Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Food maker puts on hold plans to shed up to 1,000 jobs at its Fox's division but it will press ahead with cutting 220 posts as it seeks production automation
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The main reason to own shares in Northern Foods remains its dividend.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
About 300 jobs are to be axed at two Fox's Biscuits plants after the introduction of new technology, owner Northern Foods announces.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Food manufacturer Northern Foods said it was on track to meet market expectations for the full-year and would invest 26.5 million pounds in its Fox's biscuits brand over the next 18 months.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Hundreds of Northern Foods' staff are expected to receive a stay on the loss of their jobs this week as the company suspends plans to shut one of its biscuit factories.
The Tracing Paper (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Palm oil imperative: WWF talks tough to food producers & retailers on need to source certified sustainable palm oil http://j.mp/3yws2l # Poor performers on palm oil: Aldi, ABF, Croda international, Boots, Warburtons, Britannia Food Ingredients, Waitrose.. http://j.mp/2SAk3A # More poor palm oil performers: Morrisons, Jordans Ryvita, Northern Foods, Reckitt Benckiser, Co-op, Premier Foods, Tesco...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
TAUNTON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Protel Associates Limited in alliance with Industrial Info Europe (Galway, Ireland) -- In the U.K. and Irish Food & Beverage Industry, confidence remains fragile, but there are signs of slow recovery as the pre-Christmas production period looms. Site closures and rationalisation seem set to continue, with further site closures expected during...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
GOODFELLA'S pizza-to-Fox's biscuits maker Northern Foods blamed a shake-up in its frozen pie business for lower sales growth, although the fi rm said cut-price sandwiches were tickling shoppers' taste-buds.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Northern Foods, the leading supplier of chilled ready meals and frozen pizzas to UK retailers, insisted it was on track to hit full-year profits targets in spite of...
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having tried your cheese & broccoli chicken latice pasties i was most disappointed to find a long hair in the sauce as i was really enjoying the meal which...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
NORTHERN Foods is on track for some appetising full-year profits thanks, in part, to a cartoon character called Vinnie.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
The reason some analysts were concerned was that sales growth at the food manufacturer appeared to have seen a slowdown in the second quarter of the year. In the update the company gave at the end of the first quarter, it said that like-for-like sales had risen by 5.5pc. At the end of the first half of the year, directly comparable sales had only risen by 2.9pc. Volumes rose 2.5pc in the six-month...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Northern Foods, the manufacturer of Donegal Catch frozen fish and Goodfella’s pizzas, said today that first-half revenue rose 2.9 per cent.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Northern Foods was cut to sell from hold at Panmure Gordon after the company's second quarter sales figures. The broker said the figures were "surprisingly weak" and that the only attraction is the group's 6.3% dividend yield. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Northern Foods, the ready meal group, reported a 3% rise in first half revenues, helped by an advert for Fox's biscuits featuring a talking panda with a mafiosa New York accent
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British food producer Northern Foods said Tuesday that it expects first-half results to meet management expectations. The producer of ready meals, sandwiches and salads, pizza, biscuits and puddings said that market conditions remain competitive but it has delivered a solid operating performance in the 26 weeks to Sep. 26. Comparable sales rose 2.9% in the period while total...
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