Sector comment
The food and beverage sector is increasingly dynamic, as consumer willingness to experiment with food has developed at a similar pace to today’s hectic lifestyles.
Food and Beverage sector mergers and acquisitions comment - January 2009
There are no prizes for guessing what will dominate the Food and Beverage M&A Market in 2009. To paraphrase Bill Clinton, ‘It’s the economy stupid’.
Food and beverage sector mergers and acquisitions comment - October 2008
Much has been made of the financial crisis and how it is causing an economic downturn. Food producers will be bracing themselves for demands from the big 4 retailers to cut prices in an effort to stop consumers turning to the deep discounters such as Lidl and Aldi.
Food and beverage sector mergers and acquisitions comment - September 2008
Who will come out on top as consumers feel the pinch – private label or branded products? Several of the major food retailers have been promoting their own brands to show customers how much they can save compared to proprietary brands.
Food and beverage sector mergers and acquisitions comment - July 2008
Private equity groups are supposedly feeling the pinch and pulling back from deals but you wouldn’t know this from looking at the food sector.
Food and beverage sector mergers and acquisitions comment - June 2008
Food producers and processors have been hit hard over the past few months by rising commodity costs. Some have struggled to pass these on as retailers are wary of raising prices and passing on costs to consumers in the current economic climate.
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