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Applegreen To Be Taken Private By Founders And Blackstone In €718m Deal

Forecourt operator Applegreen said on Tuesday it would be taken private by a consortium led by its founders and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in a dea...

Irish Grocery Sales See 16.4% Growth In The Latest 12 Weeks: Kantar

New data from Kantar has revealed that Irish grocery sales grew by 16.4% in the 12-week period to 29 November 2020. In this period, shoppers spent over...

Forecourt Retailer Applegreen Confirms Potential Takeover Talks

Forecourt operator Applegreen has said that it is in 'advanced discussions' with a consortium led by B&J Holdings Limited and Blackstone Infrastruc...

EU, UK Engage In Last-Minute Talks To Avoid Potential Ban On Meat Exports

EU and UK officials are in last-minute talks to avoid a potential two-way ban on exports of a wide range of food items between Great Britain and Ireland, r...

Irish Shoppers Spent Over €1bn In Supermarkets In October: Kantar

Irish grocery sales grew 18.8% year-on-year in the latest four-week period ended 1 November, with shoppers spending over €1 billion in supermarkets, a...

Britain, EU Have A Week To 10 Days To Find Brexit Breakthrough, Says Ireland

Britain and the European Union have a week to 10 days to find a way to unlock trade talks, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday, after both...

Ireland's Kerry Group Reports ‘Strong Recovery’ In Q3 2020

Irish food and ingredients firm Kerry Group has reported a ‘strong recovery’ in business performance in the third quarter of its financial year...

Glanbia Sees Like-For-Like Revenues Up 3.1% In Third Quarter

Dairy and nutrition firm Glanbia has posted a 3.1% increase in like-for-like sales in the third quarter of its financial year (+1.0% reported), after what...