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Greencore swoops for $750m Peacock to "transform" US business
Greencore has announced the US$747.5m (£594.3m) acquisition of US convenience food supplier Peacock to “transform” its business in North America.
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City snapshot: Currency movements help boost trading at Hilton Foods
Meat packing firm Hilton Foods has reported “strong” first half trading despite competitive retail grocery markets and uncertain macroeconomic conditions
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Fyffes doubles down on Canadian mushrooms
Fyffes has bought a second Canadian mushroom business with the €41m acquisition of All Seasons Mushrooms this morning
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Carr’s Group sells food division to Whitworths for £36m
Food and engineering group Carr’s has sold its food division, Carr’s Flour Mills, to fellow flour miller Whitworths for £36m.
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City Snapshot: Ahold and Delhaize post pre-merger sales growth
The newly combined Ahold Delhaize (AD) has “kicked off with good momentum” after both Ahold and Delhaize Group reported strong second quarter results
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Poor weather drives the worst supermarket sales figures for two years
During the four weeks ending 16 July 2016, the value of sales was down 2.4%
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Tesco first quarter like-for-like sales up 0.9% as it sells Harris + Hoole
Tesco has reported group like-for-like sales grew by 0.9% in the 13 weeks to 28 May, including its second quarter of like-for-like UK growth for the first time in more than five years.
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Rise in high street numbers drives UK footfall increase
Footfall in May was 0.3% up on a year ago after a significant upturn in shoppers on the high street
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City snapshot: Premier Foods rejects McCormick bid
McCormick bid 52p per share on 12 February and upped its offer last week
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City snapshot: M&S CEO Marc Bolland steps down amid strong Christmas food sales but weak GM
Marks and Spencer has announced this morning that Marc Bolland will step down as CEO after six years in the role
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Media Bites: Sainsbury's bids for Home Retail Group
The surprise news yesterday that Sainsbury’s held talks takeover with Argos owner Home Retail Group has triggered a flurry of news stories in today’s papers.
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City Snapshot: Exchange rates cause double-digit profit and revenue drop at SABMiller
SABMiller has suffered a 12% drop in revenues in the six months to 30 September
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City snapshot: Carr’s Group achieves record profits despite revenue fall
Carr’s Group, but the agriculture and food company Carr’s Group reports a 6% rise in full year EBITDA despite 4.1% revenue fall, Sainsbury’s…
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City snapshot: Annual sales up by 45.8% at Finsbury Food Group
Bakery and cake supplier Finsbury Food Group (FIF) has grown revenues by 45.8% in the year to 27 June, plus second quarter trading figures from Casino and Carrefour and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City Snapshot: Carr's food volumes hold up
Volumes in Carr’s Group food division, which supplies flour to the likes of Warburtons, are ahead of a year ago
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City snapshot: Currency movements help Danone to 8.1% Q1 growth
Danone makes a strong start to its financial year, Nestle confirms talks with Brakes Group over frozen division sales and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City snapshot: Poundland sales up 11.8% as revenues pass £1bn
Poundland achieved an 11.8% revenues boost in the 12 months to 28 March with sales, excluding its Spanish trial, reaching £1.1bn. UK retail sales increased by 3.2% on a like-for-like basis during March, Majestic Wine shares soar plus the all the latest from the City.
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Comment and Opinion
There's more to the obesity crisis than sugar
In the past fortnight, sugar has been singled out as a lead cause of the obesity epidemic in the UK…