Finance news – Page 171
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NewsMedia Bites 6 April: Iceland, pork, Easter eggs, Deliveroo
The boss of Iceland has called for a digital sales tax to help to support the recovery of the high street and has stepped up the retailer’s defence of its decision to keep hold of business rates relief.
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NewsCity News: Deliveroo IPO falls flat as share price plunges
Deliveroo may have been London’s largest IPO in almost a decade, but the float also proved to be one of the market’s least well received.
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NewsCity Snapshot: COVID drives double-digit quarterly sales slump at Boots
The coronavirus outbreak has continued to hit sales at high street pharmacy retailers Boots as growing online and pharmacy revenues have failed to mitigate a dramatic drop in footfall.
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NewsMedia Bites 1 April: Deliveroo, Parsley Box, Boots
The papers dive in to the ‘car crash’ London debut of Deliveroo and examine why shares fell by more than a quarter at the food delivery firm.
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NewsThe Cookaway cooks up £700k crowdfunding round for expansion
The business, which launched in 2020, has so far raised £656k in the campaign on Seedrs.
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NewsWhite Peak Distillery drinks to £900k crowdfunding round
Derbyshire whisky producer White Peak Distillery has comfortably beaten its £500,000 crowdfunding target as it aims to build the premium brand in the UK and overseas.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 March: Deliveroo, Grocery sales, Tobacco
The flotation of Deliveroo on Wednesday will value the company at £7.6bn after concerns over workers’ rights and volatile stock markets chipped more than £1bn off the top-end valuation
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NewsDeliveroo valued at £7.6bn but shares flop in London debut
Shares in Deliveroo crashed as much as 30% this morning as it made its long-awaited debut on the LSE
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NewsBetter Nature raises £1.6m for mainstream push of tempeh range
Better Nature hit a £1.35m target on the Seedrs platform within three hours of a private launch
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NewsGü Puds £150m auction nears end as suitors circle
The sale by owner Noble Foods has attracted strong interest, with the bidders taken through to the final round of the process expected to pay upwards of £150m for the premium dessert maker, The Grocer has learned.
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NewsGorillas and Getir achieve ‘unicorn status’ following funding rounds
Both rapid delivery services have launched in London this year
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales fall in March as industry laps 2020 lockdown
Grocery sales growth fell back in March as the industry lapped last year’s record-breaking spending during the first coronavirus lockdown,
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NewsMedia Bites 30 March: Deliveroo, Wetherspoon, High Street
Deliveroo has set the final price for its initial public offering at £3.90 a share, the bottom of its initial range and valuing the food delivery company at £1.3bn less than the top end of its original expectations.
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NewsNomad expands frozen empire with Fortenova acquisition
Nomad Foods has agreed to acquire Fortenova’s Central and Eastern European-focused frozen food business for a total of €615m
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NewsYoung’s and Karro owner Eight Fifty Food Group acquired by Sofina Foods
Eight Fifty had been tipped for an IPO in the coming months to give the PE house, which also owns Valeo, an exit, but The Grocer understand Sofina swooped in ahead of the planned flotation
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NewsLivekindly raises $535m in its first year as it aims to be biggest in plant-based
With the latest funding round, Livekindly said it had become one of the top three highest-funded and fastest-growing plant-based food companies in the world.
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NewsWarburtons backs Insane Grain in second Batch Ventures investment
Insane Grain will use the £250,000 Batch investment to scale growth, including supporting its first major supermarket listing into the Sainsbury’s Future Brands bay
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NewsCity snapshot: LXi REIT buys grocery sites for £85m
Property investor LXi REIT has purchased six grocery assets for £85m, including Lidl, Aldi, Tesco and Co-op stores. Plus, Domino’s continues Nordic exit with sale of Iceland business, and Wynnstay completes reorganisation with appointment of commercial sales and marketing director.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 March: Deliveroo, Asda, Valeo
Deliveroo is poised to swerve around doubters in the City and roar towards a blowout float this week
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NewsCity News: McColl’s sales fail to flow to bottom line
The chain’s total sales for the 53 weeks to 29 November were up 3.2% to £1.26bn