Despite results, Greencore’s future uncertain

THE results from Greencore, former owners of Irish Sugar — shut down a few years ago due to misguided thinking — showed some resilience.

Despite difficult UK market conditions the convenience food group outperformed the market in its core categories of sandwiches and prepared meals.

Sandwich sales grew by 8.4%, well ahead of the 2.6% rise in value recorded generally in the UK market for that category.