All Finance articles – Page 318
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Profits rocket at Heck sausages after manufacturing spend
The premium sausage maker saw sales jump 20% to £21.1m in the year to 31 July 2018
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GPI shows supermarket prices deflating again, with 0.3% drop
Three of the big four supermarkets were in annual deflation last month
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Veganism trend drives 39% sales growth at Gosh
Profits have also surged 84% to £3.5m amid manufacturing investment
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Female-founded businesses are being let down by investors
The investor community has some catching up to do on gender diversity, says Kerstin Robinson, co-founder of Nix & Kix
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Chlorinated chicken: Fox vows ‘no compromise’ on UK food standards
In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, the international trade secretary clarified his position on post-Brexit food standards
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City snapshot: High street sales growth slumps to decade-long low
High street retail sales in February were the weakest for a decade, as Valentine’s Day failed to provide an uplift, new figures reveal
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Media Bites 8 March: Waitrose/JLP, Greggs, Plastics
John Lewis Partnership staff saw their bonuses cut to the lowest in 65 years in the face of difficult trading on the UK high street
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Food fraud risk higher in no-deal scenario, says 2 Sisters tech boss
Higher prices caused by post-Brexit tariffs could create ideal conditions for food fraud, warned 2 Sisters’ new technical director
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Waitrose to sell five stores as John Lewis Partnership profits dive
Waitrose has revealed plans to sell five stores to rival retailers, amid sliding profits at the John Lewis Partnership group
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City snapshot: Greggs annual sales surge past £1bn
Greggs has shrugged off “extreme weather conditions” and wider economic uncertainties to post a jump in full year sales and profits. Plus the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 7 March: Patisserie Valerie, Tobacco stocks, Just Eat
Patisserie Valerie’s new owner has insisted it has the money and skill to rebuild the company despite sacking the café chain’s top management to save money.
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Lidl to develop Oldham hotel as part of new store deal
Oldham Council has agreed to sell Lidl space currently serving as a pay-and-display car park, subject to the supermarket f…
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Robert Goodwill appointed farming minister by Defra
The MP for Scarborough and Whitby is a former immigration minister
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How supermarkets can take a bite out of Deliveroo's on-demand crowd
Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are soaring – and there’s plenty of room for supermarkets to cater for Britain’s takeaway habit
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Just Eat sales surge on booming UK orders
A jump in orders and the acquisition of rival HungryHouse helped UK takeaway marketplace Just Eat grow revenues by 43% to almost £780m last year and move back into pre-tax profit.
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Media Bites 6 March: Sainsbury's, Brexit tariffs, AB InBev
“Sainsbury’s sales are stuck in reverse” writes The Times (£), while The Telegraph says the sales slide has piled further pressure on chief executive Mike Coupe.
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Soaring Aperol sales drive 19% UK growth for Campari Group
The popularity of Aperol Spritz and Negroni cocktails boosted the spirit group’s UK sales in 2018
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Holland & Barrett CEO Aldis resigns in leadership shake-up
The shake-up will see Steve Carson promoted to group managing director and John Walden become executive chairman
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'Millennial booze cruisers' ravage Majestic's Calais stores as Brexit looms
Sales rose 49% throughout February, with pre-orders up 78%
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Grocery sales growth slows amid Brexit caution
Grocery sales grew by 1.9% in the 12 weeks to 24 February as one in ten shoppers admit to stockpiling food in preparation for a possible disorderly Brexit.