Dutch dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina increased net revenue by 10% to Eur8.97b and profit by 57% to Eur285m during its 2011 financial year as it benefited from more favourable market
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Greggs, the UK’s leading bakery retailer, increased pre-tax profit by 7.9% to a record £52.5m for the 52 weeks ended January 2nd 2011. Sales rose by 2.1% to £662m and
Benefiting from improving consumer sentiment across its domestic and international markets, Swiss premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli has reported a 25.3% jump in net profit to SFr241.9m (Eur189m) for
Helped by strategic acquisitions, Aryzta, the Switzerland-based international speciality bakery group, increased EBITA by 52% to Eur173.1m on revenue up by 36% to Eur1.89b for the first six months ended
UK-based soft drinks group Nichols increased profit before tax (pre-exceptional) by 23% to £15.1m on sales up 16% to £83.9m for the year ended December 31st 2010. Nichols’ brand portfolio
Buoyed by improved global dairy markets and good demand in key nutritionals sectors, Glanbia, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group, increased total revenue by 21.4% to Eur2.6b and EBITA,
2010 has been a year of expansion for Arla Foods following a period of restructuring and cost reduction in 2009. The Scandinavian dairy co-operative increased turnover by 6% to DKr49.03b
Kerry Group, the international ingredients, flavours and consumer foods manufacturer, increased revenue by 9.7% to Eur5.0b in 2010 and trading profit by 11.3% to Eur470m, resulting in an improvement of
Reflecting a highly challenging year in Russia, its largest market, Carlsberg increased net revenue by 1% to DKr60.05b (Eur8.0b) and operating profit by 9% to DKr10.25b in 2010. However, revenue
Benefiting from an improvement in the global economic environment and favourable currency factors, Pernod Ricard has achieved strong sales and profit growth in the first half ended December 31st last.
Reporting growth across all regions and categories, Nestle achieved a 6.2% organic growth in 2010 group sales to SFr109.7b (Eur84.9b) with real internal growth of 4.6% and tripled net profits
Helped by the integration of its FEMSA acquisition in Latin America and continued growth of its flagship brand, Heineken increased net profit by 41% to Eur1.44b for 2010 on revenue
Although revenue rose by 4.8% to £127.4m, interim profit before tax for the 28 weeks ended January 8th 2011 declined by 8.5% to £8.3m at Thorntons, the UK confectionery manufacturer
Premier Foods, the UK’s largest food producer, has reported a pre-tax operating loss of £98m, against a profit of £42m in 2009, on a continuing basis for 2010 after a
With all of its divisions and regions posting gains, global food and beverages group Danone achieved a 14.2% rise in underlying net income to Eur1.67b on sales ahead by 13.5%
Finnish dairy co-operative Valio increased profit after tax from Eur17m to around Eur37m in 2010 as it benefited from increased sales of branded products abroad and rising ingredients prices globally.
Raisio, the Finnish food and functional food ingredients group, increased net sales by 17.9% to Eur443.0m in 2010. EBIDTA fell from Eur37.5m (excluding one off items) in 2009 to Eur35.3m
Despite a 3% decline in Europe, Diageo achieved organic net sales growth of 4% to £5.32b for the six months ended December 31st 2010 and 2% organic operating profit growth
Driven by gains across its worldwide snacks and beverage businesses, and from the acquisitions of its anchor bottlers earlier in the year, PepsiCo has reported a 34% surge in net
Having achieved solid worldwide volume growth of 5%, Coca-Cola has reported a 3% increase in operating income to $8.4b for 2010 on net revenue ahead by 13% to $35.1b. Comparable
Greece-based soft drinks group Coca-Cola Hellenic increased volume sales by 1% in 2010 to 2.1b cases and net revenue by 4% to Eur6.79b. On a comparable basis (excluding restructuring costs),
Despite intense competition, weak consumer confidence in many markets and the impact of rising commodities costs in the second half, Unilever has delivered a strong financial performance in 2010 as
Zetar, the UK confectionery and natural snack foods group, has built on the recovery in its last financial year by
Continued market share gains in Great Britain, a successful innovation programme and further expansion into continental Europe, were behind an
Helped by growth in its sales of food and premium ales, Marston’s has increased underlying pre-tax profit by 4.6% to
SABMiller, one of the world’s leading brewers with operations and distribution across six continents, has increased reported EBITA by 13%
British regional brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner has increased pre-tax profit by 11% to £16.8m on revenue up 4% to
Following three strategic disposals to become sharply focused on its UK, Irish and US convenience foods operations, Greencore has reported
As expected, following an earlier profit warning, Robert Wiseman Dairies, which processes and delivers 30% of the fresh milk consumed
Dairy Crest has performed solidly during the first six months of the year, benefiting from being a broadly based dairy
Associated British Foods has reported a 10% increase in revenue to £10.2b and adjusted operating profit up by 26% to
Switzerland-based Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, reported strong results for its 2009/10 financial
Milk Link, the UK dairy co-operative, has more than trebled profit before tax to £12.2m in the first half of
Graham’s The Family Dairy, Scotland’s largest independent dairy company, achieved record sales and profits during its last financial year ended
Tate & Lyle, the global sweeteners and food ingredients group, has reported an 18% increase in adjusted operating profit to
UK dairy co-operative First Milk has reported profit before tax of £3.2m for the six months period ended September 30th
Nestle remains on track to deliver on its earlier forecast of full-year organic growth of around 5% combined with an
Reflecting the impact of acquisitions and a return to volume growth of its Magners brand in Great Britain for the
Helped by rising sales of cereal bars and retailer own label products, UK breakfast cereals manufacturer Weetabix has increased pre-tax
Independent Scotch whisky and spirits distiller William Grant & Sons has increased operating profit by 8.8% to £103.6m on turnover
Despite a declining turnover as customers moved away from the premium products that had been its traditional area of strength,
British soft drinks group AG Barr has increased turnover by 13.9% to £119.2m in the first half ended July 31st
Swiss and international speciality bakery group Aryzta has reported a 2.2% increase in operating profit (including associates and joint ventures)
The Real Good Food Company, the UK sugar, ingredients and bakery group, has reported a loss before tax of £1.298m,
German-based Sudzucker, which is Europe’s largest sugar group, has reported a 57% increase in operating profit to Eur282m on sales
UK liquid milk specialist Robert Wiseman Dairies has cautioned that whilst anticipated sales volumes for the year remain unchanged, operating
Kraft Foods has just outlined its new global development strategy and expects to deliver organic revenue growth of 5% or
UK-based Hilton Food Group, the leading specialist retail meat packing business supplying major international food retailers in Europe, has reported
Reported pre-tax profit before exceptionals fell 2.4% to £6.1m on flat revenue of £214.6m for the year ended June 26th
Pernod Ricard, the world’s second largest spirits and wine group, has reported a 1% increase in net profit to Eur951m
Increased prices in the global market, rising foreign exchange rates as well as strict control of costs have allowed Scandinavian
Dutch dairy co-operative Royal FrieslandCampina has doubled profit to Eur156m, due to improved margins and volume growth, and increased revenue
Russian dairy, food and beverages group Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods increased net income by 7.1% year-on-year to US$69.5m on revenue up 17.1%
Kerry Group, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods manufacturer, has achieved strong profitable growth in the first half of
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