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Whitworths posts pre-tax profit increase of 58%

The dried fruits, nuts and seeds supplier decreased exceptional costs to £2.1m from £3.7m, and saw turnover for the year to 2nd May increase to £157.8m. Former CEO Peter Utting, who resigned in January 2015, was replaced by Mark Fairweather.

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