All Retail articles – Page 175
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NewsBig four supermarkets see sales slide
The grocery market continues to struggle, with the big four supermarkets all suffering a drop in sales for the 12 weeks to 24 April, and Asda faring the worst according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsFood to go boosts sales at Morrisons
Morrisons has reported a second quarter of rising like-for-like (LFL) sales, as it continues to cut costs and prices, although total sales fell due to store closures.
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Product NewsNew boss for software specialist
Fresh food supply chain software specialist Linkfresh has appointed Andy Makeham as chief executive officer.
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Product NewsDawn lists new chocolate toppings and decorations
Bakery ingredients producer Dawn Foods is offering Dobla-branded premium Belgian chocolate decorations and toppings to bakers in the UK.
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Product NewsNew direction for West Cornwall Pasty Company
Following yesterday’s end-of-year results, West Cornwall Pasty Company (WCPC) has announced a new set of developments that include a gluten-free pasty and a new brand.
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Product NewsMono launches Doughnut Week competition
To help celebrate National Doughnut Week (7-14 May), Mono Equipment is running a Decorate a Doughnut competition.
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Product NewsCornish Oven expands fleet
Cornish Oven bakery has added two new catering vans to its fleet, with help from asset finance provider Ignition.
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NewsSainsbury’s underlying profits down 14%
Sainsbury’s has announced a fall of 14% in underlying yearly profits in its trading update, but saw a turnaround in pre-tax profits, which were up by £620m.
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NewsWhitbread acquires Pure stake for £6.8m
Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has announced that it has acquired 49% of London-based food-to-go chain Healthy Retail Ltd, which trades as Pure, for £6.8m.
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Product NewsJacob’s announces reality TV stars for new ad
United Biscuits (UB) has announced that Jacob’s latest advert will feature Mark-Francis Vandelli of TV’s Made in Chelsea, and James ‘Arg’ Argent of The Only Way is Essex.
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Product NewsBFP Wholesale goes into administration
Bakery indredients supplier BFP Wholesale has gone into administration and announced 74 redundancies at its Highbridge and Sevenoaks sites.
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NewsSpeciality Breads nominated for award
Speciality Breads, the Margate-based wholesale bakery, has been nominated as a Responsible Business Champion of north and south Thanet.
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NewsCastle Bakery shops for sale
Having closed in February, three of the nine Castle Bakery shops in north Wales are now up for sale.
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Product NewsDunkin’ Donuts fastest growing brand
The biannual Ones To Watch report by data experts Horizons, says Dunkin’ Donuts is the fastest growing brand.
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Product NewsLe Pain Quotidien cuts staff breaks
In response to the introduction of the national living wage (NLW) last month, Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ), the all-day bakery and café concept, is to end paid staff breaks.
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Product NewsBrownings rebrands pie
Following a dispute with Kilmarnock Football Club, Brownings the Bakers has rebranded the Killie Pie as the Kilmarnock Pie.
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Product NewsBurton’s releases limited-edition Fingers
Hertfordshire-based Burton’s Biscuits will launch a limited-edition Great British Summer pack for Cadbury Fingers in June.
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Product NewsGinsters’ new pasty for Help for Heroes
Ginsters has launched a limited-edition beef & horseradish pasty to raise money for Help for Heroes.
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Product NewsNew healthy menu for Poundbakery
Budget bakery chain Poundbakery has launched a new balanced choice menu.
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NewsSugar smart app reaches 2m downloads
Public Health England’s (PHE’s) sugar reduction app has been downloaded nearly two million times since it was launched in January.