All News articles – Page 256
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NewsAsda warned against irrational price war
Bosses from retailer Sainsbury’s have suggested that starting a price war would be not be a logical step forwards for rival retailer Asda.
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NewsNew PM urged to not let industry set agenda on child obesity
New Prime Minister Theresa May has received a message from health campaigners, urging her to make sure the food and drink industry learns from its mistakes, when the government publishes the childhood obesity strategy.
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NewsBB’s Coffee & Muffins continues expansion
UK bakery and coffee chain BB’s Coffee & Muffins is to continue its expansion with the opening of a new coffee outlet in Derby.
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NewsMuntons scoops sustainability award
Muntons, the Suffolk-based maltster and malted ingredients supplier, has won a top accolade at the AD and Biogas Industry Awards for its Stowmarket plant.
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NewsLocal bakeries to feature at Leicester’s Business Festival
A variety of Leicestershire-based baking companies are set to feature at Leicester’s Business Festival, taking place from 24 October – 4 November.
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NewsEustice retains food and farming role
George Eustice has retained his position as food and farming minister in the latest round of ministerial appointments by prime minister Theresa May.
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NewsArtisan bakery to take centre stage at UK’s small business campaign
An award-winning Fulham-based micro bakery, Ma Baker, is to take centre stage at the launch of the UK’s 2016 Small Business Saturday campaign on 3 December.
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NewsMinistry of Cake owner nominated for CEO award
Chris Ormrod, managing director of Taunton-based Ministry of Cake, has been announced as winner of the CEO of the Year award for the south west in the Management Team Awards 2016, organised by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).
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NewsSSP reports third-quarter rise
SSP Group, the travel locations food and drink operator, which operates brands such as Upper Crust and Ritazza, has seen a rise of 4.8% in total group revenues for the third quarter ended 30 June 2016 on a constant currency basis.
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NewsFinsbury Food Group reports near 25% sales jump
Leading UK speciality bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has reported a rise in sales revenue of 24.8% to £319.7m for the full financial year ended 2 July.
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NewsBiscuits Bouvard acquires Pidy
Pidy, the Belgian pastry products business, has been acquired by French operator Biscuits Bouvard Group.
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NewsJob losses at Allied
Allied Bakeries, the company behind Kingsmill, Allinson and Burgen, plans to shut a distribution centre in Flintshire, which will put 53 jobs at risk.
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NewsFDF appeals to May over Brexit
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has outlined the industry’s key priorities in the Brexit negotiations in an open letter to incoming prime minister Theresa May.
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NewsPackaging firm expands with £1m development
Wearside-based packaging firm, PFF Packaging Group, has opened a £1m development in order to seek a change in attitude towards the food sector.
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NewsMcColl’s to buy 298 Co-op stores
Convenience store and newsagent operator McColl’s has agreed to buy 298 stores from The Co-operative Group, in a deal worth £117m.
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NewsOlly Murs at Wrights Pies
Popstar Olly Murs paid Wrights Pies a visit in his home town of Stoke, and took to social media to praise the bakery.
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NewsBarclaycard reveals post-Brexit consumer data
The decision to leave the EU has not taken an effect on shoppers after Barclaycard data has shown that spending and retail sales increased during the second quarter.
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NewsToday Bread reaches out to fund new oven
East London-based sourdough bakery Today Bread has reached out to the community to help fund a new Ramalhos oven on its premises.
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NewsWaitrose to pay small firms within a week
Waitrose supermarket has pledged to pay its smaller suppliers within seven days at the most, in a bid to give them “more financial stability”.
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NewsCinnamon Square to publish book
Rickmansworth bakery and café Cinnamon Square is to publish its first book, Cinnamon Square, A Measured Approach.