All British Baker articles in January 2010 – Page 4
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Real Good Food announces strong bakery sales
Significant sales growth at The Real Good Food Company’s bakery division, Hayden’s, has helped the firm achieve estimated profits of around 25% above current market expectations.Hayden’s Bakeries achieved double-digit growth with all its major customers, for the year ended 31 December, including Marks and Spencer, Waitrose and Costa Coffee, with ...
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Starbucks announces UK expansion plans
Starbucks has announced plans to open 30 new stores in the UK by September 2010, following an “exceptionally busy Christmas period”.
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Uniq sees profit turnaround
Convenience food group Uniq is back in the black after increased food-to-go sales helped steer the business back to positive sales growth.
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Retail property values continue to fall
Retail property values have fallen by 16% compared to their peak in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to brokers Christie + Co’s latest Business Outlook publication.
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Pieminister launches Big Pie Night
Bristol-based pie maker Pieminister is to launch ‘Big Pie Night’ – a pie menu solution which it claims can help pubs and bars achieve a gross profit of over 60%.
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Consumers have positive perceptions of malt
The majority of consumers view malt as a healthy ingredient, which improves the flavour of food, according to new research commissioned by Muntons.The survey, carried out by Cognet Research, involved 100 face-to-face interviews with consumers*, of which nearly two thirds (64%) said they felt the addition of malt increased the ...
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Country of origin labelling creates confusion
New research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed that there is a low level of consumer engagement with, and understanding of, country of origin labelling (COOL).Carried out by Oxford Evidentia, the research brings together five studies investigating consumers’ attitudes, use and understanding of COOL - which signifies ...
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Cake Toppers to expand outside Ireland
Home-based cake decoration business Cake Toppers Ireland has announced plans to expand internationally.Jill FitzGerald, who runs the business from a studio beside her home in Co Kerry, south-west Ireland, said she plans to expand with the production of christening and birthday toppers this year. She also hopes to start supplying ...
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Greggs leads major new UK bakery league table
Greggs held on to its position as the UK’s largest bakery retailer by the narrowest margin in British Baker’s new BB75 league table for 2010.The chain currently has 1,419 UK shops, just 10 more than sandwich chain Subway. The latter opened 125 sites last year, closing the 119 store gap ...
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Bakers needed for world cup bakery competition
The search is on to find the nation’s best bakers to represent the UK in the Louis Lesaffre Cup. The ‘world cup’ of baking pits teams of three bakers, from around 40 countries across all five continents, against each other in a series of national and international heats. Each baker ...
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Finsbury appoints new finance director
Finsbury Foods has appointed Stephen Boyd as its new group finance director, with immediate effect. Boyd has previously held key positions at WT Foods, Noon Products and Golden Wonder, where he worked alongside current Finsbury chief executive John Duffy.
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Finsbury appoints new finance director
Finsbury Foods has appointed Stephen Boyd as its new group finance director, with immediate effect. Boyd has previously held key positions at WT Foods, Noon Products and Golden Wonder, where he worked alongside current Finsbury chief executive John Duffy. He replaces Lisa Morgan, who will step down from the board ...
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Bakers needed for world cup bakery competition
The search is on to find the nation’s best bakers to represent the UK in the Louis Lesaffre Cup. The ‘world cup’ of baking pits teams of three bakers, from around 40 countries across all five continents, against each other in a series of national and international heats.
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Consumers have positive perceptions of malt
The majority of consumers view malt as a healthy ingredient, which improves the flavour of food, according to new research commissioned by Muntons.
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NewsCake Toppers to expand outside Ireland
Home-based cake decoration business Cake Toppers Ireland has announced plans to expand internationally. Jill FitzGerald, who runs the business from a studio beside her home in Co Kerry, south-west Ireland, said she plans to expand with the production of christening and birthday toppers this year. She also hopes to start supplying the UK and US markets.
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is a young entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé chain of shops. He recently opened smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay in Oban, on Scotland’s west coastI recently got nominated for a Career Award at the Young Scottish Ethnic Achievement Awards. The competition was stiff and I didn’t ...
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Winter warmers
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic management agency that delivers business acceleration processes and brand development within the foodservice, bakery and convenience retail sectorsWith all that wind, rain, sleet and snow it’s a miracle anyone ventured out over the holiday season, but thankfully they did and most ...
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Storm troopers
For once, the national press have been the baker’s best friend. This week began with: "Snow crisis: it’s panic in the shops" (Daily Express); "Panic buying hits supermarkets" (Daily Mail) and, our favourite, "Grit hits the fan" (predictably, The Sun). With images of barren shelving offering a helpful visual cue ...
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In Short
Plan for EuropainEuropain will take place over five days, March 6-10, at its usual home Parc des Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte in Halls 1-4. Hours are 9.30am to 6.30pm each day. Bakery and pastry form the largest sections of the show, with manufacturers, millers and equipment suppliers exhibiting. It runs alongside ...
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In Short
Food plan unveiled Last week, the Government published its new food strategy, Food 2030, which sets out its goals for long-term food security and sustainability. One of the main aims of the strategy is for well-informed consumers to be able to choose healthy and affordable food, produced and supplied by ...