Irish foods group Greencore says it is considering its next move in the bidding battle for Northern Foods after rival suitor, the West Midlands chicken tycoon Ranjit Boparan, said a third of the Northern's shareholders backed his bid... more
Greencore is considering a cash sweetener in its offer for Northern Foods after being snubbed in merger talks for a higher bid by chicken tycoon Ranjit Boparan... more
Just days after Northern Foods chief executive Stefan Barden was part of the team which unveiled a merger with Irish group Greencore, he
has announced his departure for a new job... more
Market Report: Goldman Sachs doesn’t always get it right. That seemed to be the lesson for investors today after a stock the City big-hitter tipped only 24 hours ago sank 4%... more
Investors in Premier Foods were left with a sour taste in their mouths after Britain's biggest food manufacturer said profits would come in at the low end of City forecasts... more
There was rising talk in the City that the WM Morrison success story could be running out of steam, one day after it emerged that the chief executive is jumping ship... more
Banking giant Citigroup has rejected attempts by Terra Firma, Guy Hands’s private equity firm, to restructure EMI, the music business it bought for £2.5 billion in 2007 ... more
Food manufacturer Northern Foods warned that profits will fall again this year, and said it does not see input costs falling despite widespread fears of deflation ... more
Bradford & Bingley slumps to yet another record low, losing a further 4p to 17¼p. The shares have fallen from a peak of 310p since the start of the year and are now being treated by traders as option money... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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