All articles by Harry Holmes
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NewsImperial Brands beats profit expectations with smoking alternatives growth
Imperial Brands’ share price is trading at an eight-year high
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NewsCompleat picks up Greencore soup factory in pre-merger sell-off
Greencore is selling the factory after the government raised concerns over its Bakkavor merger
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NewsPremier Foods’ profits surge on sweet treats boom
The group’s sweet treats growth comes off the back of a raft of innovation
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NewsB&M switches up top team after profits plummet
The retailer’s share price crumbled to an all-time low after it revealed an accounts blunder last month
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NewsPremium own-label sales to hit £1bn for first time, Worldpanel predicts
Sales of these goods were worth £582m October
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NewsHilton Foods’ seafood recovery hit by US shutdown
Hilton cut its profit forecast for the year and expects 2026 to be ’difficult’
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NewsTate & Lyle ‘disappointed’ as sales slip
The ingredients maker is now accelerating a series of moves to try and return to growth
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NewsSainsbury’s raises profit guidance as momentum continues
Sainsbury’s previously warned profits would fall as it invested in price
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NewsAssociated British Foods considers Primark spin-off
ABF said its food business is historically less well understood by financial markets than Primark
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NewsDanone beats expectations as China growth offsets US slowdown
Danone’s sales are now outperforming rivals Unilever and Nestlé
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NewsAB InBev launches $6bn buyback despite volume decline
The brewer is battling flagging sales with volumes down 3.7%
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NewsHaleon’s quarterly sales growth beats expectations
Oral health was the standout performer with innovation driving strong market share gains
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NewsRémy Cointreau cuts sales and profit goals amid China woes
Rémy and its European rivals are all caught up in deteriorating global trade tensions
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NewsFood prices fall at fastest rate in five years, says BRC
Confectionery was a key driver as tumbling global sugar prices helped lower manufacturing costs
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NewsUnilever beats expectations as turnaround takes shape
Unilever’s new strategy will focus more on beauty, wellbeing and personal care
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC buys African bottler for $2.6bn
Coca-Cola HBC supplies 28 markets including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
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NewsUnilever ice cream spin-off delayed by US government shutdown
Unilever initially planned to spin-off the business in mid-November
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NewsNestlé job cuts plan welcomed by investors
Nestlé’s plan to cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years may do little for staff morale, but was heartily welcomed by investors
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NewsNestlé to cut 16,000 jobs as new boss accelerates turnaround
“The world is changing, and Nestlé needs to change faster,” said Nestlé’s new CEO
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NewsPernod Ricard remains hopeful despite sales falling again
Pernod’s share price is already down by a third over the past year