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NewsOcado sees sales up while average order value declines
Online retail giant Ocado has seen sales for the group rise by 19.2% to £271.1m, despite a decline in average order value.
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NewsGreggs posts strong 2014 performance
The chief executive of high street bakery giant Greggs has praised “an exceptional step-up in performance” for the brand in 2014 as it revealed total sales were up 5.5% to £804m and own-shop like-for-like sales had risen 4.5%.
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NewsGreggs’ results by numbers
High street bakery chain Greggs has posted its 2014 preliminary results including its best own-shop like-for like sales since 2007.
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NewsExclusive: Allied Bakeries’ chief executive to leave
The chief executive of Allied Bakeries is to leave the business – just weeks after parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) declared the UK bakery market “intensely competitive”.
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NewsMorrisons appoints new chief executive
David Potts, the former boss of Tesco in Ireland and Asia, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Morrisons.
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NewsABF warns of lower profit for Kingsmill, amid competitive market
Associated British Foods (ABF) has said the UK bakery market “remains intensely competitive” and expects Kingsmill owner Allied Bakeries’ profit to be lower than last year as a result.
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NewsBrighton bakery opens sites and expands wholesale
The Flour Pot Bakery in Brighton is to open two more sites, as it also secures its first London customers for wholesale.
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NewsTesco names new chairman
Tesco has appointed John Allan as chairman following Robert Broadbent’s decision to step down in October last year.
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NewsBakkavör reports 4% growth in LFL revenues
Bakkavör, a leading fresh food, pizzas and desserts producer, has seen full-year like-for-like revenues up 4% to £1.72bn for 2014.
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NewsPM makes pledge on business loans
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to guarantee business loans by private lenders, if he wins the general election in May.
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NewsGrocery market picks up pace
The grocery market is growing at its fastest rate since June last year at 1.1%.
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NewsCooplands’ shop closures revealed
Details of the closing Cooplands of Doncaster shops have been released, after the bakery went into pre-pack administration last week.
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Product News
Tate & Lyle issues new profit warning
Tate & Lyle, the international food ingredients, supplier has issued its third profit warning in a year.
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NewsCooplands undergoes pre-pack administration
Cooplands of Doncaster has undergone a pre-pack administration with the loss of 300 jobs.
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NewsTesco back in eye of storm as GCA investigates
Tesco faces more scrutiny as an investigation is initiated into its relations with suppliers.
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Product NewsPM’s diet sees pasties ditched alongside bread
The Prime Minister David Cameron has given up the Cornish Pasty, just weeks after he announced his decision to stop eating bread.
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NewsFood deflation hits new high
Food prices slumped by 0.5% in January - the steepest decline since records began in December 2006.
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NewsJobs at risk at Cooplands
Cooplands of Doncaster has warned staff that jobs are now at risk, as it enters a consultation period with a restructuring company.
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NewsGreencore sees Q1 LFL sales boost
Greencore group, one of the UK’s biggest sandwich producers, has delivered a 4.4% total like-for-like (LFL) sales bump in its first quarter.
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NewsPasty firm to revamp retail chain
Cornish pasty maker Warrens Bakery is to rebrand and expand retail shops, after receiving £1.6m in funding.