All Retail articles – Page 192
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Product NewsCompetition body clears path for Bako merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the anticipated merger of Bako North Western and Bako Scotland.
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NewsBakery companies move to contactless
With the launch of Apple Pay in the UK, bakery and café companies are refreshing payment options.
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Product NewsSquare Pie issues ‘Pie Bonds’ on CrowdCube
Retail pie brand Square Pie is crowdfunding investors to grow its business across the UK.
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NewsFerrero-Thorntons bid ‘unconditional’ as decision deadline nears
Ferrero’s £112m takeover bid of Thorntons has become ‘wholly unconditional’, subject to the chocolate brand’s acceptance by shareholders.
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NewsTruffles closes Burgess Hill bakery
Truffles Bakery has announced it will be shutting its Burgess Hill store.
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NewsDicksons takes on NPD advisor to extend baked range
Dicksons Pork Butchers is expanding its product offering to the retail and wholesale market, by appointing a new product development (NPD) consultant.
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Product NewsRenewed calls for sugar tax
There has been a renewed call for a tax on sugar – with the British Medical Association (BMA) suggesting 20% be levied on sugary drinks.
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NewsHampshire’s Hoxton Bakehouse to move into retail
Hoxton Bakehouse, the sourdough specialist bakery supplier, is to open its first retail site in Winchester with a view to rolling out across Hampshire and London.
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NewsSun helps Waitrose sales soar
Sales at Waitrose leapt 6% to £132.2m in the 22nd week of its current financial year versus the same week in 2014.
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Product NewsMr Kipling dresses up French Fancies
Mr Kipling has launched a revved up version of its French Fancies in the form of Cocktail Fancies.
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NewsPeople love pasties: Cornish pasty drive-thru a success
The world’s first Cornish Pasty drive-thru has been inundated in its first few days of opening, managing director of Portreath Bakery Marion Symonds has exclusively told British Baker.
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NewsCosta links with fresh food firm in new initiative
From today, a Costa link-up with London salad chain Chop’d will launch across six sites in the capital.
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Product NewsCleaning fluid found on Co-op doughnuts
Co-operative shoppers in Oswestry, Shropshire have been left feeling ill after eating doughnuts that had been contaminated with cleaning fluid.
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NewsEssex to see new bakery hybrid
A new £200,000 bakery-hybrid concept called Bake n’Grape is set to open in Chelmsford, Essex, at the end of this month. (July)
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NewsBarry Callebaut urges support for Afternoon Tea Week
Operators, including bakeries, are being urged to support Afternoon Tea Week between 10 to 16 August to boost their businesses.
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NewsNostalgia a driver in confectionery, claims Canadean
Six out of 10 consumers go for confectionery that reminds them of their childhood.
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NewsSummer Budget: what you need to know
Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the planned relaxation of Sunday trading hours and a national living wage in the Summer Budget.
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Product NewsUnited Biscuits Sweeet campaign turns to breakfast
A flying squirrel with jet-pack is the latest character being used to advertise United Biscuits (UB) products with the relaunch of McVitie’s Breakfast range.
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NewsUnion slams Sunday all-day trading plans
The GMB union has lashed out at government plans to introduce all-day trading on Sundays in the biggest reform of opening hours for 20 years.
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NewsPrice of grocery basket rises
Prices for the UK’s most popular grocery products have risen for the first time in more than six months.