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Greencore CEO Patrick Coveney on navigating new wave of M&A and uncertainty of Brexit - the just-food interview, part two 14 Nov 2018

Dean Best

Greencore's exit from the US leaves the Ireland-based own-label supplier to focus on the UK. Speaking to Dean Best, CEO Patrick Coveney surveys a market he sees as in flux.

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Greencore CEO Patrick Coveney on leaving US market and focusing on UK - the just-food interview, part one 13 Nov 2018

Dean Best

In the first of a two-part interview, Greencore CEO Patrick Coveney talks to Dean Best about the private-label manufacturer's decision to quit the US and focus on the UK market.

Lakeview Farms acquires US hummus dips maker Tribe 13 Dec 18

Simon Harvey

US-based food manufacturer Lakeview Farms has acquired a local producer of dips for an undisclosed sum.

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Food and drinks firms must consider a world without plastics - research 13 Dec 18

Lucy Britner

Find out what could happen to food and drinks producers who don't make the move towards producing more environmentally-friendly packaging in the latest issue of FUTURES. 

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Sainsbury's and Asda ask for more time to respond to merger plan probe 12 Dec 18

Andy Coyne

UK supermarket giants Sainsbury's and Asda have made a request to the organisation investigating their proposed merger.

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Germany's Katjes invests in local 'superfood' start-up The Rainforest Company 5 Dec 18

Andy Coyne

German confectionery manufacturer Katjes has invested in a Berlin-based start-up via its investment arm Katjesfreenfood.

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Orkla offloads Mrs Cheng's soy sauce brand to Continental Foods 5 Dec 18

Simon Harvey

Norwegian food business Orkla has sold a soy sauce brand in Sweden as part of its portfolio realignment. 

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Tesco, Morrisons question logic of Sainsbury's, Asda deal 5 Dec 18

Simon Harvey

UK supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons have questioned the logic behind the proposed merger of rivals Sainsbury's and Asda.

London confirms transport ban on junk-food ads 23 Nov 18

Dean Best

London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed what his office is calling a "groundbreaking" ban on advertising 'junk food' on the UK capital's transport network.

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The need to win hearts and minds as well as votes 16 Nov 18

Andy Coyne

The only word I have written more than Brexit over the last few weeks is Campbell, writes Andy Coyne.