All Retail articles – Page 270
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Starbucks rolls out Android app in UK
Starbucks is to expand its mobile platform, with the roll-out of its Android app to the UK and Canada.
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Garth Bakery moves into Tesco
Garth Bakery has agreed to supply 35 Tesco stores in South Wales with nine of its bakery lines as part of a new contract.
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NewsSubway to appeal toasted sandwich tax
Sandwich franchise chain Subway will appear in the High Court on 23 July over the 20% VAT added to its toasted subs.
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Product NewsFour new liverymen at Worshipful Company
The Worshipful Company of Bakers has admitted four new liverymen as part of its July Court meeting at the Bakers’ Halls.
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NewsEstate clean-up costs West Cornwall Pasty Company
The West Cornwall Pasty Company has reported a £2.8m drop in turnover during the past 12 months.
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BRC develops free small business lease
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched a free small business retail lease in a bid to attract independent businesses back on to the UK’s high streets.
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NewsTerry Tang to appear in new TV series
Terry Tang, last year’s winner of the Celebration Cake Maker of the Year at the Baking Industry Awards (BIA), will appear in a Sky One television series this November.
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NewsGovernment publishes response to pasty tax U-turn
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a document of the responses it received during the consultation period on its proposals to add 20% VAT on hot takeaway food.
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BSA coffee shop judging commences
Coffee shops and cafés around the UK are being visited by judges of the Beverage Standard Association’s (BSA) Awards panel.
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Deadline today for London bakery competition
The Real Bread Campaign is urging London bakers to enter their best loaves by today’s deadline as part of its latest bakery competition.
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Jamie Oliver’s bakery opens at Gatwick
Jamie’s Italian Bakery has now opened at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal – his first airport location.
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Supermarkets to up farmer relationships
Waitrose and Morrisons have topped a study into the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains.
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In pictures: Bakers’ Fair Summer 2012
Hundreds of visitors turned out to enter the competitions, watch the masterclasses and network with the exhibitors at Bakers’ Fair Summer on Sunday 24 June.
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Greggs focuses on bakery in third store format
Greggs, the BB75 leading bakery chain, has launched its take on a local bakery a new third-style retail format for the company. The unit, called Greggs The Bakery, has opened just doors down from the company’s very first shop in Gosforth, Newcastle, which opened in 1951, and features a different ...
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Bakers’ charity faces huge drop in donations
The Bakers’ Benevolent Society (BBS) has seen a fall in donations of around 85% during the past 12 years. At its 179th annual general meeting, the registered charity highlighted a drop in appeal income, including donations and fundraising events, from around £200,000 in 2000 to £27,071 this year. Sue Aley, ...
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NewsGail’s awards top barista in Coffee Olympics
Gail’s Bakery has awarded Marianna Hives from its Crouch End outlet the Coffee Master 2012 barista title, as part of its Coffee Olympics.
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Students install new alliance president
David Goddard has become the new president of the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST), as announced at this year’s conference. Goddard was officially installed during a formal evening meal at the ABST’s annual conference, which attracted hundreds of bakery students and trainees from across the UK. He has ...
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Administrators close three Peters’ outlets
Administrators have closed three of Peters Bakers’ retail outlets resulting in 17 redundancies, following its collapse into administration earlier this month. Global accountancy firm KPMG closed the north-east bakery business’ Billingham and Stockton stores and Loaf branded outlet in Pity Me on 23 June. In a statement, KPMG said it ...
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NewsHowell House in supermarket deal
Howell House, the cakes and biscuits division of Irish company Irwin’s Bakery, has secured a £400,000 export deal with Tesco and Asda.
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Jubilee boost for June’s grocery sales
Grocery retailers have reported their highest balance of year-on-year (YOY) sales this month since February 2010, according to the latest statistics.