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...TDR owns Stonegate, the UK’s largest pubs group, and this year bought rival Ei Group. The combined business runs the Slug and Lettuce, Yates and Walkabout chains....
New York company wins bidding against Kerry for nutrition and biosciences unit
Projections suggest $300m in annual cost savings and $400m of revenue benefits
US flavouring group seeks first-mover advantage with purchase of nutrition venture
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Deterioration in recent years prompts new fears of retirement ‘time bomb’
Wave of deals across the diverse industry is being spurred by chance to cut costs
Boards must not let possible savings override industrial logic
Software maker reveals sharp rise in quarterly earnings
Investors hunting for bargains help buoy S&P 500 sector
Analysts are not expecting much cheer with Walmart earnings as it looks to holiday season sales
Chemical company under pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz
US stocks lack direction as consumer confidence slide offsets positive industrial production data
Influential group criticises chemical company as ‘more inclined to obfuscation than accountability’
Collaboration over coolant to meet emissions rules falls foul
In and out of reputational rehab, the UK bank has produced three nasty surprises in two days
Science and regulations still temper expectations
UBS analysts say company hurt by shift from corn to soyabeans
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