Cranswick gobbles up Yorkshire cooked poultry product firm October 23, 2014 YORKSHIRE-based food-maker Cranswick yesterday announced the acquisition of premium cooked poultry producer Benson Park. In a statement, Cranswick, a major pork producer, said: “This strategic acquisition moves Cranswick into a new protein sector broadening both the group’s product range and its customer base.” Hull-based Benson Park employs 90 people and in the year to 31 [...]
Cranswick’s sales lifted by high pork demand but margins suffer May 19, 2014 PORK specialist Cranswick beat expectations yesterday with full-year profits up six per cent to £52.2m, driven by increased consumer demand for British pork, but saw its margins squeezed by higher pig feed prices. Revenues leapt 14 per cent to £994.9m after Cranswick launched new products including a range of premium pastries including pies, sausage rolls [...]
Robust results for Cranswick as pig rearing grows April 7, 2014 Cooked meats producer Cranswick has reported another solid set of results, despite tougher market conditions. Against a backdrop of a weaker UK grocery market and record pig price levels, total sales increased 13 per cent last year, with underlying sales (which excludes bolt-on acquisition activity) up 12 per cent, according to a trading update. The [...]
Cranswick stock sizzles as Britons put more sausages in frying pan January 30, 2014 SHARES in pork specialist Cranswick rose more than four per cent yesterday after strong third quarter results prompted analysts to hike their full-year profit forecasts. The FTSE 250 firm, which supplies supermarkets including Sainsbury’s with upmarket sausages and cooked meats, said underlying sales in the three months to 31 December rose by 13 per cent, [...]