Archive of all Pladis articles – Page 9
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NewsAnnual sales dip 3.4% at Finsbury Food Group
Full year sales at baked goods manufacturer Finsbury Food Group (FIF) dropped 3.4% as it was impacted by bakery closures and declining overseas sales.
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NewsOasis "dismayed" over Premier chairman's defence of CEO
The boardroom battle at Premier Foods is continuing into a second week, as second-largest investor Oasis Management described its “dismay” over comments by company chairman Keith Hamill in favour of re-electing current boss Gavin Darby.
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NewsWarm weather and World Cup help grow supermarket sales by 2.1%
Warm weather and the start of the World Cup have helped overall supermarket sales rise 2.1% in the 12 weeks to 17 June, marking 25 consecutive periods of industry growth, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsMcVitie's leads on deals in promotion-heavy biscuits category
McVitie’s is the UK’s fourth most trusted name in grocery, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2018 UK Brand Footprint Rankin
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NewsCity snapshot: Currencies weigh on first half earnings at British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco said its first half-year trading was in line with expectations but warned that currency exchange rates would inhibit growth. Plus, the latest on Poundworld’s plunge into administration and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsUK debut for Flipz chocolate-covered pretzel snack
The brand previously had only limited availability as a higher-priced US import
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NewsMcVitie’s marks royal wedding with ‘transatlantic’ Digestives
Just 50 packs will be available via the brand’s Twitter channel from today (14 May) to Friday (18 May).
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NewsScott Snell to lead new customer team at Pladis UK&I
Snell most recently worked at Mondelez, reaching the position of sales director of impulse
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NewsPladis hires Dmitry Ivanov as global chief commercial officer
Ivanov will bring together the global marketing, digital and research & development teams
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NewsCity snapshot: Danone delivers strong start to year with 4.9% growth
Danone has reported a strong start to the year with a 4.9% increase in like-for-like sales growth in the first quarter. Plus, Rémy Cointreau reveals full-year organic sales growth of 7.2%, Heineken beer volumes up 4.3% in the first quarter and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCarr's Group first half pre-tax profits jump 22%
Carr’s Group has reported a 22% increase in adjusted interim pre-tax profit from £9m to £10.9m on revenue up 13.2% from £176.8m to £200.1m.
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NewsBestway annual profits up 8.5% ahead of Bargain Booze swoop
New Bargain Booze and Wine Rack owner Bestway has posted an 8.5% increase in pre-tax profit from £413.3m to £448.4m in the year ended 30 June 2017.
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NewsMcVitie’s swaps Sweeet animals for £10m animated push
Called Sweeter Together, the new drive will make its debut at 7.50am today (9 March) during ITV’s Good Morning Britain
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NewsMcVitie’s Digestives to ‘shrinkflate’ as Pladis slims packs
Pladis blamed the change on ‘rising cost of ingredients and changes in the exchange rates’
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NewsMorrisons reports festive sales boost
Morrisons has reported a 2.8% uplift in group like for like sales excluding fuel over the ten weeks to 7 January and a 3.7% jump over the Christmas period.
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NewsPladis celebrates Queen's platinum anniversary
McVitie’s owner Pladis this week delivered a one-of-a-kind cake to Windsor Castle
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall slumps in run-up to Christmas
UK retail footfall fell by 2% year-on-year in October according to the BRC Springboard footfall and vacancies monitor – the largest rate of decline since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016. Plus sales jump but profits plunge at Carr’s Group and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsBRC warns over Brexit impact to retail employees
Consumers will “pay the price” unless the UK “provides certainty” for people from the EU working in retail in the UK and agrees an immigrations system “fit for future”, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsUnited Biscuits' sales & profits hit by Storm Desmond floods
The flooding in Cumbria that closed United Biscuits’ Carlisle factory for four months after 2015’s Storm Desmond hit the Pladis-owned firm’s annual sales and profits, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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NewsLuxury chocolate brand Godiva makes UK supermarket debut
The confectioner’s new Masterpieces range is rolling out to 500 Sainsbury’s stores