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How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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Bakkavor Group H1 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H1 2025 earnings summary3 Sep, 2025
Executive summary
Delivered strong H1 2025 results with adjusted operating profit up 9.8% and margin improvement to 5.7%, underpinned by operational efficiencies and strategic execution.
Strategic exit from China and Hong Kong completed, generating £51m in proceeds and reducing risk exposure.
Upgraded FY25 profit guidance to the upper end of £120m–£126m and accelerated 6% margin target to FY26, one year ahead of plan.
Acquisition by Greencore approved by shareholders, with regulatory review ongoing and completion expected in Q1 2026.
Financial highlights
Reported revenue for H1 2025 was £1,076.3m, up 0.9% year-over-year; like-for-like revenue grew 1.2%.
Adjusted operating profit rose 9.8% to £61.5m, with margin up 50bps to 5.7%.
Adjusted EPS increased to 6.4p; basic EPS fell to 2.9p due to exceptional costs.
Free cash flow of £47.3m; operational net debt reduced to £194.8m; leverage at 1.1x.
ROIC improved to 11.2%, up 190bps year-over-year.
Outlook and guidance
FY25 adjusted operating profit expected at the upper end of £120m–£126m.
Revenue guidance unchanged: broadly flat, with UK growth offset by site closures and US to see low single-digit growth.
Capital expenditure guidance reduced to £65m; leverage expected to fall below 1x post-China proceeds.
Inflation impact for FY25 estimated at £65m, with recovery supported by pricing and efficiency gains.
6% margin target accelerated to FY26.
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The Bakkavor Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets fresh prepared foods. It offers meals, pizzas, breads, desserts, salads, soups and sauces, dips, food-to-go products, fresh cut salads, sandwiches and wraps as well as bakery products. The company is also involved in the marketing and distribution of fresh produce; management of properties; manufacture and sale of custom and private label savory and bakery products; and customer invoicing and financing of receivables. It primarily sells its products through high-street supermarkets. The company was formerly known as Diamond Newco plc before it changed its name to Bakkavor Group plc on October 2017."