Soft drinks firm Britvic has signalled its willingness to renegotiate the terms of its merger with business rival AG Barr or abandon the deal, after the Competition Commission issued a final approval yesterday (July 9).
Soft drinks firm Britvic may seek improved terms for its partnership with AG Barr, after the Competition Commission gave provisional approval for the merger today (June 11).
Greencore is still not ruling itself out of the bidding for Northern Foods, but City analysts believe it may be better off walking away now than leveraging itself up to the hilt in order to trump Ranjit Boparan's 73p/share cash offer.
With Greencore’s proposed engagement to Northern Foods now looking decidedly rocky, it might make sense for bosses to turn their attention to Premier Foods’ own-label bakery and prepared foods businesses, Avana Bakeries and RF Brookes, according to City...
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has “substantially outperformed” the soft drinks market in the first half, posting a sharp rise in top and bottom line growth driven by increased distribution in England and Wales and strong marketing support.
