All Retail articles – Page 199
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NewsFlooding round-up: how bakers coped
Bakers nationwide have been left counting the cost after high winds and heavy rain devastated the UK over Christmas and the start of the New Year.
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NewsBakers report strong Christmas sales
Craft bakers have reported a strong Christmas trading period as it was revealed that sales of cake, pudding and confectionary surged by 8.3% in supermarkets.
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NewsMontana Bakery suffers profit drop
Montana Bakery, the artisan wholesale bakery, has reported a slump in operating profit from £1.3m to £1.2m for the 12 months to 28 March 2015.
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NewsHistoric Birds store closes but more open
Birds Bakery, the Derby-based craft chain, has closed one of its oldest shops to reduce the amount of stores in the area.
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NewsGreggs reportedly planning 12 NI stores in 2016
High street bakery Greggs will reportedly open at least 12 stores in Northern Ireland in 2016, and its first stand-alone shop in the country will open in Belfast in March.
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NewsStag Bakeries wins new M&S listing
Stag Bakeries, the Isle of Lewis-based producer, has had its Smoked Dunlop Cheese Straws listed by Marks & Spencer (M&S).
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Product NewsBako Own Label rebrands as Bako Select
Bako, the baking products and supplies company, has rebranded its own-label product line following “extensive customer research”.
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NewsCosta is first coffee chain to launch vegan line
Costa Coffee has become the first UK coffee shop chain to launch a vegan product registered with The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark.
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NewsWest Cornwall Pasty Co suffers pre-tax loss
The UK’s largest pasty operator has announced an underlying profit of £551,000, despite having posted a pre-tax loss of £195,000.
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NewsProlific Wirral baker hangs up her apron
Sally Cashen has closed her shop in West Kirby after nearly 27 years in business.
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NewsGluten-free bakery opens in Staffordshire
The first 100% gluten-free bakery has opened in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, producing a range of free-from breads and cakes.
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NewsSeasonal bakery sales up thanks to sweet-toothed shoppers
Christmas cake, pudding and confectionery sales were up 8.3% on 2014 as UK consumers spent £219m in the two weeks leading up to Christmas.
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NewsRecord seasonal trading days for Waitrose
Waitrose reported record trading days on 23 and 24 December, despite the challenging grocery market.
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NewsBagelman switches strategy on stores
Bagelman, the Brighton-based bagel chain, has put plans to franchise on hold as it instead looks to expand its portfolio of company-owned stores.
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Product NewsTunnock’s drops Scottish branding
Scotland’s biscuit brand Tunnock’s has decided to drop the Scottish Lion Rampant from its logo as it moves forward to brand its teacakes as ‘British’.
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NewsWho ya gonna call? – Finsbury granted licence for Ghostbusters
Finsbury Food Group has become a UK licensee for this year’s Ghostbusters film.
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Product NewsUdi’s launches gluten-free chocolate clusters
Udi’s Gluten Free, the US-based free-from brand, has announced its new Chocolate Clusters range will be on sale from 18 January.
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NewsEarl of Sandwich to reopen in UK
Earl of Sandwich, the American sandwich chain, has announced it will relaunch in the UK two years after the closure of its only UK outlet.
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NewsPieminister returns to profitability
Pieminister, the luxury pie manufacturer and restaurant chain, has reported profits of £99,000 for the 12 months to 31 March 2015, reversing the previous year’s loss of £109,000.
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Product NewsBaked goods sales to tumble 5% by 2020
UK sales of bread and baked goods are set to fall by 5.3% over the next five years, according to a report by market insight company Mintel, with market value dropping from £3.9bn to £3.7bn.