All Finance articles – Page 449
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NewsPoundland to offer more products for over £1, says boss
Poundland reported like-for-like sales up 1.7% for the nine months to 30 June
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NewsJW Filshill reports 2% sales jump in 'competitive' market
The Scottish wholesaler’s pre-tax profits increased 0.9% to £896k
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NewsNFU accuses government of 'failing' on drought measures
The organisation has hit out at Defra for the “little government action” it has taken since the drought, despite commitments by environment secretary Michael Gove
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NewsCity snapshot: Finsbury Food Group acquires free-from bakery Ultrapharm
British bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has expanded further into free-from trends by purchasing specialist bakery business Ultrapharm, Ocado bosses have sold more than £150m in shares, and this week’s City diary
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Sept: Costa Coffee/Coca-Cola, Sainsbury's, Ocado
Coca-Cola’s £3.9bn deal to buy the Costa Coffee chain has highlighted the lengths to which food and drinks companies are going to keep pace
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NewsCause for optimism at Pernod Ricard as sales grow 6%
Jameson’s rocketing performance gave cause for optimism at the world’s second-largest distiller.
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NewsKP Snacks sales jump 10% after Butterkist acquisition boost
The crisp and nut specialist saw sales jump to £345.7m, driven by its buy-and-build growth strategy
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NewsNorthern Bloc ice cream seeks £400k cash injection
The ice cream maker intends to use the cash boost to invest in sales distribution, marketing and NPD
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Analysis & FeaturesFive reasons why Coca-Cola has bought Costa Coffee
Coke is to buy Costa Coffee from Whitbread for $5.1bn
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Brexit still deliver a fair deal for food & drink?
The government insists a ‘no deal’ is unlikely. But what happens to UK food and drink if it can’t deliver?
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NewsCoca-Cola agrees £3.9bn deal to buy Costa Coffee
Whitbread has agreed to sell its Costa Coffee chain to Coca-Cola for an enterprise value of £3.9bn.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 Aug: WH Smith, Food & Fuel Group, Arla
High street retailer WH Smith said on Thursday its shift from the high street to travel hubs was bearing fruit and expected its full-year results to be in line with expectations.
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NewsCampbell Soup Co to sell fresh and international arms
The turnaround plan will see the New-York listed business divest in its overseas and fresh food business, which together make around a quarter of revenues
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NewsPurity brewing company gets £7.5m cash boost
The new funding will be used to support Purity’s plans “to expand across the UK, grow export sales, and to develop new products
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NewsArla Foods UK reports 'steady' first half with YOY growth
Growth in the UK was driven by a 6.7% increase in volume sales for Arla’s branded portfolio
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NewsRetailers back ban on sale of energy drinks to children
Government is contemplating banning the sale of the drinks to under-18s
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NewsCity Snapshot: Total Produce shrugs off 'unusual weather' to post first half growth
Ireland-based global fruit and vegetable distributor Total Produce has posted a rise in first half sales and EBITDA despite the negative impact of currencies and “unusual” weather patterns in Europe. Plus, WH Smith on course to hit full year targets driven by travel growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 Aug: Energy drinks, Pernod Ricard, Jack Daniel's
Ministers will ban the sale of Red Bull, Monster Energy and other energy drinks to children in England amid growing concern about their impact on young people’s health.
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NewsBibendum PLB ditches European business after 'strategic review' by new owner C&C
Bibendum said it “decided to focus exclusively on our core customers”
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NewsIceland introduces programme of lower-cost refurbishments
The trial programme requires stores to close for three to five days instead of three weeks