All Finance articles – Page 624
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MPM petfood sale set to spark flurry of private equity interest
Premium petfood manufacturer MPM Products is expected to spark a dogfight among a handful of private-equity firms
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Fiddes Payne seeks new MD as it looks for a 'punchy' price
Home baking specialist Fiddes Payne is searching for a new managing director as the shareholders seek to conclude a sale
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Pork Farms underlying profits slip despite sales rise
Pork Farms has increased sales almost 4% to £158.4m but pressure on margins led to a slight dip in underlying profitability.
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First Milk sells stake in Westbury to Arla
The dairy co-op has offloaded its interest in a joint venture at the Wiltshire dairy factory as part of its turnaround plan
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Grocers surprise and delight the City with festive uplift
It was meant to be a blue Christmas for the listed supermarkets, but Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons defied expectations
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Bernard Matthews sales slump continues
Underlying losses at Bernard Matthews have deepened and sales continue to fall
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Media Bites 15 Jan: Tesco, Christmas trading, Sainsbury's ABF
Tesco’s surprise like-for-like sales rise over Christmas generates plenty of headlines this morning as the papers decided what it means for the beleaguered supermarket sector.
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City snapshot: Finsbury Food records "hard won" sales rise
Bakery group Finsbury Food has increased sales by 46% in its first half to £156.6m, including like-for-like growth of 7.4% and a strong Christmas trading period.
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ABF's quarterly revenues up 3% at constant currency
Associated British Foods (ABF) has reported a 3% uptick in group revenue in the 16 weeks to 2 January at constant currency, but revenues fell by 2% behind at actual exchange rates.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s ghosts of Christmas past make Dave Lewis look good
Today more than one analyst described Tesco as “blowing away expectations”
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McColl's expects to exceed 900 outlets in first quarter
McColl’s Retail Group continued to expand its convenience network over Christmas and expects to exceed 900 outlets
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Booker reports "good progress" with Londis and Budgens integration
Booker Group has reported “good progress” with the integration of Londis and Budgens following its £114.5m acquisition
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Tesco Christmas results: what the analysts say
Better-than-expected Christmas trading results a pleasant surprise for the market
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Tesco grows like-for-likes over Christmas as Dave Lewis hails 'fightback'
Tesco recorded like-for-like UK growth of 1.3% in the six weeks to 9 January, with volumes up 3.5% year on year
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Media Bites 14 Jan: Sainsbury's, Argos, Homebase
Sainsbury’s bid for Home Retail Group (or Argos to be more precise) continues to dominate the business news in this morning’s papers
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City snapshot: Tesco’s UK Christmas like for like sales up by 1.3%
Like for like sales at Tesco rose 1.3% in the six week Christmas period, which Tesco described as a “significant improvement on recent results”
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International and domestic growth boosts profits at Tyrrells
Revenues and profits have soared at crisp manufacturer Tyrrells after another year of international and domestic expansion.
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Sainsbury’s Christmas results – what the analysts say
Analysts have their say on Sainsbury’s Christmas trading update
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Analysis & Features
Mike Coupe signals it’s ‘not if but when’ with Argos offer
Sainsbury’s now has until 2 February to make a firm offer
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Wyke Farms hit by £1m losses due to "challenging market conditions"
Somerset dairy company Wyke Farms has posted losses of £964,000 for the 12 months to 31 March 2015