US natural and organic retailer Natural Grocers plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Natural Grocers, which has stores in ten US states, said yesterday (18 June) it had not determined the number of shares it will offer or the ...
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Food sales volumes fell at Unilever in the second quarter of 2012 after an increase in the first three months of the year, highlighting the current challenging nature of the sector. Unilever, which owns food brands including Knorr stock ...
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US natural food group Smart Balance has booked a drop in third-quarter earnings, despite higher sales and operating profit. Third quarter earnings per share halved during the period, dropping from US$0.06 per share to $0.03 per share. ...
Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has reported a jump in first-half earnings as profits from each of its three businesses increased. Net income was up 56% to RUB2.95bn (US$94.4m) for the period to the end of June. Operating income ...
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UK cake maker Finsbury Food Group has seen its annual sales propelled by new product development and contract gains in the back half of last year. The company booked a 9.4% increase in sales for the year to 30 June, which rose to GBP207m ...
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Dutch food group CSM reported a decline in third-quarter profits today (25 October) as one-off costs hit earnings. In the three months to the end of September, EBITA fell to EUR20.9m (US$27.1m) from EUR28.3m a year earlier. One-off ...
US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-quarter earnings as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit profits. In the three months to 28 October, net earnings amounted to US$265m, an 8% drop on last ...
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Swiss food company Nestlé has reported an 8.9% increase in profit to CHF 5.1bn ($5.2bn) for the first half of 2012, compared to CHF4.7bn ($4.8bn) in 2011, helped by higher pricing and strong demand from emerging markets. Sales ...
American food company HJ Heinz has reported that its net income for the fiscal first quarter ended 29 July 2012 increased 14% to $258.02m, up from $226.11m in 2011, driven by growth in the emerging markets, and strong results in the US and ...
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Avery Dennison Corporation announced preliminary, unaudited third quarter 2012 results. “In the third quarter, we delivered the strongest organic sales growth since first quarter 2011,” said Dean Scarborough, Avery ...
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US-based food company Kellogg has reported that its net earnings for the third quarter of 2012 increased 2.5%to$296m or$0.82 per share,compared to$290m or$0.80 per share for the same period in the previous year,due to the strong performance ...
American food company HJ Heinz has posted 22.1% increase in its net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 to $289.44m, up from $237m in the same period in 2012, due to growth in emerging markets, favorable tax rate, and strong ...
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Heinz reaffirms previously announced Fiscal 2013 full-year sales and profit outlook. Reconciliations of non-GAAP amounts are set forth in the attached financial tables.Results excluding productivity charges in Fiscal 2012 represent the ...
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Dutch ingredients group DSM has seen third-quarter earnings drop by almost one-quarter,despite what it described as a"strong"performance from its nutrition business. EBITDA dropped 23%to EUR270m(US$346m)in the three months to ...
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PPG Industries reported third quarter 2012 net sales of $3.8 billion. Net income for the quarter was $339 million, including nonrecurring charges. Adjusted net income for the quarter, excluding the nonrecurring charges, was $348 million. ...
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