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Welcome to today's news headlines about the food and grocery industry. For more news and analysis on the major stories go to www.igd.com/analysis

The top issues in today's UK national press:

  • Trio from Brazil to pay $4bn for Burger King
  • Pub industry points to steep fall in alcohol consumption
  • Dalton Philips' strategy for Morrison expected to include online

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Financial Times Page
Fears grow over food supply - Russia extends grain export ban, riots in Africa, wheat prices soar 1
Pub industry points to steep fall in alcohol consumption 4
Seven die in Mozambique food rioting 6
The Short View (James Mackintosh): Investors looking for some good news on rising prices need look no further than their breakfast plate... 15
[Dalton] Philips' strategy for Morrison expected to include online 16
People column: Bolland readies to unwrap review 16
Call for risk review of PotashCorp takeover 17
Restaurant Group beats forecasts and dismisses bid talk 17
Landmark bids £90m for Carluccio's 17
McBride scrubs up well in spite of rivals 18
Pernod sales in Asia overtake Europe 20
Burger King board agrees to 3G Capital's bid to take it private 21
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The Times Page
Mozambique: Hunger drives rioters on to streets as food prices soar 36
When the wolf is at the door... - Analysis of effect of rising food prices on the poor 36
Restaurants on a roll after Dubai bid for Carluccio's 45
Business Need to Know: The Restaurant Group reports pre-tax profits up 13% 46
Business Need to Know: Pernod Ricard reports profits up but revenues down 46
Trio from Brazil to pay $4bn for Burger King 49
Business commentary: Driving up the price of drink 51
Canadians threaten to block Chinese bid for PotashCorp over price fears 52
Tempus column: McBride, Restaurant Group and Pernod Ricard 57
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The Daily Telegraph Page
Brazilians take a $4bn bite into Burger King (Business) 1
Cheers, we are drinking less alcohol 1
Carluccio's agrees to £90m takeover (Business) 3
Wetherspoon boss threatens to boycott 'moronic' Diageo (Business) 3
Pernod finds cheer in US and Europe (Business) 4
Foster's demerger hit as CFO quites (Business) 4
McBride profits up 33pc as commodity price rises slow (Business) 5
Restaurant Group profits increase (Business) 8
French fast food chain bans pig meat 16
Russia extends export ban on grain 17
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The Guardian Page
Scotland plans minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit to cut drink-related deaths 7
Nomads face shrinking future as grass dies on the roof of the world - Desertification of Tibetan plateau is wreaking havoc on traditional ways of life 25
Carluccio's co-founders lick their lips at prospect of £10m sale windfall 27
Burger King chain sold to private equity firm for $4bn 27
Blow to Potash's hopes over takeover 29
Don't cut green energy cash, Huhne urged [by NFU] 30
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The Independent Page
Now meat price surge raises fear of food inflation 10
The tin can revolution - How a humble invention changed the way we live (Viewspaper) 14
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Daily Mail Page
Last orders for the bargain booze deals 27
Warning on aluminium in baby milk 37
£11m a year lost as drivers avoid pricey M-way food 39
Why is Britain so hooked on crisps? 40
Brazilian tycoon leads buyout of Burger King 81
McBride fights off brand rivals 82
Scots lashed for alcohol pricing 82
Carluccio's sold for £90m 83
Food firm buyout (Restaurant Group) 83
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Daily Mirror Page
Cotton wool kids - Call for schools to train new generation to be winners 25
Chips are down for Burger King 28
English fizz best bubbly 35
Go online to net big savings 41
Drivers snub m-way cafes 48
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The Sun Page
Boozing at a 10yr low 12
Baby milk fear - Formula baby milk can contain 40 times more aluminium than breast milk, experts warn 15
Booze to cost 45p 22
Calories battered - A takeaway boss claims he sells fish and chips with no more calories than a bag of crisps 25
Captain Crunch basket league: Tesco climbs two spots in weekly basket of basics 27
You wanna take a close look at your drinking 36
It's van Morrison - Morrisons is planning to make its first move into home shopping - after a decade of shunning the internet 51
Asda is teaming up with a Savile Row designer to boost sales of menswear 51
Burger King has been gobbled up by private equity firm backed by three of Brazil's best-known businessmen 51
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Daily Express Page
Price of bread is set to soar 2
UK fizz is champ of champers 6
UK jobs fear after Burger King is swallowed up by Brazilian giant 9
Potash burnt 68
Group therapy - The Restaurant Group 68
Carluccio's in Landmark £90m takeover 68
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