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NewsBurton's Biscuits shakeup to address a further decline in sales
Burton’s is under new leadership and has shed its Cadbury biscuits licence as sales fell from £315.4m in 2014 to £287.4m in the year to 3 January 2015.
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NewsCity Snaphot: BRC/KPMG record best quarter for food retail since 2013
Total food sales rose 1.6% in the three months to 1 October, according to the September BRC/KPMG Retail Sales Monitor …
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Analysis & FeaturesNew launches drive UK sales and profits improvements at Lindt & Sprüngli
Swiss chocolate giant Lindt & Sprüngli recorded double-digit sales and profit growth in the UK last year thanks to “significant” growth of its Lindor and Excellence product lines.
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Analysis & FeaturesCould Tesco's pension deficit derail its impressive recovery?
Tesco revealed its pension deficit ballooned an eye-watering £3.2bn to £5.9bn in the first half, but what does it mean for the turnaround at the supermarket?
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NewsMars Chocolate back in growth despite top brands' struggles
Mars Chocolate UK returned to top line growth last year as total sales grew 2.9% despite pressure on some of its key brands. Plus globally, Mars merges Wrigley with its chocolate business.
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NewsNetto loss hit £40m in year before JS and Dansk decided to pull plug
Annual pre-tax losses reached almost £40m at Netto in the financial year before Sainsbury’s and Dansk pulled the plug
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco results: what the analysts say
Analysts full of praise for CEO Dave Lewis as “the tanker is turned around”
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NewsDave Lewis targets bigger profits as Tesco reports growth
CEO says the business has “moved out of crisis” and sets sights on further cost reductions
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NewsGreggs faces rising costs as pound plunges
Greggs has warned of mounting pressures on food prices as the fallout from Brexit continues to weaken the pound and labour costs rise.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs’ third quarter sales up 5.6%
Third quarter sales at bakery food to go chain Greggs (GRG) rose 5.6%, though its rate of like for like growth slowed during the 13 weeks to 1 October. Plus, the FTSE bursts through the 7,000pts mark as the pound falls to mid-1980s levels and all the rest of today’s news from the City.
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NewsHovis pushed into £19m loss by 'poor market conditions'
Hovis plunged to a £19m loss in its second year of trading since being spun out of Premier Foods as it battled to hold on to market share in a declining bakery category
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NewsIndustrial sales drive McCormick UK revenues up 6.6%
US spices and sauce giant McCormick saw a 6.6% uplift in sales from its UK division last year, although the proportion of its sales booked in the UK market fell back
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NewsWalkers feels the heat from rivals' baked snacks and popcorn
Rivals’ baked snacks and popcorn have taken a bite out of revenues at Walkers
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NewsSainsbury's investors face more misery as like-for-likes fall
A second consecutive quarter of declining like-for-like sales at Sainsbury’s resulted in more misery for investors
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NewsProduce Investments looking to broaden into other veg
Potato and daffodil supplier delivers “robust” results despite challenging market
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NewsCity Snapshot: US drives “strong” annual sales growth for Imperial Brands
FTSE 100 tobacco firm Imperial Brands has reassured the market it is on track to meet full year expectations, driven by strong US growth and currencies
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NewsSainsbury's results: What the analysts say
For two years, Sainsbury’s defied the economic gravity of Britain’s supermarket shootout. The brand has come down to earth with a bump
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s like for likes down 1.1% in second quarter
Sainsbury’s has announced a 1.1% like for like retail sales fall, excluding fuel, for the 16 weeks to 24 September 2016.
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NewsDr Oetker UK profits up by 64% as efficiencies pay off
UK revenues at pizza and home baking supplier Dr Oetker edged up to £156m last year, but profits jumped by two-thirds driven by operational efficiencies and the accounting treatment of previous acquisitions.
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NewsAldi results: What the analysts say
Aldi announced another set of record results as sales reached £7.7bn, but profits shrank. What did the industry analysts make of it?