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NewsAsda Q1 sales slide 5.7%
Asda has posted a 5.7% decline in like-for-like sales in its first quarter as the supermarket continued to struggle against “fierce competition”.
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NewsCity snapshot: Booker profits up despite like-for-like sales slip
Operating profit (before exceptional items) was up 11% to £155.1m
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News“Super premium” growth drives up revenues at Miller Brands
SABMiller’s UK and Ireland subsidiary Miller Brands UK saw net producer revenues rise by 5% last year as UK appetite for “super premium” brands Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell grew.
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NewsSSP Group profits take off but rail affected by Paris terror attacks
Travel concession group SSP (SSPG) has reported a more than 40% hike in first-half profits as air passenger numbers swelled but trading in railway stations in the UK and Europe slowed in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.
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NewsGreencore focus on food-to-go reaps dividends
Double-digit growth in food-to-go helped Greencore push up revenues 8.1% to £691.6m during the first half and raise its dividend.
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong fourth quarter drives Premier Foods to full-year sales growth
Premier Foods has recorded full-year sales growth of 0.6% after a better than expected sales boost of 1.4% in the fourth quarter.
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NewsFentimans' posh pop sales fizz up by more than 25%
Overall sales grew 25% to £19.4m, with a 60% rise in export sales to £6.1m in the year to 31 July 2015…
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NewsLucozade Ribena Suntory posts big jump in profitability
The UK subsidiary of Japanese drinks giant Suntory managed to post a 0.5% rise in value sales
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NewsMoy Park's first quarter revenues hit by falling poultry prices
Moy Park’s first quarter revenues fell 1.6% due to falling poultry prices and its exit from the UK corned beef business, according to parent company JBS.
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NewsRefresco Gerber sales fall as private label volumes tumble
Falling private label volumes at Refresco Gerber have pushed down sales 2.3% in the first quarter as the group turned its focus to co-packing.
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NewsBakkavor reports good start to 30th year in business
Revenues nudge up 1.4% at Bakkavor to £415.8m in Q1 despite falling prices as the food manufacturer manges to shift more volume.
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NewsCarlsberg sales slump as Tesco delisting bites
Sales at Carlsberg have fallen 5% in the first quarter as a result of being delisted by Tesco last year.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Profits down 10.3% at Magners-maker C&C Group
C&C Group reports a 10.3% drop in operating profit, Compass Group’s profits up 6.4% on strong North American revenues and Hotel Chocolat soars by 28% on its stock market debut.
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NewsBells of Lazonby bakes up sales rise
Bakery group Bells of Lazonby has increased sales by more than 13% and grown its profits to continue the rapid expansion experienced in recent years.
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NewsRaisio’s first quarter sales down despite Benecol UK sales rise
Finnish food group Raisio has reported a 6.9% drop in first quarter net sales despite seeing “significant” growth for its Benecol brand in the UK.
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NewsBonds records another year of sweet growth
Sales growth has accelerated at Bonds of London as its range of humbugs, bon bons and sour sweets and jellies increase in popularity.
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NewsThatchers grows cider sales despite lack of fizz in the market
Thatchers has continued to outperform a stagnating cider market for a sixth successive year, although the rate of growth has slowed at the brand.
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NewsThe Southern Co-op to open 20 food stores this year
Retail sales at society were 4.7% for the year to 30 January
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NewsCity News: Sainsbury's silver lining fails to impress the City
Pre-tax profits of £584m were a good way above market consensus of £574m for Sainsbury’s
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News'Transformed' Karro bounces back into the black
Karro Food Group has returned to profit after a turnaround plan “fully transformed” the British pork supplier