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LONDON - Kitwave Group plc (AIM:KITW), a delivered wholesale business, has announced in a press release statement that its trading for the six-month period ending April 30, 2025, met board expectations despite initial challenges in the hospitality sector impacting its Foodservice division. The company saw a recovery in hospitality-related revenues before Easter, contributing to an improvement in trading towards the end of the period.
The Retail & Wholesale division reported robust revenue performance with positive like-for-like trading over the period. Additionally, Kitwave opened a new Foodservice distribution center in the South West and chose to invest above planned levels in service delivery to maintain customer service during the transition, which resulted in some additional short-term costs.
Kitwave’s acquisition of Creed Foodservice has been highlighted as a success, with the full integration expected to deliver benefits over the next two years. Initial synergy benefits from the acquisition are anticipated to begin in the second half of 2025, with IT system harmonization to be completed in early 2026. The acquisition has provided Kitwave with a national foodservice network that offers customer opportunities and distribution efficiencies.
The Board remains confident that the full-year results will align with market expectations, noting that the company’s performance is typically weighted towards the second half of the year due to seasonality.
Ben Maxted, CEO of Kitwave, expressed satisfaction with the company’s first-half trading and operational performance, emphasizing the ongoing work to maximize delivery efficiencies and scale benefits for independent customers. Kitwave is committed to delivering value to customers and shareholders and plans to provide a further update with the release of its half-year results.
This trading update is based on a press release statement from Kitwave Group plc.
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