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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad more than doubles annual profits
Nomad Foods, owner of frozen food brands Birds Eye, Iglo and Findus, has reported “an outstanding year” during which it reported full-year organic revenue growth of 3.9%.
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NewsCity snapshot: Conviviality seeks £125m from investors to save the business
Conviviality has announced an equity placing to raise £125m in a bid to recapitalise the business – without which it said it was “unlikely” to be able to continue. Plus on a busy day in the City, Produce Investments back in profit, protein woes weigh on 2 Sisters, Reckitt pulls out of Pfizer talks and all the rest of the news from the City.
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NewsFonterra CEO Theo Spierings steps down as profits plunge
Announcing half-year losses of £177m, the company said Spierings will leave later this year after seven years as CEO
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NewsHelloFresh cuts losses as it eyes move to profitability
German listed meal kit delivery company HelloFresh grew sales by more than 50% last year and cut its losses as it targets a move to profitability before the end of its 2018 financial year.
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NewsCity snapshot: Science in Sport revenues jump 28% to £15.6m
AIM-listed sports nutrition brand Science in Sport, which supplies Team Sky and Manchester United, has posted full-year revenues up 28% to £15.6m, though losses have deepened. Plus, Irish dairy giant Ornua has announced record revenues of €2.1bn for 2017, UK CPI falls to 2.7% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado growth hit by Beast from the East
Winter storms that caused widespread disruption during the final week of Ocado Group’s (OCDO) first quarter, reduced Ocado’s sales growth by almost one percentage point back to 11.7%. Plus, Imperial Brands disposes of US tobacco products and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsFinsbury Food Group back on the acquisition hunt after solid first half
Listed bakery business Finsbury Food Group is back on the acquisition hunt after a period of consolidation that saw first half like-for-like sales edge up 2.5% to £144.8m.
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NewsCity Snapshot: First half sales and profits up at Finsbury Food Group
Cakes and bakery goods supplier Finsbury Food Group has overcome “sustained market-wide headwinds” to post a rise in first half sales and profits.
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NewsConviviality faces fight for survival in cash crunch
Booze giant Conviviality faces a battle for survival after a week of turmoil that saw more than £350m wiped from its value and PwC called in for help.
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NewsCity snapshot: 'Strong year' for Morrisons sees progress on sales, profits and debt
Morrisons has announced a 2.8% rise in annual like-for-like sales, a double-digit jump in profits and a large reduction of net debt as its recovery under CEO David Potts continues. Plus, Conviviality shares suspended “pending an announcement”, Greencore drops 30% on yesterday’s profits warning and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News‘Arithmetic error’ to blame for wiping £365m off Conviviality
Conviviality has updated the market after its shock profits warning on Thursday to confirm that its full-year adjusted EBITDA will be around £14m lower than previously forecast.
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NewsGreencore shares slump 30% on US profits warning
Shares of food-to-go supplier Greencore have slumped by almost 30% today after it issued a profits warning on headwinds in its struggling US business.
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NewsFever-Tree looks to tequila for future growth, says CEO
The brand has also hinted at bourbon and whisky brand partnerships over the coming year…
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NewsCity snapshot: Fever-Tree annual sales jump 66% but margins edge back
Drinks mixer supplier Fever Tree has announced yet another jump in sales, but a fall in its gross profit margin in its preliminary results. Plus, Greencore has announced a major restructure of its US operations and downgraded earnings expectations, Applegreen and CCR update the market and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City
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NewsTwo-thirds wiped off value of Conviviality after shock profits warning
Shares in Bargain Booze owner Conviviality plunged by more than two-thirds after the alcohol retailer and wholesaler issued a shock profits warning.
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NewsSoaring milk prices hit profits at Yeo Valley
Yeo Valley returned to top-line growth last year, but profits were hit by soaring milk prices and the devaluation of the pound as the business prepares to sell its dairy arm to Arla Foods.
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NewsWaitrose profits down by more than a third
Operating profit before exceptional items was down 32.1% to £172 million for the 52 weeks to 27 January
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NewsCity snapshot: Domino's defies UK consumer caution with sales jump
Domino’s Pizza Group, the UK-based master franchise business, has shrugged of a the struggles of the high street dining sector by posting a double-digit rise in revenues. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity snapshot: Stock Spirits profits hit by tough conditions in Poland
Central and Eastern European spirits producer the Stock Spirits Group has revealed a year-on-year increase in revenue and sales, but a decrease in profits on troubles in its core Polish business. Plus, Aldi signs up to UK Plastics Pact, FTSE 100 dips on trade worries and all the rest of the morning’s news from the City.
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NewsStrong US performance returns PureCircle to double-digit growth
Stevia sweetener producer PureCircle has returned double digit growth of 13.3%, driven by an excellent performance in the United States and Europe.