A "strong" performance from Glanbia's nutrition ingredients business has led the Irish food group to lift its forecast for full-year earnings. Glanbia said it expects its adjusted earnings per share to increase 8-10% on a ...
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Mars Inc's Wrigley is to relaunch its Skittles confectionery brand in the UK in the New Year with a range re-design and an extra product. The GBP5m relaunch will see the company launch a Skittles Confused variant, whereby the colour of ...
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Produce group Fyffes today (3 September) increased its forecast for annual profits, sending its shares higher. Fyffes said it expects EBITA to hit EUR28-33m (US$35.2-41.5m) up from a previous prediction of EUR25-30m. The company said ...
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Singapore conglomerate Olam International has posted a fall in annual profits but sales volumes and margins from its food business continued to grow. The company yesterday (28 August) booked a 4.6% decline in underlying net profit to ...
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South African retailer Shoprite Holdings has recorded an increase in full-year sales and profits, despite trading in what it says is a "highly competitive" trading environment. The company increased sales in the six months to the end ...
Lighting can play a crucial role in winning over savvy consumers beyond just illuminating product for sale. It can create an inviting environment to draw people into and throughout the store, showcase the vibrant colors in a blouse to ...
Recognizing the impact lighting can have on forward thinking retailers, OSRAM SYLVANIA unveiled the U DESIGN Lighting Experience Center at its Winchester, Kentucky manufacturing plant, where retail lighting designers can customize an LED ...
Success in cutting costs quicker than expected, as well as an increase in underlying half-year sales and profits, helped drive Premier Foods plc's shares this morning (7 August). The UK food group said it now expects to cut costs by ...
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Another quarter of lower sales of consumer products has hit overall revenue at Del Monte Foods. The US company today (22 June) reported a 1.7% fall in fourth-quarter net sales after sales of its consumer brands, which include canned ...
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UK confectioner Wrigley has launched what it claims is a first for the company with the roll out of a mixed Skittles and Starburst bag. Available across all channels, Wrigley said it is hoping to tap into the "massive potential" of the ...
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Russia's first-ever international intimate wear trade fair'Lingerie Expo'will take place in Moscow from February 5 to 8,2013. The complete B2B event would act as a networking hub for leading innerwear ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to double its capacity in China to four million vehicles during the next few years. According to the carmaker, China is the firm's highest sales region and is responsible for the company's sales and ...
The business outlook for 2013 is mixed, with Australian executives indicating that sales, inventories, selling prices and employment will fall but investment and profits will rise. Dun & Bradstreet's latest National Business Expectations ...
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US-based Wrigley has re-launched its fruit confectionery brand Skittles with £5m investment. Wrigley confections business unit director Matt Austin said that 10 million Skittles were being consumed every day, and the re-launch would ...
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The business outlook for 2013 is mixed, with Australian executives indicating that sales, inventories, selling prices and employment will fall but investment and profits will rise. Dun & Bradstreet’s latest National Business ...
Tags: Australia, Australian economy, National Business Expectations Survey