All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 177
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Diageo workers vote to strike over pension cuts
Diageo is facing mass walkouts across its Scottish bottling operations in the run up to Christmas as staff voted for industrial action over pension cuts.
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St. Ewe Eggs secures six-figure bank loan
The Cornish egg producer has invested in equipment to tap into the sports nutrition market, supplying its UK customers with pasteurised eggs for the first time.
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Eagle Eye growth accelerates in first quarter
Grocery tech group Eagle Eye has accelerated its growth rate in its first quarter as relationships with Asda and Sainsbury’s powered revenues 74% higher year on year.
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Weetabix acquires majority stake in Weetabix East Africa in search of growth
Weetabix has taken a big bite out of its East African partner in a bid to bolster its international growth strategy and boost flagging sales.
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City News: Majestic shares rise as dividend returns
Majestic Wine insisted this week its turnaround plans remain firmly on track despite plunging to a first-half £4.4m loss
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Dunbia pork deal puts focus on red meat arm
The sale of the Dunbia pork division to Cranswick (CWK) has reignited speculation that a deal for the remaining red meat business is moving closer.
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Majestic Wine recovery on track despite plunging into the red
Majestic Wine insisted its turnaround strategy is working despite swinging to a loss in the first half, with the wine retailer at the “tipping point” of transforming growing sales into profits.
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Morrisons widens Amazon partnership with Prime Now store-pick service
Amazon Prime customers can now order a full Morrisons shop via the Prime Now app
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Cranswick makes move into Northern Ireland with Dunbia deal
Cranswick has snapped up the pork business of Northern Irish meat giant Dunbia for an undisclosed cash sum
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Media Bites 16 November: Tesco, Premier Foods, B&M, BAT
The latest Kantar Worldpanel data, Premier Foods and B&M results, and the latest on the British American Tobacco offer for Reynolds all get a showing today.
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Premier Foods looks to home advantage to battle price rises
CEO Gavin Darby said the Mr Kipling and Bisto maker was a different proposition to its multinational rivals thanks to 95% of its range being manufactured in the UK.
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B&M Bargains profits from rapid store expansion but prices to rise
B&M Bargains warns prices in store are likely to rise in 2017 because of the slump in the value of sterling as sourcing from China gets more expensive.
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Discounter growth falls to lowest level for five years
Growth at Aldi and Lidl has slowed to the lowest level since the end of 2011 as Tesco and Morrisons have started to make steady recoveries, according to Nielsen retail performance data.
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City snapshot: Premier Foods sales and profits fall
Premier Foods recovery came to a halt in the first half as sales stalled and profits fell as unseasonably warm weather turned customers away from its gravy, stocks and puddings
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City snapshot: Inflation rears its head but prices remain soft in most categories
Inflationary pressures are building as big suppliers negotiate with supermarkets for price hikes but deflation still persists, the latest Grocer Price Index reveals.
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Sainsbury's shares slump again as it reports 10% profit drop
Sainsbury’s remained behind its listed rivals this week
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Coca-Cola European Partners appoints new CEO as bottler returns to growth
European bottling giant Coca-Cola European Partners has grown sales as the classic Coke brand returned to growth. It comes as the group appoints a new CEO.
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Media Bites 10 November: Sainsbury's
The papers manage to find room to squeeze in reports of Sainsbury’s latest results amid all the coverage of the US presidential election.
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City snapshot: Dairy Crest profits rise after dairies sell off
Dairy Crest CEO Mark Allen hailed the first set of results since the sale of its milk business to Muller as profits rose 19% on higher volumes of its cheese and butter brands
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Associated British Foods prices to rise as pound drives up costs
Associated British Foods is weighing up price rises for its basket of grocery products to ease the pressures of rising costs.