All Retail articles – Page 291
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NewsWalkers profits hit by increased commodity prices
Family-owned firm Walkers Shortbread saw its sales increase – but profits remain static – as it hit by global commodity price rises.
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NewsWeb exclusive: Tesco playing catch up with bakery
A senior boss at Tesco admitted the company’s bakery offering had to “catch up” with rivals - as he announced plans for a new training centre for the supermarket chain.
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New naan concept lands in Tesco
Global Fine Foods is launching its chilled Naanster range of folded naans into 50 Tesco stores this month.
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September food inflation at two-year low
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed food inflation has stayed at 3.1% in September for the third consecutive month.
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Pret helps apprenticeship scheme
Pret A Manger has agreed to take on 12 new apprentices as part of a London-based campaign to tackle youth unemployment in the capital.
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Warrens Bakery proposes six-month pay cuts
A Cornish bakery firm has put forward a proposal to 31 members of staff to take a 10% pay cut for the next six months.
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Aldi reports 200% rise in UK profits
Budget supermarket chain Aldi has revealed a lift in UK sales of £2.73bn in the year to December 2011.
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NewsMiss Ellie’s set for London expansion
Miss Ellie’s Coffee & Subs is looking to open up to 10 new sites in London in the next year, British Baker can reveal.
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Fair Rates for Retail campaign launched
A campaign to achieve Fair Rates for Retail has been jointly launched today (28 September) by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), and retail industry magazine Retail Week.
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NewsLondon Road Bakehouse helps new college bakery
A Staffordshire-based craft baker has helped Stoke-on-Trent College to get a new bakery up and running.
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Ocado sales growth slows
Online grocery company Ocado this morning reported a gross sales increase of 9.9% for its third quarter and added that year-to-date sales are running ahead by 11.3%.
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Charity bakery opens in Hampshire
A Hampshire-based charity has opened a new bakery, which offers adults with learning difficulties meaningful work.
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NewsGreggs to feed the troops
BIA Bakery Food Manufacturer of the Year, Greggs, is to supply savouries to the troops.
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NewsAuntie Anne’s targets 30 stores
Auntie Anne’s has said it will take its UK and Ireland store count to at least 30 by Christmas, following the opening of three new sites.
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Bakers’ dozen meet in London for baking industry first
A group of 13 baking organisations met in London last weekend to discuss some of the main issues facing the industry.
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Greggs chairman to step down
Greggs, Bakery Food Manufacturer of the Year, has announced its chairman will step down next year.
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Satterthwaites tweets sale of business
A Liverpool craft bakery business has used social media site Twitter to announce the news that the business is being put up for sale.
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NewsMaison Blanc opens first new-look shop
French boulangerie and patisserie chain Maison Blanc has officially revealed the first of its 14 stores to undergo refurbishment.
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Harris + Hoole secures ex-Clinton Cards’ sites
Harris + Hoole, the coffee shop joint venture from Tesco and Taylor St Barista, has acquired 13 sites from the failed Clinton Cards business.
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Starbucks launches Costa Express rival
Starbucks has launched its own self-service version to rival Costa Coffee.