Retail
Big four supermarkets see sales slide
The grocery market continues to struggle, with the big four supermarkets all suffering a drop in sales for the 12 weeks to 24 April, and Asda faring the worst according to Kantar Worldpanel.
Dawn lists new chocolate toppings and decorations
Bakery ingredients producer Dawn Foods is offering Dobla-branded premium Belgian chocolate decorations and toppings to bakers in the UK.
Cornish Oven expands fleet
Cornish Oven bakery has added two new catering vans to its fleet, with help from asset finance provider Ignition.
Caribbean bakery lands Asda deal
West Midlands-based Sunrise Bakery has signed a deal to sell its cocktail-inspired cake range, Caketails, in more than 60 Asda stores.
Sainsbury’s underlying profits down 14%
Sainsbury's has announced a fall of 14% in underlying yearly profits in its trading update, but saw a turnaround in pre-tax profits, which were up by £620m.
BFP Wholesale goes into administration
Bakery indredients supplier BFP Wholesale has gone into administration and announced 74 redundancies at its Highbridge and Sevenoaks sites.
Whitbread acquires Pure stake for £6.8m
Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has announced that it has acquired 49% of London-based food-to-go chain Healthy Retail Ltd, which trades as Pure, for £6.8m.
Speciality Breads nominated for award
Speciality Breads, the Margate-based wholesale bakery, has been nominated as a Responsible Business Champion of north and south Thanet.
New healthy menu for Poundbakery
Budget bakery chain Poundbakery has launched a new balanced choice menu.
Le Pain Quotidien cuts staff breaks
In response to the introduction of the national living wage (NLW) last month, Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ), the all-day bakery and café concept, is to end paid staff breaks.
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