All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 197
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NewsFinsbury Food Group sales continues to soar
Finsbury Food Group sales jumped another 24.8% to £319.7m in the 53 weeks to 2 July thanks to the Fletchers and Johnstone’s deals.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 September: Diageo, McDonald's, Butcher's Pet Care
Guinnes owner Diageo is sharpening the axe for its London HQ; McDonald’s faces a potential order from the EU to pay $500m in back taxes; and Butcher’s Pet Care invests £17m to expand its factory on the back of booming trade.
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NewsFruit Bowl sales fall on tough trading environment
Sales tumbled 11% at snacking brand Fruit Bowl in 2015 as volumes declined in the challenging grocery market.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 September: Morrisons, Waitrose, Booker
There is plenty of coverage in this morning’s papers on the recovery at Morrisons.
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NewsCity snapshot: Quorn sales overcome "sluggish" UK market
Quorn grows sales in the face of tough UK market, but sales growth slows year-on-year. Plus, new CFO at Moy Park and Morrisons shares soar on better than expected results.
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NewsCrawshaw shares crash as price wars hit meat category
A slowdown in trading at Crawshaw and aggressive price cuts by the supermarkets has seen shares in the value butchery chain sink 43% today.
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NewsBrothers sales slow in 2015 but output grows
Joint MD Matthew Showering expects revenues to surge in 2017 when the new high-speed bottling line, which doubles capcity to 400 million bottles a year, becomes operational.
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NewsNim's Fruit Crisps eyes new markets
Snacking brand Nim’s Fruit Crisps is targeting new export markets and expanding its range after securing £150,000 bank funding.
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NewsCompass to 'revolutionise' foodservice buying with Foodbuy venture
The new venture follows the acquisition by Compass Group UK & Ireland of Acquire Services in 2015
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NewsBayer and Monsanto agree £50bn merger
Bayer has agreed terms with Monsanto for a $66bn (£50bn) takeover to create the world’s biggest seeds and pesticides group
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NewsApplegreen founders seek £23m payday with share sale
Applegreen’s CEO Bob Etchingham and chief operating officer Joe Barrett are looking for a near £23m windfall from a share sale in the listed petrol forecourt operator.
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NewsMedia Bites 14 September: Ocado, Hilton Food, inflation
Ocado’s pain gets plenty of exposure in this morning’s papers after the online grocer’s share price plunged 14% yesterday.
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NewsHilton Food profits soar in first half
A successful launch of meat trading business in the UK has contributed to a surge in profits at Hilton Food Group, alongside volume growth at Tesco.
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NewsButterkist growth slows decline at Tangerine Confectionery
Booming sales of popcorn brand Butterkist has helped slow a decline in sales at parent Tangerine Confectionery.
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NewsAston Manor sales sour as UK cider market goes flat
Aston Manor Brewery is seeking to grow exports as difficulties in the UK cider market continued to sour sales for a second consecutive year.
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NewsMeadow Foods eyes acquisitions with backing of US private equity firm
Dairy processor Meadow Foods has secured investment from a US private equity firm to help fund acquisitions and organic growth the business.
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NewsCity News: McBride emerges from bruising price war
The City was given renewed optimism about own-label household goods maker McBride this week…
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NewsMedia Bites 12 September: Tesco, Morrisons, Poundland, Greggs
Tesco comes under the media spotlight after the Serious Fraud Office charged three former executives over the accounting scandal at the supermarket.
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NewsCity snapshot: ABF results boosted by post-Brexit sterling slump
Associated British Foods has highlighted better-than-expected trading in the past year as sterling weakened following the Brexit vote.
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NewsGreene King nets growth during Euro 2016
Brewer and pub group Greene King has also appointed former Tesco Ireland boss Gordon Fryett as a non-executive director.