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Synova fund grabs luxury handbag maker Lunan Group

M&B benefits from high price of food in shops

Mitchells & Butlers claimed that the rising cost of shopping for fresh food was persuading consumers to eat at its pubs

Samsung dives as consumer spending slows

The South Korean electronics giant sparks fears sales of TVs, mobile phones and computers will slow this year

Britvic pub sales suffer as drinkers cut back

The squeeze on household budgets hits the UK drinks soft maker's volumes as pub-goers decide to stay at home

Philip Morris sees 23 per cent profits jump

Sales go up 15 per cent in Europe despite indoor public smoking restrictions in Britain, France, Germany and Portugal

Smokers give Philip Morris 23% profit jump

The widening of smoking restrictions fail to stop march of cigarette brand as sales jump for second quarter

Lion Capital snaps up FoodVest in £1.1bn deal

Private equity firm adds to its range of iconic brands with acquisition of Findus and Young’s, the frozen food businesses

Supermarket fuel price war brings drivers relief

Asda and Morrisons have joined Tesco and Sainsbury's in cutting the cost of unleaded and diesel fuel

Unilever lets Bertolli oil slip off

The £500m that Unilever is receiving is almost twice Bertolli's annual sales, which is pretty tasty for a commodity food business

Unilever sells Bertolli to Spanish Grupo SOS

One of the world's bestselling olive oils has been sold by Unilever to Spain's second-largest quoted food group for €630m

Domino's Pizza delivers large rise in profits

The UK's biggest pizza delivery company has benefited from the middle-classes trading down from restaurants to takeaways

Indy and Transformers are heroes for Hasbro

America's second-largest toy company said second-quarter profits rose to $37.5 million from $4.8 million a year earlier

Thousands hurt by 'toxic gas from Chinese sofas'

The British cases have been linked to an estimated 100,000 sofas sold by Argos, World of Leather and Walmsley Furnishing