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NewsBestway sees 22% increase in delivered sales, outstripping Londis
Bestway said it had clocked up delivered sales of more than £650m in retail in the past year for the first time
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NewsSports nutrition drives Glanbia's 6.9% annual revenue boost
Irish sports nutrition and ingredients group Glanbia has reported a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth.
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NewsTesco has '75% chance' of successful recovery, report claims
The report by Bernstein claims that the UK’s biggest retailer is in the “recovery on track zone”
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NewsKerry Group share price falls as sales decline
Shares in Irish food giant Kerry Food are down more than 2% so far today to €63.05 after it posted a 1.4% decline in revenues in 2014.
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NewsABF expects first half earnings dip as sugar weakness hits profits
Associated British Foods has announced it is trading in line with expectations in a pre-close statement, as the strong growth in Primark continues to be offset by weakness in its sugar business.
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NewsRed cabbage sales boosted nearly 50% by healthy shoppers
A surge in demand has seen red cabbage sales jump by almost 50%…
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NewsSweet deal: retailers turn to '3-for-x' for confectionery
Three is the magic number in confectionery pricing – with many retailers ramping up their use of ‘3-for-x’ deals…
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NewsDanone expects troubling year ahead as European turmoil continues
Dairy producer Danone has forecast slower-than-expected organic sales growth for the year ahead as political and economic turbulence in Europe shows no signs of abating.
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NewsSABMiller saga takes another twist as 3G Capital linked too
One of the few UK-listed companies issuing numbers this week was European Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC…
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NewsNestlé predicts 2015 revenue improvement despite headwinds
Nestlé has insisted it will hit its long-term target of 5% organic growth despite falling short of that figure last year amid an slowdown in emerging markets and the strengthening Swiss franc.
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Asda sales shrink as it looks to open 17 new stores
Asda has revealed a 2.6% fall in like-for-like sales over the last three months of the 2014.
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NewsBestway profits surge on back of impressive growth
The cash & carry giant, which acquired The Co-operative Pharmacy in October, said profits rose 44.7% to £267.1m
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NewsCarslberg beer volumes fall 3% on Eastern Europe weakness
Carlsberg’s UK business grew about 1% last year on the back of a growing off-trade business, the Danish brewer has reported.
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NewsCoke bottler Coca-Cola HBC share price falls as profits lack fizz
Coke’s European bottler is one of the day’s biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 after posting a sharp fall in fourth quarter profits as a result of currency headwinds and challenging conditions in Russia and Greece
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NewsWhitworths sees sales rocket following Equistone acquisition
Health food specialist Whitworths has reported booming sales in its first year under new private-equity control…
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NewsWarburg Pincus nets £142m from Poundland shares sale
The majority shareholder of Poundland has netted £142m from the sale of almost half its remaining stake…
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NewsKellogg reports $293m loss in Q4 as US cereals market goes soggy
Kellogg has posted large losses in its final quarter and lowered sales expectations as consumers in the US turned their backs on cereals and snack bars.
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NewsPernod Ricard sees gradual improvement despite "challenging" conditions
Pernod Ricard says it expects profits to grow between 1% and 3% this financial year, after announcing its first half results.
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NewsReckitt Benckiser impresses investors with solid set of results
Reckitt Benckiser’s full-year earnings release would not have delighted enemies of management speak…
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NewsPepsiCo launches share buyback programme after solid year
After Coca-Cola’s upbeat full-year earnings release yesterday, PepsiCo beat market earnings expectations today while announcing a major share buyback.