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Growth at AB Foods' Primark fashion chain and grocery businesses more than offset lower sugar profits during the year

Primark owner AB Foods' confident outlook boosts shares

Business / 05 Nov 19

Primark, which trades as Penneys here, accounts for about half of AB Foods's group revenue and profit.

Primark sales dented by poor May weather - AB Foods

Business / 04 Jul 19

Primark's profit increased 25% in the six months to March 2

Primark cushions AB Foods as sugar earnings dissolve

Business / 24 Apr 19

Primark owner AB Foods has reported revenue growth in the Christmas quarter in all of its businesses apart from sugar

Primark owner AB Foods says no-deal Brexit 'reckless'

Business / 17 Jan 19

Associated British Foods owns Primark, which trades as Pennys here

AB Foods to expand Primark in US and eastern Europe

Business / 06 Nov 18

AB Foods said sales at Primark for the year were expected to be 5.5% ahead of the previous year at constant currency

Primark-owner warns of volatile pound as Brexit nears

Business / 10 Sep 18

AB Foods eyes an increased profit from Primark driven by higher margins

Primark owner AB Foods maintains profit guidance

Business / 05 Jul 18

Primark opened its first US store in downtown Boston in 2015 and currently trades from eight stores in the US

Trading at AB Foods' new US Primark stores encouraging

Business / 17 Apr 18

Milkybar Wowsomes will be on shelves in Ireland and the UK in coming weeks

Nestle targets healthy sweet spot with designer sugar

Business / 27 Mar 18

Primark sales were up 7% at constant currency rates in the last quarter

Primark owner AB Foods maintains earnings guidance

Business / 18 Jan 18

Primark owner AB Foods said it made an adjusted operating profit of £652m for the six months to March 4

AB Foods profit jump driven by sugar rebound

Business / 19 Apr 17

The drug interacts with brain regions that control appetite and energy intake

New drug shows promise in preventing diabetes

Science / 23 Feb 17

Nestle said its researchers had found a way to structure sugar differently

Nestle's technology to reduce sugar in chocolate

Business / 01 Dec 16

The latest excise duty increase will bring the price of a pack of many cigarettes to €11

Dáil passes resolution to increase cigarette price

Budget 2017 / 12 Oct 16

AB Foods said the underlying trading outlook for the group for the full 2015-16 year was unchanged

Primark-owner AB Foods says Brexit no major threat

Business / 19 Apr 16

AB Foods first announced its intentions in February to buy the rest of Illovo Sugar

AB Foods to buy remaining stake of Illovo Sugar

Business / 08 Apr 16

Cans of Coca-Cola which would currently fall within the higher rate of the sugar tax under the new proposals

Britain to introduce tax on sugary drinks

News / 16 Mar 16

Primarm owner AB Foods to get a boost from recent currency moves

AB Foods edges-up full year earnings guidance

Business / 22 Feb 16

The new chemicals mimic the effects of exercise on the body

Maynooth scientists make Type 2 diabetes discovery

News / 21 Jan 16

Sales at AB Foods' Primark chain stall due to warm weather

Warm weather stalled Primark's Christmas sales

Business / 14 Jan 16

Primark owner AB Foods increases its dividend by 3%

Earnings at Primark owner AB Foods fall 2%

Business / 03 Nov 15

Sales at Primark contributes over half of AB Foods' annual profit

AB Foods expects year profits to meet forecast

Business / 07 Sep 15

World wheat output is expected to reach 723.4 million tonnes, UN predicts

World food prices in May lowest since 2009 - UN

Business / 04 Jun 15

AB Foods said today its trading outlook for the full 2014-15 year was unchanged

AB Foods lowers earnings guidance on currency woes

Business / 21 Apr 15

The WHO pointed out that much of the so-called free sugars we consume today are "hidden" in products like ketchup

WHO calls for dramatic drop in sugar consumption

News / 04 Mar 15

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