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Tag Archives: Romesh Ranganathan
Coughlans’ first bakers’ shop in £5m property portfolio sell-off
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The bakers’ shop that the Coughlan family first opened on London Road in 1937, and the Thornton Heath commercial bakery, offices and warehouse of the once-thriving retail business, have all been put up for sale as … Continue reading
There’s no dough to reopen six former Coughlans bread shops
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES At least six former branches of Coughlans, the bakers business which wasn’t making enough dough and went into voluntary liquidation earlier this summer, will not be re-opening under the branding of the Gloucestershire-based business that acquired … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's, Janes Pantry
Tagged Addiscombe, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Janes Bakery Ltd, Janes Pantry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Wallington, Warlingham
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Gloucestershire bakery business in rescue deal for Coughlans
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The majority of Coughlans bakers’ shops will be re-opening under a new name, after liquidators took less than a month to find a buyer for the long-established Croydon business. The 175 Coughlans staff who were notified … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's, Janes Pantry
Tagged Addiscombe, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Janes Bakery Ltd, Janes Pantry, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Wallington, Warlingham
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Coughlan’s directors moved £9m out of bakery firm since 2023
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Romesh Ranganathan stands to lose up to £400,000 Staff were only informed of business’s closure by text message Since 2023, directors transferred £5.7m property assets to another company while £2.9m was also taken out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's
Tagged Addiscombe, Assets, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, Smitham Lodge, Smitham Lodge Estates Ltd, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Virginia Coughlan, Wallington, Warlingham
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Croydon bakers firm Coughlan’s closes blaming Labour NI hike
175 jobs to go across south London, Surrey and Sussex as family-run bakery based in Thornton Heath goes into voluntary liquidation Coughlan’s bakers, their daily bread a staple of Croydon’s high streets for almost 90 years, has ceased trading. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's
Tagged Addiscombe, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Wallington, Warlingham
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Yum yum! Comic Ranganathan goes into the bakery business
TV personality Romesh Ranganathan has bought a share in Coughlan’s Bakery, the Thornton Heath-based family-run business. The actor and comedian revealed the deal in a video shot outside one of the bakery chain’s shops with the company’s director, Sean Coughlan. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's, Thornton Heath
Tagged Coughlans, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, Thornton Heath
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