All News articles – Page 328
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NewsSuccessful Christmas for Ocado
Ocado has seen a bumper Christmas, processing nearly 40% more items for Ocado.com and Morrisons.com than over the same period last year.
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NewsKrispy Kreme enters leisure sector
Doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme has secured a contract with Center Parcs in its first foray into the leisure sector.
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NewsBakeries set to prosper in 2015, finds study
The eating out sector is set to grow further in 2015 with bakeries among a clutch of sectors earmarked for growth.
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NewsSainbury’s tops table in tight big-four race
Christmas sales have closed the gap between the big four retailers, with a difference in sales growth of just 0.9% between them all.
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NewsMorrisons boss to leave, following Christmas sales slump
Dalton Philips, the man at the helm of Morrisons, is to leave the company after the board announced that “it [was] time to start the search for a new chief executive”.
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts reveals broad expansion plan for China
Dunkin’ Donuts has announced plans to open 1,400 new stores in China over the next 20 years.
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NewsFood-to-go bumps up Greggs’ Christmas sales
High street bakery giant Greggs has said it had a “very strong Christmas”, with own shop like-for-like sales (LFLs) up 4.5% for the financial year.
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NewsAryzta enters joint venture on flatbreads
Swiss food group Aryzta plans to drive its flatbreads category Honeytop globally via a joint venture with the group that previously ran the business.
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NewsGreggs reviews decision on Glasgow store pay
Greggs has changed its mind on a decision to dock the pay of those who didn’t work their shift, after the Glasgow lorry tragedy.
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NewsMiddleton brother makes another loss with cake business
The cake business of James Middleton, brother of Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge, has made a loss for its third consecutive year.
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NewsAustralian coffee retailer opens second London outlet
Australian coffee shop Kaffeine is to open a second site in central London.
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NewsBristol firm enjoys successful sales
Bristol-based café business, Boston Tea Party, has seen a 11.5% increase in like-for-like (LFL) sales for the year ending 22 October 2014.
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NewsSSP food travel giant sees LFLs up
SSP, the leading food operator in travel locations worldwide, has seen like-for-like (LFL) sales grow 2.7% in its first quarter.
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NewsTesco sees Christmas success, despite announcement to shut 43 stores
Tesco has made its first trading update of 2015, revealing plans to shut 43 “unprofitable” stores, most of which are likely to be convenience outlets.
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NewsADM and Unilever agree oils and fats business plan
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has signed a joint business development plan (JBDP) to continue to grow its relationship as an oils and fat supplier for Unilever.
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NewsM&S sees positive festive performance for food
Marks & Spencer hailed a “very good” Christmas in food, claiming a record sales increase of 17% in the key Christmas week.
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NewsPizza Express boss joins Premier Foods board
Premier Foods has appointed the chief executive of Pizza Express as a non-executive director in the company.
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NewsSupermarkets reduce bread prices in ongoing cuts
The price war continues, as Asda and Sainsbury’s are to slash the prices of bread as part of new price investments.
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NewsCornish Pasty claims dismissed
The European Commission and Defra have dismissed reports that protection for EU products such as Cornish pasties could be weakened under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement.
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NewsSainsbury’s: LFLs down and warns on deflation
Sainsbury’s has revealed like-for-like sales (LFLs) fell during the important festive period – and warned the remainder of its financial year would be “challenging”.