Coronavirus spurs scramble for coffee beans
Coffee has become one of the world’s top-performing commodities as demand surges
Dr Pepper owner in talks to take over former Lidl distribution centre
Group whose brands also include Krispy Kreme looking to seal deal in Co Kildare
Coty buys into Kylie Jenner start-up to burnish Instagram appeal
Deal puts €1.1bn valuation on make-up business founded by youngest Kardashian sister
AIB to shed 1,000 staff by 2022 as bad debt workload falls
Seen & Heard: Clampdown on flat-rate expenses could leave workers out of pocket
The Nazi past of the people who bring you Krispy Kreme
The family behind JAB, which owns the doughnut brand and Pret A Manger, were fervent supporters of Adolf Hitler
Pret A Manger to swallow rival Eat in vegan push
Eat has struggled with competition in fast-food sector
Krispy Kreme owners donate millions over Nazi past
The German family learned from documents of their ancestors support of forced labour
Starbucks tries to win over Italians with coffee and pizza
At €1.80 for a simple espresso at its first outlet in Italy, Starbucks will charge nearly double what Italians pay at their local bars
Nestlé to pay $7bn to add Starbucks’ products to its portfolio
Deal is latest move in Nestlé’s US strategy
The key sectors
Healthcare, food and agri, financial services and the industrial sectors led the way for Irish M&A in 2017
Bud gets wiser: ‘king of beers’ fights back against craft brewing
Anheuser-Busch InBev, which owns Budweiser, will devote €1.8bn to ambitious plan
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