All Specialist Retailers articles – Page 28
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NewsBudgens opens first farm shop partnership under its fascia
Gonalston Farm Shop is set to maintain 80% sourcing autonomy while adding grocery lines from Budgens
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NewsSales and profits surge at Hotel Chocolat
Sales and pre-tax profits both surged at Hotel Chocolat last year as new store openings and international ventures offset cost increases.
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NewsGail's Bakery unveils loaf made from surplus bread
Waste Bread is made by turning leftover bread into a porridge, before adding it into dough…
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NewsBerry Bros & Rudd reports £16m sales hike in 'solid' year
Berry Bros had “restructured the balance sheet”, CEO Dan Jago told The Grocer.
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InterviewsHotel Chocolat boss on starting out, 'Slabgate' and making up with Waitrose
The Hotel Chocolat founder has built a ‘long-term’ brand – and he’s not letting the supermarkets get their hands on it
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NewsHotel Chocolat signs deal to develop Scandinavian presence
New franchise stores to open in Sweden, Norway and Finland
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NewsMedia Bites 19 July: Premier Foods, Hotel Chocolat, Plastic packaging
Embattled Premier Foods chief executive Gavin Darby narrowly survived a vote to oust him at a torrid annual meeting
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NewsHotel Chocolat launches dessert-inspired summer collection
The Summer Desserts collection is already available online and is launching into stores on 18 June
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat buys back £6.4m of customer ‘chocolate bonds’
Hotel Chocolat repays £6.4m of ‘chocolate bonds’ to fund growth. Plus, annual sales up 56% at UK wine supplier Gusbourne and Bayer sets date for $63bn Monsanto deal completion.
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Comment & OpinionLessons for brands from Hotel Chocolat's 'slabgate' spat with Waitrose
Hotel Chocolat has played a deft hand, says John Noble of British Brands Group, but its bold approach won’t work for everyone
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NewsHotel Chocolat claims win over Waitrose 'copycat' bars
Waitrose has agreed to stop manufacturing its similar looking bars, according to Hotel Chocolat
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NewsHotel Chocolat extends swap offer in Waitrose 'copycat' row
An HC spokeswoman said more than 200 of the £2 Waitrose bars had been swapped for its own £3.95 slabs over the weekend
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NewsHotel Chocolat offers Waitrose customers chocolate slab swaps
Shoppers can trade in £2 Waitrose ‘copycat’ bars for the original £3.95 version
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Comment & OpinionHotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Hotel Chocolat stop Waitrose 'copying' its bars?
When Waitrose introduced its new chocolate bars with a full-page ad last week, the publicity wasn’t the kind it hoped for
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NewsHotel Chocolat launches series of chocolate tasting events
Lock-ins will give guests the opportunity to learn about products’ origins and creation
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NewsBB&R's new 'helix' wine bottle top reaches UK
The helix is fully resealable like a screwcap, but with “the all-important cork-out-the-bottle ‘pop’”
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NewsHotel Chocolat accuses Waitrose of ‘ripping off’ bar design
Founder Angus Thirlwell said the company had written to Waitrose asking it to “do the right thing” and withdraw its new own-label range
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NewsCraved crowdfunding to launch subscription service
A UK craft food delivery company has returned to the crowd for £200k in investment to launched Naked Wines-style subscription
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Analysis & FeaturesEdge & Son: 'gene to fork' process reaps rewards for butcher
With their wealth of farming knowledge and expertise on nose to tail butchery and native breeds, it quickly becomes clear