Bulmer’s sales have been hit by strong competition from the fast-growing ready-to-drink market with products such as Smirnoff Ice and Bacardi Breezers making inroads into its core market.
UK: Bulmer shares down after profit warning
The UK's largest cider company, HP Bulmer Holdings plc, has said that it is now not expecting to meet market expectations for its full year results to April. Bulmer said when it published its interim results in December that it expected the second half to show a recovery allowing the company to post a year-end result broadly in line with the previous year. The company now anticipates full year profits of between £22 million and £24 million.