All Retail articles – Page 297
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Product NewsThomas the Baker revamps IT software
Thomas the Baker has collaborated with RedBlack Software as part of a £200,000 investment in overhauling its current IT infrastructure.
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Bakery to open on site of former pub
At the height of their decline, pubs were closing at the rate of 35 a week thanks to the introduction of the smoking ban.
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NewsJamie Oliver opens new concept
Jamie Oliver has opened a new takeway food unit at the Bicester Village high-end shopping mall.
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NewsGreggs unveils new store format
Greggs has unveiled its latest concept shop – its take on a local bakery-style shop – as exclusively revealed by British Baker last November.
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Crowds gathered for Bakers’ Fair Summer
Hundreds of visitors turned out to enter the competitions, watch the masterclasses and network with the exhibitors at Bakers’ Fair Summer yesterday (Sunday 24 June).
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Newcastle bakery finds buyer
Eighty-five jobs have been saved after Tindale & Stanton’s Newcastle bakery was sold as a going concern. The bakery has been acquired by new company, Star Cottage Bakery, made up of a consortium of four former managers.
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Product NewsPennington BBS chairman for ninth consecutive year
Marshall Pennington has been announced as The Bakers’ Benevolent Society’s chairman of trustees for 2012/13 – his ninth year in a row in the position.
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Tesco takes Tan Y Castell Welshcakes national
Welshcakes producer Tan Y Castell has secured a deal with Tesco for its products to be distributed throughout its UK stores.
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Bakery stalwart passes away
British Baker regretfully announces that Ken Glennon has passed away, following a long battle with leukaemia.
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NewsCosta Coffee joins BRC
Costa Coffee has become the latest retail member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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In pictures: ABST Conference 2012
This year’s Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) Conference at the Alton Towers Hotel in Staffordshire included bakery competitions, presentations from those within the industry and a prestigious awards dinner celebrating new talent.
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NewsCosta UK LFL sales up 8.4%
Costa Coffee has reported a 21.5% growth to £123.9m in UK retail system sales in its first-quarter financial results.
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NewsShuga Budz seeks out new premises
Shuga Budz Bakery in Wolverhampton is on the hunt for a larger premises to cope with a growth in business.
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Tesco tops supermarket sales thanks to Jubilee
UK supermarkets managed to accumulate an extra £213m during the week of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, according the latest data.
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NewsHummingbird Bakery creates mobile unit
The Hummingbird Bakery has invested in a new mobile bakery unit designed to cater for festivals and events across the UK.
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Bakery Products fails to find a buyer
Bakery Products, which went into administration earlier this month, has been unable to secure a buyer, resulting in more than 100 job losses at its Scarborough bakery.
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Jubilee boosts supermarket trading
Supermarket sales during the week of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations increased by 12.5% year-on-year.
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NewsQ1 LFLs up 1.4% at Sainbury’s
Sainsbury’s, the supermarket retailer, yesterday unveiled a 1.4% increase in its first-quarter like-for-like sales (LFLs), which it said had been boosted by Jubilee trade.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie opens 54th outlet
Birmingham-based bakery chain Patisserie Valerie has opened its 54th outlet in Reading.
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Exquisite Handmade Cakes launches charity tea party
Exquisite Handmade Cakes, the Leeds based-bakery and confectionery company, is to sell its wares at an event to raise money for a cancer charity.