Pizza Hut agrees to buy Godfather's franchisePIZZA RESTAURANT and delivery chain Pizza Hut has agreed to buy the fast-growing Irish pizza delivery franchise Godfather's, …Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Cheques should be phased out by 2016, says payments group"OBSOLETE" CHEQUES should completely disappear from Ireland by 2016, the Irish Payments Services Organisation (Ipso), a body …Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Shop and aweTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW Chris Martin, chief executive, Musgrave Group THE DOTS on the Competition Authority's retail map of Ireland…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Musgrave profits increase 16% to €94mMUSGRAVE GROUP enjoyed a 16 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to €94 million last year, as it recorded sales of €4Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
DAA profits climb 56% to €109mPROFITS AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) increased 56 per cent to €109 million last year, as the parent group for Dublin…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
SMOOTH OPERATORSA simple recipe led to success for the founders of Innocent Drinks - lots of fruit.Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
'Bottlenecks' in grocery wholesale sector"BOTTLENECKS" IN the grocery sector at wholesale level and in local markets will require continued monitoring, the Competition…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Manufacturing sector contracts again - indexTHE MANUFACTURING sector contracted again last month, with activity in Irish factories dropping as a result of a sharp fall in…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair senior executives to have pay frozen this yearMICHAEL O'LEARY and 35 other senior executives at Ryanair will have their pay frozen in 2008 as the airline implements a €400…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Iseq retreats by 1.6% as bears make a comebackMarket Report: THE BEARS were back on the Irish stock market yesterday, as the Iseq index fell 1Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Ex-'Dragon' leaves lair to reveal secrets of his successIT IS sunny in Monaco, where Richard Farleigh, millionaire investor, business angel and former "Dragon" on the BBC's Dragon's…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Food manufacturers facing 'two-way squeeze'FOOD MANUFACTURERS are facing "a two-way squeeze" from tougher contracts imposed by retail multiples and higher raw material …Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Reckitt pays €5m to parent companyHEALTHCARE AND household detergent company Reckitt Benckiser's Irish operation paid a dividend of €5 million to its Luxembourg…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Tension stays high as Iseq ends dismal day down 1%POSITIVE SENTIMENT on European stock markets following the cut in US interest rates didn't last for long yesterday, as rumours…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Turbulence for Ryanair as oil price fears take their tollDUBLIN REPORT : BLACK GOLD seized its turn to be the unravelling of equities markets yesterday, as Easyjet warned that if triple…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Volatile market claws back €1.8bn of earlier lossesWILD SWINGS in the value of Irish stocks occurred again yesterday, as nervous investors took their jitters out on one of the …Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Some relief yet concerns continue over creditDUBLIN REPORT: VOLATILITY REIGNED on the Iseq index yesterday as credit crunch concerns continued to abound.Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
EU tries to stop food giants 'exploiting fear'New regulations will make food companies accountable for the claims they make about their produceTue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Government puts break-up of ESB on hold for cost and impact studyGOVERNMENT PLANS to break up the ESB so that ownership of the national electricity grid passes to Eirgrid have been deferred …Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
IAWS sees operating profits rise 43%CUISINE DE FRANCE owner IAWS overcame challenging trading conditions to secure a 43 per cent rise in operating profits in the…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Origin experiences 'big bang' in profitsORIGIN ENTERPRISES, the agri-business spun off from food group IAWS, has posted a 71 per cent increase in operating profits in…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
'Crop doctors' could deliver rich harvest for shareholdersANALYSIS: "CROP DOCTORS", or agronomists to give them their proper title, are good people to knowTue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Another weak day for Iseq as market lacks convictionMARKET REPORT: "JUST NERVOUSSat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Planet BusinessQUOTE OF THE WEEK "What people earn in China is not big money, but what I do condemn is that then retailers all across Europe…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Iseq lower as Anglo Irish warns of need for cautionDUBLIN REPORT: THE ISEQ was sent hurtling downwards yesterday as Anglo Irish Bank said it would write down more than 25 per …Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Glanbia planning to spend €200m on acquisitionsDAIRY AND nutritional ingredients company Glanbia will spend up to €200 million on acquisitions this year as it seeks to develop…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Sales rise by 30% for Total Produce despite bad summerTOTAL PRODUCE, the fruit and vegetable distributor, overcame poor summer weather to secure a 30 per cent rise in sales and a …Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Glanbia sells pigmeat business in €35m management buyoutGLANBIA HAS sold its pigmeat business in a €35 million management buyout to focus on its cheese and nutritional ingredients interests…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Paddy Power profits prompt a few punters to have a popDUBLIN REPORT: THE RELEASE of full-year financial results from betting group Paddy Power and building products plc Kingspan …Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
2008 redundancies 30% ahead of last year, figures revealREDUNDANCIES IN 2008 are running 30 per cent ahead of last year, with 5,644 official redundancies in the first two months, according…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Food manufacturers' claims back under EU spotlightFOOD MANUFACTURERS will not be allowed use product labelling to "exploit fear" in consumers, make inappropriate comparisons to…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
People more downbeat after job lossesCONSUMER CONFIDENCE slipped back in February as "a seemingly relentless tide" of job loss announcements left consumers with a…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus, Ryanair suffer as oil soars to record highsMARKET REPORT: WITH THE dollar falling to new lows and oil at record highs, it was looking like it was going to be a bad day…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Kerry Group plans to double size in 5 yearsIRELAND'S LARGEST food company, Kerry Group, will double in size over the next five to six years, its new chief executive Stan…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
IAWS down 20% as 'Lion' prowlsShares in food group IAWS fell 20 cent to €12.14 on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterdaySat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Iseq falls back on rollercoaster dayMarket report: After a rollercoaster of a day, the Iseq index finished down 0Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Food exporters worryFor food company executives with warehouses full of export produce to shift, the exchange rate boards make grim reading.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Rising AIB fails to pull market higherMarket report: After Tuesday's see-saw, it was swings and roundabouts on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday as reassuring murmurs…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Domino's Pizza to open seven new storesDomino's Pizza plans to open seven new stores in the Republic this year, creating 225 new jobs, the company said yesterday as…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Haven aims for 10% of broker channelEBS Building Society's new subsidiary for mortgage lending through brokers aims to capture a 10 per cent market share of the …Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
'Wall of worry' takes toll on stock marketsThere will be no quick recovery in stock markets, Irish Life has warned, as the current bear market reaches its one-year anniversary…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Shares edge ahead in very light tradingMarket report: An eerie silence descended on the Irish stock market yesterday, with one dealer describing it as the quietest…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Providence secures rig for Celtic Sea oil drilling projectExploration company Providence Resources has secured a rig for its Celtic Sea oil drilling programme in a contract described …Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Input of experts must be sought - BurtonThe Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service should consult outside expertise from the Smurfit Business School or another…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Red Bull targets truck drivers not clubbersRed Bull is now more likely to give "wiiings" to tired lorry drivers and athletes than vodka-drinking clubbers, with the energy…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Interest rate cut likely as ECB alters its stanceMortgage-holders are likely to benefit from a cut in interest rates within the next few months after the European Central Bank…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Etihad claims 44,000 passengersEtihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, carried 44,000 passengers on its Dublin-Abu Dhabi route since…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Winter sales give boost to consumer confidenceWinter sales helped consumers avoid the January blues as confidence in the economy improved last month after three months of …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Services sector growth at lowest level in over four yearsGrowth in the Irish services sector crawled to a four-and-a-half-year low in January, as new business increased at only a marginal…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
