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Greencore sees Q1 LFL sales boost
Greencore group, one of the UK’s biggest sandwich producers, has delivered a 4.4% total like-for-like (LFL) sales bump in its first quarter.

Pasty firm to revamp retail chain
Cornish pasty maker Warrens Bakery is to rebrand and expand retail shops, after receiving £1.6m in funding.

Premier Foods praises Mr Kipling performance in final quarter
Premier Foods has highlighted power brand Mr Kipling as its ‘stand-out performer’ in its latest trading results for the quarter to 31 December 2014.

Vandemoortele buys Italian bakery products firm
European frozen bakery producer Vandemoortele has acquired Lanterna-Agritech (LAG), a producer of frozen focaccia and bread in Italy.

Real Good Food buys up cake decoration firm
Real Good Food (RGF) has acquired a specialist supplier of cake decorating products for £4m.

Thorntons stays upbeat despite fall in sales
Thorntons has seen total sales plummet 10.3% in its commercial division to £41.9m.

Finsbury’s sales boosted by Fletchers buy
Bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has reported that total sales revenue grew to £107.6m in 2014.

December footfall down on 2013
Average footfall in the UK for December fell by 0.7% compared to last year’s festive season.

ABF sees revenue rise 3% in latest quarter
Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of Kingsmill, has ended the 16 weeks to 3 January 2015 with revenue 3% ahead of the same period last year.

Biscuit firm strikes $90m Bahrain deal
Mondelez International, owner of Cadbury, has signed a deal to set up a new $90m (£59.15m) biscuit factory in Bahrain.
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