Mars bar maker pays huge £600m dividend after UK success Retail 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 Retail 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 [...]
Mindful Chef: New delivery charge helps slash loss Business Mindful Chef introducing a delivery charge helped to significantly cut its annual loss despite its sales also falling, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax loss of £1.7m for 2023, after also losing £7.4m in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show that Mindful Chef’s turnover fell from £58.8m to [...]
Five Guys: Revenue surges by £90m as loss slashed at burger chain September 20, 2024 Sales at the European arm of Five Guys surged by more than £90m as it slashed its loss by over 50 per cent during its latest financial year. The London-headquartered division has reported a revenue of £542.9m for 2023, up from the £452.3m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show that [...]
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 [...]
Lotus Bakeries: Biscoff maker continues to see sales soar as customers lap up collaborations September 16, 2024 Lotus Bakeries, the UK division of the brand behind the famous Lotus Biscoff range, has reported another increase in sales as it continues to diversify into unexpected markets, according to newly-filed documents. The company, whose British headquarters are in Cheshire, saw its turnover rise to £75.8m in the year ending December 31, 2023, up from [...]
Mcdonald’s empire hopes new Mcflurry flavours will keep customers happy after ‘bold’ price rises September 16, 2024 “Bold” price rises at a McDonald’s franchise empire helped sales jump by more than £15m during its latest financial year. Run by Andrew Gibson, AG Restaurants runs 27 sites in Glasgow, employs more than 3,000 people and is one of the largest in the UK. The business has reported a turnover of £135.2m for 2023, [...]
Itsu: Return to the office helps boost sales September 13, 2024 The move by companies to encourage their workforce to return to the office helped sales jump at East Asian-inspired eatery chain Itsu during its latest financial year. The London-headquartered company has posted a turnover of £160.7m for 2023, up from the £137.7m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show the brand’s [...]
Hellofresh: Cuts to UK workforce significantly slashes loss September 13, 2024 The last time the UK arm of Hellofresh made a pre-tax profit was the £8m it reported in 2020. Since then it has lost almost £50m.
Pizza Hut Europe serves up profit after £106m loss September 10, 2024 The European arm of Pizza Hut has surged back into the black after making a loss of almost $140m (£106.4m) , according to newly-filed documents. The London-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax profit of $12.2m (£9.3m) for 2023, after posting a pre-tax loss of $139.4m in 2022. New documents filed with Companies House also show [...]