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NewsCosta coffee chain enjoys sales rise amid expansion plans
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned chain, has posted a rise in like-for-like (LFL) sales of 5.2% for the 13 weeks to 27 November as it plans rapid expansion.
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NewsScottish bakers prove inspiration for healthy recipe guide
Small to medium food producers, including bakers and butchers across Scotland, have been lowering the salt, fat and calorie content in products by as much as 50%.
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NewsFootfall down as online sales rise
Footfall has continued to decline, down 2.4% on November last year, with high street footfall struggling most.
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NewsFSB reveals “alarming” levels of supply chain bullying
An investigation by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed what it calls “alarming” levels of unfair dealing, just a week after Premier Foods hit the headlines.
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NewsGluten-free bakery to open in London
Beyond Bread, a 100% gluten-free bakery and café is set to open in central London this month.
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NewsSugar ‘worse’ for health than salt, say researchers
Health experts have slammed sugar as being worse for blood pressure than salt.
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NewsPie firm steps aboard cruise lines
Doncaster-based family bakery The Topping Pie Company has struck a deal to supply into the cruise-line market.
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NewsBakers create ‘Pastry Paradise’
A world of bakery-inspired architecture has been created by five UK bakers at a London art gallery.
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NewsTuckey’s clinches ‘classic’ digestive biscuit deal with Sainsbury’s
An ex-McVitie’s director is taking on the biscuit market with his ’real biscuit’ company Tuckey’s.
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NewsWarrens nails ‘oldest Cornish pasty maker’ claim
Cornish pasty company Warrens Bakery has declared itself the “oldest Cornish pasty maker in the world” after the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) confirmed that its heritage claims were valid.
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NewsCharity welcomes new allergen labelling
Coeliac UK has welcomed new EU food labelling regulations, claiming they will provide better certainty for people with coeliac disease.
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NewsSocial media opens doors to business, says baker
Nila Holden, owner of eponymous Bedfordshire-based bakery company Nila Holden, has outlined the importance of social media after she won a contract with Fortnum & Mason last year.
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NewsTesco issues profit warning
Tesco has stated that it does not expect group trading profit to exceed £1.4bn for the financial year, in an unscheduled trading statement.
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NewsPremier Foods backtracks on ‘pay and stay’ scheme
Premier Foods has promised to ‘simplify’ its controversial investment programme, after it hit the headlines last week.
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NewsUK coffee shops outperform retail
The UK coffee shop market is outperforming the UK retail sector, with significant sales growth of 10.7% on last year equating to £7.2 bn in turnover.
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NewsMorrisons reported to have ‘wasted’ thousands of Cornish pasties
A report into food waste in Britain has found that Morrisons turned away more than 9,000 pasties after a delivery van turned up 15 minutes late.
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NewsStarbucks unveils five-year expansion plan
Coffee shop giant Starbucks will embark on a five-year plan for growth and "a new era of customer convenience”.
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NewsPremier Foods’ supplier payment plan labelled ’aggressive’
Premier Foods’ decision to strike customers off its supplier list for failing to make payments has been branded “aggressive” by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
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VIDEO: British Baker visits Dublin
British Baker’s multimedia reporter, Bronya Smolen, took a trip to Dublin to see just what the Irish bakeries are up to.
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NewsPremier Foods criticised over controversial supplier payments
Premier Foods, the company behind Mr Kipling cakes, has hit the headlines for asking suppliers to hand over money – or risk losing contracts.