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City Snapshot: Just Eat sales surge 46% in Q3 as coronavirus restrictions return
Takeaway giant Just Eat has enjoyed a 46% surge in global sales in the third quarter as the coronavirus pandemic kept consumers at home. Plus, Bakkavor CFO Pete Gates retires, Devro appoints a new CFO, Stock Spirits issues a trading update and Nestle completes its acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics.
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City snapshot: Cake Box revenues recover after store reopenings
Cake Box has posted a strong recovery in trading following the lockdown enforced closure of its store estate, with like for like sales up by double digit excluding the closures.
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Tesco’s smooth transition to Ken Murphy wins analyst approval
Ken Murphy on Wednesday revealed that sales soared 6.6% in Tesco’s first half to £26.7bn
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Rachel’s Organic owner Lactalis Nestlé suffers 11% turnover drop
The supplier saw sales fall £13.5m to £108.3m for the year to 31 December 2019
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City snapshot: Imperial Brands sees consumers turn to tobacco during Covid crisis
Imperial Tobacco said it has seen stronger than expected tobacco sales volumes during the coronavirus crisis as consumers in Europe and the US have shifted spend to tobacco products.
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Tesco’s new boss Ken Murphy says online surge ‘here to stay’
The supermarket has smashed its record for dotcom grocery orders
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City Snapshot: Profits slump at Greencore but demand for food-to-go returning
Profits have slumped 40% at Greencore as the coronavirus crisis pushed up costs and saw revenues nosedive, but food-to-go demand started to return in the fourth quarter. And Italian food group Newlat Food has proposed an acquisition of bread maker Hovis.
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Grenade sales surge past £50m on 37% annual growth
Sports nutrition player Grenade continued its stellar sales growth last year, although profits fell back a fifth as it invested in growth.
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Compass Group performance improves as customers reopen
Catering giant Compass Group’s performance improved towards the end of its financial year, but organic revenues remain down 36% in its fourth quarter.
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City snapshot: Greggs to cut jobs as sales remain well below pre-coronavirus levels
Greggs has confirmed it will cut staff numbers as its level of custom will remain “below normal for the foreseeable future” as sales remain well down year-on-year. Plus, Hotel Chocolat falls to annual loss, B&M’s sales surge continues and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Aldi chief takes swipe at Tesco’s ‘marketing tricks and gimmicks’
Giles Hurley claimed: ‘More expensive supermarkets can only imitate, not replicate, what we do’
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Aldi plans 4,000 new jobs as it invests £1.3bn in new stores and upgrades
It has pledged to invest the money into new and upgraded stores, distribution centres and further innovations across its business
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City snapshot: Diageo CEO hails resilient performance as recovery continues
Diageo has raised its outlook for the first half on the back of a good start to its new financial year, with the US business performing ahead of expectations.
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Waitrose beef processor Dovecote Park sees 4.3% sales decline
The supplier said sales had fallen due to a 10% drop in beef price
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Whole Foods Market sees losses increase
Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market lost a further £6.7m last year despite slimming down its estate to focus on more profitable London stores.
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City news: AG Barr shares flourish after showing Covid resilience
Shares in Irn-Bru maker AG Barr fizzed more than 15% higher to 430p on Tuesday after it assured investors of the strength of its balance sheet and floated the prospect of a resumption in dividend payments next year.
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City snapshot: Pets At Home upgrades profit expectations
Consumers flocked to its shops and veterinary operations over the summer
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PZ Cussons profits dive but Carex is star performer in the UK
Carex drove growth in the first quarter and has increased UK market share to about 40%
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General Mills profits soar as consumers continue to eat more meals at home
Old El Paso recorded double-digit growth in Europe & Australia in the first quarter US food group General Mills has continued to benefit from increased in-home consumption despite consumers returning to restaurants as coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased. Revenues in its first quarter jumped 9% to $4.4bn, with ...
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City snapshot: Trading improves at SSP as concessions reopen
Trading at travel concession group SSP has improved as sites across Europe continued to reopen