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NewsCity snapshot: Sweet Christmas for Hotel Chocolat as shoppers spend more on gifts
Hotel Chocolat sales leapt 16.2% in the 13 weeks to 25 December as customers spent more money on higher priced gifts for Christmas
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NewsFyffes shareholders approve Sumitomo buyout
Fyffes shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the €751m takeover bid from Japanese food group Sumitomo Corporation.
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NewsApril 'will serve rates hammer blow to small shops'
The average small shop will see rates bills increase by £3,663 over five years, CVS research indicates
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NewsMash Direct profits boost as awareness outside of Northern Ireland grows
Northern Irish convenience food manufacturer Mash Direct has increased profits five-fold thanks to a rise in sales driven by growing consumer awareness of the brand outside its domestic market.
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NewsHilton Food Group to deliver results 'ahead of expectations'
Meat packer benefits from positive foreign currency conditions and sales growth in number of markets
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NewsCity snapshot: High street sees first Christmas footfall rise in five years
Continuing the surprisingly strong festive retail results of last week, the BRC – Springboard footfall numbers for December have found the first festive rise in high street footfall for five years. Plus a look at the week ahead and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 Jan: Bakkavor, Supermarket results, Inflation
Bakkavor, a top supplier of Marks & Spencer ready meals is leading a pack of British companies heading for a London stock market float, according to The Times (£)
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocers' Christmas results top City expectations
Which of the supermarkets ‘won’ Christmas is a fight decided at the tills, but the winner of the battle in the City comes down to expectations.
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NewsFreddo bar set for 20% price increase as cocoa prices rise
Move is a “last resort” to manage costs, insists Mondelez
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NewsFortnum & Mason sales soar 16% over Christmas
The luxury brand reported a 22% year-on-year increase in online sales in the five weeks to 1 January
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Analysis & Features'Remarkable' Christmas as major retailers all report success
All of the major food and drink retailers have come through the crucial trading period in decent fettle
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NewsMedia Bites 13 December: Tesco, M&S, Primark, John Lewis, Waitrose
‘Super Thursday’ provides the papers plenty to chew over, with most of the Christmas trading updates finding space on the page.
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NewsCity snapshot: Kerry pastry deal boosts Addo Food Group
Sales and profitability have soared at Addo Food Group after it turned around the performance of the chilled savoury pastry business acquired from Kerry Foods in August 2014.
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NewsFood Retailer Group plans to close 12 Budgens stores
Staff will face “difficult and troubling time”, says Usdaw
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NewsCook reports record rise in Christmas sales
Cook reports strong growth in its 87 shops of just under 6%, so “still believes in the high street”
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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation weakens more as prices of fresh food creep up
Deflation tumbled to its lowest level since mid-2014 over the Christmas period amid price hikes across fresh food
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NewsBernard Matthews takeover wins competition authority approval
CMA has cleared the deal for Boparan Private Holdings to acquire the turkey giant and ended its investigation
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NewsSuppliers in distress as mults enjoy recovery, says report
The recovery of the supermarkets has piled increasing pressure on the supply chain
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NewsMeadow Foods sales plunge by 40% in run up to PE backing
Dairy processor Meadow Foods saw its sales drop by almost 40% last year as the plunging price of milk hit revenues
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NewsAddo Food Group profits soar as it turns around Kerry pastries
Sales and profitability have soared at Addo Food Group after it turned around the Kerry chilled savoury pastry business