All British Baker articles in December 2011 – Page 3
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Classic Catering cuts annual fuel costs
Classic Catering estimates that it will save around £10,000 on annual fuel costs with the introduction of a new vehicle.
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Premier announces further disposal
Premier Foods has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its four Irish brands - Gateaux, Chivers, McDonnells and the Erin licence - to The Boyne Valley Group for €41.4 million (£34.7m).
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Premier still facing big challenge, argues analyst
A leading City analyst has welcomed the move by Premier Foods to dispose of its under-performing subsidiary Brookes Avana for £30m but warned the embattled company still "has much to do".The own-label meals and cake business was sold recently by Premier to rival 2 Sisters Food Group for £30m ...
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Just Desserts strikes agreement for north west
Just Desserts, the Yorkshire-based company, has signed a deal with wholesaler FDP Fine Foods to supply foodservice customers in the north west.It is the company’s first wholesale distribution deal and forms part of its plan to expand its operations outside Yorkshire.FDP will target customers including local authorities, universities, cafés, delicatessens ...
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Fruity little number from ADM Cocoa
ADM Cocoa has introduced a new line of mildly fruity cocoa products to provide bakers and manufacturers with a delicate-tasting chocolate range.The deZaan Fresco Cacao range features a cocoa powder F11FR, cocoa mass DZFM 7000 and deZaan Fresco Cacao chocolate, aiming to offer an alternative to bitter varieties that may ...
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Portas Review prompts mixed response and call for action
The long-awaited Mary Portas review into the state of the high street has been welcomed by bakers who have now called for the words to be put into action.In her report, published this week, Portas reiterated claims that the rise of supermarkets had helped to put high street bakeries into ...
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ABST hosts trial workshop
The Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST), with the help of Rich Products, hosted a trial Creative Leadership/Problem Solving workshop at Tameside College on 6 December, with a view to rolling it out to the wider baking industry.Attended by a number of key figures in the bakery trade, it ...
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Kingsmill receives fresh look as part of £4.6m rebrand
Allied Bakeries has rebranded its Kingsmill range with a new pack design incorporating a larger logo and more product visibility as part of a new £4.6m revamp.The rebrand will be supported by an advertising campaign, including TV, radio and digital activity, which starts in early January.As part of the development, ...
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NewsSandwich to reach 250th birthday in 2012
The British Sandwich Association (BSA) has announced it will mark the 250th anniversary of the sandwich, in 2012, with a year-long promotional campaign.
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2011 review of the year
January l The UK delivered price of wheat hits £229 per tonne. l The overall number of new outlets opened by companies in British Baker’s BB75 list of the top bakery retailers increases by 6.9% on 2010, with Greggs remaining the largest player in the market. l Bakers ...
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Pasty championships planned at Eden Project
The Eden Project in Cornwall is to host the first-ever World Pasty Championship. It will take place at the Eden Bakery, between the famous Biomes, on Saturday 3 March 2012.
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Bakery retailers buck employment trends
UK figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown the number of people out of work has increased by 128,000 in a three-month period from August to October.
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NewsBaker of the Year secures Dubai business
Northern Ireland artisan bakery Ditty’s has secured its first export deal in the Middle East, as global interest in the business continues to grow. The Castledawson bakery, run by last year’s Baking Industry Awards’ Baker of the Year Robert Ditty, was initially asked to develop a new line of alcohol-free mince pies to Dubai’s Pan Euro Foods MENA.
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Inflation falls as food prices drop
The falling cost of food, boosted by a supermarket price war, contributed to a small fall in inflation, statistics revealed yesterday.
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Proper Maid creates Christmas Dinner Cake
A Huddersfield cake supplier has conjured up a Christmas Dinner Cake, made from all the trimmings, minus the turkey.
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Allied Bakeries strike averted
A strike threat at the Allied Bakeries plant at Milton, north of Glasgow, has been averted.
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Bakery achieves Xmas export deal
From stollen to lebkuchen, Germans have long had a love of festive bakery treats, but it seems they have now developed a taste for British Christmas cake, thanks to one Hertfordshire bakery.
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FDF sets out 10-year growth plan with government
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is working in tandem with the government to achieve 20% growth in the food and drink manufacturing industry by 2020.
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Fudges doubles production for Xmas
Dorset-based bakery Fudges has doubled production so that it can meet biscuit orders in the run-up to Christmas. The company has taken on 25 new permanent workers and implemented an extra shift in a bid to meet increased orders.
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Macphie: sales up, profits fall due to increased costs
Macphie, the Scottish foods ingredient group, saw its operating profit fall by almost a third because of an increase in raw material and distribution costs - despite an increase in turnover.