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Premier Foods invests in UK plant for Loyd Grossman cooking sauces
Yahoo Finance· 2025-11-18 13:10
Premier Foods is investing £36m ($47.3m) in a UK factory to accommodate production of the Loyd Grossman brand of cooking sauces. The London-listed UK food major, which also owns The Spice Tailor and Mr Kipling product lines, said manufacturing of Loyd Grossman sauces had previously been conducted by a third party. It is now bringing production in-house at the company's facility in Worksop in the county of Nottinghamshire, a plan that will kick-off "early" in 2028. The investment at Worksop will be deplo ...
Dollar Tree begins construction of Oklahoma distribution hub
Yahoo Finance· 2025-09-25 15:32
Group 1 - Dollar Tree has begun construction of a new distribution center in Marietta, Oklahoma, to replace a facility destroyed by a tornado in April 2024, covering one million square feet and expected to be operational by spring 2027 [1] - The new distribution center will supply 700 Dollar Tree stores in the western and southwestern US and create 400 jobs for the local community [2] - The construction reflects Dollar Tree's commitment to the Marietta community and aims to welcome back former associates while creating new job opportunities [2] Group 2 - Dollar Tree reported strong second-quarter results for 2025, with net sales of $4.6 billion, a 12.3% increase from the previous year [3] - Adjusted earnings per share reached $0.77, significantly exceeding analyst expectations of $0.40, with same-store sales growing by 6.5% due to increased customer traffic and average transaction values [4] - The company operates over 9,000 stores and 18 distribution centers across the contiguous US and parts of Canada, employing 150,000 people [4]