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Nichols PLC
LON:NICL
Nichols PLC is engaged in the supply of soft drinks and other beverages to the retail, wholesale, catering, licensed and leisure industries. It comprises two operations: soft drinks and dispense systems. Soft drinks operation consists of the sales and marketing of the Vimto brand throughout the world, where it is available in over 65 countries, along with sales of the Panda and Sunkist brands in the United Kingdom. The Vimto branded licensed product range includes Vimto Chewy Sweets, Vimto Tongue Ticklers, Vimto Bon-Bons, Vimto Lollipops and Vimto Ice Lollies. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company transformed its dispense systems operation into an external distributor model, whereby both the original dispense equipment and its subsequent ongoing maintenance are the responsibility of third-party distributors. On April 6, 2007, Nichols PLC acquired Cariel Soft Drinks Limited. In December 2008, the Company acquired a 50% interest in Dayla Liquid Packing Ltd. Nichols is traded in the ISDX Exchange HERE
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Nichols sales jump in first quarter on pandemic recovery, chairman to step down
The Vimto brand led a recovery in the UK soft drink market, but industrial action in Spain held back international sales
Vimto producer Nichols upgrades profit expectations as fizzy drinks sparkle
The Vimto brand has continued to deliver a strong performance across all of its markets
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Nichols slips as it warns of ‘significant impact’ on 2020 results from coronavirus, scraps dividend
The maker of Vimto also said it was “not currently able” to provide financial guidance for its 2020 financial year due to the level of uncertainty
Nichols loses fizz on warning of big 2020 profit hit from taxes on soft drinks in Saudi Arabia and UAE
Nichols pointed that tax authorities in the Middle East, Saudi Arabian and UAE have recently implemented an excise tax of 50% to be levied on the retail price of non-carbonated sweetened drinks
Nichols shares jump as it hikes final dividend by 15% on 110th anniversary of Vimto
The AIM 100 group reported pre-tax profits for the year of £31.8mln, up 4% on the prior year, while revenues jumped 7% to an all-time high of £142mln
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Nichols shares fizz as Vimto resurgence leads to record annual sales
The fruit cordial outperformed rival drinks last year and grew its market share, all of which helped Nichols to deliver record annual sales
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