P209 CEEFAX 2 209 Wed 12 Jan 21:10/00 BROKE BROTHERS REVEALS SALES SURGE Food supplier Brake Brothers has revealed a surge in its sales, with full year sales up 5% on a like-for- like basis and up 28% overall. The firm said sales for the year to December 31, 1999, were around £970m, compared with 1998's figure of £755.9m. It added that trading in the six months to December 31 was ahead of the year earlier and in line with expectations. Brake Bros said prospects for 2000 "are encouraging in view of the number of interesting opportunities available". 1/2 Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front page 100 Results TV/Radio Annuities Main MenuP209 CEEFAX 2 209 Wed 12 Jan 21:58/52 FLYING FLOWERS SUFFERS SALES DROOP Shares in mail order group Flying Flowers have wilted again after it reported a 11% drop in its flower business in the run up to Christmas. The shares reached a high of 595p in 1998 but have been on a downward path since then after a series of profits warnings and a slump into the red. But the Jjrsjy-based company said its new call centre at Kelvjdon and the upgrading of its computer systems would improve future sales. Shares fell another 10\p to 100p. 2/2 Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front page 100 Results TV/Radio Annuities Main Menu