Greggs sales rise as store refurbs gather pace
Greggs has predicted a “satisfactory” financial year in 2014 after total sales rose 4% for the 17 weeks ending 26 April.
View ArticleConviviality Retail snaps up 26 Rhythm & Booze stores
Conviviality Retail has acquired 26 Rhythm & Booze stores from Bibby Retail Services.
View ArticleBread category report 2014
Bakers may be diversifying into everything from bagels to bagged snacks, but sliced bread isn’t toast just yet.
View ArticleFinsbury Food Group names Peter Baker as chair
The former MD of Maple Leaf Bakery, Peter Baker, has been appointed as the new non-exec chairman of Finsbury Food Group.
View ArticleWarburtons rated UK’s ‘most chosen’ fmcg brand
Warburtons has been named as the brand bought by the most consumers most frequently for the second year running in Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint survey.
View ArticleKingsmill Bagel Thins make their debut in Tesco
Allied Bakeries is tapping demand for healthier versions of established products with the launch of Kingsmill Bagel Thins.
View ArticleHovis names former Burger King boss Nish Kankiwala chairman
Former Burger King boss Nish Kankiwala has been appointed executive chairman of Hovis Ltd.
View ArticleFinsbury Foods promotes Trist to commercial director
Finsbury Foods has announced two senior appointments in the group’s cake business.
View ArticleGenesis Crafty looks to push bakery lines in mainland UK
Northern Irish baker Genesis Crafty is launching a major push into the UK mainland…
View ArticleDragons' Den butcher listed in Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has listed two sausages created by Dragons’ Den contestant Alf Turner & Sons…
View ArticleKlesch Group reportedly in talks to buy Murco
Murco – the forecourt operator that was put up for sale by its US parent company Murphy Oil four years ago – is reportedly on the verge of finally being sold.
View ArticleEuro Garages plays host to Subway's 1,800th UK store
Subway has opened its 1,800th UK outlet at a Euro Garages site in Peterborough this week.
View ArticleCostco's first UK forecourt sells country's cheapest fuel
Costco opened its first UK forecourt at its Liverpool store last week, selling diesel for 129.9p per litre…
View ArticleHovis Seed Sensations range gets new renewable bags
Hovis has re-packaged its Seed Sensations range in renewable polyethylene bags to lower its carbon footprint…
View ArticleConviviality Retail toasts bumper full-year profits
Bargain Booze-owner Conviviality Retail has reported a bumper increase in profits in its first annual results as a listed company.
View ArticleSpar forecourts High Noon and Chartman get bank cash to grow
Spar forecourt retailers High Noon Stores and Chartman have both secured new financing to fund expansion plans…
View ArticleMRH Retail plans 10 more Subway concessions on its forecourts
MRH Retail has become the latest indie forecourt operator to join forces with Subway…
View ArticlePremier Foods profits up despite sales dip
Tight cost control has enabled Premier Foods to post a 2.1% increase in first half profit despite seeing a drop in sales of its ‘power brands’.
View ArticleBakery distributor BFP Holdings sold by Lesaffre
French yeast producer Lesaffre has sold its UK bakery and distribution company, BFP Holdings - which supplies Greggs and Krispy Kreme - to a private equity firm.
View ArticleMotor Fuel Group buys Murco
Motor Fuel Group has acquired Murco from Murphy Oil for an undisclosed sum.
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