All British Baker articles in December 2008
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Coffee chains set to expand despite gloomy economy
The rapid growth of the UK branded coffee chain market of recent years is expected to slow only slightly in 2009 and will break through 5,000 outlets by 2012, according to new data published by Allegra Strategies. Its UK Coffee Shop Market report, published December 2008, claimed that the current economic downturn had only a limited effect on trading performance this year, with only 19% of consumers questioned saying they visited outlets less frequently.
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Maple Leaf price fixing allegations investigated
Canada Bread Company, the parent company of the UK’s biggest bagel supplier Maple Leaf, is investigating allegations that an employee at its UK bakery operations, Maple Leaf Bakery, may have sought to influence the pricing of a competitor, Mr Bagel. These allegations have led to the suspension of the employee, while an investigation is carried out with the support of external legal counsel. Lynda Kuhn, senior vice president, communications and consumer affairs at Canada Bread told British Baker: “We certainly see these as serious allegations and we’re treating them as such. We’re proceeding very quickly to understand the facts and would like to resolve the issue as soon as possible.”
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Hovis takes Nimble leap
Premier Foods has announced that its Nimble brand will come under the umbrella of Hovis from January 2009. The lower-fat and calorie bread is to be rebranded as Hovis Nimble, with a supporting £1m advertising campaign to start in the New Year.Premier believes the change will benefit both brands, especially ...
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Get involved in National Doughnut Week
Sponsor of National Doughnut Week, BakeMark, is encouraging all bakers to get involved and help raise money for The Children’s Trust. The next fundraising week will take place from 9-16 May, 2009 and will be the 25th anniversary for the charity, which raises money for specific care, education and therapy ...
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Waitrose opts for convenience
Waitrose has opened its first food shop in a convenience format in Trinity Square, Nottingham, which will stock freshly made baguettes, sandwiches and salads as well as freshly made bread.The 5,815sq ft outlet is the first of a four-branch trial of the new format. The second shop is due to ...
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California Raisins’ innovation competition
California Raisins is inviting bakers to take part in its 2009 Innovation competition. It aims to find the most innovative new products that have been created using California Raisins, California Raisin paste or California Raisin juice concentrate.The product can be anything at all as long as it contains California Raisins. ...
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Green award for Honeyrose
Honeyrose Bakery has been rewarded for its environmental efforts with a Green Business of the Year Award. The accolade was received by the London-based organic bakery at the 2008 Park Royal Business Awards, which took place in London on 25 November.The Royal Park industrial estate houses over 2,000 companies, but ...
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Waitrose move into convenience sector
Waitrose has opened its first food shop in a convenience format in Trinity Square, Nottingham, which will stock freshly made baguettes, sandwiches and salads as well as freshly made bread. The 5,815 sq ft outlet is the first of a four branch trial of the new format. The second shop is due to open in Bristol in spring 2009.
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Honeyrose win green award
Honeyrose Bakery has been rewarded for its environmental efforts with a Green Business of the Year Award. The accolade was received by the London-based organic bakery at the 2008 Park Royal Business Awards, which took place in London on 25 November. The Royal Park industrial estate house over 2,000 companies, but Honeyrose was picked out for its attitude to local sourcing and sustainability and its strict environmental production controls.
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Register for National Doughnut Week
Sponsor of National Doughnut Week, BakeMark, is encouraging all bakers to get involved and help raise money for The Children’s Trust. The next fundraising week will take place from 9-16 May 2009 and will be the 25th anniversary for the charity which raises money to help provide specific care, education and therapy for children with multiple disabilities.
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Award-winning pork pie
Brockleby’s Organic Melton Mowbray Pork Pie has scooped an accolade in the Local Foods category at the Quality Food Awards in London. Based in Asfordby Hill, Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire, the company reached the number one spot with its pork pie - the only organic Melton Mowbray Pork Pie around.
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At the show...
DCA Kerry will be showcasing the exciting new Sanomat fresh cream machine, which has the dual innovations of being a self-creaming system as well as being self-cleaning. "It basically aerates fresh cream and does away with manual, open-bowl mixing," explains Robert Forster of Kerry. "Historically, cream machines have tended to ...
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Impress Sandwiches’ new range
Independently run company, Impress Sandwiches, has launched its new range in response to an increasing demand for premium quality and added value sandwich products from catering and retail operators. The new menu consists of 70 sandwiches, wraps, ciabatta, sub rolls, savoury muffins, giant croissants and panini’s, which are available under its Impressively Premium, Deeply Impressive and Simply Impressive ranges.
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Hovis adopts Nimble brand
Premier Foods has announced that its Nimble brand will come under the umbrella of Hovis from January 2009. The lower-fat and calorie bread is to be rebranded as Hovis Nimble, with a supporting £1m advertising campaign to start in the New Year.
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In Short
== Sayers rebrand ==Liverpool-based Sayers the Bakers is continuing with the rebranding of 100 of its Sayers shops after its parent company Lyndale went into administration in June. The plans to rebrand came after research with hundreds of Sayers’ and sister brand Hampsons’ customers and staff signalled the need for ...
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== Award for Fosters ==Fosters Bakery was named Best Overall Barnsley Business at the local Chamber of Commerce’s Business Awards. Fosters received the award in front of over 300 guests at Brooklands Hotel.== Tesco bakery ’strong’ ==Trade for bakery is very strong at Tesco, according to category manager Neil Franklin. ...
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Seasonal seller
Passion Fruit or Passiflora edulis is native to South America but is commercially grown in South Africa, California, Florida and Kenya, among other places. The fruits are round to oval and dark purple or yellow when mature. The interior is filled with many seeds coated in an intensely scented juice.There ...