All British Baker articles in August 2018
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Opinion
‘Sugar reduction doesn’t happen in isolation’
Amy Jackson, bakery technologist at Tate & Lyle, discusses the challenges facing bakers in sugar reduction and reformulation of bakery goods
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News
Making waves in Brighton: The Flour Pot Bakery
Visitors to The Flour Pot Kitchen are treated to the sights and sounds of the seaside, from crashing waves to squawking seagulls, accompanied by the smell of freshly-baked loaves, pizzas and coffee.
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Reports
Packaging: Are bakers ready for plastic challenge?
With consumers pressing for a reduction in plastic packaging, bakery firms and multiple retailers are using a variety of initiatives to tackle the problem head-on
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News
Eight Aulds shops remain following further closures
Eighteen Aulds shops have closed in the past month after the family-owned Scottish business placed its retail business into liquidation.
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News
Coca-Cola set to buy Costa in £3.9bn deal
Whitbread is planning to sell its Costa Coffee business to The Coca-Cola Company in a deal worth £3.9bn.
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Product News
Scottish Bakers welcome new food tourism strategy
A plan to boost food and drink spending by visitors to Scotland has been welcomed by trade association Scottish Bakers.
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News
Hughes Bakery announces Asa Nicholson’s merger
Bradford-based family baker Hughes Bakery is merging with nearby business Asa Nicholson’s.
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News
Coeliac disease diagnosis rate rises to 30% in the UK
Coeliac UK has announced that diagnosis of coeliac disease in the UK has risen from 24% to 30%.
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Product News
Ginsters’ first-ever pasty store to open in Newbury
Ginsters of Cornwall has announced the opening of its first Ginsters Pasty Store, in Newbury, Berkshire.
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Opinion
Bread and camping: PX+ Festival in a nutshell
Last weekend I camped, for the first time ever, in the name of British Baker. And, lying awake at 2am on Saturday, in a freezing cold tent in the middle of a field in Essex, it felt like a mistake.
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Product News
Pidy adds new flavour to frozen sponge sheets
Ready-to-fill pastry manufacturer Pidy has expanded its Technipat frozen sponge sheets range with a new flavour.
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Opinion
Great British Bake Blog 2018: Episode One
Has the world gone topsy turvy? Biscuits in week one of Bake Off? This is madness.
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Product News
Colin the Caterpillar gets a Macmillan makeover
Marks & Spencer’s Colin the Caterpillar has been given a makeover to help raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event on Friday 28 September.
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News
Family business Turner’s Pies opens fourth shop
Sussex baker Turner’s Pies has expanded its business by opening a new shop in Worthing.
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News
Social enterprise bakery opens in Nuneaton
A new artisan bakery in Nuneaton has opened its doors to the public and given young people the chance to make a fresh start.
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News
Lidl launches charitable bakery pop-up in Ireland
Lidl Ireland has launched a pop-up bakery in aid of its charity partner Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health.
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News
Warrens crowns Young Budding Baker of the Year
Warrens Bakery has named a 17-year-old from Chichester as its first ever Young Budding Baker of the Year.
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Product News
Ben & Jerry’s introduces ice cream bagels
Ben & Jerry’s is tapping into the ice cream sandwich craze with its latest creation – Ice-Ice Bagels.
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Product News
Village Bakery secures Spar supply deal
Wrexham-based Village Bakery has struck a deal to supply Spar stores in north Wales with its gluten-free range.
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Product News
London restaurateurs to open bakery restaurant
A bakery/restaurant hybrid is to be opened by restaurateurs Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim and David Gingell next month.