Unilever has reported a 1% increase in both operating profit and net profit to Eur6.43 billion and Eur4.62 billion respectively on turnover up 5% to Eur46.5 billion for 2011. Underlying
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Finsbury Food Group, a leading UK manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten free bakery goods, has increased first half sales revenues to £102 million, passing the £100 million in six
Greencore, one of the leading players in the UK convenience foods market, has increased revenue by 8.7% to £804.2 million, and by 4.3% on a like for like basis, for
Greene King, the British regional brewer and pub group, has increased operating profit before exceptionals to a record £115.6 million in the 24 weeks to October 16th 2011 on revenue up
Despite the difficult economic environment, UK regional brewer and pub operator Marston’s increased revenue by 4.8% to £682.2 million in the 52 weeks to October 1st 2011, with improvements in
Buoyed by volume and sales growth in Great Britain, France and its other international markets except Ireland, Britvic sold 2.1 billion litres of soft drinks in the 52 weeks ended
Reflecting sales growth across all its geographic regions, French spirits group Remy Cointreau has increased current operating profit by 27.3% (up 30.7% organically) to Eur106.2 million for the first six
Global brewer SABMiller has increased lager volumes by 3% on an organic basis for the six months to September 30th 2011 led by robust growth in Latin America, Africa and
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, has again outpaced the global chocolate market with an increase in sales volume of 7.2% to 1,296,438 tonnes in
Cranswick, one of the leading UK suppliers of pork products, has reported a 23% drop in operating profit to £19.0 million on revenue up 3% to £393.9 million for the
Europe’s largest sugar group Sudzucker expects to increase annual revenue to around Eur6.5 billion in 2011/12, up from Eur6.2 billion in the previous year, and achieve an operating profit of
Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based English brewer and pub operator, increased turnover by 5.2% to £121.3 million and operating profit before exceptionals by 3.3% to £12.3 million for the year ended
Helped by the acquisition of Greencore’s bottled water business in March 2010, Highland Spring increased turnover by 26% to £69.3 million and operating profit by 6% to £4.6 million for
Bonduelle, world leader in processed vegetables, has reported at 10.7% rise in turnover to Eur1.73 billion for the year ended June 30th 2011 but operating profit before taxes dropped 22.8%
Reflecting the acquisition of the Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand and value growth across its core spirits brands, Scottish independent distiller William Grant & Sons has increased operating profit by
Reflecting contributions from acquisitions and underlying sales growth within its food business, Aryzta increased revenue by 28.8% to €3.88 billion and group EBITA by 44.1% to €393.3 million in the
The poor summer weather has impacted upon the financial performance of UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr in the first six months ended July 30th 2011. Driven by the company’s
Helped by a return to growth in its cake division, UK bakery company Finsbury Food Group has increased revenue by 12.6% to £189.6 million and underlying profit before tax by
Achieving growth across all its regions, Pernod Ricard has reported an 8% rise in full year sales to Eur7.64 billion, including organic growth of 7%, as the French spirits and
Belgium-based biscuits and cakes manufacturer Lotus Bakeries increased consolidated turnover by 5% to Eur133.6m in the first half of 2011. On a like-for-like basis, taking into account the termination of
Buoyed by strong growth in emerging markets, particularly by its Scotch whisky brands, Diageo has achieved 5% organic growth in both net sales to £9.94 billion and in operating profit
Despite a solid first half performance, Heineken has cautioned that profit for the full year will be flat. Heineken achieved organic growth in group beer volume of 4.2% to 104.1m
Buoyed by strong global dairy markets, good demand in key nutritional sectors and first time contributions from acquisitions, Glanbia, the
The continuing decline in beer consumption in Russia, Carlsberg’s largest market, has impacted the Danish brewer’s financial performance in the
Nestle has produced a solid financial performance in the first half and is predicting organic sales growth at the top
Premier Food, the UK’s largest food producer, has reported a 28.7% drop in trading profit to £67m for the first
According to Unilever, its development strategy is delivering results after the group reported strong growth in the first half of 2011.
Reflecting the impact of the integration of acquisitions and favourable currency exchange rates, Bonduelle has increased turnover by 10.7% to
Despite the difficult trading environment, Zetar, the UK confectionery and snack food group, increased revenue by 2% to £135.0m and
Despite the challenging economic conditions, UK dairy co-operative First Milk has managed to increase pre-tax profits from £360,000 to £7.2m
Driven by a strong performance from its managed pubs and hotels business, London-based regional brewer and pub operator Fuller, Smith
Building on record earnings and operating income in its 2011 financial year, Brown-Forman anticipates continued underlying operating income growth for
Reflecting higher selling prices, a better mix of products and a 5% increase in the volume of milk handled to
HJ Heinz has achieved record sales and net income of $10.7b and $990m respectively in its 2011 financial year, while
Although turnover slipped by 2% to £1.61b for year ended March 31st 2011, Dairy Crest managed to increase adjusted profit
Global brewer SABMiller has reported a 7% rise in group revenue to $28.3b, with organic, constant currency group revenue growth
Year-on-year volume growth of 4% for its Magners cider brand, including 3.6% growth in Great Britain and 33.8% export growth,
UK meat processor Cranswick increased pre-tax profit by 8% to £47.1m for the year ended March 31st 2011 on underlying
Global soft drinks and snacks giant PepsiCo has declared its thirty-ninth consecutive annual dividend increase, by lifting the current annual
Food, personal care and home care group Unilever has delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of growth as its transformation strategy
Associated British Foods has achieved a 5% rise in adjusted operating profit to £390m on group revenue ahead by 9%
Uniq, the UK convenience food group, has continued the improvement in its financial performance by reporting an operating profit before
Ireland-based international food ingredients manufacturer Carbery Group has reported a 22% rise in turnover to Eur224.3m in 2010. The group
Reduced margins at its DPI US speciality food business were behind a sharp drop in EBITA by a third to
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high quality cocoa and chocolate products, grew twice as fast as the global
Stock Spirits Group, one of Central Europe’s leading branded spirits and liqueurs businesses, has reported double digit organic revenue and
After recovering strongly in the second half, English regional brewer and pub company Adnams has reported a 1.5% slip in
With its Napier Brown sugar distribution business recording an operating loss, The Real Good Food Company has reported flat group
UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr has increased pre-tax profit, excluding exceptional items, by 13.3% to £31.6m for the twelve
Falling sales volumes and a decrease in contract manufacturing coupled with rising raw material prices, which weakened margins, have adversely
Acquisitions, encouraging international growth and strict cost management have helped Emmi, the Swiss dairy group, to increase net profit by
UK baker Finsbury Food Group has reported a 7% fall in revenue to £82.9m and flat pre-tax profit of £1.8m
Despite a 68% fall in operating profit to £2.3 million and a drop in sales to £218 million during 2010,
Shepherd Neame, the UK regional brewer and pub operator, has increased turnover by 1.6% to £61.7m for the 26 weeks
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