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NewsRaisio starts talks over feed business sale as part of wider restructure
Finnish food group Raisio is plotting the sale of its feed business as part of a wider restructure of the struggling business to focus on healthy foods.
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NewsKeurig Green Mountain swallows Dr Pepper Snapple for $19bn in biggest ever soft drinks deal
Consumer group JAB Holding has agreed to acquire Dr Pepper Snapple for almost $19bn (£13.5bn) to merge the soft drinks giant with its own Keurig Green Mountain coffee business.
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NewsFaccenda and Cargill unveil Avara Foods poultry joint venture
Business will be owned equally between Cargill and Faccenda
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NewsFairfields Farm bags crisps and popcorn brand Ten Acre
Potato grower Fairfields Farm has taken over crisps and popcorn manufacturer Ten Acre as it plans to ramp up expansion overseas.
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NewsBacardi snaps up posh tequila Patrón in $5.1bn deal
Bacardi said the deal would make it ‘the number one spirits player in the super-premium segment in the US’…
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NewsCandy Kittens sells stake to German confectionery giant Katjes
Candy Kittens, the UK sweets startup co-founded by Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing, has sold a “significant” minority stake to German confectionery company Katjes Fassin.
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Analysis & FeaturesGoodfella's sale plots new course for 2 Sisters
2 Sisters’ dastardly plot to corrupt MPs with a packet of biscuits may have caused some embarrassing headlines this week, but the sale of its Goodfella’s pizza brand to Nomad is a genuinely significant moment in the evolution of the UK’s second-largest food business.
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NewsSHS Group tipped to be closing in on Meridian
Nut butter brand Meridian is close to a £50m takeover, with SHS Group poised to win the highly competitive auction.
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Comment & OpinionSeismic fmcg portfolio shifts loom in 2018
The speed of change in fmcg is forcing companies to try to ascertain where they will still have competitive advantages…
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NewsSysco Corporation agrees deal to take over Kent Frozen Foods
The acquisition of KFF is subject to Competition & Markets Authority approval…
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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad swoops for Goodfella's Pizza in £200m deal
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods has agreed to acquire Goodfella’s Pizza from 2 Sisters Food Group for €225m (£199m) to expand its frozen food empire.
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NewsRefresco provisionally cleared for Cott acquisition after UK factory sale pledge
Bottling giant Refresco has been given the provisional green light to complete its acquisition of fellow bottling firm Cott after offering to sell a UK factory.
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NewsHenderson deal for five McColl's stores examined by CMA
Interested parties have until 26 January to submit their comments to the CMA
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NewsPrinces owner tests water for potential Young's acquisition
Mitsubishi Corporation approached the private equity owners of Young’s late last year
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NewsFox's and Burton's sweat to nail down final merger cash
A £400m merger of Fox’s and Burton’s Biscuits is on a knife edge after funding fell through at the final hurdle
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NewsMolson Coors plans major investment in Aspall Cyder capacity
The brewery would initially focus on growing Aspall’s presence in the on and off-trade…
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NewsUnion Hand-Roasted Coffee acquires Edinburgh’s Brew Lab
The deal is the final step for Union to ‘complete the link between coffee seed and cup’
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NewsBurts Chips eyes £100m in sales as it swoops for Savoury & Sweet
Savoury & Sweet makes products for UK household-name brands and private label ranges for major retailers
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NewsPoppets owner Raisio sells sweets business to Valeo
The confectionery business includes six production plants in the UK and Czech Republic, as well as the Poppets, Fox’s, XXX, Just and Pedro brands
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
The publisher of The Grocer bought the trademark from P&H administrators PwC for an undisclosed sum