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NewsHolland & Barrett bought for £1.77bn
An investment fund controlled by a Russian billionaire has bought health food retail chain Holland & Barrett for £1.77bn.
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NewsNisa Retail frees up £120m with refinancing move
Deal comes amid rumours of a multimillion-pound takeover by Sainsbury’s
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the Whole Foods tie-up will mean for Amazon
Amazon’s food armoury had lacked crucial weapons. Not any more
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NewsWalmart tipped to start bidding war for Whole Foods
A rival bid could block Amazon’s expansion into grocery, says JP Morgan
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's closes in on Nisa but will members say yes?
Sainsbury’s is now in a one-horse race to buy Nisa – but could still lose
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NewsCity snapshot: English Tea Shop buys Joe’s Tea Company
Two UK speciality organic tea brands are joining forces to build an £11m operation to take advantage of booming sales of speciality teas. Plus, a look at the finance stories in this week’s edition of The Grocer, supermarket shares fall again and all the latest news from the City
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NewsJBS faces struggle to find a buyer for Moy Park
The Northern Ireland-headquartered supplier is one of the biggest poultry processors in Europe
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NewsMcColl's attractive to supermarket buyers, claim analysts
McColl’s bought 298 Co-op stores in December 2016 to take the number of convenience stores it owns to 1,300
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NewsHalewood Wines & Spirits buys stake in Sadler's Ales
Sadler’s will continue to operate independently, with current MD Chris Sadler remaining in his role
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NewsABP expands in UK with Linden Foods joint venture as Brexit looms
ABP Food Group is expanding its presence in the UK as part of its Brexit strategy after agreeing to extend its joint venture with Fane Valley Co-op to include Linden Foods.
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NewsDunbia deputy CEO Tony O'Neill to retire
Dunbia has shaken up its management team in the aftermath of the Dawn Meats merger with deputy CEO Tony O’Neill to step down.
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NewsJBS announces intention to sell Moy Park
Beleaguered Brazilian meat giant JBS has announced it plans to sell its shareholding in Northern Irish poultry firm Moy Park as part of a R$7m (£1.68bn) divestment programme
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NewsOcado shares surge as City weighs up fallout from Amazon/Whole Foods deal
Ocado shares hit a 10-month high today as speculation mounted that the online grocer had become an acquisition target in the wake of Amazon’s surprise takeover of Whole Foods.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s closes in on Nisa acquisition
Weekend reports have suggested Sainsbury’s has entered into exclusive talks to buy convenience chain Nisa for £130m,
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NewsNestlé to explore potential sale of US confectionery
The Swiss company’s US confectionery business saw sales of around £722.7m in 2016
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Analysis & FeaturesNisa sale: what you need to know
It’s talking to interested parties, so why is it up for sale, who’s in the running, and what of the mutuality question?
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NewsCity snapshot: CMA finds Heineken’s Punch Taverns deal could reduce competition in 33 local areas
The Competition and Markets Authoroty has ordered Heineken to address competition concerns over 33 local areas across Great Britain, but said the £305m deal raised no competition issues for brewers. Plus all the latest news from the City
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NewsReckitt Benckiser secures regulatory clearance for $17.9bn Mead Johnson takeover
Reckitt said the acquisition would considerably strengthen its presence in developing markets, particularly China where Mead Johnson has sales of more than $1bn.
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NewsGreyHawk rescued in wake of brand dispute
Twenty jobs have been saved at Yorkshire brewer GreyHawk after it was bought from administration…
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NewsOcado's first foreign partner kept a secret
On Tuesday, the online grocer announced it had signed a contract with a “regional European retailer”