All British Baker articles in January 2008 – Page 7
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RGFC starts review
Real Good Food Company’s group MD Stephen Heslop is reviewing all divisions due to challenging trading conditions, it was revealed in a pre-Christmas trading update.Trading conditions in all divisions had proved to be more challenging than expected but the group continued to trade profitably, it said in the update on ...
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Keep in tune with the times
How does one retire gracefully? This is a problem that all of us have either met or, I sincerely hope, will meet. Remember, you young ones, the time will come when you will be old. So please give those of us approaching old age plenty of respect.We always say we ...
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Shift in income law
If you indulge in ’income-shifting’, such as between husbands and wives in business, it seems the taxman will take an increased interest in your affairs from April 2008 - and may well shift a further tax bill your way.This is prompted by a recent consultative document from HM Treasury and ...
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Greggs still top of the shops but Subway makes up ground
Bakery chain Greggs has topped British Baker’s annual Top 50 bakery retailers list for the second year running, despite mounting competition from franchise chains, including sandwich giant Subway and cafe operator Costa Coffee.Greggs currently has 1,368 outlets in the UK, up 53 on last year, ahead of ...
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Greggs looks forward to reporting satisfactory year
Bakery chain Greggs this week reported a 5.6% increase in its like-for-like sales over the Christmas period, the four weeks to 5 January.In a trading update it also revealed that like-for-like sales increased 5.8% in the 28 weeks to 29 December, giving overall growth in like-for-like sales for the ...
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We must fight for survival
There are plenty of bakers in my home town of Bridport in Dorset, all well-established and apparently holding their own, although their turnover has been affected for the worse by the edge-of-town supermarket.Yet anecdotal evidence suggests the situation is less buoyant for bakers elsewhere in the UK. As a ...
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New Year fears
British Baker’s latest online poll suggests bakers are concerned that the skills shortage is the biggest issue facing the industry in 2008.So far, some 48% of respondents highlighted skills shortage as their biggest concern, with 24% saying their biggest worry was the rising cost of ingredients. Competition from larger rivals ...
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CSR watch
London bakeries keen to organise events highlighting sustainable business practices, such as organic or Fairtrade sourcing, are eligible for grants under a new scheme.Launched by the London Development Agency and London Food Link, the scheme has a total of £70,000 to distribute in small grants of £500 to £5,000."This is ...
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Carr’s warns of flour profit risks
Carr’s Milling Industries said last week that profitability in its flour business was "unsatisfactory" despite two price increases since August.In an interim management statement put out to coincide with its Annual General Meeting it said further price increases would be useful although these would be dictated by whether bakers were ...
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Cake takeover
Greencore said it had diversified into alternative customer channels with the purchase of Taunton-based desserts group Ministry of Cake in December.Ministry of Cake, formerly Maynard Scotts, supplies foodservice companies with frozen cakes, cheesecakes and pastries.The company produces own-label under the Ministry of Cake brand with turnover of £16m. It was ...
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Briefs
n We enclose the British Baker 2008 yearplanner with this issue. Unfortunately there was a production error on the version sent out last year, please discard it. Apologies for the inconvenience.n Plant baker Warburtons has moved its East Midlands depot from Riddings to a new purpose-built site in nearby Langley ...
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Big in retail
The year 2007 will be remembered as one of extraordinary change on the high street, as ’deskilled’ bakery formats such as Subway and Costa Coffee stormed the UK, trading in the same territory as the modern baker’s shop.Subway opened 240 franchises over the year and finished up with over 1,000 ...
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Bakery Services sale goes through
Bakery Services has sold its two operating divisions, Inbake and Don Millers, to current directors Keith Bentley and David Drury for £50,000, after a shareholder meeting on 28 December.
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Gordon Polson, director, Federation of Bakers
Health remained at the top of the agenda in 2007 and folic fortification was at the forefront of last year’s health debate.It looks like it will now be in 2008 when these plans will move forwards. The Federation of Bakers (FoB) recognises that if fortification of bread with folic acid ...
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Asda removes artificial colours and flavours
Asda has cut artificial colours and flavours from all of its 9,000 own-label products.Asda’s bakery director Huw Edwards told British Baker that the initiative applies to all own-label bakery products including celebration cakes, in-store bakery lines and morning goods as of this month. He said that on-pack information would be ...