All News articles – Page 286
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NewsM&S sees static LFL food sales
High street retail chain Marks & Spencer (M&S) has recorded virtually static like-for-like (LFL) food sales figures, with just 0.2% growth in the 26 weeks ending 26 September.
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NewsGeneral Mills to axe Northumberland Jus-Rol plant
USA-based food group General Mills is to close its Jus-Rol pastry factory in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
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NewsGlobal study identifies key bakery trends
A global study for Belgian ingredients manufacturer Puratos has unveiled key trends in the baking, patisserie and chocolate markets.
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NewsSouth Shields Greggs closes
Greggs-lovers in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, received a blow when the high-street bakery retailer closed its Fowler Street branch on 24 October.
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NewsThe Bread Factory buys retail bakery
Wholesale bakery The Bread Factory has bought St Albans-based manufacturer Bread Roll for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsTwo century-old Sussex bakery closes
Sussex-based Forfars Bakers, which was due to celebrate its bicentenary in 2018, has gone into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsBristol pie-makers fight hunger with trees
Bristol-based pie restaurant and manufacturer Pieminister has smashed its target of planting 50,000 trees in Malawi with its Pie One Get One Tree campaign.
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NewsGreggs in £2,000 robbery
Raiders forced their way into a Greggs in Birchencliffe in Yorkshire at 11.30pm on 25 October, stealing a safe containing £2,000.
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NewsAviva survey shows ‘invisible’ spend
A typical UK adult spends £948 a year on ‘invisible’ items such as coffees, shop-bought lunches, post-work drinks and treats for children, says a new survey commissioned by insurance company Aviva.
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NewsRugby team gifted massive pork pie
A huge pork pie was sent to the New Zealand rugby team by pork pie manufacturer Pork Farms after it emerged the team loved the British classic.
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NewsE5 Bakehouse exercises its social conscience
London’s artisan E5 Bakehouse has just finished a second project to support refugee women, in partnership with the charity the Refugee Council.
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NewsNew café opens in Merseyside
Cake baker Nina Halliwell is to open a new bakery café in Merseyside.
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NewsIrish Pride collapse recriminations
A new independent accountant’s report has suggested that Irish bakery Irish Pride, which is shortly due to be sold out of receivership, could have been saved by taking the examinership option in June.
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NewsBread Factory joins with chefs on bakery charity event
A bread-themed charity event in support of Action Against Hunger is being organised by London artisan bakery the Bread Factory and executive chef at Duck and Waffle Daniel Doherty.
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NewsHiggidy launches Sofa Supper campaign
Sussex-based pie manufacture Higgidy is hosting two pie-themed nights to launch its Higgidy Sofa Supper Campaign.
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NewsSeven day news round-up
Here’s the British Baker guide to the past seven days and all the stories you need to inform your business decisions.
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NewsAmerican bakery joins historic Soho market
American-inspired bakery Elizabeth D Bakes is among six new stalls to join the newly refurbished Berwick Street Market in Soho, London.
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NewsSubway failed to pay staff, says BIS report
Sandwich retailer Subway has appeared in a new report naming and shaming firms who have failed to pay all staff the minimum wage.
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NewsOrkney bakery wins Aldi listing in Next Top Product search
A family-run Orkney bakery has won a contract worth more than £175,000 to supply Aldi with shortbread after winning the discounter’s search for Scotland’s ‘Next Top Product’.
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NewsLantmännen Unibake announces new head of marketing
Swedish bakery supplier Lantmännen Unibake UK has named Ian Harris as its new head of marketing.