All Retail articles – Page 14
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NewsExpansion and investments pay off at Cake Box as sales and profit soar in FY25
Egg-free, fresh cream celebration cake specialist reports 13% revenue growth to £42.8m in its latest financial year, driven by estate expansion and an e-commerce uptick
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NewsThe Compleat Food Group acquires own-label supplier Freshpak
Chilled food manufacturing group has completed a deal for the Barnsley-based supplier of own-label deli fillers, chilled food-to-go snacks, and poached eggs
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Product NewsRich’s unveils cookies, muffins, and buns for convenience stores
Helping retailers tap into growth of the sweet bakery market, the line-up of four cookies, two muffins, and a cinnamon bun offers a five-day shelf life after defrosting
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Product NewsM&S expands ISB range with new filled and topped cookies in on-trend flavours
Retailer has unveiled a new range of premium Chunked N’ Loaded cookies available in three flavours – Chocolate & Hazelnut, Raspberry Cheesecake, and Pistachio
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NewsYorkshire Baking Company unveils first-ever on-pack promo
The Bradford-based bakery is bringing back two limited-edition Mega Loaf flavours for the promotion
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NewsFalling sales and rising costs see Hovis losses deepen in FY24
Turnover at the UK’s second biggest bread brand dropped 8% to £439.6m in its latest financial year, with operating losses almost doubling to £6.9m
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NewsCall for clarity over mandatory healthy food sales reporting
Suppliers and trade bosses say plan must take into account different categories and occasions
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NewsBennetts Family Bakers closes last three shops in Dorset
Third-generation, family-run craft bakery business announces it has ceased trading after failing to find someone to take over from its aging owners
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Product NewsGail’s launches new heritage grain sourdough, crispbread, and shortbread
Bakery chain unveils three new bakes developed as part of its sustainability initiative ‘The Wheat Project’, with heritage wheat supplied by nine organic farmers across the UK
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NewsCMA begins probe into Greencore’s £1.2bn acquisition move for Bakkavor
The competition watchdog has launched Phase 1 of its merger inquiry with an invitation for comments from interested parties open until 22 July
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Product NewsGood Guys Bakehouse moves into sweet biscuits with new healthier snacks
Challenger brand launches new Cocoa and Ginger crispy biscuit variants offering just six calories per biscuit and around a quarter of the saturated fat of standard counterparts
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Product NewsMaryland line-up expanded with chocolate chip cookie sandwich biscuit
The launch is the first new format for the Maryland brand in more than a decade
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NewsSweet bakery growing faster than total grocery in Scotland
Scottish bakery market trends revealed in new report from Scottish Bakers and Dawn Foods
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Product NewsHitting the sweet spot: bakers reveal latest product innovations
Sweets-inspired cake, cheesecake-inspired snacks, flag-inspired pastries, and tennis-inspired desserts are among the raft of new sweet items recently rolled out by bakers
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NewsBiscuiteers secures distribution deal with Moonpig
The two businesses are developing a range of year-round gifting products
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NewsCo-op Wholesale’s evolving ISB offer a success story for independent retailers
New premium product lines are being introduced to the in-store bakery offer supplied by Co-op Wholesale, which now makes up 31% of convenience retail sales
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NewsCosta unveils new store design with open-plan counter plus summer NPD
Coffee chain has refurbished its Great Portland Street site in central London, with the design aimed at delivering an elevated coffee experience for every kind of visit
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NewsGreggs issues 2025 profit warning as sales impacted by heatwave
Greggs is anticipating full year operating profit to be “modestly below” that of 2024 after customer appetites were stifled by soaring temperatures in June
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Product NewsBaker Street secures national Sainsbury’s listing for seeded rye bread
The loaf is now available in 230 of the retailer’s stores across the UK, a move which the brand describes as a “step-change” for its availability and a “strong platform for future growth”
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NewsAsda trials single serve pastry counter in 109 stores
Fixtures are being rolled out in 109 stores to sell single serve sweet and savoury pastries as well as sweet treats for under £1 per item