All Greggs articles – Page 27
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Fast food operators increase malls presence
The squeeze on consumer spending is allowing fast food and value operators to increase their foothold in shopping centres across the UK, according to a new report.The report from retail consultants Trevor Wood Associates, which monitored the changing line up in 500 shopping centres, found that fast-food operators and budget ...
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Bakery outlet openings on the rise
The number of new outlets opened by the UK’s leading bakery retailers increased by 6.9% in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to a new survey. The number of shops selling baked goods as the primary element of their food offering saw a net increase of over 500 outlets ...
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UK coffee shop sales growth slows to 6.2%
The UK coffee shop market has shown resilience during the recession, although sales growth slowed to 6.2% in 2009 down from 15% the previous year, according to the latest research by Allegra Strategies. The study of the UK branded coffee shop market showed that turnover in the sector reached £1.63bn ...
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Threshers sites to revert to Whitbread
Whitbread, the hotel, pub and coffee-shop operator, could be forced to take back a clutch of Threshers stores in the wake of the collapse of First Quench, the off-licence shop and convenience store operator.M&C Report understands the company, which runs Premier Inn, Costa Coffee and a clutch of pub-restaurant formats, ...
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Weekend Press
Greggs in recession sales boost
Greggs, the high street baker, is on course for a 3% increase in sales to £649m for the year.The company, which has an average customer spend of £2, has benefited during the recession and is also on course to achieve a 2% rise in pre-tax profits to £45m.Ken McKeikan, chief ...
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Richest people lose £155bn in wealth
The annual list of the UK’s richest 1000 people, published in the Sunday Times, has seen many of the wealthiest lose significant parts of their fortunes. Collectively the 1,000 multi-millionaires in the 2009 list are worth £258.27bn, down £155bn on last year. The pub and brewing industry’s richest person was ...
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Coffee shops to go skinny
The UK’s biggest coffee shop operators will today announce plans to reduce salt and fat in sandwiches and cakes they offer.Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Pret A Manger, Caffe Nero, Eat, Greggs are all understood to be the latest operators to sign up to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) commitment to help ...
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Industry needs to tackle litter problem
The quick service restaurant (QSR) industry needs to take more responsibility for the food and packaging it sells, according to anti-litter campaigners.The comments came as McDonald’s waste was found to account for nearly a third of fast food litter on Britain’s streets.Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, called ...