Finance news – Page 446
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NewsFood packaging firm Excelsior Technologies acquired by Mondi in £33m deal
Food packaging producer Excelsior Technologies has been snapped up for £33m by global firm Mondi Group.
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NewsCall for 2% wine and spirits duty cut ‘to save British pubs’
Move would be equivalent to a £594 tax cut for every landlord, says WSTA
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NewsGlanbia makes two international nutrition acquisitions
Irish nutrition group Glanbia has announced two acquisitions this morning totalling €181m as it looks to grow its international footprint.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 Feb: Amazon, Tesco/Booker, Business rates
Amazon has begun searching for high street locations in prime areas of central London ahead of the potential launch of a checkout-free grocery chain later this year.
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NewsQ&A with Ocado CFO: Amazon, robotic arms and one-hour delivery
Duncan Tatton-Brown talks emerging threats and Morrisons’ increasingly cosy relationship with its largest competitor
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NewsSayers reports sales decline amid 'challenging year'
North West bakery chain Sayers slipped to a loss last year after it said Brexit had shaken consumer confidence
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NewsOcado shares rise and fall as profits improve
Patient Ocado shareholders received a boost on Tuesday as the online grocer posted better-than-expected full-year profits
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NewsTayto grows popcorn with Portlebay rescue
Tayto hopes to tap booming appetite for popcorn after putting together a pre-pack rescue deal for premium brand Portlebay
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NewsEuro Garages snaps up Little Chef
But Little Chef brand is not part of deal, throwing future of 78 roadside premises into doubt…
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NewsMedia Bites 3 February: Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco/Booker, lettuce crisis, Aldi, business rates
Talks between Durex maker Reckitt Benckiser and baby formula firm Mead Johnson to thrash out terms of a £13.2bn takeover dominate the business pages today.
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NewsCity snapshot: Campari snaps up craft brand Bulldog Gin in £56m deal
Italian drinks business Gruppo Campari has broadened its portfolio of craft spirits with the acquisition of Bulldog London Dry Gin in a deal worth $70m.
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NewsLoss of Sainsbury's salmon strips £90m from Young's sales
Young’s Seafood annual sales dropped by almost £90m in the year to 30 September 2016
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NewsReckitt Benckiser in £13.2bn takeover talks with Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser is locked in talks over a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US child nutrition firm Mead Johnson
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NewsJust Bee wins investment after turning down offer from Dragon
Flavoured water start-up Just Bee has secured a six-figure investment from two food and drink veterans
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NewsFirst Milk brings payments back into line after two years
Dairy co-op controversially withheld farmer payments in January 2015 for two weeks in order to ease a cashflow crisis
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NewsCranswick posts improved revenues despite rising pig prices
Q3 trading update reveals performance in line with board’s expectations as a result of strong export and Christmas sales
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NewsGlanbia talks Dairy Farmers of America joint venture
Glanbia has its eyes on the US as it reaches advanced discussions over a joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser in £13.2bn takeover talks with Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser has this morning confirmed media reports it is in talks to buy US child nutrition firm Mead Johnson
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Feb: Tesco/Booker, Reckitt Benckiser, Heineken
Tesco could be forced to dispose of more than 600 stores unless it can convince regulators that its £3.9bn merger with Booker will not harm competition.
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NewsTayto expands popcorn reach with Portlebay rescue deal
Irish crisps maker Tayto has rescued popcorn brand Portlebay from administration for an undisclosed sum, The Grocer can reveal.