All Finance articles – Page 501
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NewsDairy Farm announces partnership with Robinsons Retail
Pan-Asian retail giant created from partnership between Dairy Farm and Robinsons Retail
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Comment & OpinionStockpiling shows how much Brexit reassurance is needed
Businesses aren’t hanging around for politicians to save them from the drop
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NewsPlans to stockpile food in case of Brexit border chaos
Some companies are considering stockpiling up to six months’ worth of products and ingredients
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: Unilever, ConAgra Brands, M&S
One of Unilever’s top-10 shareholders said it failed to consult UK investors over the implications of last week’s decision to establish a single legal base in Rotterdam
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NewsCity snapshot: Tyrrells tipped for private-equity return
City sources have tipped Tyrrells to return to private equity hands for the third time in a cut-price deal, Fever-Tree announced the sale of 3m shares at 2,750p a share and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsOcado feels chill as first-quarter sales disappoint
The online grocer’s first quarter sales growth was reduced by almost one percentage point
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NewsWing Yip suffers 30% drop in pre-tax profits
According to accounts filed at Companies House this week, pre-tax profits were down from £4.8m to £3.5m on turnover up 8.7…
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NewsPrivate equity suitors eye cut-price Tyrrells deal
Tyrrells is likely to return to private equity hands in a cut-price deal as new owner Hershey’s looks to sell off the upmarket crisps brand.
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NewsFood safety scandal slashes quarterly profits at 2 Sisters
Second-quarter profits have plunged at 2 Sisters Food Group owner Boparan Holdings, as the closure of its scandal-hit West Bromwich factory weighed on results.
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NewsUK retail sales return to growth in February
The rising cost of goods boosted retail sales in February according to the Office of National Statistics, with value sales growth significantly outpacing volume increases in purchases compared with the previous month.
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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad more than doubles annual profits
Nomad Foods, owner of frozen food brands Birds Eye, Iglo and Findus, has reported “an outstanding year” during which it reported full-year organic revenue growth of 3.9%.
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NewsKerry bets big on plant-based trend with Ojah acquisition
Dutch-based Ojah makes plant-based meat substitutes using proprietary technology and exports to 21 countries
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NewsCity snapshot: Conviviality seeks £125m from investors to save the business
Conviviality has announced an equity placing to raise £125m in a bid to recapitalise the business – without which it said it was “unlikely” to be able to continue. Plus on a busy day in the City, Produce Investments back in profit, protein woes weigh on 2 Sisters, Reckitt pulls out of Pfizer talks and all the rest of the news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 March: Conviviality, Shell, Waitrose, General Mills
Conviviality, the company behind Bargain Booze and Wine rack, has mounted an emergency £125m fundraising in an attempt to save it from collapse.
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NewsNVM Private Equity invests £3m in The Primal Pantry
Healthy snack bar producer The Primal Pantry has secured a £3m investment from NVM Private Equity to help further expand its UK retail presence and international growth.
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NewsEU green lights Bayer’s $66bn deal for Monsanto
The European Union has conditionally approved pharmaceutical behemoth Bayer’s $66bn (£47bn) takeover of agrochemical company Monsanto.
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NewsFonterra CEO Theo Spierings steps down as profits plunge
Announcing half-year losses of £177m, the company said Spierings will leave later this year after seven years as CEO
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NewsHelloFresh cuts losses as it eyes move to profitability
German listed meal kit delivery company HelloFresh grew sales by more than 50% last year and cut its losses as it targets a move to profitability before the end of its 2018 financial year.
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NewsDiana Hunter steps down as Conviviality CEO
She has resigned with immediate effect, while non-executive chairman David Adams has stepped into the role of executive chairman
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NewsBestway credits soaring profits to Best-one performance
Bestway credits soaring profits to Best-one performance