All News articles – Page 246
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NewsSubway launches Gloves for Subs campaign
High street sandwich firm Subway has launched a campaign to provide gloves to keep the elderly and the homeless warm in the winter.
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NewsHotel Chocolat profits up 90%
Luxury chocolatier and retailer Hotel Chocolat has recorded a massive increase in profits for the year to 26 June 2016, thanks to a focus on the dark side.
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NewsFood and Drink International Action Plan: Andrea Leadsom encourages export growth
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs Andrea Leadsom has published the UK Food and Drink: International Action Plan from 2016 to 2020 – outlining the encouragement for export growth in the baking industry.
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NewsKrispy Kreme opens up 500th in-store Tesco cabinet
Doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme has opened up its 500th in-store cabinet with Tesco that signals a milestone for the two brands.
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NewsPeyton and Byrne goes into administration
Bakery and catering company Peyton and Byrne has gone into administration following the loss of contracts at London’s Kew Gardens and the British Library.
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NewsBakery re-opens after arson attack
Rugby-based business Revel Bakery has opened its new production site last week – just four months after it was set on fire.
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NewsWant to woo shoppers? Be less rational and more emotional, says IGD
Food and grocery businesses should think less rationally and more emotionally to win over shoppers, according to the boss of research and training charity IGD.
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NewsMuntons appoints new suppliers
Malt producer Muntons has appointed the farmer-owned grain co-operative Openfield Agriculture as one of its newly-created ‘strategic suppliers’.
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NewsScottish chocolatier wins second Best in the World award
For a second year running, Perthshire-based Master Chocolatier Iain Burnett received a prestigious gold accolade in the International Chocolate Awards.
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NewsNordic Bakery opens fourth branch
The Scandinavian-style premium coffee shop chain is to open a fourth branch this year, in London’s Covent Garden village.
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NewsNew dried fruit inclusions company launched
Dried fruit industry innovator Andy Humphries has launched a new company, Electric Cherry.
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NewsTesco records strongest growth in three years - Nielsen
Tesco has outperformed its three major supermarket rivals in the past quarter – and recorded its strongest sales growth in more than three years.
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NewsSamworth investment pays off
Leicestershire-based Samworth Brothers, maker of Ginsters pasties and Soreen malt loaf, said in a trading statement its investment in staff and facilities had paid off, with revenues topping £900m.
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NewsAmazon to build convenience stores
In a potentially inconvenient move for grocery retailers, online giant Amazon is expanding into bricks-and-mortar sites.
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NewsBakery graduate scoops Top Student Award
Devon Petrie has won the National Bakery School’s (NBS) Top Student Award and will be given the Freedom of the City of London.
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NewsWhat Brexit blues? Consumer confidence rises to five-year high
While Brexit has shaken the confidence of many business leaders, low inflation has helped consumers shrug off such concerns, according to a new survey.
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News‘Killer clowns’ raid Bolton sandwich factory
The clown craze sweeping the nation has hit the baking industry, as three men dressed as clowns attacked a member of staff at a sandwich factory in Bolton last week. They escaped with its safe.
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NewsFood industry and campaigners debate sugar challenge
Stakeholders including the food industry, politicians and health campaigners met in London last week to discuss ‘the ongoing sugar challenge’.
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News8 ways to boost your bakery business
David Garman, senior independent director at John Menzies and former chief executive of Allied Bakeries, gave invaluable strategy advice at the British Society of Baking’s (BSB’s) autumn conference.
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NewsFDF sets out new ambitions for sustainability in food and drink
Food and drink manufacturers are set to renew their commitment to reducing their impact on the environment, protect natural capital and contribute to the delivery of a sustainable food system for the future.