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Companies / United States
The Financial Times has reported that an activist fund named Relational Investors has purchased a US$600mn stake in PepsiCo in the belief that the firm will benefit from spinning off its US beverage business. The fund, run by Ralph Whitworth, purchased nearly 9mn shares, which repesents a stake of around 0.6% of the soft drink and snack maker. BMI has previously suggested that PepsiCo...
2012-05-17Companies / United States
Discount retailer Aldi has revealed that it opened 75 stores in the US during 2011 and plans to open more than 80 outlets in 2012. The move represents a continuation of the firm's recent...
2012-05-16Companies / Cuba
Global spirits firm Pernod Ricard looks close to giving up its battle to secure rights to the Havana Club brand in the US after the US Supreme Court refused to review a law that prevents...
2012-05-15Companies / Vietnam
Our near-term retail outlook for Vietnam is looking increasingly worrying, and we are forecasting slower growth in overall mass grocery retail (MGR) sales in 2012. Growing uncertainties over unemployment in the manufacturing sector and concerns of a macroeconomic slowdown are already taking their toll on consumer confidence. With consumers remaining largely cautious with their spending...
2012-05-17Finance / Indonesia
Bearish technical signals suggest that Mayora Indah's impressive rally in recent years is nearing its end. Faced with growing demand headwinds, 2012 is likely to prove a more challenging...
2012-05-16Companies / Pakistan
Organised grocery retail has only a fledgling presence in Pakistan. The Pakistani grocery retail market remains highly fragmented and is dominated by mom-and-pop shops, which typically...
2012-05-16Companies / Poland
Drinks group Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has agreed a deal with Russian Standard that will see the latter pump up to US$310mn into the drinks firm in exchange for a significant minority stake. The move puts the two firms in a strong position to become a regional market leader in the vodka category, with the alliance bringing together a host of strong brands...
2012-04-27Companies / Russia
At the same time as curbing the consumption of beer and spirits with additional taxes, the Russian government has signalled its support for the domestic wine industry. A statement from...
2012-04-13Companies / France
French newspaper Les Echos has reported that local drinks group Belvédère has received interest in its Polish vodka brand Sobieski and could be considering a sale. The report suggests...
2012-03-02Industry / United Arab Emirates
The table below outlines the factors which make up each rating and the scores for each market in the MENA region. The six factors which make up the reward rating are food consumption per capita, market fragmentation, per capita food consumption (five-year compound annual growth), population size, GDP per capita and youth population.
2012-04-16Companies / France
French retailer Auchan has acquired a 10% stake in Tunisian retailer Société Magasin General (SMG). The deal was done through the firm's supermarket's sub division, Auchansuper, and...
2012-03-15Companies / South Africa
Africa's biggest mass grocery retail (MGR) player Shoprite's full-year prospects look fairly promising after it reported 13.2% and 19.6% increase in its revenues and net profits respectively...
2012-02-27Companies / United Kingdom
Irish drinks firm C&C is once again being talked up as a possible takeover target, with multinational brewers Carlsberg and SABMiller said to have run a ruler over the firm. The rumours come after the firm posted a mixed set of results for its latest financial year. Crucially, sales of the firm's Magner's cider brand increased in the UK - the first time the brand has grown for...
2012-05-17Industry / United Kingdom
BMI View: Drugmakers and governments will increasingly enter agreements to provide some form of risk sharing or price protection for new drugs. As governments focus on cost containment...
2012-05-16Companies / Italy
Italian dairy firm Parmalat has posted net sales growth of 5.9% for the first quarter of 2012. The growth was broad-based with revenues up by 2.2% in Italy, 4.1% in the rest of Europe,...
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