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NewsTotal Produce reveals profit jump in preliminary results
Pre-tax profits were up 43.2% to €72.5m (£64.3m) in the year to 31 December 2017
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong end to the year boosts AB InBev
AB InBev is toasting a solid performance in 2017, with fulll-year and fourth quarterly revenue growth of 5.1% and 8.2% respectively and strong bottom-line growth.
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NewsCity snapshot: Bakkavor full year sales up 4.6% but listing costs hit profits
Ready meals supplier Bakkavor has announced a solid increase in full-year sales and net income in its maiden set of results since becoming a plc
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NewsGreggs boss warns of rising costs even as commodity inflation eases
Greggs’ chief executive Roger Whiteside has warned that 2018 will be a year of significant cost headwinds, due to wage inflation and auto enrolment pensions.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs battles rising costs and "challenging" economy to post sales rise
Greggs has shrugged off worries over high street spending to record a small improvement in underlying pre-tax profits, due to the store expansion and improvements made to product ranges.
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NewsMcColl's breaks £1bn sales barrier thanks to new stores
Total revenues in 2017 jumped 19.1% to £1.1bn following the integration of the 298 shops acquired from Co-op
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NewsCity snapshot: Associated British Foods reports sugar and Primark slowdown
Associated British Foods (ABF) has announced it expects to post a first half fall in revenues in its sugar division and a like-for-like sales drop at Primark, though grocery continues to grow. Plus, Hilton Food Group extends Aussie partnership with Woolworths, Tesco and Booker seek shareholder approval for merger this week and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsHigh street pressures tell on Eat as losses mount
The pressures troubling the casual dining sector are also affecting the quick service restaurants, with newly filed accounts for sandwich chain Eat showing pre-tax losses rose from £1.5m in 2016 to £3.7m last year - its fifth consecutive year of losses.
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat reports 15% first half sales and profits jump
Sales and pre-tax profits both surged by 15% in the first half at Hotel Chocolat as new store openings and digital growth helped the retailer offset rising costs. Plus, Arla Foods in has reported an 8.1% rise in group revenues to €10.3bn but profits fall amid rising costs, Glanbia full-year sales rise 7% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsAsda reports fourth consecutive sales increase after a strong Christmas
Like-for-like sales rose just 0.5 per cent in the last three months of 2017, as the supermarket fights off competition from the discounters
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NewsCity snapshot: Kerry Group annual sales grow 4.5% despite weak pound
Irish good giant Kerry Group has reported a 4.5% jump in full-year revenues to €6.4bn driven by strong volume growth despite the weak pound. Plus, C&C Group ends US deal with Pabst and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsProfits at Pukka Pies plunge 45% despite rising sales
A hike in the cost of raw materials ate into the Leicestershire-based pie-maker’s margins
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NewsPepsiCo organic sales up 2.3% but earnings hit by new US tax law
PepsiCo has reported organic revenues growth of 2.3% for both its fourth quarter and full-year 2017, but earnings were hit by a one-off $2.5bn charge relating to new US tax rules.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Volume and price growth drive “exceptional” year at Coca-Cola HBC
European Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) has reported a 5.9% jump in organic sales and a double-digit growth in profits as both volume and price growth boosted its full-year performance. Plus, Danone to sell down some of its 21.3% Yakult stake and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsStruggles of former UK confectionery arm hit Raisio’s profits
Full-year sales and earnings at Finnish food group Raisio fell last year as a result of “challenges” in its now-divested UK confectionery business. However, the company is now targeting acquisitions as part of a wider turnaround plan.
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NewsWeetabix sales slip under new owner
Weetabix sales fell 1.2% in the final three months of 2017, according to quarterly earnings reported by Post Holdings
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NewsQuorn sales hit record levels as meat-free demand soars
Soaring demand for a meat-free diet has fuelled a 16% jump in sales at Quorn in 2017 to a record £205m. The business said the rise in vegan and flexitarian lifestyles helped drive the global growth.
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado slips back into the red as cost of technology weighs on earnings
Ocado has reported a £0.5m 52-week loss despite double digit revenue growth as the cost of funding expansion and new technology hit the bottom line. Inflation drives strong grocery sales according to latest market share figures and global market slump hammers UK shares.
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NewsCJ Lang & Son sees turnover fall with cigarette sales
National living wage increases forced the Spar wholesaler to make cost reductions throughout the business