All British Baker articles in December 2009 – Page 6
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Pie sales soar after website redesign
The Nottinghamshire-based pie maker Lime Tree Pantry has increased its online sales by 600%, in one week, after it received a grant from the Food and Drink iNet to redevelop its website.Sales rocketed from an average of £333 per week to more than £2,331 in the first seven days following ...
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Administration plagues Firkins for a third time
West Midlands bakery firm Firkins Foods has been bought out of administration by MD and sole director Ian Bolderston for the third time in three years, saving all 200 jobs.Bolderston called in the administrators on 11 November 2009 after the firm, which operates a bakery and 27 shops, came under ...
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Burford aims to add value
Burford Corporation’s stand at Iba was manned by Terry O’Donahue, who numbers Lantmännen Unibake, Allied and British Bakeries among customers, together with Braces and Nicholas & Harris. On the packaging side, O’Donahue was showing the latest range of bag-closing single wire machines and tamper-evident tape closure machines. For the baking ...
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Retail boost for craft sector at BIE 2010
Next year’s Baking Industry Exhibition, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham from March 21-24, will host a new area the ’Craft Baker’s Shop’.The Shop is designed to give exhibitors the chance to demonstrate innovative and exciting new products, which will help independent bakers improve their retail offering. ...
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J2 develops EPoS first
J2 Retail Systems, a manufacturer of PC-based touchscreen tills, has launched the first EPoS system to contain Solid State Drives (SSD) Storage as standard.Its new J2 615 integrated touchscreen computer was designed by the company’s in-house research and development team, and uses the new Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor and Intel ...
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Jobs saved at Riverside
Middlesbrough-based Riverside Bakery has been rescued by a local businessman after the company went into administration in October. All 35 jobs at the bakery have been saved, after administrators Baker Tilly sold the business, which will now trade as Tees Valley Bakery Limited.According to Baker Tilly, the new owner, who ...
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FSA proposes saturated fat targets for savouries
Savoury snacks, including meat pies and pastries, are the focus of a new consultation by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Launched this week, it is the second of two consultations on the reduction of saturated fat and calories in foods.The first, which launched in July and closed in November, covered ...
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Aryzta sees falling revenue in UK and Ireland
Aryzta has seen revenue fall across its UK and Irish speciality bakery businesses as “substantially reduced customer spending” has resulted in tough trading conditions for the firm.Revenue in its Food Europe division dropped 11.4% for the 13 weeks to 31 October 2009. The firm, formed in August 2008 through the ...
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Administration plagues Firkins for a third time
West Midlands bakery firm Firkins Foods has been bought out of administration by MD and sole director Ian Bolderston for the third time in three years, saving all 200 jobs.Bolderston called in the administrators on 11 November 2009 after the firm, which operates a bakery and 27 shops, came under ...
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Administration plagues Firkins for a third time
West Midlands bakery firm Firkins Foods has been bought out of administration by MD and sole director Ian Bolderston for the third time in three years, saving all 200 jobs. Bolderston called in the administrators on 11 November 2009 after the firm, which operates a bakery and 27 shops, came under pressure from utility creditors.
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National Doughnut Week raises over £25,000
Almost double last year’s number of bakery shops took part in National Doughnut Week this year, and raised over £25,000 for charity The Children’s Trust. The fundraising event, sponsored by BakeMark UK, was founded by Christopher Freeman of bakery Dunn’s of Crouch End.
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National Doughnut Week raises over £25,000
Almost double last year’s number of bakery shops took part in National Doughnut Week this year, and raised over £25,000 for charity The Children’s Trust.The fundraising event, sponsored by BakeMark UK, was founded by Christopher Freeman of bakery Dunn’s of Crouch End. For every doughnut sold during the week, a ...
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Aryzta sees falling revenue in UK and Ireland
Aryzta has seen revenue fall across its UK and Irish speciality bakery businesses as “substantially reduced customer spending” has resulted in tough trading conditions for the firm. Revenue in its Food Europe division dropped 11.4% for the 13 weeks to 31 October 2009.