Shares in Ocado surged this morning(19 November)as the UK online retailer said it had extended its debt facility and would raise GBP35.8m(US$57m)in a placing to fund expansion of the business. In an announcement today,the retailer said ...
Tags: Ocado, fund expansion, expenditure facility
11 Oct 2012 The high-reliability semiconductor and imaging component manufacturer is expanding in Asia,but restructuring in the UK. e2v Technologies,the UK company that makes a range of semiconductor components including high-end ...
UK sugar-to-dessert group Real Good Food Co said it is on track to meet market expectations for the current year after a "strong" start to the first-quarter. In a trading update ahead of the firm's annual general meeting today (13 ...
Shares in Ocado surged this morning (19 November) as the UK online retailer said it had extended its debt facility and would raise GBP35.8m (US$57m) in a placing to fund expansion of the business. In an announcement today, the retailer ...
Tags: Ocado, online retailer, gross sales
Belgium-based Ter Beke has said it does not expect its 2012 results to exceed that of last year, as a result of increasing production costs. In a trading update, the company said increased volumes, price increases and "a far-reaching cost ...
Shares in Dairy Crest were higher this morning (24 September) after the UK dairy group said its expectations for annual profits had not changed despite a "challenging" first half of the year. In a trading update, Dairy Crest admitted ...
Tags: Dairy, FY profit, H1 problems
Associated British Foods today (10 September) revealed it had taken an impairment charge of A$150m (US$155m) on its Australian meat business as it battles "difficult" trading conditions in the market. The UK-listed group announced the ...
Tags: Australia, ABF, impairment charge, meat business
Swiss bakery group Aryzta has reported a 0.9% increase in underlying quarterly sales from its food division amid "very challenging" economic conditions in Europe. The 0.9% rise was the underlying revenue growth from Arytza's "food group" ...
Tags: bakery group, Aryzta, sales, growth, Q1
JD Sports Fashion Plc,the leading retailer and distributor of branded sportswear,fashionwear and outdoor clothing and equipment,releases the following Interim Management Statement for the period to 20 November 2012. The Group's interim ...
Tags: sportswear, outdoor clothing, equipment
Finsbury Food Group,the UK baker,has sold shares in the company to raise funds to invest in its cake business. The company,which makes own-label cakes,as well as branded products under licence,said today(14 November)it had raised GBP3.9m ...
Tags: shares, cake business, automation, efficiency
Burberry Group plc announces first half trading update. First half highlights Total revenue £883m, up 8% underlying Retail revenue £577m, up 10% underlying Comparable store sales growth 3% (Q1: 6%; Q2: 1%) Q2 ...
Tags: Burberry, trading update, retail revenue, wholesale revenue
UK food ingredients group Tate & Lyle plc has said its first-half profits remained flat year-on-year, with growth expected to pick up in the second half. "Overall, we expect to report adjusted operating profit for the group for the first ...
Tags: food, bulk ingredients, liquid sweeteners, ethanol, corn crops
Debenhams plc, the leading international, multi-channel brand, announces a trading update for the 52 weeks to 1 September 2012 ahead of its full year results on 25 October 2012. Key highlights • Strong like-for-like sales ...
Tags: Debenhams, trading update, sales growth, modernised stores
Birmingham,UK:Britain's largest flooring wholesale group,Headlam,has reported that while its sales have continued to outperform the market,its margins are experiencing a decline. Headlam operates around 50 independently managed flooring ...
Tags: Furniture, Flooring, Furnishing, Headlam
Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has provided a mixed update on its first-half sales volumes. The London-listed firm said today (2 August) volumes from its poultry division, the company's largest business, rose 34% in the first half ...
Tags: meat, first-half sales volumes, Cherkizovo, meat processor