospect of valuable, growing brands
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Dec: John Lewis, McDonald's, JD Wetherspoon
The papers take a look at a record sales week for John Lewis, tax troubles for McDonald’s and a cyber attack at JD Wetherspoon.
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NewsCity snapshot: Statestrong Products to continue after rescue deal
Administrators of health and household goods company Statestrong Products have set up a rescue deal for the business as a going concern, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsPeroni and Grolsch sale set to trigger bidding war by rivals
AB InBev’s sale of three premium SAB Miller beer brands has been predicted to trigger “a hotly contested auction”
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NewsMedia Bites 2 December: Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, BAT, Graze
After 14 years in Britain’s blue-chip index of shares, it finally looks like the jig is up for Morrisons as it faces demotion to the FTSE 250.
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NewsCity snapshot: Families to spend less this Christmas despite extra cash
Asda has warned that although shoppers will have more money in their pockets this Christmas they are likely to spend less than a year ago
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NewsSavoury & Sweet secures multimillion-pound package for popcorn investment
Own-label healthy snack maker Savoury & Sweet is planning to invest heavily in equipment and R&D to take advantage of rising consumer demand for popcorn.
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NewsLike-for-like sales slump as McColl's turns toward convenience
Sales at McColl’s Retail Group in its final quarter rose 2.7%, driven by the acquisitions of new stores
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Analysis & FeaturesSlower-growing Fast 50 is hungry for new challengers
The rate of sales increases across the UK’s fastest growing fmcg suppliers has slowed dramatically
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NewsMedia Bites 27 November 2015: Black Friday, Tesco, Co-op, SSP
All the focus this morning is on Black Friday, with updates, deal finders, live blogs and updates from the US, where the phenomenon started.
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NewsCity snapshot: Growth harder to come by for Fast 50
The UK’s privately owned fmcg suppliers have found it difficult to maintain the monster rates of sales growth of previous years, the new Grocer Fast 50 reveals today. But the same business still leads the way.
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NewsFinsbury Food shares rise as new year starts strongly
Soaring sales in the first four months of the new financial year has pushed Finsbury Food shares close to record highs.
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NewsMedia Bites 25 November: Tesco, Greencore, Coca-Cola, John Menzies
All eyes are on Chancellor George Osborne today ahead of the Autumn Statement and Spending Review, but this morning’s papers find room for potential strike action at Tesco and booming sales and profits at Greencore.
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NewsCity snapshot: Britvic improves profits despite challenging markets
Robinsons squash owner Britvic has improved its full-year pre-tax profits by more than 10% to £147m despite sales falling as it kept close control of its costs
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NewsBakkavor Q3 UK sales rise as it drives volumes
Bakkavor has increased UK like-for-like sales in the face of challenging retail conditions as it passed on lower prices to its grocery customers.
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NewsMedia Bites 24 November: Ocado, Nestlé, WHO
A broker upgrade for Ocado, Nestlé finds evidence of slave labour in the supply chain and sausage and bacon sales hit by cancer scare.