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NewsCity snapshot: ABF buys Italian balsamic vinegar producer Acetum
Associated British Foods has acquired Acetum, an Italian producer of balsamic vinegar of Modena, as it upgrades its full-year earnings forecast due to the weak pound.
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NewsNestlé hopes to tap vegan boom with Sweet Earth acquisition
Nestlé is the latest global fmcg giant to snap up a plant-based food business as it hope to re-energise flagging sales by tapping booming consumer demand for vegetarian and vegan products.
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NewsNisa members would prefer Sainsbury's deal to Co-op
Nisa members would prefer a sale to Sainsbury’s than the Co-op, an exclusive new poll for The Grocer has found
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NewsUnilever snaps up fast-growing tea brand Pukka Herbs
The deal for an undisclosed sum ’came down to scale and sustainability’ said Pukka
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NewsRefresco shareholders approve £1bn takeover of Cott's bottling operations
Refresco shareholders have given the Dutch soft drinks bottler and contract packer the green light for its $1.3bn (£1bn) takeover of the bottling operations of Canadian drinks manufacturer Cott.
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News150 jobs saved as Waitrose cake maker More Food acquired in pre-pack deal
A rescue deal at Waitrose and Budgens cake supplier More Food has saved 150 jobs after rising commodity prices following the Brexit vote and substantial costs related to a move to new facilities squeezed the business.
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NewsInnis & Gunn seeks green light to sell £15m stake to US private equity firm
Innis & Gunn has followed in the footsteps of fellow Scottish craft brewer BrewDog and attracted the interest of a US private equity firm
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NewsForecourt operator MRH buys Chartman Retail
MRH said the deal was part of its plans to expand into the south west of the UK…
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NewsMcBride swoops for £10.8m Danish firm Danlind
Private label household goods manufacturer McBride has bought Danish dish-wash and laundry products firm Danlind for a cash consideration of £10.8m.
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NewsMichael O'Loughlin to lead acquisitions at Motor Fuel Group
O’Loughlin left Applegreen in December 2016, after eight years as managing director of its UK business
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NewsC&C Group takes stake in pub group Admiral Taverns
Magners and Tennent’s brewer C&C Group has bought a 47% stake in UK pub group Admiral Taverns as part of its acquisition by US investment fund Proprium Capital Partners.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhole Foods price cuts just the beginning Amazon vows
How much should we read into early Whole Pay Check price cuts?
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NewsJDE recoups £12.4m Carte Noire loss with L'Or instant success
L’Or instant racked up £12.6m in value sales in its first six months
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NewsLittle Dish heads to US in £17m deal with Profile Capital
Profile Capital has acquired a majority stake in Little Dish valuing the healthy children’s food brand at $21.5m (£17m)
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NewsWarren Buffett rules out second Kraft Heinz approach for Unilever and says 'no' to Mondelez bid
Kraft Heinz backer Warren Buffett has ruled out a second tilt at Unilever and quashed rumours that the food conglomerate’s next target is a reunification with Mondelez.
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NewsAmazon adds range of Whole Foods Market lines to UK site
Nearly 450 products have appeared on AmazonFresh shortly after Whole Foods lines went live on US sites
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco and Booker's five arguments for the CMA
The Grocer looks at the key points raised by the potential partners in their 111-page dossier defending the deal
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NewsCostcutter could be next on the block in convenience
Sir Michael Bibby promises “formal announcement soon”
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NewsCity snapshot: China’s “richest chicken farmer” linked with Moy Park deal
Liu Yonghao, chairman of China’s agrichemical business New Hope, has been tipped as the front-runner in the £1bn-plus deal for Northern Irish poultry producer Moy Park.
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NewsHeineken's Punch Taverns takeover gets CMA green light
Heineken’s proposed takeover of a significant portion of Punch Taverns’ pubs has been given the go-ahead by the Competition & Markets Authority.