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Irish-Swiss bakery group Aryzta is uniquely positioned to capitalise on changes in the North American baked goods market, according to Davy stockbrokers.

Lean business consultancy Leading Edge has signed five contracts worth a combined $350,000 (€275,000) with clients in their Canadian territories.

THE uncertainties in the global economy are reflected in the annual results of Aryzta with sales in its key geographic areas, Europe and north America, both down.

CORK business Leading Edge Group has won a significant contract to provide training services to healthcare professionals in Canada.

SPECIALITY food group Aryzta published first-half results on Monday that impressed the markets.

THE IAWS deal with Hiestand broadens the global spread of the group significantly, giving it access to markets in Japan, Malaysia and Australia, where the Swiss group has been active.

IAWS Group made it clear to the markets yesterday it was not going to allow its two strategic land banks in Cork and Dublin to dictate its future strategy.

THE IAWS outlook for the years ahead looks promising.

SOLID growth across its lifestyle foods businesses in Europe and the US yielded better-than-expected first-half results from IAWS Plc.

US stocks fluctuated before closing slightly lower today after a Federal Reserve governor’s upbeat comments on inflation helped ease worries about a bleak forecast from Intel Corp. The major indexes finished mixed for the week.

SPAR Ireland today launched a new food strategy and said the strategy will form a central part of the company's €90m expansion programme for 2006.

IAWS Group, plc have announced an increase of 23% in pre tax profits for the six months up to January 31, 2005.

FOOD Group IAWS has expanded its par-baked division with the purchase of French-based Groupe Hubert.

IAWS Group plc has announced the appointment of Tom O’Mahony as chief operations officer. Mr O’Mahony is currently group general manager of finance and has held financial and operational management positions across the group since joining IAWS in 1985.

Food group IAWS has released interim results for the half year to January 31, 2004.

Food group IAWS said today they were confident of a satisfactory performance in the first half of the year, prior to publication of their interim results in March.

AT this time of year we normally review the excellent performance of Ireland’s largest public companies and the dismal performance of the smallest.

FULL-YEAR profits at IAWS, the last under managing director Phil Lynch, rose by 17% to €82.2 million.

IAWS Group plc, the food giant that owns Cuisine de France, reports pre-tax profits of 17% (€82.2m) after strong performances by its Tim Hortons joint ventures in North America.

FOOD and agri group IAWS is considerably undervalued by the market and is set to deliver 17-18% earnings per share growth this year, according to an analyst.