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US: Costs hit Lancaster Colony profits
27 April 2012
Commodity and freight costs have eaten into quarterly profits at US food manufacturer Lancaster Colony.
US: Input costs, promotions hit Lancaster Colony profits
27 January 2012
Input prices and promotional costs weighed on quarterly profits at US food maker Lancaster Colony.
US: Lancaster Colony's sales up but profits fall
28 October 2011
US consumer goods group Lancaster Colony today (28 October) announced a rise in sales but a fall in net income in the first quarter of its financial year.
US: Lancaster Colony chief upbeat despite fall in FY profits
18 August 2011
US consumer goods group Lancaster Colony has expressed confidence about its growth prospects despite a 7% drop in annual earnings in the last 12 months.
US: Lancaster Colony profits dip despite sales rise
28 April 2011
Lancaster Colony has booked a drop in net income for the first nine months of the year, despite rising sales.
US: Lancaster Colony arm T. Marzetti launches salad dressings
20 April 2011
T. Marzetti, the speciality food unit of US consumer goods group Lancaster Colony, has launched a line of refrigerated salad dressings.
US: Ad, commodity costs weigh on Lancaster Colony profits
29 October 2010
Salad dressing-to-garlic bread firm Lancaster Colony has booked an almost 20% fall in first-quarter profits.
US: T. Marzetti recalls dips on salmonella scare
3 March 2010
T. Marzetti has recalled a number of its dips in the US due to a possible link with salmonella.
US: Lancaster Colony cautious despite profit growth
29 January 2010
US dips-to-salad dressings maker Lancaster Colony yesterday (28 January) issued a cautious outlook for the next six months of its fiscal year despite a rise in first-half earnings.
US: Rising Lancaster profits buck sales drop
29 October 2009
Lancaster Colony today (29 October) posted a jump in first-quarter earnings as margin improvements and lower expenses more than offset declining sales.
US: Food growth drives Lancaster Colony
20 August 2009
Lancaster Colony, the US candles-to-food group, said today (20 August) that profits from its speciality food business more than doubled during its fourth quarter, helping the group as a whole swing into the black.
US: Lancaster Colony grows income, sales
30 April 2009
Lancaster Colony today (30 April) posted higher income for the first nine-months of the year, on the back of higher sales and improved specialty food margins.
US: Lancaster posts rise in H1 profits
29 January 2009
US speciality foods producer Lancaster Colony today (29 January) posted an increase in half-year profits and said it expects to benefit as commodity costs moderate.
US: Speciality foods boosts Lancaster Colony sales
29 October 2008
Lancaster Colony posted an 8% rise in net sales for its first quarter on the back of growth in the company’s specialty foods sector.
US: Marzetti recalls dressing over labelling fault
8 September 2008
T. Marzetti has recalled its Girard's Honey Dijon Peppercorn dressing after a labelling error meant that eggs were not included on the ingredients list.
US: Lancaster Q4 weighs on FY results
27 August 2008
Speciality foods producer Lancaster Colony posted earnings of US$37.6m for the full fiscal year to the end of June, or $1.28 per share, against net income last year of $45.7m, or $1.45 per diluted share.
US: Costs hit Lancaster profits
1 February 2008
US speciality food firm Lancaster Colony has announced a fall in second-quarter profit, despite rising sales.
US: Lancaster names lead independent director
19 November 2007
US speciality food firm Lancaster Colony has named Abercrombie & Fitch Co. director as its lead independent director.
US: Lancaster caution on costs despite strong Q1
29 October 2007
US speciality food firm Lancaster Colony has issued a note of caution against rising commodity costs despite strong first-quarter results.
US: Lancaster appeases hedge fund investor
10 October 2007
US speciality food firm Lancaster Colony Corp. has managed to stave off the threat of investor anger at its next AGM after agreeing a deal with hedge fund shareholder Barington Group.
US: Costs hit food-focused Lancaster Colony
17 August 2007
US consumer group Lancaster Colony has seen annual profits slide on the back of mounting costs and a loss from the sale of its automotive operations.
US: Investor urges food focus at Lancaster Colony
19 June 2007
Barington Capital Group LP, which owns a 5.29% stake in Lancaster Colony Corporation, has publicly urged the diversified group to focus on its food activities.
US: Lancaster Colony buys Marshall Biscuit
4 June 2007
As part of its strategy to focus on its food business, Lancaster Colony Corporation has acquired the principal assets of the Alabama-based frozen rolls and biscuits producer Marshall Biscuit Company.
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