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NewsWholesaler Parfetts sees annual turnover leap 26% to £474m
Parfetts has also added 150 stores to its Go Local symbol group this year, taking it to 650 in total
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NewsCity snapshot: B&Q owner Kingfisher joins flurry of retailers returning business rates relief
Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher has joined the flood of retailers to hand back business rates relief received during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, a trading update from The Hut Group and Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group confirms Debenhams rescue talks.
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NewsFarmison & Co growth rockets 550% as mutton sales soar
Turnover is expected to more than double to £12m in the year to end of March 2021
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NewsMüller highlights restructure success despite posting £76m loss
The dairy giant’s Project Darwin cost-cutting strategy launched was launched in February 2019
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NewsAt-home demand for gin helps Chase Distillery offset on-trade collapse
The company, which was snapped up by Diageo in October, experienced “very strong” growth with retail partners
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NewsContract loss and coronavirus hit profits at Branston maker Mizkan Euro
The maker of Branston pickle and Sarson’s vinegar has posted a sharp rise in pre-tax losses, amid mounting cost inputs and the loss of a private label contract.
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NewsCity snapshot: Second lockdown costs ABF £430m in lost sales
A second wave of coronavirus lockdowns has cost Associated British Foods £430m in lost sales, as Primark stores have closed across Europe. Plus, Pets at Home the latest retailer to pay back business rates relief and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News2 Sisters trumpets turnaround plan after surge in profit
The poultry giant saw operating profits rise to almost £40m for 53 weeks to 1 August following a major shake-up of the business
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sainsbury’s to hand back £440m of business rates relief
Sainsbury’s has joined Tesco and Morrisons in handing back its business rates relief, which will cost the supermarket around £440m
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NewsSymington’s returns to profit as pandemic boosts demand
Symington’s has bounced back into the black as a strategic plan led by the new CEO and demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic helped sales at the Chicken Tonight owner climb higher.
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NewsCity News: Compass Group and Greencore provide reasons for optimism
This year will not be looked back on with any fondness by out-of-home eating specialists
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NewsSecond lockdown hitting food to go less hard, says Greencore
Greencore said sales had decreased far less dramatically since the advent of new tiered restrictions
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NewsGraze losses increase as sales fall following Unilever acquisition
Operating losses at Graze have widened as sales slumped almost 20% following its acquisition by Unilever and closure of the US division
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NewsCity snapshot: Britvic confident in recovery after sales and profits plummet in lockdown
Brtivic’s boss has pledged to be at the forefront of the recovery in a soft drinks category slammed by the coronavirus pandemic after revenues and profits slumped at the group. Plus, PZ Cussons appoints a new CFO.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore raises £90m as coronavirus impact drives annual loss
Greencore has raised £90m in a share placement as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak led to a double-digit drop in annual sales and a pre-tax loss of more than £10m. Plus, on the busy morning, trading updates from Cranswick, Compass Group, Pets at Home and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Danone to cut global SKU count by up to 30%
French food group Danone is to cut its product range by up to 30% in a cost-cutting effort to return to profitable growth in 2021
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NewsMars blames virus outbreak for 2020 profit and sales slowdown
The coronavirus crisis exacerbated a tough 2020 for the UK arm of the company
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NewsCity snapshot: Naked Wines sales soar as consumer discover online wine
First-half revenues at Naked Wines have soared 80% to £157.1m as consumers flocked to online as the coronavirus outbreak hit the UK. Plus Vimto maker Nichols is considering redundancies across its operations as the Covid pandemic continues to hammer the soft drinks market; European supermarket group Ahold Delhaize acquires online US grocer FreshDirect, and a trading update from Finsbury Food Group.
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NewsCity snapshot: Delayed harvests hit revenues at Origin Enterprises
International agri-services group Origin Enterprises has experiences a double-digit revenue drop in the first quarter as delayed harvests hit revenues. Plus, Wynnstay upgrades full year profit expectations, British Land loses £730m and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity snapshot: Profits and sales rise at Imperial Tobacco as lockdowns boost tobacco consumption
Imperial Tobacco has posted a rise in annual sales and profits despite a collapse in duty-free travel sales as coronavirus lockdowns have boosted at home tobacco consumption.