Icelandic retailer Baugur has announced that it has purchased 51.4m shares in Big Food Group, representing a 15% stake in the UK grocer.

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Shares in Big Food Group, which operates frozen food retailer Iceland, surged at the news. Recently, the company’s shares have fallen in value following Iceland’s poor performance.

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