All Retail articles – Page 160
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Product NewsItalian bakery expands and rebrands range
London-based Italian bakery Crosta & Mollica has added two new lines to its range and repackaged an existing product.
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Product NewsCake sales show no signs of crumbling
Last year cake sales grew at the fastest rate since 2011, with the market estimated to have grown by 3% to reach £1.22bn, according to research by analyst Mintel.
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Product NewsDestiny Foods launches Christmas line
Manchester-based foodservice patisserie firm and distributor Destiny Foods has launched its Christmas range.
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NewsConsumer spending slowed in July
The latest Barclaycard consumer confidence research has shown caution among consumers, as spending rose 2.6% in July, with growth levels down on those seen in May and June.
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Product NewsWarrens creates Perfect Picnic range
Cornish pasty and cake-maker Warrens Bakery has launched a new Perfect Picnic cake range, aimed at consumers looking for a treat for barbecues or afternoon tea in the garden.
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NewsNew trustees for GroceryAid
Food industry charity GroceryAid has added Waitrose’s Mark Williamson and Procter & Gamble’s Helen Tucker to its board of trustees.
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Product NewsMorrisons shores up Ocado deal
Morrisons.com has finalised an agreement with online supermarket Ocado, and says this will allow big four retailer to grow profitably across Britain.
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Product NewsMorrisons and Sainsbury’s recall desserts over metal issue
Supermarket giants Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have taken the precautionary measure to recall some of their chilled desserts after manufacturer Bakkavör reported they could contain flakes of metal.
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News£15m MBO for biscuit and confectionery marketer
A £15m Yorkshire-based biscuit and confectionery specialist Right Angle Marketing (York) has been sold in a management buy-out (MBO) for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.
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NewsAsian bakery delivers sweet success for new £1.2m Costcutter
An Asian bakery has helped a Costcutter forecourt boost weekly sales by 25%.
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Product NewsLidl brings out bread making machine
Lidl is to introduce the Silvercrest Bread Maker to its UK stores from today (Thursday 4 August 2016), despite the fact that the retailer has an in-store bakery in each of its outlets.
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Product NewsWhich? study highlights ‘unhealthy’ promotion trend
Retailers are being urged to “play their part” in the fight against obesity in light of new research which shows that supermarkets carry more promotions on ‘less healthy’ food and drink.
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NewsGreggs reports 6% sales boost for H1
Leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer Greggs has seen total sales rise 6% to £422m for the 26 weeks ended 2 July 2016.
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NewsBakery items reduced by 18% in latest Morrisons move
Morrisons is slashing prices on its bakery, cakes and desserts by an average of 18% as part of the retailer’s biggest price crunches on 1,045 products.
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NewsBaker takes steps to counter Brexit effect
Britain’s only organic gluten-free bakery is looking to expand into Europe in a bid to combat escalating costs caused by Brexit.
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Product NewsNew cookie flavours for M&S
Marks & Spencer has launched two new frozen cookie flavours based on the same recipe used for the versions sold in the retailer’s in-store bakeries.
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Product NewsFree-from bakery a major player in Tesco/Holland & Barrett trial
As many as 50 free-from bakery products are being sold at Tesco’s first Holland & Barrett ‘store within a store’ pilot site.
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Product NewsMorrisons recalls children’s cake over salmonella worries
UK supermarket, Morrisons has recalled its Busy Bee Cake after discovering that a batch of its stock may contain traces of salmonella.
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NewsTesco bakery boss to headline BSB conference
Tesco bakery chief Gordon Gafa will head a star line-up of speakers at this year’s British Society of Baking (BSB) conference in October.
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NewsGrocery trade escapes immediate Brexit fallout
Brexit has had little impact on grocery share figures, according to the latest data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel.