Finance news – Page 637
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NewsCity snapshot: Asda profits hold up as it escape huge property writedowns
Asda pushed operating profits up 1.9% to £1.01bn last year as it escaped eye-watering property writedowns
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NewsMedia Bites 9 October: SABMiller, AB InBev, Tesco, Asda, Coca-Cola
The ongoing tango between SABMiller and AB InBev and the fallout from Tesco’s first-half results continues to dominate the papers
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NewsDave Lewis buys Tesco shares after critics question lack of investment
Earlier this week Sky News claimed Tesco has been in secret talks with the SFO about a deal to settle a criminal probe
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NewsBrian Mackie takes up First Milk COO role
Dairy co-op First Milk has appointed Brian Mackie as chief operating officer
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NewsAsda profits hit £1bn despite shrinking sales
Asda has pushed profits past the £1bn mark - despite sales falling 0.4% to £23.2bn and market share dipping - thanks to its low-cost operating model.
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NewsProduce Investments jobs at risk after potato contract slashed
A 45-day consultation period has been launched with staff at the Kent Potato Company
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NewsJohn West profits leap as tuna sustainability faces scrutiny
John West revealed a big jump in profits this week, as it faced fire for “trashing the oceans for cheap tuna”
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NewsMedia Bites 8 October: Tesco, SABMiller/AB InBev, Poundland
Tesco’s first half results and the SABMiller/AB InBev takeover saga and dominate the papers this morning.
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NewsCity snapshot: Tate & Lyle reaffirms guidance after “encouraging” six months
Tate & Lyle has reaffirmed its full year earnings guidance in a six month trading statement this morning
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NewsDiageo and Heineken swap emerging markets assets in $780m deal
Diageo has agreed a $780.5m (£515m) three-part deal with Heineken to swap assets in emerging markets.
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NewsSABMiller rejects new £68bn takeover bid from AB InBev
The SABMiller board still has to formally consider the new offer made by AB InBev but indicated in a statement to the City on Wednesday morning (7 October) it was not minded to accept it.
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NewsTesco results – what the analysts say
Tesco today announced a sharp drop in first-half profits but also revealed a recovery in volumes. Here is what leading City and retail analysts had to say about the results
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NewsTesco’s first half profits halve as sales stabilise
Tesco’s first half reported opperating profits fell by more than half from £779m to £354m, but CEO Dave Lewis has hailed the “sustained improvement” in its trading performance.
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco volumes up as like-for-like sales decline slows
Tesco has reported that volumes and transactions have grown during its first-half helping to slow the decline of like-for-like sales in the UK but its profits have halved. Alsp, AB InBev has tabled a £68.2bn improved offer for SABMiller; Diageo and Heineken have agreed disposals worth £515m in Jamaica, Malaysia, Singapore and Ghana; and Conviviality has completed its £200m reverse takeover of Matthew Clark.
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NewsThe Bite Group saved as Adelie Foods buys from administrator
Chilled food to go manufacturer Adelie Foods has bought Enniskillen sandwich and fresh food company The Bite Group from administrator Deloitte.
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NewsSABMiller reports “strong growth” amid bid rejection reports
SABMiller has issued a first half trading update today detailing its continuing growth in South America and Africa as media reports suggests AB InBev’s initial offer has been rebuffed.
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NewsMenu revamp helps drive Greggs’ third quarter sales up 4.9%
Like for like sales for the first three quarters are now 5.6% up year-on-year
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NewsAston Manor sales lose fizz as UK cider market declines
A declining UK cider market has taken the fizz out of sales at Frosty Jack manufacturer Aston Manor, but MD Gordon Johncox said the company was better placed than any other cider maker to continue to grow and develop the category.
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NewsCity snapshot: SABMiller highlights its strengths as it awaits AB InBev bid
Takeover target SABMiller has talked up its strengths as a global brewer and highlighted its “exceptional long-term prospects” in a trading update this morning. Plus Greggs shares climb again after third quarter sales growth.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 October: Ocado, Nestlé, 5p charge
Oocado goes on hiring spree ahead of Xmas; Nestlé and R&R are set to join forces to create an ice-cream giant; and supermarkets brace themselves for a flood of basket thefts as the 5p carrier bag charge comes into effect.