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Nomad adds Aunt Bessie’s potatoes to its UK brands

Bloomberg Aunt Bessie’s Yorhire puddings and roast potatoes, the side dishes that are part of a traditional British roast dinner, have a new owner. Nomad Foods Ltd., the frozen-foods company backed by entrepreneurs Martin E. Franklin and Noam Gottesman, has agreed to acquire British prepared foods maker Aunt Bessie’s Ltd. from owner William Jackson & Son Ltd., according to a …

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From flagship to scrapyard: First Airbus A380s to get broken up

Bloomberg Two of Airbus SE’s flagship A380 superjumbos are headed for the scrapheap after a search for new operators failed to secure firm bids. Negotiations with British Airways, Iran Air and Hi Fly, a Portuguese charter specialist, ended with no deals struck, German investment fund Dr. Peters, which manages the planes, said in a statement to shareholders. The double-decker jets, …

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Total unconvinced by hydrogen cars as France unveils subsidies

Bloomberg France’s biggest energy company expressed skepticism about the economics of hydrogen-powered vehicles as the government unveiled subsidies to promote the gas as way of cutting fossil-fuel consumption and fighting climate change. “We find it difficult to be convinced it has a future in 10 years time,” Total SA Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said in an interview with local …

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