more results news & analysis – Page 209
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NewsPoundstretcher owner Crown Crest posts 16% profit fall
Discount wholesaler Crown Crest, which owns Poundstretcher, has posted a double-digit fall in full-year pre-tax profits…
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NewsMars reverses two years of falling profits with 9% hike in 2012
Mars Chocolate has reported a sharp increase in profits – after two years of falling profitability…
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NewsP&H in the red following 'exceptional items' hit
Palmer & Harvey has slipped into the red after taking a £13.4m hit on exceptional items…
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NewsBritvic sales reshuffle 'could reduce headcount by a third'
Britvic is planning a major shake-up of its GB sales force that could result in hundreds of job losses…
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NewsScotmid Co-op suffers dip in sales and profits
Scotmid has posted a small drop in half-year sales and profits in what it described as a “challenging retail trading environment”.
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NewsDairy Crest ‘steady’ in first half as cheese outperforms spreads
Dairy Crest has delivered a steady performance during the six months to 30 September, and its full-year profit expectations are unchanged, the company has said in a trading update.
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NewsProfits fall at Budgens retailer Kavanagh Retailing UK
Kavanagh Retailing UK, which runs five Budgens stores, has reported a 53% fall in 2012 profits…
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NewsWaitrose enjoys growth in north and south as sales climb 6.9%
Waitrose has defied the flat grocery market to report a 6.9% increase in half-year like-for-like sales.
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NewsMorrisons to review property portfolio as profits fall
Morrisons has launched a review of its £9bn property portfolio as it considers ways of unlocking more capital.
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NewsOcado sales jump 16.4% as basket size grows
Ocado has reported a 16.4% increase in third-quarter sales year-on-year to £189.2m.
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NewsHilton Food Group's profits inch upwards
Tesco meat packer Hilton Food Group has posted a 0.7% increase in volumes, driven by the introduction of new lines in Holland.
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NewsFmcg sales slow across Europe in second quarter
Fmcg sales growth across Europe slowed in the second quarter of 2013, but a real-term drop in sales volumes is being masked by overall price inflation.
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NewsCampo Viejo and Jameson drive Pernod Ricard UK sales
Pernod Ricard UK has described its UK performance as “very satisfactory” – despite the French company saying there was “quasi-stability” in the UK.
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NewsPernod Ricard sales lifted by top brands and emerging markets
Pernod Ricard has reported “strong performance” driven by its top brands – but said the UK market remained “quasi-stable”.
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NewsCo-op Group loses £559m as banking woes bite
The Co-operative Group’s food business has reported a 1.1% fall in half-year like-for-like food sales, but banking woes hit the society hard.
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NewsBaking a Mary Berry sponge will cost an extra 27p this season
The return of The Great British Bake Off this week brings with it at least two certainties…
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NewsHain Celestial chalks up record UK sales
Fmcg giant Hain Celestial chalked up record UK sales in its fourth-quarter and full-year results, it announced yesterday.
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NewsCarlsberg profits drop in second quarter
Carlsberg said today its full-year sales and profits forecast remained unchanged despite lower than predicted pre-tax profits in the second quarter.
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NewsGlanbia sales rise 13% despite Dairy Ireland challenges
Glanbia has posted a 13% increase in turnover, driven by its Global Performance Nutrition business, but admits that challenges remain in its Dairy Ireland division.
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NewsHeineken sales dip as European beer market remains sluggish
Heineken has reported a fall in organic group sales in its half yearly results, down 1%, as volumes of beer continued to slide across Western Europe.