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Conagra Adds Two Plant-Based, Non-Dairy Varieties to Reddi-Wip Topping Range
Jun 20, 2018Conagra Brands has expanded its Reddi-wip topping range with the addition of two plant-based, non-dairy flavors. The US food giant said that the new whipped topping products, Reddi-wip Non-Dairy Coconut and Reddi-wip Non-Dairy Almond ...
Tags: plant-based foods, Chocolate
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Australian Regulator Raises Concerns Over Saputo's $1bn Acquisition of Murray Goulburn
Mar 2, 2018Australia’s competition regulator has raised concerns about a proposed CAD1.29bn ($1.01bn) acquisition of Murray Goulburn Co-Operative (MG) by Canada’s Saputo, saying that the transaction would lead to lower prices being paid to ...
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Heineken Offers to Sell Pubs to Push Through Punch Taverns Takeover
Jun 29, 2017Heineken has offered to sell some of its pubs after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) raised concerns about its acquisition of Punch Taverns. Earlier this month, the CMA stated that the Heineken’s acquisition of Punch ...
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Heineken Asked to Address Competition Concerns Related to Punch Taverns Acquisition
Jun 15, 2017UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Heineken’s £403m bid to acquire Punch Taverns estate could reduce competition in over 33 places across the country. The regulator has asked the Dutch brewing company to ...
Tags: Heineken, Taverns Acquisition
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China's Yili Plans $850m Bid for Danone's Stonyfield Yogurt Business
May 16, 2017Chinese dairy firm Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group is preparing an $850m bid to acquire US organic yogurt business, Stonyfield, from Danone. In a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange, Yili Group mentioned that the bid for 100% of ...
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Vtech and Leapfrog Could Face Investigation Following Merger
Aug 25, 2016Regulators have revealed concerns with price rises and quality issues following VTech's merging with LeapFrog. Toy firm VTech could face an investigation over competition concerns, following the company’s recent merging with ...
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South African Regulator Approves AB InBev's $100bn Acquisition of SABMiller with Conditions
Jun 3, 2016South African competition commission has given conditional approval of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $100bn acquisition of SABMiller. The Commission has given to the recommendations to the Competition Tribunal following an investigation ...
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European Commission May Approve €71bn Ab InBev-SABMiller Merger Deal
May 25, 2016The European Commission is likely to approve the proposed merger of AB InBev and SABMiller, following the companies' efforts to address the regulator's competition concerns. AB InBev had planned sale of several brands such as Peroni, ...
Tags: European Commission, beer, brewer
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Australian Competition Regulator Approves £71bn Anheuser Busch InBev-SABMiller Merger
May 9, 2016The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved the £71bn merger of Anheuser Busch InBev and SABMiller, after concluding that the deal would not affect the domestic market. The regulator's decision came after ...
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Asahi Group Agrees to Acquire SABMiller's Peroni, Grolsch, and Meantime Brands for $2.9bn
Apr 21, 2016Japanese drinks company Asahi Group has agreed to acquire SABMiller’s Peroni, Grolsch, Meantime brands for $2.9bn, clearing another hurdle for the Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller’s $108bn merger. The acquisition is ...
Tags: Asahi Group, Acquisition, SABMiller, Merger
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US Foods Plans to Raise $100m Through IPO
Feb 15, 2016US Foods Holding Corp plans to go for initial public offering of its shares to raise $100m, a move that comes after Sysco Corp failed to acquire it. In its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, US Foods did not state the ...
Tags: US Foods, food service
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European Commission Approves Trading Group Trafigura's Stake in Zinc Producer Nyrstar
Dec 18, 2015The European Commission has cleared commodities trading group Trafigura's minority holding in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar. In November, Trafigura told the EC its minority 20.02% stake in Nyrstar -- held through its ...
Tags: Nyrstar, Zinc, lead metal
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Ardagh Completed Its 3 Billion Euro Acquisition of Saint Gobain
Apr 23, 2015Packaging company Ardagh is almost said to have completed its €3bn acquisition of the glass packaging unit of Saint Gobain. Saint Gobain has been considering the sale of Verallia to focus on higher-margin home and construction ...
Tags: Glass Packaging, Packaging
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EC Gave Its Approval for The Acquisition of Austria-Based Constantia Flexibles for $2.8bn
Mar 19, 2015The European Commission (EC) has given its approval for the acquisition of Austria-based Constantia Flexibles by French investment group Wendel Group for €2.3bn ($2.8bn). Constantia Flexibles specialises in producing foil, paper ...
Tags: Constantia Flexibles, plastic-film packaging, packaging
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CCI Approved The Reliance Industries to Sell 49% Stake to Chinese Company Shandong Ruyi
Mar 12, 2015Indian fair trade watchdog, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposal of Reliance Industries to sell 49 per cent stake in a newly-formed textile firm to Chinese company, Shandong Ruyi. “The Commission is of the ...
Tags: Reliance Industries, Shandong Ruyi