All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 194
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NewsMedia bites 23 Dec: Online sales, high street, VAT evasion
With early figures showing online sales growth at record levels, the burden is increasing on retailers to find ways to limit or offset ballooning delivery costs, writes the Financial Times.
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NewsRowse Honey's profit margins rise post-Valeo Foods sale
Valeo Foods-owned Rowse Honey made a pre-tax profit of £11.2m in the 15 months to 31 March 2015 thanks to marketing investment and new product development.
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NewsDiageo freed from supplier payment "hall of shame"
Other food and drink firms currently in the forum’s “hall of shame” include Carlsberg, Premier Foods and Mars
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NewsCity snapshot: Dairy Crest snaps up £6m remainder of infant formula joint venture
The company said full ownership gives it sole control over the development of the GOS business
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NewsMedia Bites 21 Dec: Ken Morrison, Mike Coupe, Christmas trading
The former chairman of Morrisons has built a £6 million stake in Sainsbury’s — and given Mike Coupe, its chief executive, his public backing, writes The Times (£)
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NewsHolland & Barrett reports double-digit annual sales growth
Holland & Barrett International has announced an annual increase in sales of 11.7% and growth in profits of 12.2% for its full financial year ending 30 September 2015.
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NewsDunbia sale 'could result in break-up' of NI meat processor
The auction for Dunbia could see the Northern Irish meat processor broken up…
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NewsGraham’s The Family Dairy sees profitability boost in "excellent" year
Scottish dairy group Graham’s The Family Dairy has reported a 20%-plus hike in annual profits despite a slowdown in revenue growth.
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits up at expanding HKS
Forecourt operator HKS saw profitability rise by a third last year despite a 9.2% decline in annual revenues
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Dec: High street retailers, Tesco, Thai Union
Yesterday was a busy day for general retailers despite the lack of news coming from the grocery sector.
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat snacks beef up as pie sales go stale
Meat snacks’ 16.7% volume gain is the year’s fifth biggest
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Analysis & FeaturesCity News: Tesco's Christmas looks cold as shares fall
Christmas is shaping up to be far from a laughing matter for the beleaguered market leader
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sainsbury’s leads the pre-Christmas price cuts
Sainsbury’s is leading the way among the supermarket price-cutters as the grocers head into the crucial Christmas trading period, according to this month’s GPI
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NewsMedia Bites: Ocado, Whitbread, plain packaging
The papers coverage of Ocado’s latest trading update unsurprisingly focusses on the lack of an update on international deals.
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NewsTwo thirds of global food sector seeking acquisitions next year
67% of global food respondents expect to pursue acquisitions over the next 12 months
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's leads price cuts down as Christmas beckons
Sainsbury’s is leading the way among the supermarket price-cutters
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado sales up again but no mention of international agreement
Ocado’s sales grew by 15% to £381.6m in the 16 weeks to 29 November
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NewsMedia Bites 10 Dec: Tesco, Morrisons, Taittinger
Tesco shares hit an 18-year low last night in the latest sign that the City is “losing faith in the grocery chain”.
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NewsPizza supplier Stateside Foods sees five-fold profits increase
Reported profits for the full-year to 28 February 2015 rose from £1.3m to £7.6m on sales that grew 6.9%
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NewsCity snapshot: Black Friday fails to boost November retail sales
UK retail sales decreased 0.4% on a like-for-like basis from November 2014, according to the latest figures from the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, plus all the latest news from the City.