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NewsUnilever navigates 'challenging' conditions to boost top and bottom lines
Consumer goods giant Unilever has increased full-year sales and profits despite operating in “challenging” market conditions in 2017.
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NewsConviviality shares suffer following margins warning
The company’s shares fell c19% from 302.5p to 285p over the course of the morning, wiping £132m from Conviviality’s market…
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales growth boosts Conviviality full-year revenues
Drinks retail and wholesale group Conviviality grew sales by 9.2% in the first half of its financial year, driven by 10% growth in its retail operations. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City and a look at the week ahead.
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NewsYoung's Seafood returns to sales growth but profits still in decline
Profits have continued to decline at Young’s Seafood despite its sales returning to growth in the year to 30 September 2017.
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NewsWm Jackson margins hit by tough market
Aunt Bessie’s and Abel & Cole owner William Jackson has posted a rise in annual sales but saw margins squeezed
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NewsSweet Christmas for Hotel Chocolat
Luxury chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has reported a sweet Christmas trading period as sales recorded a double-digit rise in the 13 weeks to 31 December.
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NewsFrank Field MP blasts accounting 'deficiencies' at Palmer & Harvey
The chairman of the House of Commons’ work and pensions committee has blasted the management and auditors of Palmer & Harvey after a report by administrators revealed the failed wholesaler significantly understated its losses in the 2015/16 financial year.
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NewsTrewithen Dairy boosted by new contracts and expansion
Turnover rises to £32m according to supplier’s accounts, while branded sales top £11m
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP Group’s revenues up 13.5% in first quarter
Travel food specialist SSP Group has increased sales by 13.5% in the first quarter, driven by like-for-like growth, contract wins and global expansion. Bacardi buys Patrón Spirits for $5.1bn, UK snow hits Christmas trading at Marston’s, Ocado’s shares surge 28% on Canada tie-up and all the rest of the latest news on a busy morning in the City
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NewsLindt boosted by UK performance as group sales pass 4bn Swiss Francs for first time
A particularly strong performance in the UK has helped propel sales at Lindt & Sprüngli to more than CHF 4bn Swiss francs (£3bn) for the first time in its 175-history.
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NewsFortnum & Mason reports record Christmas trading performance
Like-for-like festive sales at Fortnum were up 13%; online sales were up 23%
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NewsLily’s Kitchen sales up 36% but investment results in loss
Turnover at the premium petfood supplier rose to £19.8m in the year ended 31 March 2017
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NewsThomas J Fudge's records loss in first year of PE ownership
Thomas J Fudge’s Remarkable Bakery slipped to a £1.5m pre-tax loss in its first year under private equity ownership
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NewsBooker reports strong third-quarter growth
Booker recorded strong growth in the third quarter, despite a drag from falling tobacco sales…
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NewsFaccenda credits profit rise to focus on lower costs
The chicken, duck and turkey supplier is expected to complete a joint venture with the UK poultry arm of US meat giant Cargill
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NewsWyke Farms profits rise despite butterfat cost hikes
The cheesemaker had to contend with a near £1m loss in turnover from its butter division
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NewsAspall sales surged by £7.4m in run up to Molson Coors acquisition
Operating profits fell into the red (–£187k) thanks to “greater than expected” costs
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NewsSainsbury's raises profits forecasts after record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has lifted its profits expectations for the year after a record Christmas week, but the supermarket’s growth was held back by declining general merchandise sales as Argos struggled.
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NewsMarket share figures point to bumper Christmas for grocers
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel and Nielsen suggest UK consumers shrugged off any worries about the wider economy to increase their grocery spend over the festive period.
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NewsLincolnshire Co-operative reports 7% Christmas boost
The society paid out a dividend bonus of £1.9m to its 280,000 members in December