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  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Premier Foods boosted by rise in home cooking as inflation bites

    Group says it is winning market share as hard-pressed UK households change their eating habits

  • Saturday, 26 February, 2022
    News in-depth
    ‘They have no idea what a Bakewell is’: cakemaker Mr Kipling’s plan to crack US

    Premier Foods poised to launch brand in American stores this spring as overseas expansion ramps up

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    Mr Kipling’s best ever Christmas brings rising profits for Premier Foods

    Group expects cake range to hit US stores for the first time next quarter

  • Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
    Bisto and Oxo sales enable first dividend in a decade at Premier Foods

    Profit more than doubles at provider of grocery staples

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    LombardBryce Elder
    Jam tomorrow still applies for brave new AO World

    Costs take shine off the online retail boom; Premier Foods takes cakes to the States

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Premier Foods profits set to jump as consumers stick to familiar brands

    Maker of Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy expects demand to remain strong

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    Vaccine breakthrough is shot in the arm for Landsec

    Outlook brightens for office landlords; Premier Foods finds way out of bargain bin

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    Premier Foods upbeat as lockdown boosts demand

    Customers turn to homely products such as Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy granules

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Hovis bought by private equity firm Endless after bidding war

    ‘Instantly recognisable’ British bread maker boosted by higher demand during lockdown

  • Friday, 24 April, 2020
    Food & Beverage
    Mr Kipling, Marvel and . . . bread:  comeback for unfashionable foods in lockdown

    Consumers seeking comfort in troubled times return to decades-old brands

  • Monday, 20 April, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    UK start-up stimulus too small to do more than bridge gaps 

    Chancellor extends aid to titches; Premier Foods comes out top in topsy-turvy world; Branson sticks Necker out as collateral

  • Monday, 20 April, 2020
    Premier Foods sales jump as consumers forced to eat at home 

    Shares rise 20% as shoppers stock up on instant soups, noodles and pasta sauces

  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Premier Foods posts sales sugar rush as turnround picks up

    Mince pies and Mr Kipling cakes boost revenues over Christmas to outperform rivals

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Premier Foods shares surge after cake sales gain momentum

    First-half revenue in Mr Kipling sweet treats rise while noodles brand more than doubles

  • Friday, 30 August, 2019
    Bisto maker Premier Foods shakes up top management

    Appointments end period of uncertainty at the top of the maker of Mr Kipling cakes

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Metro and fintech challengers lose out to 18th-century lender

    Banking body awards funds to oldest mutual savings and mortgage provider Nationwide

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
    Pensions discrimination ruling pushes Premier Foods to £43m loss

    High Court ruled last year that separate rate for female pensions had to end

  • Wednesday, 27 February, 2019
    Premier Foods unveils strategic review and put activists on board

    Shake-up opens possibility foodmaker could sell parts or all of whole business

  • Friday, 15 February, 2019
    Premier Foods calls off sale of Ambrosia custard unit

    Indebted Mr Kipling maker says talks with potential buyers have been disappointing

  • Thursday, 7 February, 2019
    Executive Pay
    Former Premier Foods chief in line for £1.1m payout

    Gavin Darby led the maker of Mr Kipling cakes for six years

  • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
    Brexit
    Premier Foods stockpiling ahead of Brexit

    ‘He’s stockpiling nuts’

  • Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Interserve shareholders may decide they deserve better

    Investors are sick of being forced into emergency share issues under threat of dilution

  • Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
    FT AlphavilleBryce Elder
    Markets Live: Tuesday, 13th November 2018
  • Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
    Premier Foods CEO to depart after announcing Ambrosia brand sale

    Gavin Darby to go in January after activist investor Oasis tried to oust him this summer

  • Wednesday, 18 July, 2018
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    EasyJet does not need its strategy coloured by Trump’s advice

    The airline must focus on things within its control, mainly revenues per seat

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