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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Tulip’s takeover mean for the UK pig sector?
Pilgrim’s Pride’s acquisition of Tulip is a ‘vote of confidence’ in the market
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NewsCity snapshot: Sales slip at Greene King ahead of £2.7bn takeover
Greene King has reported a fall in like for like sales over the 18 weeks to 1 September ahead of a shareholder vote to approve its £2.7bn takeover.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 September: Alcohol taxes, Plant-based diets, Casino
Alcohol sold in supermarket should be taxed at a higher rate that booze sold in pubs to help cut problem drinking and benefit public health.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Grenade exploded into confectionery mainstream
Protein bar maker Grenade has rocketed from sports nutrition brand to mainstream giant – and is now heading for its third sale
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NewsHandmade Cake Co attributes ‘strong growth’ to free-from focus
The Handmade Cake Co reported a “year of strong growth” as increased focus on free-from bakery products boosted annual sales
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NewsGrocemania seeking £50k to push London expansion
Delivery firm Grocemania is seeking to raise £50k from angel investors to support further expansion across London retailers and drive sales.
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NewsMcBride profits drop 23% amid ‘difficult trading conditions’
Private label household goods manufacturer McBride has posted a 23% drop in full year adjusted operating profits as performance fell short of its ambitions amid “difficult trading conditions”.
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NewsTobacco Track and Trace ‘to be scrapped in no-deal Brexit’
The regulations have been called ‘the biggest regulatory cost to be imposed on the wholesale sector since the introduction of the national living wage’
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NewsAsda faces pay deal protests at stores in London and East Anglia
GMB London Region said it would be holding a number of demonstrations this month across London and the east of England
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News‘Short-term challenges’ force Tyson to cut earnings forecast
US meatpacking giant Tyson Foods has cut its 2019 earnings guidance due to “short-term challenges” it said were negatively affecting fourth-quarter earnings.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 September: M&S, Diageo, John Lewis/Waitrose
Marks & Spencer has crashed out of the FTSE 100 after a long spell of decline in which its shares have fallen more than 40% since the beginning of last year.
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NewsValeo Foods confirms £66m Kettle acquisition
Valeo Foods Group has confirmed the acquisition of Kettle from US owner Campbell Soup Co, in a deal valuing the struggling premium crisps brand at £66m
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NewsHome Bargains to be policed by Groceries Code Adjudicator
The CMA found the retailer received around half its total turnover from grocery sales
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NewsGreencore agrees £56m deal for Freshtime UK
Greencore has announced it has agreed to acquire Freshtime, a UK-based supplier of food-to-go-salads, chilled snacks and prepared produce.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 September: Biscuit International/Fox’s, Just Eat, M&S
Buyout firm Towerbook is reported to be talks to merge Biscuit International (BI) and Boparan Holdings-owned Fox’s to create a European biscuit giant.
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NewsBurton’s Biscuits acquires shortbread producer Paterson Arran
Burton’s Biscuits has announced it has broadened its product portfolio with the acquisitions of Scottish shortbread producer Paterson Arran.
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NewsJW Filshill posts 7% sales boost despite Brexit concerns
In June, Filshill announced plans to move to a new larger headquarters near Glasgow Airport
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NewsCity snapshot: BRC rejects Gove reassurances over food shortages
The British Retail Consortium has labelled cabinet minister Michael Gove’s reassurances over shortages of fresh food under a no-deal Brexit scenario “categorically untrue”.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Sept: Brexit, M&S, Premier Foods
The food industry says that it fears a “complete and catastrophic embargo” on exports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsKraft Heinz UK sales climb by almost 5%
Increased consumption was supported by the launches of Bull’s-Eye barbecue sauce and low-sugar Tomato Ketchup.