More good PR24 Jun 2020 12:39
Premier Foods, up 6.5%. The food producer said it turned to an annual profit and expects to beat forecasts for the financial year ahead. The St Albans, England-based food maker reported revenue for the financial year ended March 28 up 2.8% to GBP847.1 million, swinging to a pretax profit of GBP53.6 million from a GBP42.7 million loss, as administrative costs fell 51% to GBP76.6 million. The UK Grocery business grew revenue each quarter and by 4.5% in the full-year. The firm's grocery categories and brands saw a "sharp increase" in volumes in the last three weeks of the financial year, as large numbers of consumers in the UK sought to build household stocks of some products during the Covid-19 pandemic. Going forward, the company said it expects to make further progress this year, after delivering eleven successive quarters of UK revenue growth. Additionally, a new international strategy is being implemented with the objective of delivering sustainable profitable growth.