The diversified logistics firm Stobart has announced "solid progress" in the first half of its financial year and the appointment of a new chairman in a pre-close trading statement, ahead of its interim results. Stobart's interim ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Specialist meat packer Hilton Food Group's strategy of operating with one customer per market could lead it to benefit from the horsemeat crisis, predicted City analyst Shore Capital. Hilton Foods' business model of one customer per ...
Tags: Hilton Foods, Agriculture, Food
Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has released a first half year trading update, which reports slower than expected revenue growth, with volumes up just 1%. Devro has reported slower than expected revenue growth in an interim trading ...
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Sainsbury reports first quarter trading statement for 12 weeks to 8 June 2013. Highlights: -Total sales for first quarter up 3.6 per cent (3.3 per cent excluding fuel) -Like-for-like sales for first quarter up 0.7 per cent (0.8 per ...
Tesco continues to struggle across Europe, with like-for-like sales excluding petrol down 5.5% as “tough economic conditions, challenging competitors and over-dependence upon out-of-favour hypermarkets” take their toll. ...
Tags: chilled convenience meals, frozen beef, Tesco, Darren Shirley
Specialist meat packing business Hilton Food Group is benefiting from its "broad geographic reach" despite the tough economic conditions, said City analyst Pamure Gordon. Hilton's wide geographic spread is helping to mitigate the full ...
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Unilever’s ice cream sales in Europe have been hit by the poor Spring weather, it has emerged as the consumer goods giant announced its first quarter (Q1) results today (April 25). Unilever has relaunched Cornetto in Europe The ...
Tags: Poor Spring Weather, Ice Cream, Food
Online fashion store ASOS Plc announced trading statement for the three months and half year ended 28 February 2013. Q2 Highlights - Retail sales +37% year on year (UK +28%, International +45%) - International sales 59% of total (57% ...
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Argos' sales made by customers using mobile devices have jumped 117 per cent year-on-year. The announcement was made today as part of parent company Home Retail Group's end of year trading statement. Argos' overall like-for-like sales ...
Greencore reported a "satisfactory" start to the year today (29 January) as acquisitions in the US offset flat UK revenues. In a trading statement released ahead of its AGM, Greencore said that sales of at its convenience food business ...
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Afren plc‘s trading statement and operations update includes the following review of its activities in Iraqi Kurdistan. Shares in the company closed up 2.7 percent: Barda Rash Having commenced an extensive testing programme at the ...
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Premier Foods' "short and sweet" trading statement issued yesterday (January 17) reveals the progress senior management is making in reviving the fortunes of the debt-laden food manufacturer, according to City analysts. Premier Foods ceo ...
Meat packing firm Hilton Food Group has announced a new joint venture with Woolworths - Australia's largest retailer - in its latest trading statement for the 52 weeks to December 30. The joint venture has been established through a new ...
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UK retailer Tesco booked better-than-expected UK sales over the key Christmas trading period as the group benefited from the various initiatives under its domestic turnaround plan. The group has invested in improving its customer ...
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco enjoyed a happier Christmas than Marks and Spencer, with sales up by nearly 2%, compared with sales down by the same amount at M&S. Online food sales were up by 18% on the same period last year. ...
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