Russia meat producer Cherkizovo has booked an increase in full-year sales volumes in two of its divisions. In the 12 months to the end of December, sales volumes in its poultry unit climbed 23% to around 319,210 tonnes of slaughter ...
Premier Foods has indicated that its fourth-quarter sales were "in line" with expectations, despite "challenging" trading conditions in the period. The company said this morning (17 January) that it booked a "solid" performance in the ...
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Toumaz has said in a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2012 that EBITDA loss will be in the region of £10.9m compared with a loss of £6.1min 2011. "The increase in costs resulted from increased investment in new ...
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N Brown Group plc, the online, catalogue and stores retailer, announces a trading update for the 19 weeks ended 12 January 2013.Total group revenue has increased by 8.5%. Like-for-like revenue, which excludes sales from stores opened in ...
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Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, today announced that it has made a binding and irrevocable offer and entered into exclusive negotiations with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to purchase from it the entire ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has agreed to acquire the Kopin Wireless compound semiconductor epiwafer manufacturing division of Kopin Corp of Taunton, MA, USA (including its leased manufacturing ...
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UK supermarket group Morrisons has booked a "disappointing" set of results for the quarter to 30 December, with trading over the key Christmas period lagging the overall weak market. In its trading update, released this morning (7 ...
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PureCircle, a producer of stevia ingredients, expects first-half sales to surge as food and beverage companies sign up for the natural sweetener. Net sales are expected to show an increase of 80% to US$27m in the six months to 31 ...
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PhotonStar LED Group plc (AIM: PSL, "PhotonStar" or “the Group”), the British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions, has raised approximately £1.57m through a placing with institutional investors to ...
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Metinvest BV the parent company of the international vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies published a trading update for the nine months of 2012 ended 30 September, 2012. 9 moths 2012 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 1. ...
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The Hong Kong Company announced that IRC has exceeded its iron ore production targets for the year. IRC, which produces industrial commodities in the far east of Russia and north east of China said that it surpassed its target of 820,000 ...
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Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, said this morning (11 June) its performance in the first quarter of its financial year had been "solid" despite another period of falling domestic like-for-like sales. The company reported a 1.5% decline ...
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UK confectioner Thorntons has sounded a cautious note ahead of the Christmas period as it booked a drop in first-quarter sales. In the 14 weeks to 6 October, sales fell 1% to GBP46m (US$73.6m), mainly due to the effect of the closure of ...
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Premier Foods plc has refused to be drawn on reports it has hired Goldman Sachs to talk to potential suitors for its bread business. Sky News and The Times reported the UK food maker had asked the investment bank to sound out whether ...
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Convenience food group Greencore has reported a rise in third-quarter sales, boosted by growth across its business. The company today (31 July) posted a 6.7% increase in underlying sales for the 13 weeks to 29 June. The 6.7% "core ...
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