All Finance articles – Page 6
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NewsPremier workers get extra holiday and £250 bonus
Factory staff at Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods have been thanked by the business for helping it meet exceptional demand during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Cake Box says franchisees will recover from lockdown
Egg-free cake specialist Cake Box Holdings has said relatively low levels of rent and overheads will help its franchisee businesses recover from the impact of coronavirus.
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Renshaw furloughs half its staff as Covid-19 hits sales
Renshaw and Brighter Foods owner Real Good Food (RGF) has rationalised ranges and furloughed staff as the Covid-19 outbreak impacts demand for its products.
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Greencore furloughs staff as food-to-go demand falls
A sharp drop in demand for food-to-go has prompted Greencore to introduce a string of measures to reduce costs.
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Coronavirus: What grants are available to bakeries?
Gary Hemming, commercial lending director at finance broker ABC Finance, outlines the ways a bakery might access financial support
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SSP UK sales crash 80% as Covid-19 hits travel market
Travel-retail business SSP has seen UK and European like-for-like sales crash 80% year-on-year.
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Coronavirus: government to fund sick pay for SMEs
Small- and medium-sized businesses will be able to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for staff off work due to the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Aryzta European revenue declines but earnings rise
Aryzta has reported a 2% organic decline in revenue from its European operation as the business refocuses on frozen bakery.
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Patisserie Valerie is merged with Bakers & Baristas
Causeway Capital, which acquired Patisserie Valerie last year, has merged the chain with its Bakers & Baristas business.
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Greggs: good start to 2020 but storms bring headwinds
Greggs has reported a “very strong start” to the year – but sales have since been hit by storms that battered the country in recent weeks.
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Monty’s Bakehouse bought by Asian catering firm SATS
Surrey-based Monty’s Bakehouse has been acquired by leading Asian foodservice supplier SATS.
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Bakkavor says coronavirus is hitting international sales
Bakkavor has announced 1.7% like-for-like growth in group revenue in the past year – but warned the coronavirus outbreak was having a “significant” impact on its international business.
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Silvery Tweed to build new £600k processing facility
Silvery Tweed Cereals is to build a new 12,000sq ft facility at its Berwick-upon-Tweed site.
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Pukka Pies to invest £5m to boost bakery capacity
Savoury pastry manufacturer Pukka is to invest £5m in its bakery in Syston, Leicestershire, in a move that will “significantly” enhance its manufacturing capacity and capability.
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Decline in Allied Bakeries’ operating loss and revenue
Operating losses at Allied Bakeries, which last year lost its largest own-label contract, have fallen in the past six months.
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Finsbury revenue rises 4.7% driven by UK bakery market
New business wins, gluten-free bakery and NPD from licences including Harry Potter have helped drive growth at Finsbury Food Group.
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Hovis faces strike action in Belfast due to pay dispute
Employees at Hovis’ site on Boucher Road, Belfast are set to go on continuous strike from Friday (24 January) over a pay dispute.
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Booths’ Christmas bakery sales up as mince pies fly
Northern retailer Booths has reported a 9.1% increase in volume sales of bakery items for the four months in the run-up to Christmas.
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Mr Kipling drives 2.6% sales growth at Premier Foods
Mini mince pies have helped increase Mr Kipling sales by 10% – the brand’s eighth consecutive quarter of turnover growth.
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Bakkavor defies weak UK confidence to grow sales
Fresh food supplier Bakkavor Group has reported an uplift in sales despite a drop in underlying volume growth in the UK.
