All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 203
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NewsMedia Bites 15 March: CBI, Fever-Tree, BHS, The Fresh Market, Co-op Bank
The CBI has ventured where the Food and Drink Federation daren’t by coming out strongly in favour of remaining in Europe after a poll of members found overwhelming support to stay.
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NewsSainsbury's improves sales in Q4
Sainsbury’s reports first positive quarterly like-for-like sales growth for more than two years
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NewsSimply Cook kicks off £600k crowdfunding push
Recipe kit start-up Simply Cook is targeting £600,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to expand its marketing efforts and launch a distribution partnership with Ocado.
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NewsAhold and Delhaize shareholders give merger green light
Shareholders at European food retailers Ahold and Delhaize have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed €9.8bn merger of the two groups.
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InterviewsGood Hemp: The Big Interview
Henry Braham and Glynis Murray have built a flourishing business selling milk and oil from hemp
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NewsHotel Chocolat float to value business at £150m
Hotel Chocolat is plotting the first major food and drink IPO on the London Stock Exchange for 15 months, expected to value the luxury chocolatier at about £150m and giving its two founders a shared £40m pay day.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 March: Brexit, Tesco, Lindt
Bank of England governor Mark Carney’s warning that a vote to leave the EU would be the “biggest domestic threat” to financial stability has created plenty of headlines. Plus Tesco’s continued recovery amd Lindt’s global ambitions.
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NewsHotel Chocolat to join AIM in £50m flotation
Premium chocolatier is seeking £50m as it reveals plans to float on the LSE junior market
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Analysis & FeaturesLindt signals ambition
Lindt is aiming to run the world’s biggest network of premium chocolate shops by 2020
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NewsCity snapshot: Fastest rise in food spending for a year
Expenditure on food rose by almost 5% last month, despite spending on eating out continuing to increase
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NewsMedia Bites 7 March: BHS, BCC, Brexit, Yeo Valley
Sir Philip Green in talks with owners of BHS about possible contribution to struggling chain’s pension deficit
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NewsKitwave growth plans fuelled by Pricoa deal
Kitwave has completed a multimillion-pound refinancing deal to continue its consolidation
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NewsBrexit would push up food prices warns top economist
Food prices are likely to increase and exports could take a hit too in the aftermath event of Britain leaving the EU
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NewsKitwave Wholesale completes major new refinancing deal
Kitwave Wholesale Group supplies independent c-stores from 15 depots across the UK
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NewsMedia Bites 2 March: Amazon, Morrisons, short selling, Steinhoff, exports
It’s a quiet morning in the papers for retail news but the Amazon / Morrisons deal is still generating column inches.
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NewsPoundland boss Jim McCarthy set for retirement
Kevin O’Byrne has been appointed as the new Poundland CEO
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NewsMalton Foods acquires Simpsons pudding business
Malton Foods has snapped up the ambient pots, pouches and canned pudding business from troubled Simpsons Foods.
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NewsCandy Kittens scraps crowdfunding campaign for angel investor
The business closed its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs early after receiving an offer for close to £300,000 from a high-net worth individual.
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Analysis & FeaturesGreggs will be "radically different"
Shares soar almost 16% as Greggs plans to close three of its 12 bakeries
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NewsMedia Bites 1 March: Amazon, Morrisons, Ocado
It’s no surprise that the tie-up between Amazon and Morrisons gets blanket coverage in this morning’s papers.