All British Baker articles in April 2013
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NewsOrchard Valley in strategic link-up
Orchard Valley Foods has entered into a strategic partnership with another specialist ingredients business Confection by Design Limited.
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NewsCosta plans to double LFLs growth
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned coffee shop and food-to-go chain, saw like-for-like sales (LFLs) soar by 6.8% last year.
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NewsSugar-coated doughnuts are consumers’ favourite
Plain sugar-topped doughnuts are the most popular variety, according to new research from Dawn Foods.
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NewsGreggs issues profit warning, LFLs down
Greggs has issued a profit warning after it revealed like-for-like sales (LFLs) were down 4.4% in the first four months of the year due to the poor weather.
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NewsBSA to go for sarnie World Record
The British Sandwich Association (BSA) is to attempt to break the World Record for the highest number of people simultaneously making a sandwich, in a five-minute time frame.
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Product News
The Pie Kitchen scoops British Pie Award
The British Pie Awards Supreme Champion title for 2013 went to the The Pie Kitchen of Bury St Edmonds.
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Business courses added to artisan school’s prospectus
The School of Artisan Food is to offer a range of fast-paced short courses specially designed for new food start-ups and existing, expanding enterprises.
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Sales slow at retailers
Retail sales volumes remained flat in April, defying expectations of growth, according to a new survey.
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NewsGenius goes Dutch
Genius Foods - the UK’s largest gluten-free food specialist - has signed a deal to supply its products to a Dutch retailer, as it increases its European footprint.
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NewsLast chance to enter BIA!
Entries to this year’s Baking Industry Awards, organised by British Baker, close on Friday 10 May. There are 11 categories for professional bakers and suppliers to choose from.
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NewsGreggs to launch barista training academy
Greggs is to open a national barista trading academy in the Midlands for its Moment coffee shop format, it has been revealed.
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NewsCSM unveils flat Q1 results
CSM, the Dutch food ingredients group, which last month agreed to sell its international bakery supplies business to US equity firm Rhône Capital for €850m, has achieved virtually flat results for the first quarter.
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Discounters and Waitrose prosper in supermarket war
The latest market share figures for supermarkets show an increasingly polarised sector – with discounters and Waitrose both posting growth.
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Opinion
Smart on business succession
You’re all going to die. Or go Ga Ga. Either way Mother Nature will get you in the end! I hope that caught your attention, it was meant to and for a very good reason.
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Birmingham Hovis plant closes
The Birmingham Hovis plant will cease production today – leaving hundreds of workers unemployed.
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Product NewsMcVitie’s launches The Big One
It was a debate that nearly landed McVitie’s in trouble with the tax man.
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NewsPret: people appreciate our “fresh offer”
The success of Pret A Manger is due to the UK public appreciating “the freshness” of its offer.
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NewsNew look for Hovis as bread sales nudge up
Premier Foods – the parent company behind the Hovis brand – said this morning its bread would soon get a new “packaging redesign” as it unveiled a first quarter increase in sales of 0.8%.
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Product NewsLees sees sales boost after packaging switch
Lees of Scotland has seen a 20% sales uplift for its snowballs and teacakes following a packaging revamp.
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ABF posts sales increase
Associated British Foods (ABF) has unveiled a sales increase of 10% to £6.3bn in its first half, compared with the same period last year.