more results news & analysis – Page 14
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NewsTesco share price climbs higher after strong start to the year
Tesco fought off intensifying competition from traditional and discount rivals to continue its run of growing market share in the first quarter to 24 May
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NewsWarburtons defies downturn in wrapped bread as sales rise
Revenues at the group increased 4.2% to £741.1m in the year to 28 September 2024, with volumes defying the structural challenges in the wrapped bread segment of the market by rising 2.9% year on year
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy admits rivals have ‘upped their game’ in supermarket price war
Tesco’s sales hit £12.3bn in the quarter as its market share climbed to 28% in the latest Kantar results.
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NewsTesco wins more market share as Finest range goes from ‘strength to strength’
The rise in sales beat City expectations, with Tesco highlighting a strong performance from its premium Finest range
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NewsVK and Hooch owner Global Brands suffers sales hangover from introduction of lower abv for its alcopops
Global Brands reduced the abv of its alcopops so it could pay a lower tax rate
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NewsMedia Bites 10 June: consumer spending, spending review nerves, e-cig flop
Today’s food and drink headlines are dominated by the doom and gloom of new figures showing families are cutting back on spending in the shops in their droves
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NewsMash Direct back in the black after ‘reset with purpose’
Mash Direct grew sales to just under £24m in the 10-month period to 31 December 2024, according to its latest accounts
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NewsBrown-Forman forecasts sales and profit declines citing tariffs
Brown-Forman is less exposed to tariffs than other booze suppliers as it has a large US production presence
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NewsB&M’s share price down 16% after recognition of poor performance
The retailer’s difficulties have caused its share price to halve since the end of 2023
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NewsFever-Tree’s US expansion undeterred by Trump’s tariffs
Fever-Tree sold an 8.5% stake to Molson Coors in January as part of a strategic partnership to expand across the US
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NewsNorthern Monk surge continues but cash remains tight
The company said that, as is common with growth-stage businesses, it is not yet profitable and is funded by private equity
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NewsRémy Cointreau abandons 2030 sales target amid tariff uncertainty
Tariff uncertainty and a slowdown in US spirits have hit sales and profits at the French spirits group
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NewsWH Smith to complete sale of high street stores within weeks
In a trading update, WH Smith gave a picture of what the slimmed-down company will look like in future
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NewsB&M admits it must do better as profits slump
Former CEO Alex Russo stepped down in February after the company issued a profit warning
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NewsMicroSalt hails ‘transformational year’ as fmcg giant signs up
MicroSalt said it has started receiving ‘regular and repeating’ orders from ‘one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies’
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s profits soar from growing brand awareness
Revenues at the company rose 8.8% to £144.3m in the year to 31 August 2024 as volumes jumped by the same amount
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NewsBulmers owner C&C Group pleases shareholders with return to profitability
The cidermaker’s share price sank by about 18% in March after it said its annual earnings would miss expectations
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NewsAdnams losses shrink but debts remain ‘unsustainable’
Despite some disposals, Adnams’ net bank debt reduced by just £600k to £15.3m last year
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NewsEG Group profits sink due to ‘adverse weather’
Fuel volumes fell 2.9% due to problems in the US and Germany, plus reduced demand in Australia
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NewsFox’s Burton’s reaps rewards of merger to boost profits
Fox’s Biscuits and Burton’s Biscuits merged in early 2022 after both being acquired by Ferrero