All Finance articles – Page 15
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NewsPret pay rise breaks £10 an hour barrier for 6,900 staff
The coffee chain has announced plans to invest over £9.2m in staff pay, just four months after awarding shop workers a 5% increase
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NewsBakkavor finishes 2021 with sales above pre-pandemic levels
The sandwich, pizza and dessert manufacturer saw overall revenue rise 1.2% on 2019 but UK sales remain slightly below its pre-pandemic performance
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NewsFoodservice recovery boosts Finsbury Food Group H1 sales
The bread, cake, and morning goods specialist reported a 4.4% increase in sales versus pre-pandemic but noted the ongoing difficulties the Omicron variant was placing on its operations
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NewsSSP reports upturn in trade since 2021 UK sales plummet
The travel food and drink operator recorded a 53.7% drop in UK revenue for 2021 but says it is now at 63% of 2019 sales
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NewsGreggs names new CEO as Roger Whiteside announces retirement
The news, which will see retail and property director Roisin Currie step up following the AGM in May 2022, comes as Greggs reveals its Q4 sales figures
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NewsBuyout deal sees Regal Food Products Group get Just Desserts
The Shipley-based tart, cheesecake and gateau specialist will continue to run as an independent business following the acquisition by Regal
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NewsSharp revenue drop shows pandemic effect for Paul UK in 2020
Sales at the bakery and café chain fell by more than half compared with 2019, the company’s latest annual report reveals
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AnalysisBakery in review 2021: strategy and investment
British Baker looks at how plans for some of the baking industry’s big hitters have shaped up over the last year
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AnalysisBakery in review 2021: mergers and acquisitions
What were the big deals of 2021 and how did they affect the bakery market?
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NewsReal Good Food shows improvement in half-year results
The cake decoration specialist increased sales and reduced losses in the six months up to 30 September 2021
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NewsSSP upbeat despite big revenue drop for 2021
Sales were down by more than 40% for the Upper Crust and Ritazza owner for FY21 but the group said it made strong progress in the second half of the year
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NewsBuyout sees Wrights Food Group added to Compleat line-up
The pie maker has become the latest acquisition of the PAI Partners-owned group, which brought Addo and Winterbotham Darby under its umbrella in November 2021
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NewsBakkavor awards pay rise to ‘majority’ of UK factory staff
The manufacturer said the increase had been planned for some time, although the union Unite is claiming victory in negotiations
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NewsFood to go sales drive Greencore back to profit for 2021
The group has posted a 4.8% rise in revenue to £1,324.8m for FY21, helping pre-tax profit jump to £27.8m from a loss of £10.8m in the previous year
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NewsPret set for Middle East expansion following franchise deal
The partnership with One PM Franchising will establish the coffee chain in Kuwait and ‘potentially other regional countries’, adding to its existing three shops in the Middle East
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NewsCérélia agrees to buy General Mills’ European dough business
The deal will see the France-headquartered ready-to-bake specialist take over the Jus-Rol and Knack & Back brands
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NewsPremier Foods upbeat on H1 performance despite sales drop
H1 revenue was down 6.5% on the previous year for the Mr Kipling owner but CEO Alex Whitehouse insisted the group is “firmly on track” to deliver on full year expectations
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NewsCambridgeshire café to open bakery with crowdfunding help
Elsie May’s Electric Lounge Café & Bar in St Neot’s is to transform its annexe into an artisan bakery and school after raising £17,000 through a Kickstarter campaign
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InterviewGail’s CEO Tom Molnar on why bakers are kings of the company
With new investors on board, winds of change are blowing through Gail’s Bakery, but CEO Tom Molnar is standing firm on the principles the company was originally built upon
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NewsCake Box eyes more franchise stores as revenue grows
The celebration cake specialist is looking to add up to 32 new partner stores following strong H1 performance, CEO Sukh Chamdal has revealed