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Tate & Lyle is leaving London after 87 years, but is the Ingredion premium enough?
Tate & Lyle agreed a £2.7bn Ingredion takeover. Find out what the $TATE deal means for investors and London’s market.
June 9, 2026
India reviews Scotch whisky duty concessions as UK steel safeguards test trade deal balance
Scotch whisky was the United Kingdom’s big India win. Steel safeguards now test whether the trade pact still feels balanced to New Delhi.
June 4, 2026
Why Coca-Cola’s India IPO plan is really a test of its Campa Cola defence strategy
Coca-Cola’s India bottling IPO could unlock value, test Campa Cola pressure and reshape FMCG listings. Read the full strategy breakdown.
June 2, 2026
Pabst puts Schlitz Premium on hiatus after 177 years as beer industry faces cost and volume pressure
Schlitz is going quiet after 177 years. Legacy beer brands now face a harsher test: nostalgia still sells, but does it ship profitably?
May 23, 2026
Tate & Lyle (LSE: TATE) shares jump as Ingredion takeover approach puts $3.7bn food ingredients deal in focus
Ingredion wants Tate & Lyle at a steep premium. The bigger question is whether food reformulation has become the next M&A battleground.
May 17, 2026
Muscle Milk just changed its formula, but PepsiCo may be chasing something much bigger
Protein is booming, but consumers are confused. PepsiCo’s Muscle Milk reset turns simplicity into a new functional beverage strategy.
May 17, 2026
Sazerac deepens RTD cocktail push with equity stake in Alix Earle-backed SIPMARGS
Sazerac wants Gen Z growth. SIPMARGS wants national scale. Their RTD cocktail deal tests whether creator-led alcohol brands can go mainstream.
May 16, 2026
Diageo (LSE: DGE) gains 1.5% as insider buying and Q3 recovery momentum extend the turnaround narrative
Diageo's 0.3% Q3 growth was minimal. But it was the first positive print in a year, and the August strategy update is where the real test begins.
May 15, 2026
Danone’s evian push in Las Vegas turns premium water into a hospitality strategy
Premium water is moving from table service to venue strategy. evian’s Las Vegas push shows how Danone is chasing hospitality value.
May 7, 2026
Diageo beats muted Q3 expectations as Europe, LAC and Africa offset deepening North America slide; DGE jumps 5%
Diageo beat Q3 expectations with 0.3% organic growth, but North America fell 9.4%. The reiterated guidance implies a sharper Q4 decline investors are missing.
May 6, 2026