All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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NewsKraft Heinz to be broken up following lacklustre decade
Kraft Heinz is to be broken into two separate independent companies following a unanimous vote by its board
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NewsAsda owner TDR Capital among potential bidders for Costa
It is not the first time TDR Capital has expressed interest in Costa, having previously explored a deal through its petrol forecourt business, EG Group, in 2018
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NewsPerwyn sells stake in halal leader Isla Délice
Branded halal meat firm Isla Délice will change hands later this year, following a successful exit by private equity owner Perwyn
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NewsKraft Heinz split nears fruition
A hotly anticipated break-up of Kraft Heinz is rumoured to be just days away, with the split potentially unlocking billions of dollars in value for shareholders
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NewsSupreme picks up 1001 carpet cleaner in £2m deal
Tracing its heritage back to the 1940s, 1001 supplies a range of carpet and upholstery care products to the likes of Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Home Bargains and B&M Bargains
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NewsBespoke Kitchen Foods ready to ‘seize’ growth following LDC investment
LDC’s investment follows three years of rapid growth at Bespoke, when the company has averaged 18% revenue growth per year
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Comment & OpinionMandatory health targets are a game-changer for M&A strategy
Food businesses are facing pressure to get healthier from government and major investors
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Merchant Gourmet deal is a ‘good fit’ for Premier Foods
The latest deal is expected to follow the same Premier ‘playbook’
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NewsBoots to go it alone as Sycamore takeover of Walgreens Boots Alliance completes
The deal brings WBA’s time as a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq exchange in the US to an official end
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NewsWagamama owner among potential bidders for Costa Coffee
The investment firm is said to have held early-stage talks with advisers to The Coca-Cola Company
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Comment & OpinionAs Coca-Cola mulls Costa Coffee sale, what's gone wrong?
Costa Coffee was acquired for £3.9bn from Whitbread in 2018 but it's not worked out for the soft drinks giant. Here's why
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NewsKeurig Dr Pepper buys JDE Peet’s to create new coffee giant
The deal will lead to the split of the combined group’s coffee and soft drinks units
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the latest co-operative merger is ‘quite different’
Central Co-op is absorbing Chelmsford Star – but management is determined the smaller society will not disappear from view
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Analysis & FeaturesCan a Hovis and Kingsmill combo stop the rot in sliced bread?
ABF hopes merger will pull both Hovis and Kingsmill back from the brink amid a decline in sliced bread. What are the chances?
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NewsTiffin buys Bradford sandwich firm Love Bites
Independent food-to-go manufacturer Tiffin has acquired fellow Bradford firm Love Bites, just four months after snapping up Scottish sandwich maker PJ’s Foods
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NewsOutlook good for M&A in food and drink after strong second quarter
M&A activity in food & drink is expected to continue ramping up in 2025 and beyond following a bumper second quarter, a new report shows
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NewsMeatable opens up road to lab-grown chicken and lamb with new acquisition
The takeover of Uncommon Bio’s platform has given the business an entirely new way to manufacture cultivated meat
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NewsPremier Foods snaps up Merchant Gourmet for £48m
Premier Foods has snapped up premium ready-to-eat grain and pulse pouch brand Merchant Gourmet
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NewsLakrids By Bülow ready for global expansion following IDG Capital buyout
The business said the deal marked a significant milestone in its evolution from a local artisanal liquorice brand into a globally recognised premium confectionery player
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NewsParamount Retail Group snaps up meat wholesaler DB Food Group
Paramount said DB Foods had built a ‘strong reputation as a trusted supplier of premium meat’, and was ‘recognised as a pioneer of sustainable practices’