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NewsHalewood Wines & Spirits abandons plan to sell business
After posting stellar results for the latest financial year, owner Judy Halewood has decided the business is best kept in the family.
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NewsCity snapshot: TRS Group in talks with PE firm Exponent over sale
Private equity investor Exponent is understood to be closing on a deal to buy Asian foods wholesale specialist TRS Group
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NewsValeo Foods to merge Tangerine and Big Bear
The proposed changes include closure of Big Bear’s historic Leicester manufacturing site by the end of 2019
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NewsPets Choice expands with acquisition of Rufus Foods
UK pet food manufacturer Pets Choice has expanded with the acquisition of competitor Rufus Foods
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado and M&S agree £1.5bn joint venture
Ocado and Marks & Spencer have agreed to create a 50/50 joint venture that will “transform online grocery shopping in the UK”.
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NewsOcado confirms it's in talks with M&S over UK joint venture
A deal between the two retailers could be announced as soon as tomorrow
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NewsFood and drink deals slow down following strong 2018
Worries over the UK leaving the EU have dampened domestic deal volumes this year
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NewsTesco would benefit from Sainsda competition loss, says CMA
The watchdog has published the findings of a 20,000-shopper exit poll carried out by Kantar Public
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NewsDairy Crest to remain 'passionately British' despite sale, CEO Mark Allen insists
The Cathedral City owner is to be sold to Canadian dairy giant Saputo, in a £975m cash deal
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NewsCity snapshot: Dairy Crest agrees £975m sale to Canada's Saputo
Dairy Crest owns Cathedral City as well as the Clover and Country Life butter and spread brands
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NewsSuppliers celebrate CMA's Sainsbury's-Asda findings
There was widespread celebration over this week’s verdict, despite the competition watchdog dismissing concerns raised over the impact on suppliers
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Comment & OpinionThe Asda-Sainsbury’s merger is surely doomed
It will be interesting to see if the parties decide to see the merger battle through to the inevitably bitter end
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Comment & OpinionEpic CMA report leaves little hope for Sainsbury's-Asda
Andrew Taylor, a former senior director at the Competition Commission and partner at Aldwych Partners, dissects today’s CMA announcement
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NewsSainsbury's shares plunge in the wake of CMA Asda deal objections
Sainsbury’s shares have tanked to a lower level than they were trading at before last year’s announcement of the blockbuster merger with Asda due to City fears the Competition & Markets Authority has today killed the deal.
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's-Asda CMA findings: analysts react
Here is what experts say about the CMA’s Phase 2 provisional findings
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NewsSainsbury’s facing uphill battle to overturn CMA decision
Mike Coupe accused the CMA of “moving the goalposts” on the deal and disputed the methodology used to claim it would lead to higher prices nationally
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sainsbury's-Asda merger would lead to higher prices, says CMA
Sainsbury’s shares have dived 14% on news that the CMA has “extensive concerns” over its proposed merger with Asda, Arla sees sales recover after turnaround plan and rest of the new from the City
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NewsBlow for Sainsbury’s-Asda merger plans as CMA flags up extensive concerns
The CMA said the deal would lead to a “worse experience” for both in-store and online shoppers nationally
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA's rejection of Sainsbury's-Asda is as subtle as the deal itself
It’s been variously referred to as Sasda, Jasda and Sainsda. But this deal is dead and Sainsburied, says Grocer editor Adam Leyland