Appetising results at Hilton Food
14th Sep 2010 07:16
Meatpacker Hilton Food served up a 12% increase in half yearly pre-tax profit and said while challenges remain it expects to meet full year expectations. "Trading had been encouraging despite the difficult and uncertain economic climate across Europe," the group said in a statement. The group, whi
Read moreTuesday preview: SuperGroup, Hilton Foods, inflation data
13th Sep 2010 17:59
Shares in SuperGroup were strong on Monday, ahead of the fashion group's interim management statement the following day. The company behind the Superdry brand said in July that the new financial has year started well and is in line with company expectations as it quadrupled full year pre-tax profit
Read moreMARKET TALK: Investec Raises Hilton Food Group Price Target
23rd Jul 2010 11:40
1040 GMT [Dow Jones] Investec Securities raises Hilton Food Group (HFG.LN) price target to 200p from 255p following the company's 1H update, which showed resilient trading. Says: "The group has a resilient business model, but it is still reassuring to hear that the underlying business is on track, a
Read moreHilton Food sees shoppers loosening purse strings
22nd Jul 2010 08:34
Meatpacker Hilton Food said shoppers may be splashing out on more expensive meats as it reported trading in line with expectations in the 28 weeks to July 18. The company, which supplies Tesco and some large mainland European supermarket chains, said it has seen volume growth across most of its mar
Read moreHilton Food Group 1H Trading In Line With Board Views
22nd Jul 2010 07:28
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Hilton Food Group PLC (HFG.LN), a specialist meat packing business, said Thursday trading for 28 weeks ended July 18 has been in line with board's expectations. MAIN FACTS: -Raw material pricing remains relatively stable across most markets -Good progress made with th
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Boomerang , Galleon, Eruma,...
13th May 2010 12:36
TV programme maker Boomerang has "reduced materially its expectations" for the year to May after a number of contracts started late. These contracts will now be recognised in the year ending 31 May 2011. In addition, benefits expected from the accelerated investment into programme development have
Read moreLondon close: Up and down day for London
31st Mar 2010 17:07
The movements of the blue-chip index looked like they were being directed by the grand old Duke of York on Wednesday, with the market finishing neither up nor down. British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) was predictably outraged at the decision by telecoms regulator Ofcom to order it to make its two top
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie slides into negative territory
31st Mar 2010 14:09
After a bright start London has turned lower in the afternoon session in anticipation of a weak start on Wall Street. Televised sport is big news on the trading screens as telecoms regulator Ofcom ordered BSkyB to make its two top sports channels available to rivals at a 23% discount to the curren
Read moreSector movers: Food updates whet appetites
31st Mar 2010 13:39
Food is in focus after a stream of updates from the sector and the reaction has been mixed but positive overall. Hilton Food is higher after it served up a 16% rise in full year pre-tax profit as volumes increased and expects further growth in 2010. The meat packaging firm said pre-tax profit was
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie drifts lower
31st Mar 2010 12:17
Footsie is now flat as investors digest a big morning for company announcements. Televised sport is big news on the trading screens as telecoms regulator Ofcom ordered BSkyB to make its two top sports channels available to rivals at a 23% discount to the current price. This was a bigger cut than
Read moreHilton Food beefs up FY profit, divi
31st Mar 2010 07:49
Hilton Food served up a 16% rise in full year pre-tax profit as volumes increased and expects further growth in 2010. The meat packaging firm said pre-tax profit was up 15.8% at £20.1m for the 53 weeks to 3 January 2010. Revenue increased 13.2% to £826.1m during the year while volumes increased 14
Read moreDavid Naish is new Hilton Food chairman
22nd Mar 2010 14:55
Sir David Naish, a former President of the National Farmers Union (NFU), is the new chairman at meatpacker Hilton Food following the death last week of Gordon Summerfield. A non-executive director at Hilton since 2007, Naish led the NFU between 1991 and 1998 and became chairman at Express Dairies i
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Big Yellow, Misys, Filtrona
15th Jan 2010 06:41
Big Yellow's basket have had less to enjoy because its shares have slipped by more than 15% since September. The storage company issued its third-quarter trading statement yesterday, saying that revenues and average rents in the three months to the end of December were marginally higher. The compan
Read moreHilton Food beefs up sales
14th Jan 2010 08:57
Meatpacker Hilton Food saw turnover rise in the 53 weeks to January 3 as volumes increased and it benefited from the weak pound against overseas currencies. The firm has seen good progress in Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland and the Netherlands, it said. 'The trading environment in 2010 is likely to rem
Read moreHilton to supply meat to Denmark
27th Nov 2009 09:42
Meatpacker Hilton Food, which supplies supermarkets such as Tesco, has signed an agreement with Danish food retailer Coop Danmark to supply fresh meat to their stores from 2011. The agreement will see Hilton supplying about 1,200 stores. The stores will be supplied from a new facility next to Coop
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