All Finance articles – Page 621
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NewsAdelie looks to rebuild under new owners ICG
Adelie Foods has new owners, after a torrid first 18 months of trading saw private equity firm HIG Capital exit the group.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Warren Buffett and his Kraft-Heinz mob be back?
The £115bn bid for Unilever has been called off, but it’s sent shockwaves through the fmcg sector
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NewsCauli Rice hits over £3m in crowdfunding
Cauli Rice has raised £1.4m from a massively oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign – more than £1m higher than its initial
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NewsCotswold Raw picks up private funding to hike production
Premium dogfood startup’s crowdfunding campaign failed to hit its £250k target
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco hails 'exceptionally good' full-year results
British American Tobacco has reported “an exceptionally good performance” in 2016 as it grew revenues, underlying profits and outperformed the industry on tobacco volumes. Plus full-year results from Henkel, Unilever pledges to boost earnings and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Feb: Unilever, Fox's Biscuits, Hotel Chocolat
“Unilever forced to review strategy after aborted Kraft bid” is the lead business story in The Times (£) this morning.
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NewsBranded growth boosts profits at Arla
Global dairy giant Arla has boosted its bottom line through higher sales of branded goods despite the slump in milk prices hitting annual sales.
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NewsGlanbia sells off Irish dairy division for £95m to form jv with farmers co-op
Glanbia has agreed to sell off a controlling stake in its Irish diary business to the Glanbia Co-operative Society for €112m (£94.8m).
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NewsHotel Chocolat's Angus Thirlwell on cocoa, Brexit and online
Hotel Chocolat announced yet more positive results in the form of a 28% rise in pre-tax profits for the latest half-year of trading, we talk to the company’s CEO & co-founder
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NewsPark Garage Group profits slump after 'major' investment
Group expects a 46% increase in turnover from its car valeting service after installing new equipment
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NewsMedia Bites 22 February: Asda, business rates, Burger King
Asda provided an update on its turnaround attempt yesterday, revealing like-for-like sales declined for the tenth quarter in a row with a 2.9% fall in the final three months of its financial year.
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NewsCity snapshot: Christmas hampers boost first-half sales and profits at Hotel Chocolat
Luxury chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has reported sweet growth in first-half sales and profits thanks to new store openings and strong Christmas trading.
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s quiet man Sean Clarke is right to focus on more than price
Today’s results provide some encouragement that Asda is at least heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go …
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NewsAsda's Project Renewal quietly wound up by Sean Clarke
Chain reports 10th consecutive period of like-for-like sales decline but rules out ’nuclear’ price option
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NewsStan McCarthy to retire as Kerry Group chief executive
He will be replaced by Edmond Scanlon, currently president and CEO of Kerry Asia Pacific
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NewsAsda like-for-like sales fall 2.9% in the fourth quarter
Performance was an improvement on recent quarters, and shows signs of turnaround under new CEO Sean Clarke
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NewsConsumer spending stays high despite economy concern
The proportion of Britons positive about making purchases was 53% at the end of 2016, the highest ever recorded by Nielsen
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NewsSales of organic food increase for fifth year
Consumers spent an extra £138m on organic during the past year, according to the Soil Association
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NewsMedia Bites 21 February: Kraft Heinz failed bid for Unilever examined
The fallout from Kraft Heinz tilt at Unilever continues to generate significant column inches in the papers today.
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NewsExports of food and drink break through the £20bn barrier
The new figures from the FDF show China was the fastest growing market, with sales up more than 50% year on year