All Retail articles – Page 294
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NewsABF’s CEO ranked 10th-richest Briton
Associated British Foods’ chief executive George Weston remains in the top 10 of The Sunday Times’ Rich List.
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Bpex awards open to bakers
Bakers are being encouraged to enter the Pork and Pastry category for this year’s Bpex Foodservice Pork Product of the Year competition.
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NewsBakers in 20% pasty tax Downing Street demonstration
More than 500 bakers protested at Downing Street yesterday over the proposed 20% pasty tax and a petition with more than half a million signatures was handed to the government. The rally - which was organised by Greggs and the National Association of Master Bakers - heard Ken McMeikan, chief executive of Greggs, accuse the government of being out of touch on the matter.And, a delegation from Greggs and the NAMB visited parliament following the demonstration to voice their concerns with MPs.
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In pictures: Say No to pasty tax demo
See yesterday’s demo in British Baker’s exclusive picture gallery. More than 500 bakers protested outside Downing Street against the proposed 20% pie tax.
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Bakers to hand over ’pasty tax’ petitions
Petitions with hundreds of thousands of signatures apposing the 20% VAT on hot food will be delivered to the Treasury this morning.
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Bakery sets children doughnut challenge
Crieff-based Campbell’s Bakery has launched a competition tasking young bakers to ‘Design a Doughnut for Charity’.
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NewsSales and profits soar at Costa
Costa saw underlying profits surge 38% to £69.7m in the past year and benefited from a 5.5% rise in like-for-like sales at its UK equity stores as it opened 332 new stores in the UK and internationally.
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NewsWorshipful Company launches Baker’s Marque trial
Peter Gossage, Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers, has visited four bakeries taking part in a three-month trial of its Baker’s Marque Warrant.
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NewsContract loss burdens Rowe’s employees
W.C.Rowe has announced that it will be making a number of redundancies following a major contract loss.
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NewsPasty tax amendment defeated
A bid to overturn the changes to VAT charged on takeaway food, dubbed ‘the pasty tax’, was narrowly defeated in parliament last night.
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James Hall strikes bread deal for Spar
James Hall & Co has announced a double partnership deal to supply Hovis and Roberts bread products to Spar stores in the north of England.
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Tesco UK to invest £1bn in bid to revive profits
Tesco will be focusing on turning around declining UK trading profit with a £1bn investment plan for the next 12 months.
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NewsGreggs spends £1m on breakfast drive
Greggs is investing £1m in an integrated marketing campaign to promote its breakfast offering.
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NewsPasty tax bill amendment backed by BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has backed an amendment to the Finance Bill that would scrap the government’s planned £50m ‘pasty tax’.
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NewsHealthy food sales boost M&S’ Q4 results
Healthy food ranges have helped Marks & Spencer gain a 0.8% increase in group sales in its fourth quarter 2011/12.
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Starbucks UK plans sale of selected stores
Starbucks UK is looking to place 16 of its central London sites on the property market.
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Invite to BSB golf day
The British Society of Baking (BSB) is hosting a golf day on 28 May at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel in Meriden, Birmingham.
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Bookings open for dinner and dance
Kingston & District Master Bakers Association is to host a special dinner and dance in honour of the Queen’s 86th birthday, her Jubilee year and Saint George’s Day.
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Training course on bread weights
The Federation of Bakers (FoB) is to host a one-day training course on ‘bread weights control’ on Tuesday 8 May.
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March heatwave boosts UK sales
The unusual warm weather in March has helped drive UK retail sales values up by 1.3%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).