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Real Good Food lifts sales

Tue, 03rd Jul 2012 07:05

Liverpool based sugar producer the Real Good Food Company lifted sales for the 15-months to end March following a robust performance from Renshaw and Garrett Ingredients. Revenue for the 15-month period increased to £305.5m from £249m for 12 months to 31 December 2010. EBITDA jumped 62% to £9.1m during the same period.Last year Real Good Food announced it was moving its reference date from 31 December to 31 March to better align its financial reporting with its trading seasonality.Napier Brown, Garrett and Renshaw all increased their EBITDA performance year on year, the cake maker and ingredients supplier said.Chairman Pieter Totte commented: "In 2011 we delivered on our commitment to return to growth in sales and profitability. We are now embarking on an exciting period designed to transform the scale of the group over the next three years. This strategy is rooted in robust plans produced by each individual business and we have restructured the group to support these." The group saw a significant improvement in EPS adjusted (fully diluted excluding significant items) at 5.7p for 15 months to 31 March 2012 up 119% on 2.6p for 12 months to 31 December 2010.Net Debt as at 31 March 2012 fell to £28.7m from £29.4m at 31 March 2011 in line with expectations.Last month Mauritius-based sugar giant Omnicane increased its stake in Real Good Food to 20%, helping Real Good Food reduce debts and provide alternative sources of sugar following the Sugar Regime reform."Customers in the EU are looking for alternative sources of sugar to provide competition to the reducing number of big EU beet producers," Real Good Food explained. "Omnicane can provide the experience and expertise in cane refining and Napier Brown can provide the routes to market, particularly in Europe where customers want and need new supply sources," it said.CJ
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3 Dec 2013 09:23

Soggy bottom line for Real Good Food as costs and sugar prices weigh

First-half profits plummeted at ingredients specialist Real Good Food as it suffered from a dramatic drop in EU sugar prices and continued its reorganisation. Higher costs meant that profits plunged 90% to £0.1m on sales down 5.6% to £130.1m in the six months to September 30th, meaning a soggy bott

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10 Oct 2013 10:34

Real Good Food Company's sugar unit wins supply deals with Asda, Booker

The Real Good Food Company said its sugar specialist Napier Brown had won major new supply contracts from grocer Asda and wholesaler Booker for its Whitworths sugars range. The deals will double the retail value of Whitworths sugar sales and create about 80 new jobs at Napier Brown's headquarters i

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10 Oct 2013 07:27

Real Good Food's Napier Brown Wins Sugar Contracts With Asda, Booker

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12 Sep 2013 08:39

Real Good Food hits first half targets

UK bakery, ingredient and sugar group Real Good Food said trading during the first half of its financial year has been in line with company expectations. In June, the Liverpool based group announced a positive trading performance for the 12 months ended March 31st 2013, following improved profitab

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27 Jun 2013 06:36

Thursday tips round-up: Bunzl, Direct Line, Real Good Food

Bunzl is a boring investment but in these markets, boring is good, according to The Times' Tempus column. As a note from Numis Securities on Wednesday highlighted, there is little that is boring about a share price that has risen by 25 times over 23 years. The latest trading statement from Bunzl al

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20 Mar 2013 07:20

Final quarter pick up for Real Good Food

Sugar and ingredients firm Real Good Food Company said, following a difficult third quarter, trading in the final quarter to March has been encouraging with a large positive swing in EBITDA. The rise in EBITDA was due to a stronger sugar trading quarter, combined with the turnarounds achieved at Ha

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31 Dec 2012 08:26

London open: Stocks fall ahead of fiscal cliff deadline

The Footsie opened firmly in the red on Monday morning with just one day to go before the automatic spending cuts and tax increases in the US come into effect. Without a deal by politicians Stateside to avert the so-called fiscal cliff by tomorrow, analysts expect the US economy to plunge back into

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31 Dec 2012 07:54

Real Good Food completes five year banking facility

Sugar and ingredients firm Real Good Food Company confirmed that it has completed a new five year 50m pound bank facility with its current financiers PNC Financial Services UK ahead of the maturity of its existing facilities in July 2013. The new facility which, represents a £10m increase on the e

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13 Sep 2012 07:50

Real Good Food confident of strong quarter

UK bakery, ingredient and sugar group Real Good Food said the current year has started well, with a strong first quarter, a flatter second quarter, and early indications suggesting a seasonally-strong third quarter. The Liverpool based sugar producer added that is on track to meet market expectatio

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24 Aug 2012 16:24

SDL non-exec takes up only holding in firm

Mandy Gradden, a non-executive director of SDL, the FTSE 250 information management firm, bought up 7,500 shares on Thursday, just over a week after the company unveiled a 20 per cent leap in first-half revenues. Gradden's purchase, in which she bought the shares at 658p each for a total of £49,35

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17 Aug 2012 16:12

Bostock reduces stake in Marks and Spencer before exit

Kate Bostock, who is quitting her role as Executive Director of General Merchandise at Marks and Spencer, has taken advantage of the recent rise in the retailer's share price with a double sale of shares late on Thursday. Bostock, who announced her exit in July but will stay on until October, sold

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4 Jul 2012 16:31

Electrocomponents directors ditch shares awarded in bonus plan

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FTSE 250 electronics and maintenance products distributor Electrocomponents has, alongside the group's Finance Director, sold off a number of shares awarded under the company's deferred bonus plan. CEO Ian Mason earned himself £100,554 after selling 48,460 at 2

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18 Jun 2012 08:09

Mauritian firm ups stake in Real Good Food

Mauritius outfit Omincane is to increase its stake in theReal Good Food Company (RGFC), which owns a portfolio of sugar, bakery and patisserie firms. Omincane is paying 60p a share, a 9.1% premium to the closing price of RGFC on the trading day before the announcement, to increase its holding in th

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20 Mar 2012 08:16

Real Good Food revenues and profit jump

UK bakery, ingredient and sugar group Real Good Food reported a year-on-year rise in both revenue and pre-tax profit in the second half of 2011. Profit for the six month period rose from £3.2m to £4.2m on revenues of £139.3m compared to £109.4m the same period the previous year. Gross profit rose

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