Cranswick buys Yorkshire pig farm
The acquired businesses 'process' around 2,600 pigs per week
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Cranswick PLC
LON:CWK
Cranswick PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The activities of the company include the supply of fresh pork, gourmet sausages, charcuterie, cooked meats, sandwiches and traditional dry cured bacon.
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Cranswick brings home the bacon with profit upgrade
The company's fortunes had been boosted by African Swine Flu, which has increased demand for its uninfected pigs in the Far East
Cranswick picks up premium pig farmer Packington Pork
Cranswick has been working with Packington for 14 years, but will now take on its pig farming operations across Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire
Cranswick revenue gains as African Swine Fever boosts China demand
Cranswick also announced that it has bought Katsouris Brothers, a Mediterranean food products business, for £43.5mln.
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FTSE 100 romps to higher close as Just Eat delivers 22% share gain
Just Eat is poised to combine with Dutch rival Takeaway.com to form one of the world's largest food delivery firms
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Week ahead preview: Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, BT Group, BoE and US Fed
It will be a busy week for markets with a barrage of corporate earnings and interest rates decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve.
Cranswick expects to ride out pig trouble in China as emerging chicken player
Following February’s warning about tough market conditions in the new financial year, recent trading was said to have been "as anticipated"
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FTSE 100 closes higher as trade tensions ease
The UK's premier shares index closed up around ten points at 7,320
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Severn Trent to kick off water sector updates on Tuesday; retailers also in focus
The Day Ahead will bring trading updates from the likes of stores groups Halfords, Topps Tiles, and WH Smith
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Still no opportunities to sell in May, with Royal Mail and M&S set to deliver updates
The Week Ahead will also bring news from power firm SSE and water groups Severn Trent and United Utilities, plus the latest UK inflation and retail sales numbers
Sausage maker Cranswick goes pop as it warns margins will fall next year
Cranswick blamed the “potentially challenging commercial landscape” and build costs at its new £54mln poultry plant in Eye for the expected decline in profitability
Cranswick upgraded to ‘Buy’ by Liberum following recent plunge as broker predicts higher export profits
The broker said while the next 12 months could bring “some challenging UK trading conditions”, it expected “some offset from higher export profits"
Cranswick half-year profit declines during "uncertain" domestic market conditions
In the six months to September 30, group operating pretax profit fell to £42.6mln from £44.5mln a year ago
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Troubled retail sector in focus as Quiz, Topps Tiles and Pets at Home report latest results
The day ahead includes full year results from Topps Tiles and Pets at Home along with interims from Quiz and Pennon
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Christmas lights starting to peek out from under spreadsheets as updates slow in last week of November
The Week Ahead will bring a hotch-potch of updates from the likes of blue-chip Intertek Group, and mid caps Thomas Cook, Pennon, Greene King, Go-Ahead Group, and Britvic
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Cranswick revenue moves upwards as investment programme continues
The FTSE 250 meat products supplier said in a first-quarter trading update that revenue in the three months had increased 3.2% on the same period a year ago
Cranswick delivers strong growth across-the-board
Expansion of poultry production facilities is expected to drive strong sustainable growth for food producer, Cranswick, allowing the company to build on its solid half year 2017 result.
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FTSE 100 makes strong gains with Royal Dutch Shell in support
London's FTSE 100 closed the day sharply higher, up over 1% to 7,460
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Stress tests for UK banks eyed, plus updates from retailers Topps Tiles and Pets at Home
Day ahead to include latest BoE stress test results from UK banks, and updates from specialty retailers Topps Tiles and Pets at Home
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Pubs in focus again with updates from Marston's and Greene King eyed
The Week Ahead includes updates from pubs operators Marston's and Greene King, plus results from Britivc, Daily Mail & General Topps Tiles, and Pennon