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Pilgrims Choice owner Ornua Foods UK sees sales rise in ‘stable’ 2023 accounts
Pre-tax profits remained unchanged at £11.6m on the back of inflation-busting ‘sustainable pricing structures’ said the subsidiary of Irish dairy co-op Ornua
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Fever-Tree shares lose fizz as mixer brand downgrades sales forecasts
Investors reacted with dismay to a downgrade to full-year forecasts after a damp summer in the UK supressed first-half sales growth
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Heinz volumes tumble as shoppers seek cheaper alternatives
Volumes at Heinz have nosedived further as higher prices put off cash-strapped shoppers, but the ketchup and baked beans giant expects to see a turnaround in 2024 as inflation continues to ease
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City snapshot: WH Smith launches £50m share buyback as travel division records strong growth
WH Smith group revenue was up 7% in the year ended 14 November, driven by a 10% increase in the travel business, according to a full-year trading update released this morning
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Media Bites 10 September: Aldi, TGI Fridays, Asda, inflation, Carlsberg
Aldi saw UK profits more than triple last year and plans an £800m expansion drive
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C&C Group shakes up distribution deal with AB InBev
From 1 January, C&C will reassume control and distribution of its cider portfolio in Great Britain
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City snapshot: Aldi to invest £800m in new stores as it reveals profits boost
Aldi has unveiled its biggest ever store investment programme after boosting profits on the back of record sales in 2023
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Bakkavor to shut ‘unsustainable’ Wigan factory, putting 750 jobs at risk
The news came alongside the publication of Bakkavor’s latest half-year results
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Pernod Ricard denies China brandy dumping allegations
Producers were ‘very much mobilised’ against the threat posed by tariffs, Pernod Ricard’s CFO said
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Florette owner Agrial posts further, inflation-driven losses
The bagged salad supplier said it had ’walked away’ from some retail business last year as it sought to recoup risisng costs
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City snapshot: ABF issues warning over Primark sales and sugar profits
ABF blamed unfavourable weather in the UK and Ireland, which resulted in lower volumes of seasonal lines
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Hilton Food Group enjoys further growth in strong first-half results
The meat, seafood and plant-based packer saw pre-tax profits rise by almost 38% like for like, in the first half of 2024
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New launches help Itsu grocery revenues surpass £50m for the first time
The supplier launched total of 27 new products in grocery in 2023
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City snapshot: Andrew Carter quits as Chapel Down profits slump
Chapel Down and Hilton Foods announced results and personnel changes. Itsu reported record grocery sales.
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Samworth Brothers records £22.5m hit from Revolution Kitchen closure
Operating profits at Samworth Brothers fell by 22.2%, to £20m as a result
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City snapshot: ‘Softening trends’ lead Brown-Forman to miss quarterly sales and profit forecasts
The Jack Daniel’s maker’s sales were down 4% on an organic basis in the three months to 31 July
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First Milk delivers big profit boost in ‘healthy’ 23/24 results
First Milk put its strong showing down to improvements in its underlying performance over the past three years
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City snapshot: Pernod Ricard hails ‘robust’ performance despite full-year sales decline
The group’s full-year sales for the year to 30 June were down 1% organically to €11.6bn
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Arla hails branded performance in ‘robust’ half-year results
The dairy co-op said volume-driven revenue growth increased by 4.1% globally and by 11% in the UK
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City snapshot: Naked Wines making ‘real progress’ on turnaround despite widening losses
Revenues at the embattled business also continued to slide