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Imperial Brands Sticks To Forecast, Announces Share Buyback

Imperial Brands has said trading for the year was in line with its expectations and reaffirmed its forecast, on the back of sustained demand, higher prices...

Walker's Shortbread Sees Turnover Up 16% In Full Year

Scottish biscuit maker Walker's Shortbread has announced a 16% increase in annual turnover, to £164.4 million (€189.6 million), in its most rece...

Britain Proposes Ban On Cigarettes For Younger Generations

Britain's government has proposed banning younger generations from ever buying cigarettes, a move that would give the country some of the world's toughest...

Greggs Shows Resilience With Quarterly Sales Rise

British baker and fast food chain Greggs kept its full-year outlook as underlying sales rose in the third quarter and it won market share, showing the resi...

Sunak May Ban Cigarettes In UK For Future Generations: Report

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guard...

Nestlé Trials Developing Low-Carbon Fertiliser From Cocoa Shells

Nestlé has launched a pilot to explore whether used cocoa shells from its confectionery plant in York can be used to create a low-carbon fertiliser....

Tonic Maker Fever-Tree's Profit Fizzles On High Glass Costs

Tonic maker Fever-Tree has trimmed its annual profit forecast after first-half earnings halved on higher glass costs and a wet summer in the UK.

Associated British Foods Raises Profit Outlook Again

Associated British Foods has raised its full-year profit outlook for the second time in four months, driven by strong trading from both its Primark cloth...