All Retail articles – Page 10
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FeatureFrom niche to necessity: why free-from bakery is outpacing the market
UK consumers spent £24.7m more on free-from baked goods via supermarkets last year as leading producers step up their NPD game and retailers enhance store fixtures to cater to demand
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NewsLeadership movers: Ole & Steen, Pret, and TraceGains announce senior hires
Bakery brands and ingredients platform have appointed new leaders to cover roles in marketing, business development, and sales, as well as board chairman
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Product NewsCrosstown unveils botanicals inspired doughnut and cookie range
Called Botanarchy, the ‘floral forward’ range is designed to bring a disruptive twist to bakery with flavours including lavender crème brûlée and jasmine & rhubarb
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NewsLola’s Cupcakes teams up with Disney on a whole new world of sweet treats
New brand licence partnership sees the London-based chain unveil cakes and cupcakes decorated in Frozen, Moana, Toy Story, Cars, Lilo & Stitch, and The Lion King themes
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NewsGreggs sales heating up in 2025 as menu innovations drive growth
Bakery chain reports sales of £784m for the 20 weeks to 17 May 2025 with like-for-like sales growth improving from 1.7% in the first 9 weeks of the year to 2.9%
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Product NewsFood-to-go supplier Simply Lunch launches new premium handmade range
A Chicken, Chorizo & N’Duja Foccacia and a Veggie New Yorker Pretzel are among 30 new convenience items rolled out by the Croydon-based supplier
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NewsPladis rolls out revamped Better Biscuits platform for convenience retailers
McVitie’s, Jacob’s and Carr’s supplier has relaunched its platform helping convenience owners to quickly finesse their snacking fixtures
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NewsOpening Doors #16: craft bakeries launch brand new retail shops
Businesses spanning the length of the country, from London to the Scottish Highlands, have unveiled new sites to tap into fresh customer bases
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InterviewMy bakery job: Aaron Wallace, creative and content lead, Dougie’s Goodies
The 27-year-old videographer is tasked at bringing the Northern Irish sweet treat brand to life visually through content displayed across its high street bakeries, retail partner stores, and online
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NewsThe Hummingbird Bakery launches sweet and savoury muffins
American-style sweet treat specialist branches into savoury with muffin range which took years of research, trials, and taste testing
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NewsBakkavor and Greencore agree terms to form £4bn food-to-go manufacturing firm
Boards of food-to-go manufacturing giants have finalised the terms and conditions for Greencore’s cash plus shares offer for Bakkavor, valued at £1.2bn
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Product NewsBakers unveil new gluten-free biscuits, wafers, crackers, burger buns, and more
Coinciding with Coeliac Awareness Month, the raft of gluten-free NPD recently launched includes the likes of chocolate biscuits, pink wafers, and sourdough burger buns
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NewsGreggs unveils new Korean chicken sandwich range and more for summer 2025
Food-to-go chain further expands its hot food offering with new Korean-style options and adds new flatbreads, veggie bakes, sandwiches, rolls, and muffins
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NewsDeliveroo and Gail’s partner with students on coffee cup project
With breakfast and coffee one of the fastest growing categories on the platform, Sheffield Hallam students have been asked to create a sustainable cup which ensures hot beverages arrive in perfect condition
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NewsBooths trials waste-free frozen garlic bread initiative
Northern family-run retailer has developed recipes for garlic bread products made out of leftover baguettes, ciabatta, organic loaves, and white cobs
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Product NewsCosta adds gluten-free toastie and iced biscuit to summer 2025 menu
Coffee chain provides ’something for everyone to enjoy’ over the summer including a gluten-free toastie, returning flavour-packed flatbreads, and sweet treats carried over from spring
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Product NewsWarburtons adds soft brown pittas and seeded tiger bloomer to gluten free range
Having increased sales of gluten-free products by 17.1% year-on-year, the UK’s biggest bread brand rolls out fluffy new gluten-free pittas and bloomers at supermarkets
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NewsGluten-free bakery specialist Dr. Schär UK reports record profit in 2024
Latest financial results for the UK arm of the European manufacturer show profit jumping up to £1.6m with turnover increasing by 8% to £45.1m
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NewsHilton Macarons makes expansion move whilst launching three new selections
Suffolk-based sweet treat specialist has shifted production into the Darsham site of its new owner Two Magpies Bakery, and unveils a trio of indulgent macaron boxes
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Product NewsSweet new treats: bakers roll out cookies, doughnuts, cakes, buns, and more
An exquisite honey bun, a new shape for an iconic biscuit, and a chocolate and caramel celebration cake are among the sweet products launched by UK bakery suppliers