All Retail articles – Page 256
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NewsBowens appoints new sales director
Pie and puddings firm Bowen Quality Foods has recruited a new sales director in a bid to secure new customers and increase sales.
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NewsCakes contribute to Waitrose’s 12% profit rise
Waitrose posted a like-for-like sales increase of 3.4%, as part of parent company The John Lewis Partnership’s results for the year ended 26 January 2013.
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Fabulous Baker Brothers pick best bakeries
Tom and Henry Herbert, the brothers fronting the Channel 4 series The Fabulous Baker Brothers, have revealed five of their favourite UK bakery businesses.
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NewsHinchliffe’s celebrates Pie Week with giant pastries
To celebrate British Pie Week (4-10 March), Hinchliffe’s Farm Shop Bakery has created two oversized pies in the shape of a Union Jack flag and the Yorkshire Rose.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie buys Paul’s transport outlets
Patisserie Valerie has acquired seven sites based at London railway stations from rival retail bakery business Paul.
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NewsNew look for British Sandwich Association
The British Sandwich Association (BSA) has redesigned its logo, launching it weeks before this year’s British Sandwich Week running 12-18 May.
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NewsProperMaid to feed British troops
A range of ProperMaid’s cakes have been selected as one of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes’ (NAAFI) Best of British foods to feed the forces.
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NewsGreggs tops BB75 report
Greggs was announced as the UK’s leading bakery retailer in British Baker’s BB75 league table at an exclusive invite-only event yesterday.
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HMV stores help Morrisons M Local expansion
Morrisons has revealed it has acquired six HMV sites as the firm continues to grow its convenience store estate.
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NewsSSP rolls out Mi Casa concept
SSP UK is set to roll out its Mi Casa food-to-go format in the next year.
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Product NewsReal Bread Campaign questions wholemeal claims
The Real Bread Campaign (RBC) has called into question the marketing of healthy breads by the big brands, claiming that they don’t belie the ingredients they are made from.
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Tesco and Morrisons take tumble in market share
Sainsbury’s is the only supermarket among the top four retailers to improve its market share in the last 12 weeks, experiencing a 4.6% growth rate year-on-year.
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NewsGreggs and Tesco in Twitter wars
Greggs and Tesco went head-to-head on social media website Twitter last week after an online user asked which company produced the best yum yums.
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NewsPositive sales growth for Costa
Costa Coffee has highlighted a 22.4% rise in total system sales to £962m during the last year.
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NewsStarbucks in new forecourt deal
Starbucks UK has struck a deal with Euro Garages to transform five Little Chef sites, according to reports.
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ABF forecasts better grocery profits
Associated British Foods (ABF) has said profits within its grocery division will be “substantially improved”, benefiting from the non-recurrence of restructuring costs in Allied Bakeries.
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NewsCoughlans sees rise in orders from tweets
Coughlans Bakery has said the business has benefitted from having a presence on social media websites such as Twitter.
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Asda sees marginal increase in LFL sales
Asda achieved a like-for-like sales increase of 0.1% (excluding fuel) in its fourth-quarter trading period.
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NewsPremier Foods: “Rebuild value in bread division a priority,” says Darby
Gavin Darby, chief executive of Premier Foods has revealed plans to launch new packaging for its Hovis brand and will assign a dedicated team to help rebuild its bread division in 2013.
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NewsPremier Foods: “Particularly challenging year for bread sales", says Moran
Mark Moran, chief financial officer at Premier Foods, revealed the firm experienced a particularly challenging year in 2012 for bread sales.