All Retail articles – Page 131
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Product NewsBorder Biscuits boosts its retail presence with new variants
Border Biscuits, the premium sweet biscuit producer, will improve its presence in major retailer Asda this month, with the introduction of Dark Chocolate Gingers and Orange - a new variant to its chocolate ginger range.
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Product NewsMajor airline set to announce deal with M&S
British Airways (BA) is in talks to join forces with Marks & Spencer to provide travellers with its range of sandwiches and snacks on its flights.
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NewsSupermarket sales up, despite deflation
Kantar Worldpanel has revealed that, despite continued deflation of 1.1%, supermarket sales rose by 0.3% in the 12 weeks ending 11 September.
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Product NewsIrwin’s secures national supply contract with Asda
Northern Ireland-based bakery Irwin’s has landed a contract with major retailer Asda to produce a new range of Extra Special Muffins.
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Product NewsAll M&S sandwiches to contain vitamin D
Marks & Spencer has announced its take-out sandwiches will all contain extra vitamin D.
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NewsCotswolds bakery fined £25k
Cotswolds-based bakery La Tradition has been fined around £25k after pleading guilty to six charges of hygiene issues.
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Product NewsCashless Keuken launches in London
New “faster, fresher” food-to-go brand Keuken has opened its first store, on Eldon Street, London.
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Product NewsBreaking: Real Good Food creates Renshaw US
British Baker has learnt that Real Good Food (RGF) has launched a new 100% wholly owned subsidiary business, Renshaw US Inc. and opened a warehouse facility in Rockaway, New Jersey.
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Product NewsMiss Macaroon prepares to launch
Birmingham social enterprise company Miss Macaroon will be opening its first shop in Birmingham’s Great Western Arcade in the last week of October.
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NewsSimmons goes purple
Simmons the Bakers will be supporting the Hospice of St Francis’ Grow Purple fundraising challenge at its 34 shops in October.
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NewsOcado sales climb despite price wars
Group sales at Ocado climbed 15.4% to £314 million in the third quarter, despite the chief executive indicating that price wars were expected to continue in the future.
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Product NewsLidl investigates Muffin choking incident
A one-year-old girl almost died after choking on a piece of plastic inside a mini-muffin bought from the Lidl store in Darlington, according to reports in the Daily Mail.
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Product NewsChristmas competition for pastry chefs launched
Classic Fine Foods and Valrhona Chocolate have launched a Christmas dessert competition, where pastry chefs can win a trip to New York.
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NewsFood-to-go outlets slammed for unhealthy breakfasts
High street food-to-go operators including Greggs, Starbucks, Costa, Pret and Caffè Nero have been slammed for selling unhealthy breakfast lines in a new survey.
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NewsMorrisons reveals upbeat progress amid industry wins
Retailer Morrisons has seen like-for-like sales (excluding fuel and VAT) rise by 1.4% for the half year to 31 July 2016.
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Product News**National Cupcake Championships 2016 winners**
The icing was frosted, the sponges were squidged and the cakes were tasted, and the winners are:
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Product NewsCosta Express hits the 6,000 mark
Costa Express has installed its 6,000th self-serve coffee bar globally in Tesco High Wycombe and says it is on track to have more than 8,000 machines by 2020.
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NewsEnd of an era for Burton’s Biscuits
Planning permission is set to be granted for almost 300 new homes to be built on the former Burton’s biscuit factory site in Moreton, Wirral.
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NewsManchester bakery Sheldon’s remains upbeat
Manchester wholesale bakery GH Sheldon’s saw a sharp drop in profits in the year to the end of February, according to its recently filed annual accounts.
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Product NewsScotty Brand and Kerrs celebrate Asda listing
Scotland’s Scotty Brand has gained a £150,000 listing with Asda to stock two cake lines in Scottish stores, with both lines handmade by Motherwell’s Kerrs Bakery.