All Bakeries articles
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InterviewsKnead Bakery targets 10 sites as it opens first city centre location
Founded in 2020, the business has grown quickly with a model that combines handmade products, local sourcing and an independent ethos
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NewsTwo Magpies on track for another profitable year
The café and bakery group achieved a £450k profit in its last financial year by focusing on improving efficiencies to combat increasing costs
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Analysis & InsightQSR operators lead growth in the eating and drinking out market
Travel is expected to be the best performing segment of the total eating and drinking out market in 2025, according to Lumina Intelligence
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NewsPatisserie Valerie owner narrows losses
The bakery business reported turnover of £20.3m, down 20% year-on-year, reflecting a strategic restructuring of its retail estate and a shift towards profitable growth
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including The Chalk, Burger Drop, Rudy’s, and more
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InterviewsGreggs sees improving picture but maintains cautious outlook
The bakery chain has seen an improving sales trend in recent weeks, but volumes remain “slightly down” as consumer confidence dipped in early 2025, according to CEO Roisin Currie
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NewsGreggs reports improved trading
The retailer achieved total sales of £784m for the first 20 weeks of 2025, with the past 11 weeks supported by better trading conditions
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Analysis & InsightQSR and food-to-go drive growth amid cautious market conditions
QSR turnover is expected to grow 3.4% to £17.7bn, with outlet numbers up 1.5%, while food-to-go is forecast to grow 3.5% to £13.6bn, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence data
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NewsPatisserie Valerie owner posts full-year loss
Flour Power Group’s total sales held steady at £25.3m, with growth in online and wholesale helping to balance out higher costs
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NewsGreggs reports strong progress on sustainability targets
The bakery chain has published its 2024 sustainability report, outlining progress against the targets set out in its five-year sustainability plan, which runs until the end of 2025
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Analysis & InsightLunch grows its share of delivery occasions
The daypart has grown its share of delivery occasions by 1.9ppts, to 19.2%, in the 52 weeks to 16 March 2025, a new Lumina Intelligence report has found.
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Analysis & InsightFootfall down with restaurants recording the biggest drop
Restaurant footfall fell by nearly 8% across January and February 2025 compared with last year, while footfall at pubs fell by 6%, according to new data from Meaningful Vision.
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NewsCornish Bakehouse targets major UK roll out
The regional bakery has kicked off a UK-wide expansion plan and is targeting four to five openings per year, with a new format just launched in Brighton, according to MD Kevin Mitchell
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InterviewsSourdough Sophia eyes 20 sites
The North London bakery-cafe operator is set to open three sites this year as it balances its artisanal roots with operational growth
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NewsLola’s: ‘The real growth opportunity is outside London’
The travel-hub focused bakery brand sees huge potential to expand the business outside London, MD Asher Budwig shared
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Analysis & InsightValue of food to go sector forecast to reach £24bn this year
Growth is expected to come from stronger volumes, with increased footfall expected to be a driver in travel hubs and city centres, Lumina Intelligence’s new UK Food to Go Market Report forecasts
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NewsCornish Bakery exploring sale of the business
The bakery coffee shop chain has appointed advisors at Tamweel Capital to oversee a sale of the 66-shop business.
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NewsCornish Bakery to add six new locations
The 66-strong independent bakery chain is building on a year of record-breaking results in 2024, which saw it achieve a 26% rise in sales
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NewsCornish Bakery accelerating expansion this year
The business has opened six new sites with “a further five under offer”, since its year end in May 2024, and is on target to achieve a significant uplift in EBITDA, to reach in excess of £5m in FY24/25
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Analysis & InsightRetail channel driving growth in eating out market
The channel is forecast to grow by 5.3% this year to a value of £20bn as consumers switch to lower-ticket alternatives, Lumina Intelligence highlights in its new UK Eating Out Market Report