The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Dalton Philips, Greencore
In October, Irish convenience foods group upgraded its full year financial forecasts for a third time this year
Dalton Philips
Greencore still mired in ‘lost decade’ even as first-half results drive stock up 20%
Post-Covid management team trying to turn business around, addressing loss-making facilities and need for investment
Greencore shares soar after it announces strong results and £50m return to shareholders
Dublin-based company attributed a dip in revenue to its decision to exit a number of low-margin contracts in 2023
‘No silver bullet’ for Greencore as activist’s stake breaches 5% – Davy
Shares at the sandwich maker rallied 63% in London over the past 12 months but remain 60% below 2016 peak
Greencore boss Dalton Philips: ‘I love food. I love cooking it, I love buying it, I love eating it. I’m a total foodie’
After four years of ‘carnage’, Dalton Philips is rebuilding profitability at convenience group Greencore and hoping to set it back on a path to growth
Pensions regulator to bare teeth, Greencore’s HQ move, and big isn’t always better when buying engagement ring
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Greencore signs for new headquarter offices at Dublin Airport Central
Former DAA chief executive Dalton Philips set to return to airport campus in new role as head of convenience food giant
Greencore rally brought to a halt by sushi slump and rising wages
Shares in the group slid by as much as 9% this week as investors digested results
Proof will be in the pudding for Greencore
Company’s revenues and profits are up but volumes remain tight while costs continue to rise
Convenience food group Greencore expects inflation pressures to ease to 2-3% next year
Irish food group reports 10 per cent rise in revenue for year to the end of September
Greencore revenue rises despite ‘challenging’ market
Food group says it will continue €58m share buyback scheme announced last year
UK retail suffers major casualty as discount chain Wilko collapses
Failure of rescue talks with prospective suitors puts 12,000 jobs at risk
Government told DAA to give company car to former chief
Dalton Philips’ Range Rover cost State airports company €57, 000
Size of car allowances for DAA executives questioned
Former CEO had Range Rover provided as part of his contract
Greencore surprises investors by sticking to earnings guidance in ‘challenging’ UK market
Food company led by chief executive Dalton Philips saw shares rise in London as figures for financial year are ‘in line with current market expectations’
Greencore to ‘consider’ half-year dividend
The food group has said results will be at the lower end of current market expectations for the year
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Can Greencore’s new boss Dalton Philips put fresh filling back in limp sandwich maker?
Incoming CEO will be expected to reinvigorate strategy in challenging business environment as share trade at levels seen a decade ago
Enda Corneille to step down as Ireland manager of Emirates
Carrier resumed its twice daily service between Dublin and Dubai on Thursday
Holidaymakers are driving aviation's recovery. But is it a false dawn?
Airlines that survived the pandemic intact now have a greater share of the market
Dublin Airport wants 71.5% rise in passenger charge by 2026
Covid-19 has completely changed assumptions current charges are based on, DAA says
DAA chief Dalton Philips to leave State airports company for Greencore
Philips to replace Patrick Coveney as chief executive of convenience foods producer
Gardaí have increased presence on Dublin’s streets and it is a ‘safe city’, says Commissioner
Drew Harris also insists vetting for security staff blamed for delays at Dublin Airport ‘working well’
DAA claimed proper preparations were not made for new checks for airport workers
Dalton Philips told department that delays in new system threatened the Irish economy
Last Supper for Jurys Inn – owners rebrand chain as Leonardo
Seen & Heard: Surge in fast-track housing, inflation threat to NDP, Dublin Airport woes
Dublin Airport delays: Use of Army personnel to ease pressure discussed
Operator to present plans to remove bottlenecks after Dáil committee’s visit to airport
Dublin airport under growing pressure to cut passenger delays
DAA facing heavy criticism over terms and conditions on offer to security staff it is hiring
Dublin Airport expects to reach 70% of record passenger numbers this year
Facility handled a record 33 million passengers in the year before Covid hit
Ryanair plans record number of routes out of Dublin this summer
Airline says post-coronavirus incentive package key to plans for flights to 120 destinations
Government to seek EU approval for €90m air travel boost
Budget 2022: Cash part of extra €286m available immediately to fuel recovery
Scorching sun illuminates passengers as they start to return to skies
Cantillon: Hotspots tempt as Dublin Airport expects to host 20,000 passengers a day
Ireland’s airports to get €23m in State aid
Cash earmarked as part of €80m Government aviation support fund
Rethink Ireland ‘has raised €72m and created 500 jobs in five years’
Group has published its five-year impact report, which shows ‘impressive growth’ over the period
Dublin Airport’s Dalton Philips: ‘You really can’t communicate too much in a crisis’
Despite having to make difficult cuts, aviation boss protected jobs by slashing costs and changing work practices
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