All British Baker articles in April 2016
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New packaging for Sheldon’s
Lancashire-based family bakers Sheldon’s has added black-and-white family portraits to their packaging, to highlight the company’s 70-year history.
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Lincat takes on two new managers
Lincoln-based commercial catering equipment manufacturer Lincat has appointed two new managers to its sales team.
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Leicester MP rounds on Samworth
Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West, has demanded that Ginsters’ manufacturer Samworth Brothers scrap their newly-imposed contracts, as they are accused of “systematic bullying”.
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Chocolate Dessert of the Year competition launched
Aimed at chocolatiers and pastry chefs, the Chocolate Dessert of the Year competition is open now.
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In pictures: six chocolate recipe ideas for retailers
Chocolate producer Callebaut recently held a cookery demonstration that showed retailers how to take advantage of the food-to-go trend at six key meal occasions.
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Kate’s Cakes to close Ashington and Esher sites
Staff at the CSM Bakery Solutions-owned Kate’s Cakes sites in West Sussex and Surrey were given a letter on Wednesday (27 April) informing them that the outlets are to close “by the end of 2017”.
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Burton’s relaunches Cadbury Animals
Burton’s Biscuits is to relaunch its Cadbury Animals and Cadbury Dinos biscuit ranges with an updated recipe and new pack designs.
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Marks & Spencer releases summer range
Marks & Spencer has launched its new Spirit of Summer food range, which includes new biscuits, and pastry products.
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Muntons invests £2.5m in software
Muntons, the Suffolk-based maltster and malted ingredient company, has invested £2.5 million in management software.
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Union to stage protest over Giles Foods
Union GMB is planning to stage a series of protests outside supermarket chains Lidl and Morrisons, over a dispute at Warburtons-owned supplier Giles Foods.
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The Topping Pie Company supports Yorkshire cycle race
The Topping Pie Company is to support the Tour de Yorkshire, an international cycle race taking place between 29 April and 1 May.
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Ginco recalls chocolate honeycomb
Sweet, nut and snack producer Ginco has recalled packs of chocolate-coated honeycomb due to the undeclared presence of milk and soya.
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Greggs to roll out Balanced Choice range
In a continued bid to target the ‘healthy eating’ market, high street food-to-go chain Greggs will launch its Balanced Choice range on 2 May.
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Sweetpea Pantry wins at FreeFrom Awards
Sweetpea Pantry, the baking mix producer, won the Store Cupboard category at the FreeFrom Awards for its Grainy Brainy Pancakes.
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American cookies rule says Dawn
Bakery ingredients producer Dawn Foods has commissioned a cookie survey, which has found American-style cookies are the most popular sweet treat.
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Roberts Bakery raises £25k for charity
Cheshire-based Roberts Bakery has raised £25,000, half its target, to help Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention.
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Hobart MD moves into European role
Warewash equipment manufacturer Hobart’s managing director, David Riley, has had his current role expanded to cover warewashing sales operations in Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Coup de Pates launches new range
Foodservice supplier Coup de Pates’ latest range contains over 180 semi-prepared, reception, patisserie and fully-finished items.
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Paul launches summer éclair collection
London-based high street bakery and patisserie, Paul, is to launch a new éclair range next month called Eclectic Éclairs: The Summer Collection.
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New chiller and freezer from Jestic
The new addition to the product portfolio from Kent-based Jestic Foodservice Equipment, made by Irinox, has been dubbed the “fastest blast chiller in its category”.