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NewsImproved potato season bounces Greenvale owner back to profit
Potato supplier Produce Investments – the parent of Greenvale – has bounced back into the black thanks to much improved po…
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News‘Fitter’ AG Barr hails surge in profits in eventful year
AG Barr has reported a strong increase in profits and declared itself “stronger, fitter and more ambitious”.
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NewsAnatomicals launches range of four balms
British personal care brand Anatomicals has extended its portfolio with a range of balms…
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NewsEast India Company expansion continues - in Harrods and Qatar
The East India Company is expanding at home and abroad – opening a store in Qatar followed by a concession in Harrods…
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NewsShare a Coke helps No1 brand recover from Olympic misery
Britain’s Biggest Brand looks to World Cup to consolidate its gains after tricky start to 2014…
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NewsBoparan profits weighed down by ready meals
The aftereffects of Horsegate continue to make themselves felt in the ready meals sector, Boparan Holdings today announcing a loss of £27.5m.
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NewsSainsbury's suffers first fall in like-for-like sales since 2005
Sainsbury’s has posted its first fall in like for like-for-like sales in nine years.
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NewsOcado trials Wednesday free delivery for £75 orders
Ocado is offering free delivery on Wednesdays for customers who spend £75 or more…
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NewsThe Grocer's Top 50 reveals slow progress for indie retailers
The UK’s biggest independent grocery retailers had a tough 2013…
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Elbrook posts 24% slump in pre-tax profits but sales rise
Elbrook Cash & Carry has reported a 24% drop in full-year profits…
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NewsNichols profits grow as strategy shift pays off
Vimto brand owner Nichols has reported a 10% increase in full-year profit before tax.
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NewsMorrisons to slash margins as it takes on the discounters
Morrisons made a loss before tax of £176m for the year ending 2 February, as it announced plans to cut prices to take on the discounters.
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NewsOcado boss Tim Steiner gets £1m pay package
Ocado has handed CEO Tim Steiner a pay package of more than £1m for the first time.
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NewsMenzies Distribution sales drop in weak magazine market
Menzies Distribution has posted a fall in full-year sales and profits as newspaper and magazine sales continue to drop.
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NewsPremier Foods strikes £1.1bn refinancing deal
Premier Foods has announced a £1.1bn capital refinancing plan, in a deal it described as ‘transformational’.
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NewsThorntons profits jump 47% as supermarket sales take off
Thorntons has reported a 47% jump in half-year profits, boosted by strong sales to the supermarkets.
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NewsAB InBev defies falling beer volumes to deliver ‘solid progress’
UK performance of Budweiser and good growth in China provided a boost to AB InBev in 2013, despite a “challenging macro-environment” and falling beer volumes.
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NewsGreggs profits fall in ‘year of transition’
Greggs has revealed a like-for-like sales dip of 0.8% for the 52 weeks ending 28 December 2013. It also said pre-tax profits were down 18.9% to £41.3m.
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NewsABF warns sugar will drag on first-half profits
Associated British Foods has forecast that grocery sales growth will be flat in the first half of the financial year.
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NewsTreasury Wine Estates profits tumble in half-year trading
Troubled winemaker Treasury Wine Estates saw operating profits fall 37.6% in a “disappointing” first half to the year.