Archive of all Premier Foods articles – Page 5
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City Snapshot: Premier Foods suffers declines as shoppers eat out once more
Revenues and profits have fallen at Premier Foods as the group lapped figures from a year ago when demand was elevated during the ongoing lockdown. Plus, the latest NielsenIQ grocery data, full-year results at Imperial Brands, new growth ambitions at Diageo and interim CFO appointment at Domino’s.
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Comment & Opinion
Bisto girls enjoy gravy for generations
Through canny casting and/or clever CGI, ads that apparently follow people through their lives are now relatively common
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Premier Foods claims first with Saxa sprays for managing salt intake
A spritz of each contains 1% of shoppers’ daily salt intake
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FDF signs raft of food & drink players up to Action on Fibre initiative
Backed by General Mills, Premier Foods, Nestlé, Pladis and more, the initiative would make high-fibre diets ‘more appealing, normal and easy for the population’, said the FDF
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Bisto sizes down packaging but increases product in sustainability play
The supplier has cut down the size of its Bisto drums by 8mm
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Premier Foods launches hybrid working to boost productivity
Premier Foods is introducing a new hybrid working model aimed at boosting productivity and personal wellbeing
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Premier Foods hires CCEP’s Nick Brown as director of ESG
Brown has joined the ambient giant from his previous role as sustainable packaging director at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
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Ambrosia targets sweet snacking market with Mousse and Desserts pots
The pots met ‘everyday dessert needs’, providing options that could be enjoyed on-the-go or at home, Ambrosia said
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Premier Foods adds healthier and vegan sauces to Loyd Grossman and Sharwood’s
The Loyd Grossman lasagne sauces are billed as containing 30% less fat than their standard counterparts
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City snapshot: Premier Foods forecasts profits at top end of expectations after ‘encouraging’ start to year
Premier Foods’ first quarter sales were at the ’top end of expectations’ despite falling back 13.2% year-on-year
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Premier’s dividend payment represents further proof of turnaround credentials
Premier Foods took another step in its City turnaround this week by paying out its first investor dividend for 13 years
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City Snapshot: “Outstanding” year for Premier Foods as shoppers flock to its brands
Premier Foods has revealed an “outstanding” year of growth as the pandemic significantly elevated demand for its household brands. Plus, Marston’s falls to big first-half loss as lockdown smashes sales; Chapel Down appoints former Booker chairman to its board; and Russian retail Lenta acquires Moscow rival.
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Analysis & Features
What does the reopening mean for food and drink stocks?
With the FTSE250 at pre-Covid levels, and the FTSE350 actually trading higher, we look at how grocery, retail, leisure and food to go stocks have fared
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News
Oxo taps home cooking boom with move into rubs and marinades
The range would offer ‘a point of differentiation to the specialist products currently available in the sector that offer more niche flavours’, said Oxo
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Homepride moves into butters & spreads in bid to become ‘biggest baking brand’
Made under licence by Kerry Foods, the baking spreads duo has rolled into Morrisons stores today (15 March)
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Comment & Opinion
Industry must look inwards on food waste before criticising consumers
As the UK’s inaugural food waste week approaches, thousands of tonnes of edible produce is still ending up as animal feed or going to AD
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City News: Premier Foods share price resurgence levels out
The resurgence in Premier Foods share prices stalled somewhat this week, despite yet more stellar branded growth, as the City began to question how long its sales boom can continue.
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City snapshot: Premier Foods profits jump as branded sales continue to surge
Premier Foods has upgraded its full year profit expectations as consumer demand for its branded goods continues to boom. Plus, Hotel Chocolat posts double-digit Christmas growth despite COVID and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Profiles
Grocery bosses reflect on food and drink’s response to Covid-19
We asked industry bosses to reflect on the pandemic and the industry’s response. Here’s what they had to say
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Premier Foods wins over consumers during lockdown as sales boom
Premier Foods boss Alex Whitehouse is confident the group can hold on to the wave of new shoppers flocking to its household favourites