All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 211
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News
Faccenda Foods grows sales for fourth year running
Poultry processor Faccenda Foods has increased its top line for the fourth consecutive year with profits more than doubling.
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Analysis and Features
Conviviality Retail drinks to rise in Christmas sales without the need to squeeze margins
Bargain Booze owner pushes up Christmas sales without resorting to an investment in margin.
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Greggs targets retail parks as it gets back on expansion trail
Greggs plans to reverse its recent programme of store reductions by expanding its estate away from the high street in 2015…
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Pork Farms accounts reveal Kerry Foods deal terms
Pork Farms’ acquisition of the chilled savoury and pastry business of Kerry Foods has given the Irish food giant…
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"Surprise inside" cupcake fillings look to innovate a profit for Dr. Oetker
Product even comes with accompanying YouTube tutorials
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Supermarket price war to spell the end for hundreds of suppliers
Begbies Traynor predicts the collapse of more than 100 suppliers in new research
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Sainsbury’s chooses EY as auditor as it drops PwC
Sainsbury’s’ board intends to drop PwC as its auditor in favour of Big Four rival EY for the upcoming financial year.
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Analysis and Features
The election effect: uncertainty could spark dealmaking rush
May’s General Election could lead to a feast or a famine for food and drink M&A volumes in the UK.
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Strong Christmas at Primark fails to sweeten profits at Associated British Foods as sugar woes continue
Further problems at Associated British Foods’ sugar business are set to hit profits in 2015.
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Analysis and Features
Room for further upgrades and surprises at booming Greggs
Greggs shares are soaring again but has the high street darling got any surprises left up its sleeve for 2015?
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Food cans supplier merger under competition investigation
Sonoco’s €286m acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group is to face scrutiny from the CMA amid competition worries.
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Greggs on a roll as sales soar over Christmas
Shares in Greggs have rocketed again this morning as the bakery chain reported a “very strong” finish to 2014 and said its full-year results would beat previous expectations.
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Analysis and Features
3G lines up latest mega-deal
3G Capital is eyeing up its latest F&B targets but which is the best fit?
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Analysis and Features
Grocer 200 reveals 2014's City slickers... and stinkers
A year of seismic change for grocery had a catastrophic effect on a host of share prices across the sector…
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News
Concessions retailer SSP Group suffers from the strong pound
The group, which operates 2,000 concessions, saw a fall in revenue
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English Garden Tea saved from administration by Blue Cap
Speciality drinks supplier English Garden Tea has been given a new lease of life after being rescued from administration…
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1,800 jobs at risk as Coca-Cola cuts continue
Coca-Cola is set to swing the axe this year as it continues to try and cut its way to growth with up to 1,800 of its workers…
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Analysis and Features
Green shoots of recovery: analysts' views on Tesco
We look at analysts’ reactions to Tesco’s Christmas trading update to see whether Dave Lewis’ new strategy has won over – or at least reassured – the City.
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Comment and Opinion
Matt Davies is a left-field but intelligent choice to fix Tesco
The departing Halfords CEO seems to have a way with people, and that might be exactly what Tesco needs
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News
Tesco hires Halfords CEO Matt Davies - but who is he?
We’ve got the info you need to know about Tesco’s new UK CEO