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Packaging Innovations: Five Shows Under One Roof
Feb 13, 2017The UK’s top packaging event – Packaging Innovations (Inc. Ecopack and Contract Pack), Label&Print and Empack 2017 – returns to NEC, Birmingham on 1 & 2 March, with an impressive five shows under one roof, over 350 ...
Tags: Packaging Innovations, Packaging
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GlaxoSmithKline's Sale of Its Drinks Brands Was The Latest in a Long Line of UK Brands
Sep 29, 2013GlaxoSmithKline’s sale of Lucozade and Ribena for £1.35bn earlier this month was the latest in a long line of iconic British brand sales topped by Cadbury. GlaxoSmithKline's sale of its drinks brands was the latest in a long ...
Tags: Timeline Tracks, Food Brands
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GlaxoSmithKline Is to Sell Its Drinks Brands Lucozade and Ribena to SBF
Sep 11, 2013GlaxoSmithKline is to sell its drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd (SBF), the Japanese consumer goods company, for GBP 1.35 billion (AUD 2.4b) in cash. It is expected that the transaction will be completed by ...
Tags: Beverage, Food, Agriculture
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GSK Has Agreed to Sell Its Nutritional Drinks Brands
Sep 10, 2013GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to sell its nutritional drinks brands – the iconic Lucozade and Ribena – to the Japanese consumer goods firm Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) for £1.35bn in cash. GlaxoSmithKline is to sell ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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GSK Postponed Plans to Increase Its Stake From 46.4% to 75% in GSK Nigeria
Jul 25, 2013UK-based GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has postponed plans to increase its stake from 46.4% to 75% in GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria (GSK Nigeria), proposed under a scheme of arrangement. The minority shareholders considered the deal ...
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Mergers and Acquisitions in The UK Food and Drink Industry Hit a 10-Year Low
Jul 19, 2013Mergers and acquisitions in the UK food and drink industry hit a 10-year low at just 73 deals in the first half of this year, revealed figures from information services company Experian. Could AG Barr's acquisition of GSK's Lucozade and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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AG Barr Is Remaining Tight-Lipped About Press Reports
Jul 16, 2013Irn Bru maker AG Barr is remaining tight-lipped about press reports that it is preparing a £1bn bid for Glaxo Smith Kline’s iconic drink brands Ribena and Lucozade, in the wake of its failed merger bid with Britvic. He ...
Tags: Glaxo Smith Kline, Failed merger deal, AG Barr, Ribena, Lucozade
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GSK Has Announced It Is to Sell Its Soft Drink Brands Lucozade and Ribena
Apr 26, 2013GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced it is to sell its soft drink brands Lucozade and Ribena, in a bid to improve its strategic focus and enhance its growth profile. Lucozade and Ribena are estimated to be for sale for 766M Andrew ...
Tags: GlaxoSmithKline, Food, GSK
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Over The Past Month with The Sale of Heinz to a Consortium Led by The Sage of Omaha
Mar 12, 2013The food industry’s biggest ever takeover was announced over the past month with the sale of Heinz to a consortium led by the sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and Brazilian private equity specialist Jorge Lemann’s 3G Capital group ...
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Juice Burst Has Been Growing in The Independent Retail Sector
Feb 6, 2013Giving the soft drink Juice Burst a fresh look was only one part of the rebranding exercise. A key issue was to incorporate the very latest smartphone technology – that and exploding fruit, discovers Philip Chadwick The brief ...
Tags: Juice Sector, Smart Technology, Packaging
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MPC Collaborated with M&C Saatchi and Independent to Deliver a Fully CG Commercial
Dec 21, 2012MPC collaborated with M&C Saatchi and Independent to deliver a fully CG commercial for the makers of Ribena, bringing the famous berries to life again. Working closely with director Peter Szewczyk, MPC was tasked with creating ...
Tags: MPC, M&C Saatchi, CG commercial
