All Finance articles – Page 5
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NewsGreencore workers call off strike action at Manton Wood site
Picketing at the Manton Wood site has been put on hold while union members consider an improved pay deal from the food-to-go manufacturer
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NewsBakkavor Pizza workers vote for strike action
GMB union members employed at the pizza supplier’s factory in Harrow have rejected a 5.9% pay offer
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FeatureHow Stacey’s Bakery has thrived through four generations
The business now operates four shops around the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border
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NewsCornish Premier Pasties invests in solar power at bakery
The 320 solar panels will provide at least 20% of the factory’s energy over the year
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NewsPret fined £800,000 after worker gets trapped in freezer
Woman feared she would die and was treated for suspected hypothermia
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NewsGreencore workers set to strike over pay
Over 500 members of trade union Unite who work at the sandwich and ready meal supplier’s Manton Wood site near are planning industrial action later this month
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NewsGuenther Bakeries new £38m Coventry site goes live
The factory is operating a high-speed bun line, capable of producing over 70,000 items per hour, for a QSR customer
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NewsAround Noon acquires sixth UK manufacturing site
The Newry-based food-to-go manufacturer continues its growth trajectory with a new 30,000 sq ft factory in Slough
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NewsCornish Bakery reveals string of new shop locations
The independent bakery chain has also opened a new site in Truro with trading already far exceeding “wildest expectations”
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NewsKTC Edibles makes major investment in margarine supplier
The firm is investing a seven-figure sum in Cardowan Creameries, which is acquired this year, to double the site’s capacity and launch a range of speciality bakery fats
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NewsCavan Bakery secures two new supply deals
London-based bakery will supply a health club and a garden centre business after expanding into new production premises earlier this year
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NewsKudos Blends invests in new oven for product trials
The business analyses baking powders and perform trials to troubleshoot problems or try new bakes
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NewsBaked goods retailer Batch’d targets £20m turnover
The Leeds-based sweet treats business currently has a turnover of £6.5m from its 24 sites
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NewsPladis opens new £2m warehouse in Carlisle
As part of a £12m investment to expand the capacity of its production site in Cumbria, the new Pladis warehouse will see 50 new jobs created
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NewsBread category to be examined by competition watchdog
The Competition & Markets Authority will focus on the pricing of ten product categories after initially clearing grocery retailers of profiteering during the cost-of-living crisis
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FeatureHow are bakers strengthening their supply chains?
There remains several factors disrupting the British baking supply chain, but with insight and investment in key areas business can find ways to overcome them
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NewsBells Food Group invests £250k to up pie making capacity
The Lanarkshire-based firm will be able to bake an extra 100,000 Scotch pies per week thanks to a new state-of-the-art oven
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OpinionWhat can we learn from Le Pain Quotidien’s downfall?
Several factors contributed to the recent closure of the chain’s UK bakery cafes, says Future Foodservice founder Simon Stenning, who applauds brands finding a way past the pitfalls
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NewsWhite bread falls to lowest price in six months
Shoppers paid an average of £1.37 for a loaf of white bread in May, down from the £1.39 recorded the previous month
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NewsCost-of-living crisis brings boom in white bread sales
At a time when supermarket unit sales of other loaves are declining, sliced white bread is back in growth