All Retail articles – Page 282
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Discounters grab bigger slice of grocery market
Two of the big four supermarkets are feeling the pressure of market share, as discount retailers continue to increase grocery sales.
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NewsIndulgence pop-up shop looks to the future
The owner of a new pop-up dessert bar and chocolate shop is looking to transform the concept into a permanent bakery business in the next year.
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Aldi and Waitrose top Christmas pudding test
A Christmas pudding from discount supermarket chain Aldi has beaten upmarket rival Fortnum & Mason in a taste test, according to a magazine.
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Warings Bakery to feature in new Heston series
Warings Bakery is set to appear on Heston Blumenthal’s new Channel 4 television series Heston’s Fantastical Food this month.
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NewsCommodity costs blamed for Martins’ factory closure
Martins Foods has been forced to close its Southport bakery after it failed to agree a price increase with a major customer.
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NewsBSA calls for fairer coffee shop tax
The Beverage Standards Association (BSA) has hit out at Starbucks and other multinational coffee shop chains that it claims are avoiding paying tax in the UK.
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NewsGreggs wins accolades for social media campaign
Greggs has won two digital awards for a social media campaign, which helped to sell more than one million doughnuts nationwide.
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NewsCosta backs out from Totnes store
The campaigning efforts of independent coffee shop businesses and local residents have resulted in Costa Coffee backing out from opening an outlet in a Devonshire town.
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NewsPie firm rebrands to avoid legal dispute
A Cardiff pie shop has been forced to rebrand following a trademark dispute with another pie business, owned by members of the same family.
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Geordie Bakers win BB survey prize draw
Ian Thomson of Geordie Bakers has won £100-worth of Amazon vouchers in British Baker’s reader research survey prize draw.
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NewsAllied scoops Premier’s lost Co-op contract
Allied Bakeries has won the multi-million-pound bread contract for own-label bread lost by Premier Foods – as rumours mount the food group is looking at options to sells its bread business.
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NewsCocomaya opens third outlet
Artisan baker and chocolatier Cocomaya has opened its third London shop.
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NewsMoodog targets transport sites
A treat-style food-to-go concept is looking to target travel hubs as part of its UK-wide expansion, British Baker can reveal.
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Greggs spooks customers in new video
A new zombie-inspired video created by Greggs has gone viral for Halloween and accumulated more than 100,000 views.
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NewsCosta enjoys growth in sales and profits
Whitbread has revealed Costa Coffee’s underlying profits have risen by almost 30% to £36.1m in its half-year results.
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NewsWelcome resurgence for bakery retail businesses
The number of bakery retail businesses is on the up, having increased almost 5% in the past year, according the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The UK Business: Activity, Size, Location 2012 report contains data on VAT registered businesses in the UK, and was produced from a ...
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NewsJamie Oliver partners Boots on lunch range
Boots UK has joined forces with Jamie Oliver to launch his first deli-inspired lunchtime range, in a bid to banish “lunch lethargy”.
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Birmingham bakery school expands
Loaf Cookery School has moved into larger premises to open up a new bakery and cope with the growing demand for its bread-making courses.
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Howell House’s new deal in Asda
Irwin’s Bakery division Howell’s House, will see its new Spooky Snowballs stocked in 350 Asda stores across the UK.
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NewsStarbucks: our UK performance has been poor
The boss of Starbucks in the UK has defended the company’s controversial non-payment of corporation tax saying it has had a “dismal” performance in this country.