All Financial Results articles – Page 103
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NewsWeetabix benefits from Covid breakfast boom to see sales rise
A resurgence of breakfasting during the pandemic helped Weetabix grow sales and profits last year, though pantry loading and reduced on-the-go consumption have hit volumes so far in 2021
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NewsFarmdrop sinks further into the red despite soaring pandemic sales
Fresh produce delivery service Farmdrop lost a further £10m last year despite a spike in sales during the pandemic, leading its auditor to warn it requires significant funding to continue
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NewsFirst Milk sees revenue and profit growth in ‘strong’ financial year
The dairy co-op saw operating profit grow by 8%, while turnover hit just under £300m
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway.com ups growth expectations after strong second quarter
Takeaway delivery giant Just Eat has raised its full year growth expectations after first half orders jumped 61%
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NewsCovid and poor potato crop hit trading at McCain GB
Frozen potato giant McCain saw drop in annual sales and fell to a loss last year as Covid hit its out of home sales and it suffered from a poor potato crop
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NewsCity Snapshot: SSP Group chief executive Simon Smith quits Upper Crust owner
SSP Group chief executive Simon Smith has quit his role at the Upper Crust and Ritazza owner to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Plus, trading updates from Finsbury Food Group, Science in Sport and McBride.
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NewsSuperdrug and Savers accounts reveal impact of lockdowns
Superdrug saw high street footfall plummet 75% during the first national lockdown, while Savers saw a 60% decline
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NewsWarburtons boosted by Covid demand and push into non-bread
Warburtons’ sales and profits soared last year thanks to a spike in demand for core bakery products in the pandemic and an ongoing push into non-bread
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NewsMFG profits improve despite £1.1bn pandemic sales decline
The pandemic cost forecourt giant Motor Fuel Group £1.1bn in sales last year, but profits nevertheless improved as its grocery convenience sales boomed
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NewsSainsbury’s shrugs off inflationary pressures to hike profits expectations
Sainsbury’s has hiked its profit expectations for the full year despite pledging action on price and mounting inflationary pressures following better-than-expected sales in the first quarter
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo ups sales forecast as second quarter orders surge past expectations
Food delivery player Deliveroo has enhanced its full year sales forecast after announcing its second quarter revenues were significantly ahead of previously announced expectations.
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NewsCity snapshot: Wetherspoon bemoans food taxes as temporary hospitality VAT cut approaches end
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has criticised the ‘tax inequality’ between supermarkets and the leisure trade as the government’s temporary reduction in hospitality VAT nears an end in September.
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NewsOcado deploys lorry drivers to help struggling suppliers
The business has also increased stock levels to shore up availability amid the ongoing lorry driver shortage
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s upgrades earnings on strong Q1 sales
Sainsbury’s has raised its full year profits expectations after posting growth in its first quarter despite ’exceptionally tough comparatives’.
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NewsBrakes suffers £234m loss as Covid clobbers hospitality market
Wholesaler Brakes fell to a £234m loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out its hospitality sales at the end of its financial year
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NewsBestway revenues hit £2.5bn as wholesale profits soar 260%
EBITDA for Bestway Wholesale Group jumped 82% from £20.8m to £37.9m
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NewsCity snapshot: ABF grocery sales fall but Primark recovery drives revenue jump
Associated British Foods has reported a 47% jump in third quarter revenues as the re-opening of Primark stores mitigated a modest decline in grocery sales. Plus, Supreme buys SCI-MX, trading updates from PZ Cussons and C&C Group and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Supermarket price war keeps lid on inflation fears
Food prices have fallen for a third month in a row as the supermarkets continue to fight it out to attract shoppers from rivals, according to new data. Plus, record full-year results for Cake Box; and Treatt CFO Richard Hope to retire after 20 years with the ingredients company.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Greggs sales recovery continues at stronger-than-expected pace
Greggs has continued to see customers flooding back to its stores in greater than expected numbers since the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions, the high street bakery chain said in an unscheduled trading update. Plus, Coca-Cola HBC acquires minority stake in premium Italian coffee company Caffè Vergnano.
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NewsPub closures see annual sales tank at alcohol wholesaler LWC Drinks
Booze wholesaler LWC Drinks saw revenues plunge by 42% last year as it suffered from pub and leisure closures.