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NewsNutri-Genetix seeks £150k from the crowd to expand DNA nutrition brand
Nutri-Genetix, which claims to have developed the world’s first genetically personalised nutrition shake, has launched a crowdfunding pitch to raise £150,000.
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NewsTate & Lyle CFO Imran Nawaz becomes Ken Murphy’s first major Tesco hire
Murphy said there had been an “extensive search” to find the right successor to Alan Stewart
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets are not immune from retail closure contagion
Small businesses deserve the right to day-one payment, says Paul Christensen of Previse
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NewsFerrero acquires Fox’s Biscuits from 2 Sisters for £246m
Ferrero has snapped up Fox’s Biscuits from 2 Sisters Food Group for £246m to add to its growing biscuit portfolio across the world.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Oct: Tesco, Ocado, Deliveroo
Tesco will complete the overhaul of its top executive team by raiding Tate & Lyle to recruit its new finance chief
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NewsCity Snapshot: Tesco sales soar during pandemic but £553m Covid costs drag on profits
Sales at Tesco soared 6.6% in the first half to £26.7bn as shoppers relied more heavily on supermarkets during the coronavirus pandemic, but costs also ballooned to weigh on profits. The supermarket also announced Tate & Lyle CFO Imran Nawaz as its news chief financial officer.
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Comment & OpinionA Ferrero takeover would be good news for Fox’s – and free up 2 Sisters to focus on what matters
A takeover of Fox’s would see Ferrero become the fourth biggest player in the growing UK sweet biscuits market overnight
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NewsDanone to sell remaining €500m stake in Yakult
French food conglomerate Danone has announced plans to sell its remaining 6.6% stake in probiotic yoghurt brand Yakult to strengthen its balance sheet.
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NewsClean Liquor Co rebrands ahead of major NPD push and US debut
It secured a £7m cash injection which it will spend on marketing, new products and US expansion
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NewsCity snapshot: Premier Foods redeems £40m of bonds amid ‘strong’ trading
Premier Foods has bought back £40m of corporate bond notes due to continued strong trading momentum in the first half of its financial year. Plus, Glanbia annonces new chairman and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 October: Ferrero/Fox’s Biscuits, Hovis, Greencore
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero could announce a £250m deal for Britain’s Fox’s Biscuits as soon as this week
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NewsItalian food group Newlat enters £100m race for Hovis
Listed Italian food group Newlat Food has confirmed to the stock market it has made an offer to buy UK bakery brand Hovis
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NewsCrowdcube and Seedrs to merge in crowdfunding consolidation
Crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and Seedrs have agreed a merger, creating one of the world’s largest private equity marketplaces
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NewsAround Noon expands into healthy ready meals with Simply Fit Food deal
Northern Irish food-to-go supplier Around Noon has acquired healthy ready meal maker Simply Fit Food in attempt to diversify its offering after the coronavirus pandemic hit the sandwich market.
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NewsOlly’s lands £500k investment to push NPD after lockdown sales surge
The half a million-pound sum came mostly from an angel investor with an fmcg background
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NewsCity Snapshot: Profits slump at Greencore but demand for food-to-go returning
Profits have slumped 40% at Greencore as the coronavirus crisis pushed up costs and saw revenues nosedive, but food-to-go demand started to return in the fourth quarter. And Italian food group Newlat Food has proposed an acquisition of bread maker Hovis.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Oct: Asda, Waitrose/Ocado, Hovis
The papers this weekend have plenty of reactions to Asda being “back in British hands” after the £6.8bn deal was announced on Friday.
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News@Pizza raises £1m to launch restaurants and drive-thrus
The business will use the funding to fit out shipping containers to replicate its two bricks & mortar restaurants in Birmingham and Edinburgh
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NewsFDF report reveals effect of pandemic on food & drink exports
Year-on-year exports fell by 13.8% to £9.7bn in the first half of 2020
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NewsGrenade sales surge past £50m on 37% annual growth
Sports nutrition player Grenade continued its stellar sales growth last year, although profits fell back a fifth as it invested in growth.