All British Baker articles in January 2007 – Page 5

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    Arthur Rayner, head of skills training, SAMB

    12 January 2007

    The Scottish Association of Master Bakers’ (SAMB) training department feels very encouraged and positive about the future of bakery training in Scotland, especially for 2007. Although the current round of European Social Fund (ESF) programmes is almost at an end and the future of this funding is very uncertain, Scottish ...

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    Police investigate arson attack on Brace’s vehicles

    12 January 2007

    Welsh plant baker Brace’s says police are baffled after three of its £50,000 lorries were set on fire on December 27.The lorries were among 10 vehicles parked in its isolated depot in Capel Hendre when the attack occurred at 11.30pm. They were set alight separately, with the arsonists smashing ...

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    Premium additions

    12 January 2007

    Bakery company Finsbury Food Group says it is finalising new premium cakes ranges for Morrisons, the Co-operative Group and Asda, following premium relaunches with Somerfield, Sainsbury’s and Tesco last year.The company, which announced a half-year sales growth of 5% in its Memory Lane Cakes business compared to the same 2005 ...

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    International activity

    12 January 2007

    A record number of 33 British bakery, food and drinks companies is set to exhibit at a trade show in Dubai, which aims to take advantage of the 80,000 British people who are now living in the Gulf region, according to research conducted by Food from Britain (FFB).Organised ...

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    Lyndale abandons its Vite concept

    12 January 2007

    Lyndale Foods has dropped its Maison Blanc Vite format, closing two trial stores in London.The "French gastronomic" concept was created as an "oasis of food and theatre for food lovers with little time to spare", with most products offered as self-service. A flagship London outlet was launched in November 2005 ...

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    Greggs heads Top 50

    12 January 2007

    Bakery giant Greggs dwarfs its rivals on the high street, both in the takeaway and fast food sectors, according to British Baker’s new league table, the Top 50 Bakery Retailers 2007 (see pg 14).Our independent research shows that Greggs has more than five times as many shops as its nearest ...