All Finance articles – Page 78
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NewsCosta reports strong sales growth
Whitbread-owned coffee brand Costa has posted UK like-for-like sales growth of 4.4% for the six months to August 27 2015.
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NewsDum Dum Doughnuts to expand in UAE
Dum Dum Doughnuts has launched a new website and announced expansion plans in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Product NewsBig brands join forces to call for trans-fat limit
Major food producers Mars, Kellogg’s, Nestlé and Mondelēz have thrown their weight behind a campaign to put a limit on trans-fats in food by signing an open letter to the European Commission.
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Product NewsScottish Bakers helps exporters with new brochure
Scottish Bakers has launched a new ‘Hero Products’ brochure to assist its exporter members in selling bakery products all over the world.
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Product NewsCyBake trialled by M&S
Bakery management software CyBake is being trialled by clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) across a selection of its in-store bakeries.
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NewsTesco raises £250m in property sale
The sale of 14 development sites to pan-European property investor Meyer Bergman has raised £250m for troubled supermarket giant Tesco.
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NewsNew bakery concept to be introduced to London
A new bakery, restaurant and bar concept, Wright & Bell, is due to be launched by former Mitchells & Butlers retail director Jayne Baker.
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Product NewsCaffè Nero introduces first hot food menu
Caffè Nero has launched its first ‘hot food’ menu with a range of Italian-inspired dishes.
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NewsSquare Pie hits crowdfunding target
Gourmet pie-themed restaurant chain Square Pie has raised a final figure of £681,500 through the sale of its ‘Pie Bonds’, surpassing its target of £450,000 by 51.4%.
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Product NewsIceland has bread advert banned
Iceland has had one of its bread adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a complaint it misled the public.
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NewsEAT appoints new chairman
John Derkach has been appointed chairman of on-the-go food outlet EAT.
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Product NewsBritish Lion Eggs’ Code of Practice reviewed
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) is preparing to relaunch its Lion Eggs Code of Practice at the end of this month, and has also lodged a trademark application for a logo for products such as quiche made with Lion eggs.
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Product NewsPetrow opens Suffolk facility
Dried fruit and nuts supplier Petrow Food Group has opened an 80,000sq ft factory and warehouse at Haverhill, Suffolk.
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NewsLPQ bemoans rents rise
Le Pain Quotidien has become the second major bakery chain to say that the cost of rents is a major downside of running a business in central London.
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NewsFull steam ahead for EAT
Sandwich and coffee chain EAT has announced plans to tackle the burgeoning train station and airport market as part of its expansion plans.
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Product NewsUnited Biscuits suffers profit tumble
United Biscuits (UB) has seen pre-tax operating profits fall 47.5% to £54.7 million in the year to 3 January 2015, according to newly filed Companies House accounts.
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NewsTate & Lyle trading and outlook unchanged
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle said its trading performance in its first half had been “in line with our expectations” and its outlook for the year was “unchanged”.
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NewsSpeciality Breads to open new £3m bakery
Speciality Breads, the Margate-based wholesale bakery, is to open a new £3m bakery as it revealed it is seeing 30% year-on-year growth and is nearing a £6m turnover.
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NewsTesco records drop in UK like-for-like sales
Supermarket giant Tesco saw its operating profit fall by nearly 55% to £354m in its first half, it revealed this morning.
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NewsGreggs reports Q3 LFL sales rise of nearly 5%
Greggs, the high street bakery retailer, said it planned to “deliver good growth for the year” – as it announced third-quarter like-for-like sales (LFLs) of 4.9%.