more results news & analysis – Page 190
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Nut alerts put spice pricing in spotlight
Spice prices have come under scrutiny after positive tests for contamination with nut protein prompted product recalls…
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Pasta World sees profits fall following investment
One of the UK’s largest producers of dried pasta for food producers saw profits collapse last year…
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Fyffes to pursue deals in 2015 after earnings hike
Fyffes has grown earnings by 28.1% to €40.1m in 2014 as its sales nudged upward by 0.8% to €1.09bn.
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BDO predicts renewed investor interest in food and drink IPOs
Investors could be set to flock to the food and beverage sector in 2015…
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City News: BAT share price rises despite volume squeeze
Tobacco companies face fierce currency headwinds, regulatory crackdowns and a global slump in cigarette volumes…
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Fortnum's new St Pancras store grows ahead of targets
Upmarket retailer reported 42% sales growth year on year for the period of November-February and the store’s best performing category was tea
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Iglo Group 'repositions' to deal with fall in frozen sales
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group was hit by declining sales last year as increasingly tough conditions in the frozen sector…
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Whole Foods Market’s UK losses halve amid booming sales
The UK arm of US grocery chain Whole Foods Market has cut its annual pre-tax loss by almost half as its sales increased by a quarter last year.
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Bestway sees 22% increase in delivered sales, outstripping Londis
Bestway said it had clocked up delivered sales of more than £650m in retail in the past year for the first time
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Sports nutrition drives Glanbia's 6.9% annual revenue boost
Irish sports nutrition and ingredients group Glanbia has reported a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth.
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Tesco has '75% chance' of successful recovery, report claims
The report by Bernstein claims that the UK’s biggest retailer is in the “recovery on track zone”
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Kerry Group share price falls as sales decline
Shares in Irish food giant Kerry Food are down more than 2% so far today to €63.05 after it posted a 1.4% decline in revenues in 2014.
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ABF expects first half earnings dip as sugar weakness hits profits
Associated British Foods has announced it is trading in line with expectations in a pre-close statement, as the strong growth in Primark continues to be offset by weakness in its sugar business.
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Red cabbage sales boosted nearly 50% by healthy shoppers
A surge in demand has seen red cabbage sales jump by almost 50%…
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Sweet deal: retailers turn to '3-for-x' for confectionery
Three is the magic number in confectionery pricing – with many retailers ramping up their use of ‘3-for-x’ deals…
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Danone expects troubling year ahead as European turmoil continues
Dairy producer Danone has forecast slower-than-expected organic sales growth for the year ahead as political and economic turbulence in Europe shows no signs of abating.
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SABMiller saga takes another twist as 3G Capital linked too
One of the few UK-listed companies issuing numbers this week was European Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC…
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Nestlé predicts 2015 revenue improvement despite headwinds
Nestlé has insisted it will hit its long-term target of 5% organic growth despite falling short of that figure last year amid an slowdown in emerging markets and the strengthening Swiss franc.
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Asda sales shrink as it looks to open 17 new stores
Asda has revealed a 2.6% fall in like-for-like sales over the last three months of the 2014.
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Bestway profits surge on back of impressive growth
The cash & carry giant, which acquired The Co-operative Pharmacy in October, said profits rose 44.7% to £267.1m