All Finance articles – Page 343
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NewsMedia bites 19 October: Tesco, mad cow disease, Coca-Cola
Sir Terry Leahy has endorsed Dave Lewis, Tesco’s chief executive, saying that he has rebuilt confidence and financial strength at the supermarket chain after years of decline
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore defends £817m US business sale after City criticism
Greencore says it will be “more resilient” to Brexit after exiting the US, following the £817m sale of its US arm to Hearthside Food Solutions
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News'Terrible' lambing season to hit price and supplies into 2019
Average deadweight lamb prices hit a peak of 619.5p/kg on 19 May, up 29% on the same time last year
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NewsYOY online sales growth for Sept down to 7.5%
Year on year online growth for September was 7.5%, compared to the 13% growth seen in the same month last year
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NewsVegan cheese startup scores £25k from investors including Vita Coco's Giles Brook
Ellie Phoebe Brown of Kinda Co was unanimously chosen as the winner by a group of investors including Giles Brook oof a Dragons’ Den-style pitching session at this year’s Bread & Jam festival
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NewsCity snapshot: Warm summer helps lift sales growth at Unilever
Warm weather and recovery in Brazil boosts sales at Unilever, and Hilton Food Group acquires 50% stake in Dalco Food
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NewsMedia bites 18 October: Patisserie Valerie, food inflation, Unilever
Bosses of crisis-hit cake chain Patisserie Valerie could be hauled before parliament after a shock £40million black hole was uncovered in its accounts
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NewsTrevor Strain takes new role as chief finance and commercial officer at Morrisons
Darren Blackhurst moving to a projects role reporting to CEO David Potts
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NewsBargain Buys is back... as new fascia for Poundstretcher
Poundstretcher has converted or opened more than 10 stores under the Bargain Buys banner during the last four weeks…
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NewsCity snapshot: China and Morocco drive sales slow-down at Danone
Sales growth slowed sharply at French consumer giant Danone in the third quarter, Science in Sport launch in China and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia bites 17 October: Sainsbury's/Asda, discounters, Patisserie Valerie
An investigation of how the proposed £7.3bn takeover of supermarket chain Asda by rival J Sainsbury might affect competition will consider the impact on suppliers as well as shoppers
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NewsPiccolo babyfood completes first overseas rollout
The brand is expecting a 12% sales boost as a result of the international listings
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales cool off after record summer
Grocery sales have cooled off following record summer growth, as shoppers tightened their purse-strings ahead of the expensive Christmas season, British American Tobacco warn that earnings will fall 7%, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia bites 16 October: Greencore, Iceland, Tesco
Greencore Group is selling its US business for £817m just two years after it launched a big transatlantic push
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NewsPopchips sales jump 36% prior to KP acquisition
Intersnack subsidiary KP Snacks reiterated plans to invest in the fast growing crisp brand it purchased in July
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore sell US business to Hearthside for £817m
Convenience food group Greencore is to sell its entire US business to American contract manufacturer Hearthside Food Solutions for £817m, high street footfall continues to decline, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia bites 15 October: Patisserie Valerie, Young's, Unilever
Patisserie Valerie, the British café chain that has found a potential fraud on its accounts, had used up £9.7m on two separate bank credit lines without the board’s knowledge
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NewsUnited Wholesale grocery boost offsets falling tobacco sales
The wholesaler recorded a slip in sales but improved profitability
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NewsCity News: Greggs sales up 7.3% despite impact of hot weather
Customers swapped pasties for pizzas to drive a 7.3% rise in sales…
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NewsBirds Eye returns to growth after four-year slump
Sales at the frozen food manufacturer jumped 2% on the back of advertising investment