All Bakeries articles – Page 5
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NewsGreggs launching hot dogs and soup
Greggs, the high-street bakery chain, is adding hot dogs and soups to its hot food range this week as part of its evolving food offer that includes improving the flavours and fillings of its existing products
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Muffin Break planning 14 sites next year
Muffin Break, the Australian bakery cafe chain owned by Foodco, is on target to open 12 stores this year and is planning a further 14 in 2015- 16, M&C Report has learnt
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Greggs shifts focus from city centres; increases healthy choices
Greggs, the high street bakery chain, is looking away from city centre locations for new stores but sees scope for growth on high streets in the southeast and west of England
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Greggs looks away from high street
Following today’s Q1 results from Greggs the company said it is looking beyond the high street for new shop openings and plans to boost average customer spend with hot drinks and promotions including its successful loyalty card scheme
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NewsGreggs lfls up 3.7%
Greggs, the high street bakery chain led by Roger Whiteside, has reported a 3.7% rise in like for like sales for the 17 weeks to 26 April following a “weak” performance in 2013
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NewsGreggs has 'momentum' behind coffee
There’s “more momentum to come” on Greggs’ coffee sales as the bakery chain increases the scope of its coffee offer and adds more seating, according to chief executive Roger Whiteside
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NewsGreggs could make 410 redundancies
Greggs says it could make 410 redundancies by decommissioning in-store bakeries and restructuring its management and support teams, which it says could save the company £6m per year from 2015
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NewsPatisserie Valerie eyes new growth avenues
Patisserie Holdings, operator of Druckers and Baker & Spice chains, is eyeing new growth avenues for its core Patisserie Valerie…
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O’Halloran to step down as Paul MD
Esther O’Halloran will step down as managing director of Paul UK at the end of this month to start her own HR business consultancy firm, M&C Report understands.O’Halloran had been running the 32-strong French café bakery chain on a day-to-day basis after James Fleming stepped down as chief executive last ...
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Orieux returns as Paul UK CEO
Jean-Michel Orieux, the former managing director of Ping Pong, the dim sum chain, has returned to Paul UK, the 32-strong French café bakery chain, as its new chief executive.Orieux started the roll out of Paul in the UK nine years ago as managing director, before leaving in 2007 to oversee ...
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Ex-Paul CEO joins Tesco
James Fleming, who stepped down as chief executive of Paul UK, earlier this year has joined supermarket giant Tesco as chief operating officer for its commercial division.Fleming, who spent two years as an operations director at Pizza Express, was at the 30-strong Paul UK for over two years had been ...
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Paul UK sees FY turnover top £20m
Paul UK, the patisserie and coffee chain, saw turnover pass the £20m mark last year on the back of five new openings, but said that its overall average ticket value reduced during the 12 months as consumers increasingly sought value.The company, which is led by managing director Esther O’Halloran, saw ...
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Paul plans Middle East expansion
Paul, the patisserie and coffee chain, plans to add 18 new sites to its estate in the Middle East over the next 18 months.The company currently operates 24 sites in the region but plans to add 10 new outlets this year and a further eight in 2013 As part of ...
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Fleming steps down as Paul UK CEO
James Fleming has stepped down as chief executive of Paul UK with Esther O’Halloran managing director taking on the day-to-day running of the 30-strong chain.Fleming, who joined the business in April 2010 from Pizza Express where he was an operations director, is understood to be now carrying out project work ...