All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 199
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Profiles and QandAs
Asda CEO Andy Clarke answers your questions
Asda CEO Andy Clarke answers questions on marketing, store densities and those Kantar figures
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News
City Snapshot: Premier Foods to boost Mr Kipling production with £20m investment
Premier Foods will unveil a new £20m production line at its Mr Kipling bakery in Barnsley later today to double capacity of its Snack Pack cake slices. Plus Waitrose sees promise in new ‘Pick Your Own’ scheme following latest weekly numbers and spirits group Distil has good start to new financial year.
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Media Bites 3 July: Lidl, price war, Pep & Co
Lidl and sister chain Kaufland have received almost $900m (£576m) in public development funding over the past decade, the cost of a basket of groceries grow for first time in six months and Andy Bond reveals Pep & Co ambitions.
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Lidl uncorks latest offensive to tempt away middle class shoppers
Lidl is set to launch its latest campaign to tempt away the middle classes from Waitrose with a new French wine promotion starting in September.
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City Snapshot: Ocado grows sales and profits as more customers shift to online
Revenue and earnings registered double-digit rises at online grocer Ocado in its first half, up 18.2% to £507.7m and 11.4% to £38.2m respectively
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Media Bites 30 June: Tesco, Edrington, Tate & Lyle
A survey finds the cost of everyday items at Tesco is rising at its lowest rate for decades, sales and profits fall at Scotch whisky producer Edrington and Tate & Lyle hands new FD £700k in shares.
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Analysis and Features
What will Ferrero do with 'Cinderella' brand Thorntons?
Ferrero could use its global scale to unlock potential of Thorntons on an international scale, but what about the UK shops?
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City Snapshot: C-store owners invest heavily to improve shops
C-store owners have invested £162m in the past three months as they prepare to fend off big supermarkets in the war to win over shoppers. Plus a morning of disruption on world’s markets as Greece looks set to default.
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Media Bites 29 June: Ocado, Tesco, c-stores
The business pages are dominated by the desperate battle raging in Greece to save the country’s banks ahead of a potential debt default, but news is a little quieter for the world of grocery.
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City Snapshot: More work to do at 2 Sisters despite 'encouraging performance'
2 Sisters Food Group has increased like-for-like sales in its third quarter by 1.1% to £798.7m as the frozen division performed strongly
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Media Bites 23 June: Thorntons, Tesco, GCA
Ferrero’s £112m takeover bid of Thorntons dominates the papers this morning but news of Tesco topping a supplier survey as the worst of Britain’s leading supermarket chains at complying with industry guidelines also gets a look in.
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Analysis and Features
Ferrero take over of Thorntons raises more questions than answers
Thorntons shares shot up by more than 40% this morning after news emerged that a takeover bid from Italian chocolate giant Ferrero valued it at £111.9m. But what are the key questions around what a Ferrero-owned Thorntons would look like?
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City Snapshot: Thorntons and Moy Park acquired as UK M&A activity heats up
Troubled chocolatier Thorntons is to be acquired in a deal worth £112m by Ferrero and chicken processor Moy Park has been sold by Brazilian parent Marfrig for $1.5bn
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Media Bites 22 June: Tesco, M&S, Illy
The papers look at what Tesco CEO Dave Lewis can expect at this Friday’s AGM as the supermarket giant is expected to reveal a further fall in sales
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Johnstone's Just Desserts "mis-stated" trading before collapse
The cake supplier issued invoices totalling £1.6m for products that had not been supplied
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City Snapshot: Fyffes pushes up profits forecasts
Irish fruit company Fyffes has significantly increased its earnings targets for 2015; Irish forecourt operator starts trading on the London and Dublin junior markets; and Waitrose has a demanding week. Plus the latest share price movements.
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Media Bites 19 June: Dunnhumby, Poundland, BHS
Google is teaming up with private equity firm Permira to make a joint bid for Tesco’s data business Dunnhumby; subdued trading at Poundland spooks the City; and BHS is reviewing the future of its flagship Oxford Street store in London.
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Appetite for Charlie Bigham’s posh meals drive sales growth
Sales at Charlie Bigham’s have grown again despite a “fiercely competitive” grocery market and rising food costs as consumer appetite for its posh ready meals continues to get bigger.
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Poundland shares sink despite £1bn breakthrough
Shares in Poundland sank more than 6% this morning despite sales at the discount retailer breaking the £1bn barrier for the first time.
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City Snapshot: Co-op drops fruit & veg prices as it enters price war
The Co-operative Group has waded into the supermarket price war with £125m committed to slash the cost of fruit and veg across its 2,800 UK stores. Plus Rimmel mascara maker Coty is close to taking over $12bn worth of Procter & Gamble’s beauty assets.