All Specialist Retailers articles – Page 29
-
NewsFormer Russell Hume directors acquire butcher Nigel Fredericks
Nigel Fredericks Ltd fell into administration last month
-
NewsHotel Chocolat to open stores in New York and Tokyo
The chocolatier will be wholly responsible for the New York branch while the Tokyo store will be run through a joint venture
-
NewsMedia Bites 26 Sep: Unilever, Next/Brexit, Hotel Chocolat
Executives at Unilever have come out fighting in the battle to convince its shareholders to back plans for a single headquarters in the Netherlands.
-
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
-
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.
-
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…
-
NewsBerry Bros & Rudd reports £16m sales hike in 'solid' year
Berry Bros had “restructured the balance sheet”, CEO Dan Jago told The Grocer.
-
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
-
NewsHotel Chocolat signs deal to develop Scandinavian presence
New franchise stores to open in Sweden, Norway and Finland
-
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
-
NewsHotel Chocolat launches dessert-inspired summer collection
The Summer Desserts collection is already available online and is launching into stores on 18 June
-
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.
-
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
-
NewsHotel Chocolat claims win over Waitrose 'copycat' bars
Waitrose has agreed to stop manufacturing its similar looking bars, according to Hotel Chocolat
-
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
-
NewsHotel Chocolat offers Waitrose customers chocolate slab swaps
Shoppers can trade in £2 Waitrose ‘copycat’ bars for the original £3.95 version
-
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?
-
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
-
NewsHotel Chocolat launches series of chocolate tasting events
Lock-ins will give guests the opportunity to learn about products’ origins and creation
-
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’”