Real Good Food shares tumble as profits slide The owner of Carluke-based jam maker R&W Scott saw its shares fall heavily in early trading as it unveiled a 27 per cent plunge in first-half profits. Aim-quoted Real Good Food (RGF), which also owns sugar distributor Napier Brown and dairy ingredients business Garrett, said investments in its brands and the establishment of a sales office in Brussels contributed to the drop in earnings. Executive chairman Pieter Totte also said Napier Brown faces a "significant challenge" in the coming months following a "dramatic drop" in EU sugar market prices. For the six months to the end of September, RGF posted an underlying pre-tax profit of £2.2 million, down from £3m a year earlier, on revenues 5.6 per cent lower at £130.1m. Shares in the group were down about 14 per cent at 59p in early trading, and house broker Shore Capital trimmed its full-year profit forecasts by 13 per cent to £6.3m.