All British Baker articles in January 2009 – Page 8
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Cooplands moves into wholesale
Bakery chain Cooplands (Doncaster) is planning to expand into wholesale for the first time after being awarded a BRC rating. It has recently been audited against BRC issue 5 and awarded a Grade B. Previously the firm had only manufactured products to sell in its own 75-shop estate, but it has been working with the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber (RFG) for the last three years on growing the business in a new direction.
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Warburtons’ loaf gets fruitier
Warburtons has revamped the recipe for its Fruit Loaf with Orange so that it now provides one portion of fruit for every two slices. The new recipe loaf will be available from mid-January and is to be relaunched in redesigned packaging in order to highlight the extra fruit content as ...
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Jammie Dodgers partner Comic Relief
Burton’s Foods is hoping to raise £160,000 for Comic Relief with the help of its biscuit brand Jammie Dodgers. The company has announced a partnership between Jammie Dodgers and Red Nose Day, as well as the launch of a new out-of home snack variety. From 29 January, two pence from ...
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Greggs enjoys Christmas sales boost
Greggs’ like-for-like group sales rose 5.3% over the Christmas period according to a trading update released today. Sales growth for the four weeks to 3 January 2009 was higher than in previous months. In the 28 weeks to 27 December 2008, the bakery chain’s like-for-like sales increased by 3.9% and it saw a total sales increase of 6.6%.
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Greggs enjoys Christmas sales boost
Greggs’ like-for-like group sales rose 5.3% over the Christmas period according to a trading update released today.Sales growth for the four weeks to 3 January 2009 was higher than in previous months. In the 28 weeks to 27 December 2008, the bakery chain’s like-for-like sales increased by 3.9% and it ...
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Welcome to Bakers Review!
From 30 January British Baker will be publishing Bakers Review in partnership with the National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB).Bakers Review will feature once a month within the pages of British Baker, covering the latest industry, legislation and regulation news as well as general advice on issues affecting craft ...
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Mercury Packaging acquisition
Food packaging company Certiforms has been acquired by packaging manufacturer, Mercury Packaging.The deal is part of Mercury Packaging’s expansion plans, enabling the company to offer enhanced printing capabilities, production efficiencies and technical expertise to a number of industries and allow it to increase its focus on the baking industry as ...
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Welcome to Bakers Review!
From 30 January British Baker will be publishing Bakers Review in partnership with the National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB). Bakers Review will feature once a month within the pages of British Baker, covering the latest industry, legislation and regulation news as well as general advice on issues affecting craft bakery businesses.
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Pret go contactless
Pret A Manger has become the latest company to adopt contactless payment systems. The high-street sandwich chain is to launch the integrated system following a successful seven store trial in London. The system allows customers to pay for items totalling £10 or less by swiping their card across a contactless reader, and has been designed to save customers time and cut queues. It will be rolled out across Pret’s remaining 171 stores and the process is set to be complete by April 2009.