Cake Box half-year profits slip 4% due to lockdown measures

// Cake Box half-year pre-tax profits down 4% to £1.66m
// Sales were also down, slipping 2% to £8.59m in the half year period ending September 30
// However, franchisee like-for-like sales up 12.1%, including a 51% increase in online franchisee salesEgg-free cake specialist Cake Box saw profits fall four per cent as the national lockdown over spring took its toll on the business.
The second national lockdown in England is also slowing growth, the retailer said, but a dividend was pa