Specialist retailers – Page 24
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Awards announces finalists in 13 categories
Awards celebrate specialist independent retail market and include a new category for 2017: Best Newcomer
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Feb: Unilever, Fox's Biscuits, Hotel Chocolat
“Unilever forced to review strategy after aborted Kraft bid” is the lead business story in The Times (£) this morning.
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NewsHotel Chocolat's Angus Thirlwell on cocoa, Brexit and online
Hotel Chocolat announced yet more positive results in the form of a 28% rise in pre-tax profits for the latest half-year of trading, we talk to the company’s CEO & co-founder
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NewsCity snapshot: Christmas hampers boost first-half sales and profits at Hotel Chocolat
Luxury chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has reported sweet growth in first-half sales and profits thanks to new store openings and strong Christmas trading.
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NewsBerry Bros. & Rudd unveils second limited-edition wine label
As many as 4,000 bottles of Good Ordinary Claret have been released featuring Bacchus
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NewsWarrens Bakery to open first franchise outside West Country
The new store at Mere Green in Birmingham opens its doors tomorrow, with talks being held over more franchises
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NewsHotel Chocolat ends 2016 with strong festive sales
Hotel Chocolat jumped by 16.2% in the 13 weeks to 25 December as more customers spent more money in-store and online.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sweet Christmas for Hotel Chocolat as shoppers spend more on gifts
Hotel Chocolat sales leapt 16.2% in the 13 weeks to 25 December as customers spent more money on higher priced gifts for Christmas
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NewsMedia Bites: Asahi/AB InBev, Fyffes, Hotel Chocolat
The Japanese brewing giant Asahi is nearing a £5bn takeover of a portfolio of European beers that includes the Czech lager Pilsner Urquell, after edging ahead in a fiercely competitive bid battle.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 October: Hotel Chocolat, Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser
Luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat received plenty of positive coverage for its maiden full-year results.
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NewsHotel Chocolat CEO dismisses need for 'knee-jerk' price rises
Hotel Chocolat CEO Angus Thirlwell has pledged not to instigate ’knee-jerk’ price rises to cope with rising input costs after the post-Brexit plunge in the pound.
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat’s debut annual results show sales and profits growth
Hotel Chocolat has announced a 12% sales boost and a big jump in profitability in its first annual results as a listed company
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NewsCity snapshot: Berry Bros & Rudd bounces back
Wine merchants Berry Bros slashes annual losses, the FTSE is boosted by interest rate cut as pound falls again and all the rest of today’s news from the City.
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NewsBerry Bros & Rudd slashes losses during year of restructure
The Queen’s wine merchant, Berry Bros & Rudd, has dramatically cut its losses despite a drop in sales
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's behind the return of the independent butcher?
In 2016, after years of decline, the number of independent butchers went up for the first time on record
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NewsCity News: Hotel Chocolat shares boosted by sales rise
A better-than-expected rise in full-year sales injected some life into Hotel Chocolat shares this week
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NewsMedia Bites 13 July: M&S, SABMiller, Hotel Chocolat
Marks & Spencer is offering small investors a direct line to the boardroom with the creation of a shareholder panel to scrutinise performance.
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NewsFull-year sales up 12% at Hotel Chocolat
Hotel Chocolat has announced a “slightly ahead” of market expectations 12% rise in sales for the 52 weeks to 26 June
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Comment & OpinionImperialist butchers take special measures in Devon
Gratton’s Butchers in North Devon has already put signs up advertising meat for sale in imperial measures
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Comment & OpinionWill the Hotel Chocolat IPO spark increased IPO activity in the food & drinks sector?
PwC chairman of corporate finance, Neil Sutton, considers IPO appetite in UK food & drink