Finance news – Page 641
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NewsMorrisons adds food manufacturing heft to the board with former Arla Foods boss
Morrisons has bolstered its board with the appointment of Neil Davidson, the former CEO of Arla Foods UK
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Sep: SABMiller, Tesco, Finsbury Food Group
SABMiller has beefed up its advisory team with the appointment of Goldman Sachs as it musters its defences
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NewsCity snapshot: Poor British weather hits AG Barr's first half sales
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr’s first half revenues slipped by 2.8% as the poor British weather hit soft drinks sales
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NewsThemed cakes and M&A boosts Finsbury sales
Sales at Finsbury Food Group have increased 45.8% to £256.2m thanks to major acquisitions and the success of themed cakes based on Disney films, such as Frozen, and other animated characters.
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NewsCornish Sea Salt Co secures funding to fuel exports
Cornish Sea Salt Company is targeting more international sales after securing £1.3m in funding. The natural salt manufacturer also plans to ramp up its UK production facilities to keep up with demand for its products at home and abroad.
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NewsPureCircle sets sight on LSE main market as sales rise
PureCircle revealed its intention to move from the junior market of the London Stock Exchange to the main market as the ongoing war on sugar helped fuel a rise in sales at the stevia producer.
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NewsScottish Food and Drink Federation appoints David Thomson CEO
Thomson joins in December and replaces Dr Colette Backwell
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News'Transformational' year for Finsbury as sales soar
Finsbury Food Group has boosted its top line by 45.8% to £256.2m and like-for-like sales 6.1%
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NewsMedia Bites 21 September: Megabrew, living wage, Ocado
The after-affects from last week’s big deal news continued to ripple through the papers at the weekend. There was also more fallout over the living wage, with the John Lewis chairman issuing a warning of its affects.
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NewsAnalysts react as AB InBev makes approach for SABMiller
There is no doubt what the biggest corporate story of the week was after AB InBev finally showed its hand on SABMiller
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News2 Sisters becomes the UK's biggest food and drink player
2 Sisters has become the largest food and drink player in the UK
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NewsChilled food businesses Senoble and Fresh-Pak seeking buyers
Two own-label chilled foods businesses have stuck up a for sale sign
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NewsLidl to pay the Living Wage Foundation minimum
Lidl will become the first British supermarket to pay workers the hourly rate set by the Living Wage Foundation
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NewsCity snapshot: Waitrose weekly sales fall 0.9%
Waitrose said sales fell 0.9% for the week ending 12 September
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NewsNatural Balance says healthy eating trend behind sales boom
Newly acquired Natural Balance Foods saw a 67% sales jump in the year before its buyout…
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NewsKerrygold butter sales in US boosted by grass-fed factor
Strong growth in the butter and cheese categories has put the US division of Irish dairy co-op Ornua on target
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NewsOcado ‘not worried’ by Amazon Fresh as sales beat forecasts
Ocado has declared itself unworried by the looming threat of Amazon Fresh after topping analysts’ sales expectations in the third quarter
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NewsCity snapshot: Crawshaw group sees “particularly strong” sales growth
Crawshaw Group has announced it expects to exceed market expectations
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Sep: AB InBev/SABMiller mega-deal
There’s only one story in town this morning as the papers pick through the bones of the potential merger of the world’s two largest brewers, after the confirmation of AB InBev’s approach for SABMiller.
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NewsJohn Moreira joins Fever-Tree as international director
Fever-Tree has appointed former Moët Hennessy director John Moreira to the new role of international director