Is it time for AB Foods to either spin-off Primark or sell its sugar division?
Some analysts think Primark is being dragged down by AB Foods’ sugar division, which is struggling to deal with a collapse in the price of the sweet stuff
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Whitbread PLC
LON:WTB
Whitbread PLC is the UK's largest hotel and restaurant company operating businesses in the budget hotels and restaurant sectors. Its brands include Premier Inn, Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Taybarns. Whitbread PLC employs over 33,000 people and serves 8.5 million customers every month in its 1500 outlets across the UK.
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ASOS rallies as it appoints former ITV boss Adam Crozier as chairman
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Whitbread's growth prospects lie overseas
The hotels and coffee shops operator is still expanding in the UK - perhaps a little too vigorously, some say - but increasingly market pundits are looking to China and Germany to perk up the performance of the group
Whitbread perks up after in-line first quarter
Costa UK grew total sales by 5.2% in the quarter through the strong contribution from new stores and Express machines. Premier Inn UK delivered total accommodation sales growth of 4.3% driven by additional capacity
FTSE 100 pushes higher as crude rallies; US stocks up
The UK index of leading shares closed almost 84 points higher at 7,621..
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Coffee boost eyed in Whitbread update as Costa spin-off awaited, but trends weaker
Aside from the Whitbread news, investors will also have a trading update from FTSE 100-listed distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl to digest on Wednesday
FTSE 100 crashes 2.26% as traders shun risk
FTSE 100 tanked on the day, along with other European indices
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FTSE 100 joins global equities to head lower as geopolitical worries weigh
News that the President will now not be meeting North Korea leader Kim Jong-un next month as planned is weighing on global stocks
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Kingfisher and Tate & Lyle key names in diary as spotlight falls on UK consumer
Kingfisher, Tate & Lyle, Talk Talk Telecoms and United Utilities are among the stand-out names in Thursday's schedule.
FTSE 100 ends April at highest level in three months, led by Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's shares rose 29% in April on the back of news it had agreed to merge with Asda
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FTSE 100 closes above 7,420 but gains capped by fall in Shell, US trade deficit in goods drops
Imports in the period fell 2.1%, while exports increased 2.4%
Whitbread's Costa spin-off makes sense but challenges remain, say analysts
Whitbread faces an uncertain economic outlook and inflationary pressures on the high street
Whitbread shares fall as it confirms spin off of Costa Coffee after activist investor pressure
Costa delivered revenue growth of 7.5% in fiscal year 2018
FTSE 100 pares losses as US bond yields rise above 3%
Resource stocks suffer as US dollar makes headway on forex markets
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Big results day for banks and drugs as Lloyds and GlaxoSmithKline step up to the plate
Day ahead includes first-quarter updates from blue chip firms Lloyds Banking Group, GlaxoSmithKline, Whitbread, and Persimmon ...
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FTSE 100 closes higher, buoyed by hopes for City post-Brexit
FTSE 100 closed around 30 points higher at 7,398 on Minday
Whitbread's Costa Coffee to recycle 500 million disposable cups by 2020
The UK's largest coffee chain aims to recycle its entire annual use of takeaway cups
Whitbread downgraded to hold by HSBC after hedge fund interest sparks rally
Whitbread downgraded by HSBC but price target held at 4,800p
Polymetal shares lose their shimmer as it goes on a shopping spree
Polymetal has acquired an 85% stake in one copper-gold deposit, sold an 85% in another copper-gold project, and it has also upped its stake in a silver property
Whitbread surges as activist investor Elliott Advisors emerges as largest shareholder
Pressure on the leisure group to break-up the business is growing as Elliott Advisors became the latest US hedge fund to declare a stake in the FTSE 100 company