All Coronavirus Business Updates articles
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NewsAllied Bakeries boosts donations to FareShare
The Kingsmill producer is to donate 1,000 loaves per day as charity FareShare says demand for food has skyrocketed, particularly among frontline organisations providing food to children and families
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New Year Honours for Brakes duo and allergen campaigners
Alex Mayfield and Ricky Sercombe from Brakes are among those recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list alongside Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse
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Share A Slice to donate 1,000 pizzas to key workers
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, Brixton Soup Kitchen and Windmill Care Home are among those to receive traditional Neapolitan pizzas
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Japanese bakery Sakurado to open in Chinatown
The French and Japanese fusion patisserie is set to offer its famous mille crepes, wobbly cheesecakes, roll cakes, shortcakes and mochi ice cream
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The Angel Bakery: how Covid accelerated its expansion plans
The Angel Bakery is set to open a larger retail site, complete with baked goods and groceries, in Wales as it looks to bring back a sense of community
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Scottish bakers show resilience amid tier changes
The latest restrictions see bakers in Scotland prepare to adapt their business models and invest in future skills
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Bakkavor creates 127 jobs at Highbridge dessert factory
The company is recruiting for permanent roles ahead of the busy Christmas period in a move which it said will help address unemployment in the area
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Pastry chef Philippe Conticini to open second London site
The French pastry chef is to open his second site in the UK in November, offering a range of freshly baked viennoiserie and filled croissants
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Paul Baker outlines St Pierre Groupe's plans post-Covid
As the son and grandson of bakers, co-founder of St Pierre Groupe Paul Baker no longer has flour on his hands but he does oversee a multimillion pound bakery business which he plans to take global
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Pret A Manger to cut a further 400 jobs
Pret is struggling to recover as Covid-19 levels rise and new restrictions are put in place, and comes just two months after it said it was cutting nearly 3,000 jobs from its UK shops and support centre
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Which Wich to roll out London-wide delivery
US-founded sandwich chain is to open dark kitchens in Battersea and Bethnal Green creating hot toasted sandwiches for delivery direct to customers
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Greggs could cut jobs as sales remain below pre-Covid levels
Greggs has proposed a series of changes, which are subject to union and employee representatives consultation, as sales are expected to remain below 2019 levels for the foreseeable future
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Production at Greggs Newcastle factory halted by coronavirus
Supplies from the factory, which produces sausage rolls, steak bakes and bacon & cheese wraps, have not been impacted, it said
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Bakery LoSoDo opens at Radcliffe Market
The new bakery offers handmade sourdough loaves and pastries, such as croissants
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Pretzel firm Auntie Anne’s secures coronavirus loan
The loan provided urgent funding and helped the business move towards new opportunities, says franchisee Pretzel Logic UK
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Doughnut Time opens in Westfield Shepherd’s Bush
The doughnut specialist is expanding its retail portfolio with a new site at the shopping centre in west London
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The Apprentice’s Carina Lepore opens second shop in Beckenham
Dough Bakehouse’s second site in Beckenham features an in-house bakery, café and terrace area serving new menu items such as doughnuts and one-metre ’social distancing’ baguettes
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Warrens optimistic for future despite local redundancies
Warrens Bakery hopes it is ahead of the curve, says chairman Mark Sullivan
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Cake Box to pay back furlough money following strong trading
Cake Box will repay £156,000 worth of monies it received under the Job Retention Scheme
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Brazilian bakery Piff Paff expands amid Covid-19
Piff Paff Bakery is expanding its product range, with plans to open a shop in the longer term.
