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Hovis and Kingsmill-owners in talks about historic bread merger

The owners of Hovis and Kingsmill, two of Britain's leading bread producers, are in talks about a historic merger amid a decades-long decline in the sale of supermarket loaves. Sky News has learnt ...
Reuters

AB Foods in bakery deal talks with Hovis owner

AB Foods has been exploring options for Allied Bakeries Deal would bring together Kingsmill and Hovis bread brands No certainty a deal will be concluded AB Foods shares rise 1% May 6 (Reuters) - ...
Reuters

Kingsmill owner AB Foods buys Hovis to create UK bread powerhouse

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Associated British Foods (ABF.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy Hovis, giving it another big UK bread brand on top of Kingsmill so they can better compete in a market that ...
Just-Food

ABF snaps up Hovis despite sales, profit pressures in UK bread

Associated British Foods (ABF) is to acquire the Hovis bread business from UK headquartered private-equity firm Endless. ABF confirmed the deal today (15 August), ending months of speculation over the ...
Morningstar

UPDATE: UK regulator starts review of AB Foods purchase of Hovis bread

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Friday launched a formal investigation of the planned acquisition of Hovis Group Ltd by Associated British Foods PLC. The CMA said the phase ...
Morningstar

UK regulator starts formal review of AB Foods purchase of Hovis bread

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Friday launched a formal investigation of the planned acquisition of Hovis Group Ltd by Associated British Foods PLC. The CMA said the phase ...