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NewsFrozen food retailer Farmfoods plans England store surge
London and the South of England is growing territory for the retailer, which currently has more than 300 shops nationwide
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NewsPremier Foods' Gavin Darby hails return of volume growth
Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby has hailed the return of volume growth at the supermarkets as a turning point…
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NewsM&S profits rise as food ‘outperforms’ the market and capex tap is turned off
Marks & Spencer was one of the biggest risers on the FTSE 100 today after posting a 3.4% rise in pre-tax profits to £600m.
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NewsPremier Foods benefits as supermarkets hit back at discounters
Premier Foods said it was starting to see the benefits of the brutal grocery price war as the supermarkets fight back against the growth of the German discounters.
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NewsRefresco Gerber bottom line hit by costs of IPO
Refresco Gerber has fallen to a €11m loss in its first quarter thanks to costs related to its Dutch flotation in March.
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NewsBonds sees sweet sales growth thanks to new products
Bonds Confectionery has sweetened its balance sheet with a healthy increase in all key measures.
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NewsAsda sales slump in ‘most challenging year yet’ for supermarkets
Asda has revealed a 3.9% fall in like-for-like sales during an “unprecedented” quarter in the grocery market.
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NewsGraeme Pitkethly named CFO at Unilever
Graeme Pitkethly is to succeed Jean-Marc Huët as chief financial officer of Unilever later this year.
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NewsBooming food to go sales boost Greencore's first half trading
Convenience food group Greencore shrugged off the tough grocery market conditions to report a 3.2% revenue rise in the six months to 27 March.
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC boosts FTSE 100 as first quarter sales fizz
Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC helped drive the FTSE 100 higher this morning after posted an unexpected rise in first-quarter sales.
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NewsAles By Mail brewing huge growth
On the back of 88% growth in Q1, the online beer retailer launches first pop up beer shop in London
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NewsBargain Booze sales slip, but Conviviality profits rise by 2.3%
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has reported full year revenues up 2.3%, but a dip in like-for-like sales as it fought against a slower than expected rate of store openings and heavy discounting in the alcohol retail sector.
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NewsMorrisons share shorting points to City jitters over recovery
Figures from financial information specialist Markit show the proportion of Morrisons stock out on loan reached 13.7% on 29 April, up from 12.4% at the beginning of the month
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NewsKettle Foods notches up 31% pre-tax profit increase
Newly filed accounts at Companies House reveal Kettle Foods’ pre-tax profit leapt from £9.2m to £12.1m, with turnover rising from £81.3m to £84m in the year to 31 July 2014
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NewsImperial Tobacco sees benefits of savings
The company’s cost optimisation programme is on track to deliver further incremental savings of £85m in the full year
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NewsMetro Group’s sales rise 2.5% in second quarter but losses widen
German supermarket Metro Group has reported growing sales in its second quarter, but the negative impact of currency movement helped its losses expand to €394m during the period.
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NewsPrice war set to drive M&A consolidation, warns Grant Thornton
UK M&A volumes held up in the first quarter of 2015, but deal values were significantly down as small-scale consolidation dominated the market.
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NewsBirds Eye sales slump as Nomad steps in
Newly filed accounts at Companies House for the UK business revealed pre-tax profits plunged more than £20m (26%) to £62.7m on sales down 4.6% to £446.3m in 2014
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NewsChicken and beef at forefront of fresh/chilled price deflation
Data from mySupermarket revealed average retail prices for fresh and chilled meat fell in March 2015, with fresh whole chickens showing the biggest year-on-year decline
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NewsThornton's UK commercial sales decline thanks to unnamed specific customer
UK commercial sales declined 6.1% because of fewer orders from one specific customer, which analysts have speculated is Tesco, while sales in retail fell 5.4% to £27.7m