All Retail articles – Page 198
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NewsSouth Shields Greggs closes
Greggs-lovers in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, received a blow when the high-street bakery retailer closed its Fowler Street branch on 24 October.
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NewsThe Bread Factory buys retail bakery
Wholesale bakery The Bread Factory has bought St Albans-based manufacturer Bread Roll for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsTwo century-old Sussex bakery closes
Sussex-based Forfars Bakers, which was due to celebrate its bicentenary in 2018, has gone into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsBristol pie-makers fight hunger with trees
Bristol-based pie restaurant and manufacturer Pieminister has smashed its target of planting 50,000 trees in Malawi with its Pie One Get One Tree campaign.
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Product NewsWhitworths revamps packaging
Fruit and nut retailer Whitworths has redesigned its packaging to capitalise on the expanding snacking and home-baking markets.
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NewsGreggs in £2,000 robbery
Raiders forced their way into a Greggs in Birchencliffe in Yorkshire at 11.30pm on 25 October, stealing a safe containing £2,000.
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Product News2 Sisters: biscuit market under pressure
2 Sisters Food Group, the conglomerate which runs Holland’s Pies and Fox’s Biscuits, saw sales tumble 8.2% in the 52 weeks to 1 August to £3.14bn from £3.42bn in 2014.
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NewsAviva survey shows ‘invisible’ spend
A typical UK adult spends £948 a year on ‘invisible’ items such as coffees, shop-bought lunches, post-work drinks and treats for children, says a new survey commissioned by insurance company Aviva.
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Product NewsUK’s first crisp sandwich shop shuts down
The UK’s first crisp sandwich shop has closed down three months after opening, in a development blamed on the owner’s poor health.
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NewsNew café opens in Merseyside
Cake baker Nina Halliwell is to open a new bakery café in Merseyside.
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OpinionWicked Cake Company launches Christmas Muffin
Cake manufacturer The Wicked Cake Company has launched its seasonal Christmas Muffin.
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NewsBread Factory joins with chefs on bakery charity event
A bread-themed charity event in support of Action Against Hunger is being organised by London artisan bakery the Bread Factory and executive chef at Duck and Waffle Daniel Doherty.
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Product NewsSweetpea Pantry listed by M&S and Booths
Baking-mix producer Sweetpea Pantry has secured deals with supermarket chains Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Booths.
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NewsHiggidy launches Sofa Supper campaign
Sussex-based pie manufacture Higgidy is hosting two pie-themed nights to launch its Higgidy Sofa Supper Campaign.
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Product NewsWrights targets ‘on-the-move’ market with new slice
Crewe-based Wrights Food Group has introduced a new Meatball Marinara Lattice to its food-to-go range.
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NewsAmerican bakery joins historic Soho market
American-inspired bakery Elizabeth D Bakes is among six new stalls to join the newly refurbished Berwick Street Market in Soho, London.
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NewsSubway failed to pay staff, says BIS report
Sandwich retailer Subway has appeared in a new report naming and shaming firms who have failed to pay all staff the minimum wage.
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Product NewsGluten-free products ‘not up to scratch’, says research
A new study has found nearly 40% of coeliac sufferers are critical of gluten-free bread and mixes currently on the market.
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Product NewsPukka Pies launches unbaked products
Five new unbaked frozen products have been released by pie manufacturer Pukka Pies.
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Product NewsShoppers set own healthy-eating rules
Four out of five (80%) consumers do not trust the health advice they are given, according to The Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2015.