All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 78
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Michael 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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C&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 and Features
Whole Foods price cuts just the beginning Amazon vows
How much should we read into early Whole Pay Check price cuts?
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JDE 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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Little 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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Warren 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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Amazon 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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$11bn wiped from supermarket and food & drink shares as Amazon fires gun on price war
More than $11bn (£8.6bn) has been wiped off the value of the world’s largest supermarkets and food and drink manufacturers
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Costcutter could be next on the block in convenience
Sir Michael Bibby promises “formal announcement soon”
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City 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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Heineken'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.
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Florette snaps up prepared salad site in Lancashire from William Jackson
Fresh produce supplier Florette has acquired the Lancashire site of MyFresh Prepared Produce from the William Jackson Food Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Comment and Opinion
You are wrong, wrong, wrong on Tesco-Booker, CMA!
I am furious that, even at this second stage, the CMA has completely and utterly failed to grasp the key issues
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Mars Food builds healthy portfolio with acquisition of Tasty Bite
Mars Food has agreed to acquire the owner of all-natural Indian and Asian food brand Tasty Bite, which has been sold in UK supermarkets since 2016.
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Brakes parent company, Sysco, reports 9.9% rise in sales
The US company said an uplift in its international food operations was “largely driven” by its aquisition of the wholesaler
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Sainsbury's delays Nisa move as Co-op comes back to the table
Sainsbury’s period of exclusivity to do a deal with Nisa has now expired, leaving the field open to other potential suitors
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Plenish replenishes growth engine with £1.5m PE injection
Cold-pressed juice brand Plenish has raised £1.5m in its second funding round – valuing it at £10m
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Analysis and Features
All you need to know about the B&M takeover of Heron Foods
What is the rationale behind the latest convenience shake-up?
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P&G countering Peltz with acquisitions plan
P&G signalled in a call to analysts it is stepping up efforts to grow revenues
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CheckoutSmart expands overseas with acquisition of German cashback grocery app Scondoo
Cashback app CheckoutSmart has acquired German mobile shopping reward company Scondoo to extend its reach in Europe.