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• Bunzl shares offer investors safety, but not as much as they did

  - 2009-02-24

  Investment Column Our view: Hold for now Share price: 544p (+6p) Bunzl issued what can only be described as an impressive full- year results statement yesterday. The numbers are stellar, with a foreign-exchange aided 13 per cent hike in pre-tax profits. The group...

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• Safe ride from Bunzl - and chance of a profit

  - 2008-06-28

  THE WEEK IN REVIEW Bunzl, the outsourcing and distribution group predominantly in food and healthcare, is about as far from the credit crunch as is possible to get. The price of oil, from which many of the group's plastics products are made, is a risk but that adds...

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• Bunzl's defensive qualities have been overlooked

  - 2008-06-25

  THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Buy Share price: 657p (-8.5p) Some investments are as safe as houses, so the saying goes: but as this myth may be being dispelled as house prices start to fall, the saying may soon change to: as safe as...

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• Bunzl's group profit rises to Pounds 215m

  - 2008-02-26

  Business News IN BRIEF *The packaging group Bunzl met forecasts with a 3 per cent rise in 2007 profit, driven by strong internal growth and acquisitions. The company said yesterday it would cont-inue to look for deals. The group, which supplies products ranging from carrier bags to builders'...

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• Bunzl warns of hit from weak dollar

  - 2007-12-13

  By Nikhil Kumar Bunzl, the specialist distributor of carrier bags, catering equipment, hard hats and harness equipment, said that second-half trading was in line with expectations but warned yesterday about the impact of the weak dollar on its results for the year. The company, which celebrated...

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• 2007 GREATER ST. LOUIS TOP 50 AWARDS: Bunzl Distribution USA Inc.

  - 2007-12-01

  Bunzl Distribution USA Inc. 701 Emerson Road, Suite 500 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 997-5959 www.bunzldistribution.com Pat Larmon, President & CEO Jane Jennewein, Senior Vice President, Finance Description: Bunzl Distribution USA Inc. supplies disposable paper and plastic packaging products and other supplies to an array of businesses and industries. Employees:...

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• Bunzl 'in top vending spot'

  - 2007-09-20

  [Catering] Distribution and outsourcing giant Bunzl claims its acquisition of Coffee Point has made it the largest supplier of vending machines in Britain. Bunzl, which last month posted a 13 per cent rise in operating profits for the past year, has also finalised its purchase - for an...

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• Bunzl merits a place in any long-term growth portfolio the

  - 2007-08-29

  THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Edited by Andrew Dewson Our view: Buy Current price: 662p (-22.5p) Punters looking for a stock to make them rich overnight probably haven't spent much time considering Bunzl - not surprising since the company has been around since the...

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• Bunzl buys growth.

  - 2007-08-29

  Bunzl looks set to keep up the pace on acquisitions, but those deals need to prove themselves Anthony Lugg Bunzl spent more than GBP160m on acquisitions last year and is keeping up that pace this year. It spent more than GBP19m on three more ...

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• Bunzl raises the flag.

  - 2007-05-29

  Further sharp near-term gains could be in the offing at Bunzl. Dominic Picarda Further sharp near-term gains could be in the offing at Bunzl. Its shares have made a bullish flag formation, signalling a continuation of its recent positive trend. Based on...

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