Companies involved in the manufacture of food and beverages, household and personal care products, packaging and tobacco. The sector also includes firms providing education and training services. UK‑listed companies in this sector include Unilever plc, Diageo plc, Associated British Foods plc, Imperial Brands plc, Smurfit Kappa plc and Pearson plc.
Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) has announced its Q1 trading statement for 2023/24. Sales performance (exc. VAT, exc. fuel) for the 13 weeks ended 27 May 2023: Sales (£m) LFL sales change..
Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) has announced the appointment of Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as joint corporate broker, to work alongside its existing broker Barclays Bank PLC, with immediate..
Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) and National Milk Records plc (NMR) announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition to be made by ABF,..
British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) has announced its 2023 H1 Pre-Close Trading Update. On track to meet full year guidance Tadeu Marroco, Chief Executive: “I am delighted to provide this..
Diageo plc (LON:DGE) has appointed Debra Crew as interim CEO. Sir Ivan Menezes is currently in hospital receiving treatment for medical conditions including a stomach ulcer. Over the weekend, we..
Further to the announcements made on 13 April 2023 and 25 April 2023, Diageo plc (LON:DGE) has confirmed that the listing of Diageo’s ordinary shares (ISIN: GB0002374006) on Euronext Dublin..
Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) has announced that Graeme Pitkethly, Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the company by the end of May 2024. The..
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has announces that it has agreed to acquire a safety business in Brazil and a safety business in Spain. As..
Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH), a growth-focused Consumer Packaged Goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, is today hosting an investor event in Rome, Italy. Alongside an opportunity..
British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) has announced the appointment of Tadeu Marroco as Chief Executive of BAT plc to succeed Jack Bowles who is stepping down from the Board of..
Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) has announced that it has today published its Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023. In addition, the Company announces that its Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023..
J Sainsbury Plc (LON:SBRY) has announced its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 4 March 2023. Two years into our Food First plan, we are a fundamentally stronger business...
Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) has announced its trading statement for the first quarter 2023. First Quarter 2023 (unaudited) USG Turnover vs 2022 Unilever 10.5% €14.8bn 7.0% Beauty & Wellbeing 9.3%..
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has announced its trading statement for the period since 31 December 2022. Bunzl’s diversified business model has delivered resilient growth,..
Imperial Brands plc (LON:IMB) has announced its pre-close trading statement. · Robust tobacco pricing and stable aggregate market share across top-five combustible markets – against a strong comparator · Product launches across..
Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) has announced its preliminary results for 2022/2023. Performance highlights1,2: FY 22/23 FY 21/22 Change at actual rates Change at constant rates Group sales (exc. VAT, exc. fuel)3..
