Beans means trouble in HP Foods sale October 27, 2005 Fears that the price of traditional British foods including baked beans, tomato ketchup and HP Sauce could rise has forced the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refer the sale of HP Foods to the Competition Commission. Director of competition enforcement at the OFT Vincent Smith said the sale of the Danone-owned sauce business to [...]
Nestle sales hit £29.6bn October 21, 2005 Nestle, the world’s largest food manufacturer, has romped to better than expected sales this year. The company, which produces Nescafe and Kit Kat, said yesterday its sales were 5.8 per cent higher for the first nine months. Switzerland-based Nestle also reaffirmed its targets of 5-6 per cent organic growth for the full year as the [...]
US drier for SAB Miller October 13, 2005 Shares in dual-listed global brewing company SABMiller fell yesterday despite a relatively strong trading statement from the group. Despite announcing a performance in line with management expectations, the group warned that trading conditions in America were increasingly difficult. Shares in the Anglo-South African company fell by 14p to 1044p a share early yesterday. The company [...]