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NewsThe Magnum Ice Cream Company shares soar following strong first quarter
The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s shares have soared after the group smashed City growth forecasts.
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NewsChina recovery helps Rémy Cointreau halt annual sales slump
Sales climbed just 0.2% organically for the full year
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NewsUnilever growth steady in Q1
Unilever has achieved stronger volume growth in its first quarter than for the past year, pushing sales up 3.8%
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NewsMagnum beats gloomy forecasts to deliver on plan
The Magnum Ice Cream Company has beaten City forecasts in its first quarter to deliver 4.2% organic sales growth
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NewsZoe gut health app losses swell as it slashes membership price
Zoe has appointed mobile game giant Lior Shiff as director
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NewsChapel Down to target ‘urban epicureans’ with summer retail push
Chapel Down’s new summer campaign will seek to allign the brand with other British food & drink products.
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NewsNaked Wines finds £10m more savings as profits drive continues
A major tech migration to third-party software is set to both improve Naked Wines’ site performance and deliver up to £10m annually in cost savings
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NewsCarlsberg shrugs off Middle East conflict fears in upbeat first quarter showing
The brewer reported organic volume growth of 2.8% and organic revenue growth of 3.6% in the first quarter of 2026
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NewsMondelez’s underlying profits fall despite strong Q1
The global confectionery giant’s adjusted operating profits fell 19% to $1.2bn
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NewsOral health helps Haleon through weak cold and flu season
The Sensodyne owner registered organic growth of 2.2% to reach £2.9bn in revenues in the three months to 31 March 2026
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NewsVolume growth a ‘matter of survival’ for retail, World Retail Congress told
Improving volumes should be retail leaders’ “top priority”, according to AlixPartners’ report, published this morning
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NewsCoca-Cola lifts earnings forecast after beating first quarter estimates
Revenues rose 10% organically to $12.5bn, ahead of the expected 7.1% increase forecast by analysts
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NewsCake Box revenues soar 43% to surpass £60m
Cake Box revenues soared 43% last year, as the chain opened 37 new stores
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NewsCoca-Cola Europacific Partners reaffirms guidance after bumper Q1
An early Easter and six extra days in the quarter propelled revenues up 9.4% when adjusted for currency exchange, with volumes beating expectations to rise 8.5% in the quarter to 3 April 2026
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NewsKingsland Drinks secures £65m funding package amid ‘challenging’ trading conditions
It comes after revenues at Kingsland Drinks fell by 10.6% to £268m last year
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NewsP&G fires up growth but warns of future oil costs
Procter & Gamble smashed growth expectations in the third quarter, but has warned of a $1bn blow from rising oil costs next year
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NewsQuorn turnaround begins to take shape but losses continue
Revenues at parent group Marlow Foods slipped 1.2% to £184.5m on lower volumes in 2025 – compared with a 9% fall in 2024 – with sales in supermarkets down 2.7% and out-of-home by 3.7%, newly filed accounts revealed
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NewsSainsbury’s spooks the City with Iran conflict warning
Sainsbury’s warning that the Iran war will hit profits has spooked the City.
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NewsSouthern Co-op warns of insolvency without merger
If members vote ‘no’, Southern Co-op said an external administrator would be appointed
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NewsNestlé’s pursuit of volumes pays off as sales jump
Organic sales growth of 3.5% followed a 1.2% jump in group sales volumes