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Starting today, March 13th 2024, our very own group CFO, David Brind will be be supporting the Heart of the Tyne campaign by conquering a four-day trek from Berwick to Tynemouth in order to raise money and awareness for the British Heart Foundation. The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the…
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Join Ben Maxted and David Brind as they sit down with Investor Meet Company to talk through the Kitwave Group PLC Investor Presentation.
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Kitwave Group, the delivered wholesale business, increased revenues by 20% to £602 million and profit before tax by 40% to £24.9 million in the 12 months ended 31 October 2023. Read full article here
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Kitwave Group plc is pleased to announce that the Group has acquired the entire issued share capital of WLG (Holdings) Limited, which trades as Wilds of Oldham (“Wilds of Oldham”), a composite drinks wholesaler (the “Acquisition”). The total gross consideration for the Acquisition, payable in cash, has been funded from the Group’s current banking facilities.Established for over 25 years, Wilds…
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Kitwave Group plc, the delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce that it has won ‘AIM Growth Business of the Year’ at the AIM Awards 2023 event held on 12 October 2023. The event was held at Old Billingsgate in the City of London, hosted by television presenter and journalist Louise Minchin. Celebrating 28 years, the AIM Awards, in association…
Read full article Kitwave Group increased revenues by 23% to £275 million in the six months ended 30 April 2023. Profit before tax rose by 48% to £8.3 million, and consolidated gross margin improved to 21.6%. Read full article here
Read full article Kitwave Group increased revenues from £380.7 million to £503.1 million in the 12 months ended 31 October 2022. Profit before tax rose from £2.1 million to £17.8 million, and gross profit margin increased from 18% to 20%. Read full article here
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Kitwave Group plc, the delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Teresa Octavio to the Board as Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 February 2023. Teresa has a wealth of advisory and board experience and, throughout her career, has been responsible for improving and developing companies’ growth strategy, culture, performance management, governance and organisational effectiveness. Teresa has…
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Kitwave Group plc, the delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lucie Milburn as the new Divisional Operations Director of its Frozen & Chilled division. Lucie, a qualified CIMA professional, brings over 17 years of experience within Supply Chain Operations and Finance at FTSE 100 Diageo, having held director level positions in both Operations and Finance. Lucie…
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Kitwave Group plc, the delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce the acquisition of WestCountry Food Holdings Limited, a specialist fresh produce wholesaler to the foodservice sector. Established in 1856, WestCountry is a leading wholesaler of local, regional and imported fresh produce in the South West of England. The business has developed an unrivalled network of dedicated, high-quality local growers…
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