All Finance articles – Page 648
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NewsMedia Bites 21 April: Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Yum
Coke profits fall in Q1 on weak demand for fizzy drinks; McDonald’s faces a reported $300m tax bill in France; and Yum Brands shares rise as a Chinese KFC promotion lifts sales.
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NewsWarner Edwards wins £150k to ‘turbo-charge’ growth
Craft gin producer secures £150k to invest in capacity after winning a national competition for small and medium-sized businesses.
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NewsNational living wage could spark spate of collapses - Begbies Traynor
Almost 60,000 companies in the UK were in a “dire” financial state when NLW was implemented
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NewsWing Yip pre-tax profits soar by more than a quarter
Wholesaler will begin building work to double the size of its Croydon depot in July
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NewsSeabrook Crisps on major export drive with Gulf deal
British snack brand Seabrook Crisps has signed its first international deal as part of the growth strategy unveiled following the LDC-backed £35m management buyout last year.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 April: Which?, ABF, Pret A Manger, Premier Foods
A new investigation by consumer group Which? makes headlines this morning after it revealed food giants and supermarkets are still shrinking the size of popular items and increasing prices.
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NewsHeineken beer volumes jump 7% in Q1
The Dutch brewer reported this morning in a trading update that it had shifted 43.5 million hectolitres
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News140 jobs at risk as QV Foods eyes potato packing site closure
The company plans to consolidate its potato business at its Holbeach site in Lincolnshire
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NewsPret A Manager sales soar as veggie demand increases
Food-on-the-go chain Pret A Manger has hiked sales by 14% to £676.2m in 2015
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NewsNish Kankiwala to take over at Hovis as Martyn Wilks retires
Kankiwala joined two years ago as executive chairman
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NewsDanone confirms full-year target as like-for-like sales grow in Q1
Danone sales fell 3% in the first quarter to €5.31bn as it faced into severe currency headwinds of -7.2% but like-for-like figures grow 3.5%.
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NewsAsahi agrees £2bn deal for Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime
Exclusive talks between AB InBev and Asahi since February result in £2bn deal for premium lager brands Peroni and Grolsch, as well as London brewery Meantime.
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NewsLidl applies to open 500,000 sq ft RDC in Devon
Lidl is hoping to receive planning permission by the end of June
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NewsMedia Bites 19 April: Reckitt Benckiser, Pepsi, Waitrose
Reckitt Benckiser revealed a healthy start to the year but the controversy over the huge pay packet of CEO Rakesh Kapoor is still making headlines.
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NewsABF records small sugar profit but revenues decline
Sales have been hit by exchange rates at ABF in the first half
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Comment & OpinionWill farmers sit on the fence over Brexit?
So far it has been hard to gauge what the general consensus on Brexit is among the men and women on the ground
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NewsWaitrose begins exporting to China via e-commerce platform
Retailer also confirms it is no longer paying staff Sunday premium
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NewsThomas J Fudge's hands control to PE investor Livingbridge
The investment will aim to take the premium biscuit brand to number one in the UK
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NewsStock Spirits CEO steps down
Stock Spirits CEO Chris Heath has bowed to shareholder pressure and announced he is stepping down
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NewsMedia Bites 18 April: Sainsbury's, Boots, Ahold
A consortium has abandoned secret plans to launch a takeover bid for Sainsbury’s