Swizzels Matlow: Sales near £100m at Love Hearts maker October 7, 2024 Profit at Swizzels Matlow, the maker of sweets such as Love Hearts and Refreshers, was slashed in half during its latest financial year despite its sales jumping to almost £100m. The Peak District-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax profit of £4.4m for 2023, down from the £8.2m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies [...]
Mars bar maker pays huge £600m dividend after UK success October 7, 2024 The UK arm of Mars Wrigley, which makes the likes of Mars bars and Skittles, has paid out a huge dividend of £600m after a bumper financial year. The business, which has UK manufacturing sites in Slough and Plymouth, has significantly upped its dividend for 2023, after also paying out £115m in 2022. The dividend [...]
KP Snacks: Hula Hoops maker defies cyber attack and strikes as profit nears £100m October 3, 2024 Profit surged to almost £100m at KP Snacks, the maker of the likes of Mccoy’s, Hula Hoops and Terrell’s during its latest financial year. The Slough-headquartered business, whose brands also include KP Nuts, Butterkist, Pom-Bear and Popchips, has reported a pre-tax profit of £93.7m for 2023, up from the £64.3m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed [...]
Quorn: Meat-free food brand loses more than £60m as supermarket sales slashed September 19, 2024 The company behind meat-free food brand Quorn lost more than £60m during its latest financial year as its sales in UK and US supermarkets continued to decline. The North Yorkshire-headquartered Marlow Foods has posted a pre-tax loss of £63.4m for 2023, having also made a loss of £15.4m in 2022. The last time the Quorn [...]
Volvere: Shire Foods owner sees profit rise again as costs stabilise September 13, 2024 Turn-around investment firm and frozen pie maker Volvere has seen its profit more than double after its food manufacturing division saw the cost of raw materials stabilise, it said today. The London-listed company, which owns frozen pie producer Shire Foods, saw its revenue increase to £22.2m in the six months ending June 30, 2024 – a record [...]