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Overseas arm puts a fizz into Britvic

15.10.09
Britvic, the maker of Robinson’s and Tango fruit drinks, saw revenue rise 5.6% to £978.8 million in the year to September, fuelled by growth in its international arm ... more

Goldshield war may run and run as counterbid rolls in

02.10.09
Another bid for drugmaker Goldshield? It must be Friday. Stakes in the poker game for Britain’s biggest quoted generic medicines group just seem to get higher and higher as former management bet against the improbably named Fuhrer family of Israel for the Goldshield prize... more

Stormy time for Raymarine after bleak warning on sale

28.08.09
Shares in Raymarine sank after a bleak broker warning that investors may be left almost empty-handed even if a sale of the group goes ahead.... more

Booming banks stoke hopes recovery is round the corner

17.07.09
Banks were on the radar again today as the City braced itself for results from Bank of America and Citigroup following decent figures from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan ... more

Footsie takes a knock after a letdown from two US banks

17.07.09
Mixed results from US banks Citigroup and Bank of America took the gloss off the markets as the FTSE 100 index struggled to hang on to early gains ... more

Insurer RSA puts on a spurt on talk of a raid by Italians

15.07.09
A further bout of consolidation may be under way before long in the European insurance sector... more

Thorntons feels the heat as chocs sales melt in the sunshine

15.07.09
Britain is a nation of chocoholics — but not when the sun’s out. That’s the message from toffee and Viennese truffles house Thorntons, which has seen sales slip during the past 10 weeks ... more

Sporting summer puts Britvic ahead of the City profits game

14.07.09
A baking hot Wimbledon and the success of this summer’s 20/20 cricket tournament helped put the fizz into soft drinks group Britvic ... more

Britvic loses its sparkle as shareholder dumps 14%

27.05.09
Shares in soft drinks supplier Britvic slumped 15p to 275½p after its biggest shareholder was forced to dump almost 14% of the company, worth £80.1 million, in the market place... more

Britvic is held back by a sour taste from Magners

20.05.09
Profits at the soft drinks group Britvic have been held back this year after earnings were wiped out at its Irish operations... more

Numis appoints Blair's 'Red Tape Czar' chairman

05.05.09
Stockbroking house Numis moved to beef-up its board by appointing two City big-hitters ... more

Chocolate bars to be downsized

05.02.09
The Government is set to order manufacturers to shrink the size of chocolate bars and fizzy drinks... more

Chocolate bars to be downsized

05.02.09
The Government is set to order manufacturers to shrink the size of chocolate bars and fizzy drinks... more

Britvic beats the gloom at £70m

26.11.08
Consumer: Soft drinks maker Britvic reckons teenagers and teetotallers will keep slurping through the recession ... more

Market report: Xstrata looking set to ditch its tilt at Lonmin

12.09.08
The odds on Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata going ahead with its £5 billion bid for Lonmin appear to be lengthening by the day, warn traders... more

Britvic on a downer as fewer go out

25.07.08
Soft-drinks maker Britvic today warned that it would be hit by the falling numbers of people going to the pub for a vodka and orange ... more

UK's biggest host plays safe and still delivers - even at T5

09.04.08
INTERVIEW Alan Parker's restaurants, hotels and Costa Coffee make £200m-plus... more

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