All British Baker articles in January 2012 – Page 4
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OFT to investigate Brookes Avana acquisition
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed it is investigating the completed acquisition of Premier Foods’ Brookes Avana business, by Solway Foods Ltd, on the grounds of competition in the wholesale supply of chilled foods and puddings.
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NewsOrchard Valley acquires McDougalls licence
Orchard Valley Foods has acquired the licence to sell Creative Baking ingredients under the McDougalls brand, to the foodservice and wholesale sector, for an undisclosed sum.
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Egg list names and shames manufacturers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and DEFRA have named Britain’s supermarkets, high street chains and food manufacturers pledging to purchase and use higher welfare eggs, as well as those yet to state their compliancy.
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New cupcakery strikes Virgin Money deal
Sunderland-based Baked Cupcakery has had a welcome boost to business, with an order for 2,000 cupcakes from Virgin Money.
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NewsPremier launches sweet shop cakes
Premier Foods has added a selection of British ‘Sweetshop Specials’ to its Mr Kipling range.
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NewsReal Bread Campaign supports pupil education
Bakers are needed to help teach local school pupils how to grow and make their own bread, as part of a scheme organised by The Real Bread Campaign.
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NewsPremier Foods pursues Power Brands strategy
Premier Foods will be doubling its marketing spend on its eight Power Brands in order to drive recovery and growth for the next financial year.
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CPI drops 0.6%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 4.2% in December, down 0.6% on the previous month. However, food and beverage prices were up 1.4% over the same period.
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NewsUK team gears up for Sigep
The UK will again be putting forward a team of bakers to take part in the Sigep Bread Cup at the Sigep exhibition in Rimini, Italy later this month.
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December doubles Sugarshack’s profits
Sugarshack Bakery attributed its 50% increase in trade during December to its cost-effective Christmas offering.
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New loyalty scheme angers Starbucks drinkers
Global coffee chain Starbucks has angered UK customers by changing the terms of its loyalty scheme.
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In Short
New salt reportA new report on salt reduction methods in food production will be published later this year. The Food and Drink Federation and the British Retail Consortium have teamed up with Leatherhead Food Research to fund and deliver the comprehensive report, which will be a free resource for manufacturers.Waste ...
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Advice for youngstersUnited Biscuits KP Teesside’s factory manager Mark Duffy and employees spoke to unemployed youths, taking part in The Prince’s Trust’s team programme at Stockton Riverside College, about jobs in food manufacturing. The firm offered mock interview sessions, in addition to advice on job-hunting, application form writing and CV ...
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Lesaffre buys FermexYeast supplier Lesaffre has acquired Worcester-based rival Fermex International. The global yeast and bakery ingredients supplier has ensured present Fermex employees will remain with the group in order to strengthen the business’ UK and Ireland presence.Brookes Avana salePremier Foods has completed the disposal of its Brookes Avana business, ...
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Reporting in
Nick HarrisManaging director,BFP WholesaleThe New Year is the time to reflect on the last 12 months and look forward to the coming year. Who would have predicted that, despite all of the economic uncertainties, key bakery commodities such as fats, oils and sugar would remain as highly priced as they ...
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’Good grains’ and ’naturality’ are among the 10 key trends in food, nutrition and health for 2012, according to a new report by New Nutrition Business (NNB).The firm, which offers strategic advice to the food and drink industry, said the number one trend is ’naturality’ a trend that is ...
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Reynards pushes pop-up packs
Reynards has introduced a range of Push Pop cupcake containers to the UK wholesale bakery market.The food packaging supplier’s clear PVC containers are the company’s latest development in response to the fast growing cake pop and cupcake sector, which was first made popular in the US. It allows consumers to ...
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Topper idea from Tri-Star Packaging
Tri-Star Packaging has developed a new deli pot, suitable for the food-to-go market.The compact Deli Pot Topper allows food retailers and manufacturers to use both the pot and lid as containers, so that ingredients or products can be kept separate and fresh.The topper has been manufactured in clear recycled PET, ...
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Hummingbird spreads wings to overseas outlets
The Hummingbird Bakery will be launching an international franchise scheme, with hopes to open its first global store in the Middle East this year.After announcing plans to open a fifth store later this month in Angel, Islington, the London-based bakery has confirmed it will be opening outlets overseas in 2012. ...
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Ishida updates granular weighing techniques
Ishida Europe has developed an enhanced version of its granular weighing product range.The new high-speed Cut-Gate Weighers, suitable for products such as sugar and salt, are available in 10 different models tailored to product, pack and line requirements. They feature a newly designed weigh hopper to help minimise the discharge ...