Strong convenience sales has helped Greencore achieve a 7.2% boost in revenue to £356M and 6.8% in constant currency, for the 13 weeks to December 25 2015.
New product lines at Greencore’s Northampton factory helped the manufacturer boost revenue from its UK food-to-go division by 4% on a like-for-like basis in third-quarter results for the 13 weeks to June 26.
Strong UK convenience store sales and surging US growth have helped chilled food manufacturer Greencore achieve revenue of £320.5M for the 13 weeks to December 27 2013, up by 7.2% on the previous year.
Greencore has made an encouraging start since its acquisition of chilled foods business Uniq, according to city analysts, after the firm posted its most comprehensive financial results since the takeover.
Own-label chilled foods firm Greencore has reported turnover up 8.7% to £804M in the year to September, after confirming that take-over talks with an unnamed suitor had now ended.
Greencore has notched up a “very positive” set of summer trading figures, posting a 7% increase in sales to €281.2m in its convenience foods division in the four months to July 23, driven by strong growth in food-to-go and prepared meals.
