The FTSE 100 blue chip index is full of household names like BP, Barclays, Lloyds, Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Shell. But this roll-out of multinational enterprises also contains some less well-known businesses which deserve greater fame – and far more attention from private investors. These are companies with tradition and staying power.
Their products and services may be frankly dull, but the returns that they offer can be anything but unexciting. These unsung corporate heroes are the Footsie’s best kept secrets which may be worth digging into if you are weary of big name U.S. tech stocks and want to back British companies. Major U.S. banks are suddenly seeing the attractions of unloved UK shares, and why should UK investors get left behind in the rush?
Bunzl
Distribution giant Bunzl has been branded ‘boring’ – but its share price growth tells a different story.
Bunzl supplies the products to businesses that people need and use every day. These are the goods that we cannot…