All British Baker articles in January 2008 – Page 6

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

  • News

    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

  • News

    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

  • News

    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

  • News

    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Gundula Azeez, policy manager for the Soil Association

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    We breathed a sigh of relief at the Chief Medical Officer’s recent intervention to stall the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) proposal to fortify bread with folic acid.The move was triggered by a review in the British Journal of Nutrition. This found it was wrong of the FSA to assume folic ...

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    Gundula Azeez, policy manager for the Soil Association

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    We breathed a sigh of relief at the Chief Medical Officer’s recent intervention to stall the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) proposal to fortify bread with folic acid.The move was triggered by a review in the British Journal of Nutrition. This found it was wrong of the FSA to assume folic ...

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    Gundula Azeez, policy manager for the Soil Association

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    We breathed a sigh of relief at the Chief Medical Officer’s recent intervention to stall the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) proposal to fortify bread with folic acid.The move was triggered by a review in the British Journal of Nutrition. This found it was wrong of the FSA to assume folic ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    International activity

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

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    International activity

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    In its latest bakery report, research company Mintel found that sales in the US cookie and biscuit market grew 14% during 2002-07. The market was worth $5.9bn in 2007.Mintel found that 97% of individuals ate cookies in the US, with 79% penetration into households. Three in ten people said they ...

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    International activity

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    In its latest bakery report, research company Mintel found that sales in the US cookie and biscuit market grew 14% during 2002-07. The market was worth $5.9bn in 2007.Mintel found that 97% of individuals ate cookies in the US, with 79% penetration into households. Three in ten people said they ...

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    TOP 50 BAKERY RETAILERS

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Michele Youngretail and brands director, BB’s Coffee and Muffins, No.10We currently have 177 stores throughout the UK and Ireland. This represents an increase on last year as we have opened about 20 new stores in the last 12 months.The main problems we faced in 2007 centred around the industry ...

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    Jan 11

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    “The 12 months ahead promise to offer significant competition across the grocery sector” – Market analyst IGD sticks its neck out

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    Beyond the comfort zone

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Recently, I had the pleasure of being invited to visit Kingston & District Master Bakers and it made me realise that the majority of regional associations are no longer in existence.While we cannot go back in time, we have lost so much by not meeting regularly with fellow bakers; it ...

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    viewpoint

    2008-01-11T00:00:00Z

    This week we kick off the year with Britain’s Top 50 bakery retailers (pg 4, 16-18,) covering those who sell, but do not necessarily make, baked goods. Last year, a number of craft bakers told me that coffee and sandwich shops were not bakers as they make nothing, and I ...