All Finance articles – Page 101
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NewsStarbucks opens first franchise outlet
Starbucks has opened its first franchise coffee shop in the UK, at Liphook Services in Hampshire, as it looks to grow its franchising business.
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NewsPieminister sales rise by a quarter
Pieminister saw sales increase by 28% to reach £8.3m, for the financial year to 31 March 2012, up from £6.5m in 2011.
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Ocado shrinks losses by growing product lines
Extending product ranges, including its own-label brand, has helped Ocado to drive down its pre-tax losses by £1.8m in the last year.
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William Jackson posts strong profits
William Jackson & Son saw sales revenue rise 6.6%, over the full year to 28 April 2012, in what the group said had been a year of good progress.
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Product NewsFudges to relaunch best-sellers
Fudges Bakery is to relaunch a number of its best-selling lines, in a bid to continue the momentum of growth it has seen in the past year.
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NewsBakery market sees 2% annual growth
The UK bakery market reached £11bn in value in 2012, after growing at an annual rate of 2% since 2006.
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NewsReal Good Food has challenging winter
The Real Good Food Company (RGFC) said trading activity in its third quarter had been lower than anticipated, with December particularly challenging.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings bullish as turnover grows
Patisserie Holdings has revealed turnover grew by almost a quarter to £49.5m during the last financial year.
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Cranswick sees 8% sales increase
Sandwich manufacturer and meat producer Cranswick has reported healthy sales growth during the last three months.
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NewsCSM sees first bids for Bakery Supplies business
CSM has revealed it has received initial non-binding offers for its Bakery Supplies activities in Europe and North America.
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NewsLavazza to target 400+ locations
Italian coffee brand Lavazza has revealed plans to open up to 400 shops in the UK, over the next decade.
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NewsGreencore’s UK revenues remain flat
Greencore has said a “challenging UK food market” has resulted in a flat level of growth in like-for-like (LFL) sales.
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NewsPremier Foods’ boss steps down
Michael Clarke, chief executive of Premier Foods, has announced he will step down from his position 18 months after joining the company.
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MEPs vote to extend sugar quota until 2020
Members of the European Parliament voted to extend the controversial sugar quotas until October 2020, in a Agriculture Committee meeting in Brussels last week.
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NewsChristmas boosts Starbucks’ revenues by 11%
Starbucks has said its “busiest holiday season ever” has helped the group to achieve record sales of $3.8bn(£2.41bn) during its first-quarter results for 2013.
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Spooner Vicars to go global
Mersyside baking systems manufacturer Spooner Vicars has been acquired by American commercial cooking and processing equipment brand Middleby.
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Finsbury: sales up, free-from booming
Finsbury Food Group, the manufacturer of cake, bread and gluten-free goods, saw its total sales grow by 1.2% in its first half, it revealed this morning.
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Product NewsEuropean sales rise for Barry Callebaut
Barry Callebaut’s European business has seen a 2.4% increase in revenue to CHF624.6m (£419.7m), despite the group’s overall 0.5% drop in sales.
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Product NewsPremier Foods: trading in line with expectations
Premier Foods, the company behind the Hovis bread brand, today said its fourth-quarter trading had been “in line with its expectations”.
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NewsNew non-excutive director at Greggs
Greggs has appointed Allison Kirkby as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 30 January 2013.