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NewsMusgrave profits fall as it writes down €131m in GB business
Musgrave Group has reported a 16% fall in pre-tax profits for the year to 31 December 2013 on the back of a disappointing performance in its GB operations
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NewsMorrisons like-for-like sales tumble in first quarter
Morrisons has reported an 8.2% fall in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 4 May.
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NewsPoundland credits store openings for 13.3% sales growth
Poundland has announced a 13.3% increase in total sales for the 52 weeks ending 30 March 2014.
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NewsSainsbury’s profits climb 5.3% as King heads for exit
Sainsbury’s has posted a 5.3% increase in pre-tax profits to £798m for the year to 15 March.
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NewsPringles sales soar 15% as years of decline come to an end
Pringles has enjoyed the greatest absolute value gain of any brand in crisps, nuts and snacks over the past year…
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NewsMoy Park sales climb 10% on strong demand for poultry
Increased supermarket demand for British and Irish chicken helped boost sales at Moy Park by 10% to £1.2bn in 2013, with pre-tax profits of £33.8m – up from £24.4m in 2012.
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NewsGreggs sales rise as store refurbs gather pace
Greggs has predicted a “satisfactory” financial year in 2014 after total sales rose 4% for the 17 weeks ending 26 April.
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NewsIglo Group sales dip as own label and discounters bite
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group has blamed the rise of the discounters, growing competition from own label and the difficult economic climate for falling “short of expectations” in 2013.
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NewsHeineken reports bright start to the year but UK volumes fall
Improving beer volumes and growth in premium beers helped boost Heineken group revenue by 3.4% in the first quarter of 2014, the company reported today.
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NewsPremier Foods sales fall 6.2% in ‘subdued’ market
Premier Foods sales fell 6.2% year-on-year in the first three months of 2014, the company revealed today.
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NewsScotmid profits drop as economic recovery stays distant
Scottish co-operative society Scotmid has blamed low consumer confidence for a 25% fall in full-year operating profits.
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NewsUnilever blames late Easter for dip in food sales
Unilever reported what it described as “good growth despite slowing markets” today, in a set of first-quarter results that were slightly better than forecast.
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NewsJTI grows UK share despite tobacco volume declines
Amber Leaf has helped Japan Tobacco International grow fractionally its share of the UK market, despite an ongoing decline in volumes.
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NewsPernod Ricard sales fall as Chinese market proves tough
Pernod Ricard saw net sales fall 7% in the first nine months of the year as the Asian market proved challenging.
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NewsSugar drags on ABF sales but Primark bounds ahead
Tumbling sugar prices and volumes dragged down turnover at Associated British Foods in the first half of the year, the company said today.
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NewsReal Crisps supplier Manderley profits boosted by arson claim
An insurance payout after a devastating factory fire has given a multimillion pound boost to the Real Crisps maker…
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NewsTesco to face further competition for market share
A new piece of research underlines the sheer scale of the challenge facing beleaguered Tesco boss Philip Clarke…
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NewsCo-op Group stuck with 645 properties it doesn’t need
The Co-operative Group has a portfolio of 645 properties that it does “not need or use”.
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NewsCo-op’s food strategy bears fruit as True North points the way
The Co-operative Group’s food strategy True North is “bearing fruit” with a “sustained period of market outperformance” the society has revealed.
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NewsDiageo sales slip 1.3% as emerging markets slow
Adverse currency movements and weak consumer confidence saw Diageo’s net sales dip 1.3% in the three months to 31 March, it reported this morning.