All Food to go articles – Page 14
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Comment & OpinionGreggs is back in profit, but rising costs are a dampener on celebrations
Greggs became the latest food company to point to rising costs as a major threat to profitability
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NewsAldi celebrates Tokyo Olympics with foot-long sushi roll
The ‘supermarket first’ sushi roll features two fillings
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NewsOne Stop rolls out Dunkin’ Donuts across 300 company-owned stores
The rollout kicked off last month, following a trial at 15 sites late last year
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NewsCity Snapshot: Vimto maker Nichols returns to sales and profits growth as Covid restrictions end
Revenues and profits have returned to strong growth at soft drinks supplier Nichols thanks to the easing of lockdown restrictions and continued demand for the Vimto brand. Plus, Bakkavor reports ready meals and other prepared foods back at pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsBrakes suffers £234m loss as Covid clobbers hospitality market
Wholesaler Brakes fell to a £234m loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out its hospitality sales at the end of its financial year
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NewsCity Snapshot: Greggs sales recovery continues at stronger-than-expected pace
Greggs has continued to see customers flooding back to its stores in greater than expected numbers since the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions, the high street bakery chain said in an unscheduled trading update. Plus, Coca-Cola HBC acquires minority stake in premium Italian coffee company Caffè Vergnano.
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NewsItsu sells stake to PE house Bridgepoint as grocery sales soar
Asian-inspired brand Itsu has sold a significant minority stake to PE firm Bridgepoint as sales of its grocery brand soars in supermarkets.
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NewsCJ Lang to roll food-to-go brand CJ’s to all company-owned stores by year end
The Scottish Spar wholesaler said sales in the food-to-go category were up 60% on last year
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP Group slumps to £300m loss as Covid continues to hammer Upper Crust owner
Upper Crust and Ritazza owner SSP Group has fallen to first-half pre-tax losses of £300m as the ongoing coronavirus restrictions wiped out revenues. Plus, the European Commission has given Total Produce the all clear for its combination with Dole Food Company.
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NewsAlf Turner’s chilli Dragon’s Egg launches into One Stop
The product is already supplied into convenience by Spar wholesalers AF Blakemore, CJ Lang and Appleby Westward
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NewsSewell On The Go operations director David Craven-Jones retires after 25 years
The forecourt operetor has no current plans to replace Craven-Jones
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NewsGreencore predicts strong bounceback of food to go as lockdown ends
The UK’s largest sandwich maker this week said sales fell by a further 19% to £577.1m in the six months to 26 March
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NewsMoorish launches houmous snack pack trio for lunchboxes
Trio Snack-Pack comprises three pots of houmous, each with a serving of double-baked pitta chips
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NewsCovid restrictions hit first half sales at Greencore
Sales fell by a further 19% in the first half at Greencore as coronavirus restrictions continued to hit its food to go business.
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NewsPret partners with MFG for first stores in forecourts
The first store opened this week in an MFG-owned BP-branded forecourt in Southgate, London
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NewsSainsbury’s to relaunch meal deals to ‘compete with high street coffee chains’
The shake-up will see a mass of new products included in the offer, including bakery items, hot drinks and hot food
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Comment & OpinionFood to go’s ‘strong rebound’ is set to begin driving innovation again
Morrisons says meal deal sales have surged to above pre-pandemic levels
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NewsPret a Manger to launch concessions in Tesco stores
The first of the new tie-ups will launch in the Tesco Kensington superstore next month
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Analysis & FeaturesHow does Leon fit into Zubin and Mohser Issa’s master plan?
The restaurant brand suits forecourts but not Asda, say analysts
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NewsHendersons renews food-to-go range in £80k-plus investment
The wholesaler hopes to capture the opportunity for growth in the market as lockdown restrictions ease