All Retail articles – Page 205
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Product NewsBarry Callebaut posts profit dip, warns on year ahead
Global chocolate producer Barry Callebaut has warned about a “challenging” year ahead – after it saw its net profit decline by 5.9% to CHF240 million (£157m).
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NewsM&S sees static LFL food sales
High street retail chain Marks & Spencer (M&S) has recorded virtually static like-for-like (LFL) food sales figures, with just 0.2% growth in the 26 weeks ending 26 September.
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Product NewsMarc Patisserie launches in London
A high end patisserie – the brainchild of a team behind a duo of two Michelin-starred restaurants – has opened in Selfridges in London.
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Product NewsABF profits and revenues hit by commodity deflation and currency woes
Revenues and profit fell at Associated British Foods – the parent company of Kingsmill – as it was hurt by commodity deflation and currency difficulties.
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Product NewsMorrisons takes on fresh sandwich chains with own offer
Supermarket chain Morrisons has revealed plans to launch its own range of freshly made sandwiches in bid to capitalise on the growing food-to-go market.
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Product NewsEngland triumphs in Pie World Cup
Things may have been disappointing on the rugby pitch for England, but at least the home nation’s Dallaglio Steak & Ale Pie triumphed at the inaugural Pie World Cup.
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Product NewsHolland’s releases Steak & Guinness slice
Lancashire-based pie manufacturers Holland’s has launched a new Steak & Guinness Slice.
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NewsGlobal study identifies key bakery trends
A global study for Belgian ingredients manufacturer Puratos has unveiled key trends in the baking, patisserie and chocolate markets.
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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.