Northern Foods maintains sales momentum

Northern Foods today reported a pick-up in sales but warned trading remained tough as it faced up to higher energy costs.

Northern, which makes Dalepak frozen foods, Goodfella’s pizzas and Fox’s biscuits and is the parent company of the Green Isle Food Group in Ireland, said in an update ahead of results for the six months to October 1 that underlying sales on continuing operations were around 3.4% higher than last time.