Results – Page 71
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NewsDiageo shares boosted by impressive interim results
Diageo reported growth across all regions on an organic basis
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever's sales growth slows in "challenging" fourth quarter
Unilever has posted full-year underlying sales growth of 3.7% and a rise in profitability, although growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter
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NewsAlfred Jones accounts reveal £768k loss in final trading year
The retailer said the market presented an “increasingly bleak outlook for smaller independent retailers”…
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith upgrades profit expectations amid strong travels sales
WH Smith has upgraded its earnings forecast after reporting a 1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 21 weeks to 21 January as strong travel sales made up for the a downturn in high street
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News‘Record cost savings’ boost annual profits at Kimberly Clark
Deep cost savings helped boost annual profits at US consumer goods giant Kimberley Clark, despite headline sales falling due to the strength of the dollar.
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NewsFaccenda profits hit by low prices and tough conditions
Combination of currency fluctuations, fierce competition in retail and oversupplied markets materially affected profitability, it says
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NewsSales and profits up at ready meals supplier Oscar Mayer
Own label ready meals supplier Oscar Mayer grew sales by over 5% last year as strong demand from key customers helped negate the “challenging marketplace” in UK grocery.
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NewsWestons profits fizz as cider maker taps into craft
Profits fizzed higher at Westons as the cider manufacturer outperformed the struggling UK market thanks to growing consumer demand for more premium and craft brands.
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NewsBon Bon Buddies overseas focus delivers record year
Overseas expansion and new contract wins have helped Welsh confectioner Bon Bon Buddies to record results, with sales up 13% and profits more than doubling in the year to 30 April 2016.
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NewsPremier Foods investor urges sale as profits fall short
Concerns surrounding Premier Foods’ “ability to recover from its long-standing ‘zombie’ status”
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NewsPremier hit by fall in multibuys as higher costs squeeze margins
A reduction in supermarket multibuys and own-label growth has wiped out branded sales growth, Premier Foods has claimed
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NewsBrewDog £10m bond caps a recordbreaking year for Crowdcube
Booming investor demand for food and drink brands has fuelled a recordbreaking year on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, with popular craft brewer BrewDog hitting its £10m target at the end of 2016.
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NewsLindt sales boost from higher-than-average UK growth
Lindt said it was now the fastest-growing chocolate brand in Great Britain, where it now has 13 retail shops, as group sales rise 6.8% to CHF 3.9bn (£3.1bn) in 2016.
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NewsCity snapshot: Finsbury Food Group warns it must recover rising costs
Finsbury Food Group has said “further cost recovery” will be required in the second half after flat first half sales
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NewsHotel Chocolat ends 2016 with strong festive sales
Hotel Chocolat jumped by 16.2% in the 13 weeks to 25 December as more customers spent more money in-store and online.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sweet Christmas for Hotel Chocolat as shoppers spend more on gifts
Hotel Chocolat sales leapt 16.2% in the 13 weeks to 25 December as customers spent more money on higher priced gifts for Christmas
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NewsMash Direct profits boost as awareness outside of Northern Ireland grows
Northern Irish convenience food manufacturer Mash Direct has increased profits five-fold thanks to a rise in sales driven by growing consumer awareness of the brand outside its domestic market.
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NewsHilton Food Group to deliver results 'ahead of expectations'
Meat packer benefits from positive foreign currency conditions and sales growth in number of markets
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocers' Christmas results top City expectations
Which of the supermarkets ‘won’ Christmas is a fight decided at the tills, but the winner of the battle in the City comes down to expectations.
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NewsSuppliers in distress as mults enjoy recovery, says report
The recovery of the supermarkets has piled increasing pressure on the supply chain