In a year when the group fended off a $143bn takeover bid from US rival Kraft Heinz, underlying sales grew by 3.1% with recorded gains in both prices and volumes.
The company claims that the cashless initiative makes the indoor Birmingham arena the first in the UK to adopt a card-only policy.
The maker of Robinsons and J20 reported organic revenue, excluding its acquisition of Bela Ischia, increased 0.7%.
The group has predicted that its effective tax rate will reduce to 24% from 26.5% while its cash tax rate is projected to be between 19% and 22% in the year to the end of September 2018.
The bins will accept paper and plastic cups, cans, cartons, plastic bottles, lids and straws, which its co-creator Closed Loop says will “eliminate consumer confusion”.
According to the Greater London Authority’s ‘Preparing for Brexit’ report, nearly a quarter of all jobs in the sector in the UK are carried out by people from the rest of the EU, with this number
The lift in average salaries in the sector was greater than in any other, with automotive (10.2%) and agriculture (9.5%) second and third best.
Campbell (left) is stepping up from his role of finance director after Nigel Paine left the position to become senior vice president for Britvic North America.
The sector was described as one of the “most prolific” in underpaying employees, along with retail and hairdressing.
Brand and business consultants, Brand Finance, calculated that a ‘brand ban’ akin to that seen imposed on tobacco would cost eight major brand-owning companies a total of $187bn.