Cake Box: Non-executive chair to step down as like-for-like sales sweeten Bitter Sweet Cake Box, the London-listed confectionery chain, has announced the departure of its non-executive chairman Nilesh Sachdev who will step down in November. Sachdev, who is also chair at His Majesty’s Land Registry, is leaving the cream cake maker after five years in the role. The boardroom veteran has helped guide the company since it first [...]
Cake Box says sales slowed as summer sun slices profits cake The hot weather and cost living sliced into Cake Box’s trading success in the last six months, as the premium cake maker struggles to keep up with strong comparators. Although group revenues were up a humble 2.1 per cent to £16.8m, EBITDA and pre-tax profit plunged over 32 per cent as cost pressures start to [...]
Cake Box shares sink after warning profits could be sliced by cost pressures cake box Cake Box has warned full year profitability could be “significantly below current market expectations” as the cake maker battles inflationary cost pressures.
Cake Box plans to swell to 200 stores after e-commerce boost gives profits a 83 per cent jump June 27, 2022 Cream cake retailer Cake Box has outlined plans to open more stores as it reported a pre-tax profit of £7.7m for the latest financial year. This marked a 83.3 per cent jump from the previous years as it continued its post-pandemic recovery. Revenue rose by 50.7 per cent from £21.9m to £33m. Neil Sachdev, non-executive [...]
Hungry for success: Cake Box rebounds from pandemic with record sales after online orders leap April 19, 2022 Cake Box has reported record sales for the past year after recovering from the side effects of the Covid pandemic. The north-London based firm said its sales leapt some 50 per cent for the year to March, with particularly strong sales in the previous six months. Momentum had been driven by online delivery and click [...]
Cake Box co-founder leaves CFO role after accounting scandal March 14, 2022 Cake Box co-founder and CFO Pardip Dass stepped down yesterday after 10 years at the company following an accounting scandal.
Cake Box on track to meet expectations as nation’s sweet tooth drives record sales November 8, 2021 Specialist dessert retailer Cake Box saw shares spike 1 per cent at the open today, as it announced group revenue surged 92 per cent in the first half of the year. The cream cake specialist said group revenue jumped 92 per cent to £16.47m in the sixth months to September 30, up from £8.59m in [...]
Cake Box to open 20 new stores as Uber Eats and Deliveroo orders double sales October 4, 2021 Cake Box said this morning that its sales nearly almost doubled for the past six months amid a strong recovery in customer demand. The high street cream cake retailer said it was buoyed by its continued expansion, opening 20 new franchise sites over the six months to September, to bring it to a total of [...]
Cake Box eyes 52 new stores ahead of expected record revenue April 12, 2021 Cake Box is expecting to deliver a strong performance for the year ending 31 March 2021, despite ongoing coronavirus restrictions leaving many retailers struggling. In a market update today the specialist dessert retailer revealed it was currently holding franchisee deposits for 52 sites across the country. Cake Box opened 17 new stores in the second [...]