United Kingdom

Wine supplier E&J Gallo has said it expects little improvement in the UK wine market during 2010 due to increased duties and the trend for selling wine on promotion. As a result,... 2010-03-10

UK retailer Asda, a subsidiary of US retail giant Wal-Mart, has posted slower sales growth for the final quarter of 2009. In the three months to the end of December, Asda's like-for-like... 2010-02-19

UK-based drinks can maker Rexam has said it is cautiously optimistic for 2010, following a difficult 2009. The company reported group sales for 2009 of GBP4.9bn, up by 5% on 2008... 2010-02-18

UK-based Premier Foods has reported that turnover in the 12 months to the end of December climbed by 2.2% to reach GBP2.66bn. Over the period Premier generated pre-tax profits of... 2010-02-16

The world's top two spirits producers, Diageo and Pernod Ricard, have both reported lacklustre sales for the first half of their fiscal years. In the six months through to the end... 2010-02-12

Finnish food group Raisio has made a bid for British snack company Glisten, which markets brands such as Skinny Candy, Dormen's nuts and Fruitus, and generated net sales of EUR85.5mn... 2010-02-11

It has been reported that UK online grocery retailer Ocado is close to appointing banks for an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in the first half of 2010. The IPO could value... 2010-02-09