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Pret to trial breakfast and lunchtime meal deals at UK stores
High street chain is testing a range of meal deals covering breakfast and lunchtime occasions as it reports a 10% rise in worldwide sales up to £1.2bn for its latest financial year
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Flavour, farming, and flour power: sourdough trends in 2025 and beyond
Demand for sourdough products is intensifying, affording many opportunities for bakers to capture incremental sales growth
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Food and drink firms struggling to transform amidst labour challenges
A recent survey of C-suite executives across retail, life sciences, and manufacturing including bakeries found 43% saying biggest challenges were with their workforce
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Greggs unveils £5 lunchtime meal deal and new products for autumn 2025
Food-to-go giant adds main, drink, and side meal deal to its offering as it rolls out autumnal NPD including a Chicken Fajita Bake
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New appointments at Edme, Food Alert, Subway and more
Leadership changes help replace those calling time on a lengthy career or transitioning to another position in the wider company
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Krispy Kreme UK launches turnaround plan after posting £6.2m loss
Doughnut specialist is reviewing store and stockist locations to ensure a return to profitability after rising costs and reduced footfall saw it slump to a post-tax loss in its latest financial year
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Brakes launches programme to support small food suppliers
Foodservice supplier is looking to offer new listings to SME food manufacturers, especially social enterprises and those that help tackle food waste or produce functional foods or allergen free items
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Subs, pinsa, and pizza: international bakery NPD hits UK shelves
From authentic Italian pizza and French country bread to New York deli sub rolls and spicy brioche buns, check out the latest savoury innovations launched into UK retail and foodservice channels
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Global flavours and theatrics: afternoon tea trends in 2025 and beyond
The afternoon tea market is being infused with global flavours, premium bread carriers, and a spot of theatricality
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Government set to protect small businesses from late payments
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said too many hardworking people are being forced to spend hours chasing payments
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Prices surge almost 14% at coffee and sandwich shops
The increase is more than twice the average price rise across the rest of the eating-out market, according to Lumina Intelligence
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Buns, matcha, and iced drinks drive Q4 growth at Caffè Nero
Maritozzi and cinnamon buns, which have sold a combined 1.5m units, helped to boost sales for the coffee specialist alongside iced drinks
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Delice De France debuts chilled food-to-go range
Bakery supplier unveils sandwiches, wraps, heat-to-eat paninis and croques for retailers and foodservice operators to stock in chillers
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Sandwich chain Which Wich to open sites in Cardiff
Texas-based chain, which has two stores in London, has signed its first multi-unit franchise agreement with Breaking Brands Management
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Samworth Brothers unveils new food-to-go range of sandwiches, wraps and baguettes
Developed by the Fresh Food For Now division of the manufacturer, the new range aims to deliver a coffee shop quality experience for convenience retailers and foodservice operators
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Greggs named UK's strongest brand in 2025
Bakery chain improves on its second placing in last year’s brand strength ranking list of UK companies, calculated and published by valuation consultancy Brand Finance
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Warrens Bakery upgrades offer with new artisan coffee supplier
Cardiff-based coffee firm Bridge Coffee Roasters will supply artisan coffee for Warrens’ estate of 47 UK stores
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The Compleat Food Group acquires own-label supplier Freshpak
Chilled food manufacturing group has completed a deal for the Barnsley-based supplier of own-label deli fillers, chilled food-to-go snacks, and poached eggs
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Call for clarity over mandatory healthy food sales reporting
Suppliers and trade bosses say plan must take into account different categories and occasions
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Pastry chef Jesús Escalera creates dessert menu for Qima Café
The chef has created a series of desserts designed to explore coffee, storytelling, and quality patisserie