All British Baker articles in December 2008 – Page 4
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CCE picks up Abbey Well
Coca-Cola Great Britain has added Abbey Well to its portfolio, with the acquisition of Waters & Robson Holdings.Abbey Well, sourced in Morpeth, Northumberland, will be bottled by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). The Abbey Well site and its employees will be transferred to CCE on completion of the sale, according ...
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News round-up 2008
== January ==* Greggs, now headed by Ken McMeikan, comes out on top in British Baker’s annual Top 50 bakery retailers list, with 1,368 UK outlets. It beats Subway, which comes in second with 1,020 shops.* Asda cuts artificial colours and flavours from all of its 9,000 own-label products after ...
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Apprenticeship funding of £10m made available
The baking industry could benefit from new government plans to make over £10m of funding available to businesses, with the launch of a trial to develop Apprenticeship Expan-sion Programmes.The trials will be delivered through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and funding of £10m will be available over ...
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Greggs set to streamline for growth
Greggs chief executive Ken McMeikan has said his top priority is to “simplify the business” in order to better prepare it for expansion. The announcement follows his initial review of the business since he took over in August. The bakery retailer also released its latest trading update, which shows total sales for the 25 weeks to 6 December 2008 are up 6.6%, with like-for-like sales up 3.8%.
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Greggs set to streamline for growth
Greggs chief executive Ken McMeikan has said his top priority is to “simplify the business” in order to better prepare it for expansion. The announcement follows his initial review of the business since he took over in August. The bakery retailer also released its latest trading update, which shows total ...
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Finnish favour for gluten-free line
The Village Bakery (Coedpoeth), based near Wrexham, has discovered its gluten-free bread range is proving popular in Finland. Increased demand for the bread has meant the bakery will be adding a second shift to its schedule and looks set to increase its number of staff by 10, to 30.The Scandinavian ...
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Designer put through night shift
A CyBake software designer got a feel for the baking industry when we went to help out at Geordie baker Thomsons.Andrew Throup, who has installed RedBlack Software’s CyBake business management software at bakers across the UK, joined the bakers on a couple of night shifts. He helped to make sourdough ...
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Christmas pasty launched
The West Cornwall Pasty Co has launched a new limited-edition Christmas pasty for the festive season. The Turkey & Cranberry Cornish pasty is being launched in all of its 60 UK outlets and will be available over Christmas and the New Year period. The firm also intends to launch ...
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British bakers avoid the worst of Irish contamination
British bakers and manufactu-rers have largely been unaffected by the Irish pork contamination issue, but a number of pork products have been recalled as a precautionary measure.On Tuesday 9 December, the FSA released a list of meat processors in the Republic of Ireland affected by the contaminated pork as well ...
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Megans files for administration
Megans Bakery in Hirwaun, South Wales is seeking to appoint an administrator, director Steve Fogo has told British Baker. The company filed for administration on Tuesday 9 December, but Fogo said “it is too early too tell” if potential administrator, Resolve Partner, would be hopeful for a buyer for the firm. Fogo confirmed that all 56 employees have been informed and the issue of any wages due to them will be in the hands of the administrator, if appointed.
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FDF report on members’ progress
The Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) latest report has revealed that its members have cut their carbon emissions by 17% since 1990. This equates to 58,000 tonnes less CO2 which is the equivalent of taking 22,000 cars off UK roads each year. Among its member are Tate and Lyle, Macphie of Glenbervie, British Sugar, United Biscuits and Burtons Foods.
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Warning on organic oats
The Soil Association has revealed that some batches of oats being sold in the UK as organic have been found to contain one or both of the pesticides Chlormequat and Glyphosate. Although these pesticides are commonly used in non-organic products, the levels present in the organic oats mean they can ...
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Real Good Food forecasts gloom
The Real Good Food Company has announced it predicts profit before taxation of around £0.5m in its full year results to 31 December. The company has also made the decision to relocate its London head office function to its Liverpool manufacturing site, as part of a series of cost-saving initiatives.Chief ...
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Three-way deal on raisins
California Raisins has teamed up with Dawsons Bakery and Asda for a Christmas giveaway. Dawsons recently won the contract to supply all 13 Asda and Walmart stores in the East Midlands with locally produced goods, a number of which contain California Raisins. The competition will run throughout these 13 stores, ...
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Costa cake comes out top
Costa Coffee has won the Best Quality Cake 2008 accolade at the Quality Food Awards for its Raspberry and Almond Bake.The Bake, which was shortlisted against Asda’s Extra Special Chocolate Cake and Asda’s Extra Special Victoria Sponge, was described by judges as an “excellent, moist cake with a great raspberry ...
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Apprenticeship funding made available
The baking industry could benefit from new government plans to make over £10m of funding available to businesses, with the launch of a trial to develop Apprenticeship Expansion Programmes.The trials will be delivered through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and funding of £10m will be available to employers over ...
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Ferrari’s goes into liquidation
South Wales-based Ferrari’s, has been put into liquidation, following advice from the company’s financial advisers. British Baker reported in October that the retail chain had been forced to close eight of its most under-performing stores due to the effects of the current economic climate.
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