All British Baker articles in January 2013
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NewsTesco remains top of the shops
Tesco has managed to maintain its share within the grocery market, coming out on top amongst the big four, the latest statistics have revealed.
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NewsReal Good Food has challenging winter
The Real Good Food Company (RGFC) said trading activity in its third quarter had been lower than anticipated, with December particularly challenging.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings bullish as turnover grows
Patisserie Holdings has revealed turnover grew by almost a quarter to £49.5m during the last financial year.
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Cranswick sees 8% sales increase
Sandwich manufacturer and meat producer Cranswick has reported healthy sales growth during the last three months.
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NewsGreencore workers strike at Hull cake site
Workers at Greencore’s cake manufacturing site in Hull are part-way through a 24-hour strike, following claims their pay has been cut.
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Opinion
Politicians should care for the big and the small
The retail picture is bleak. To put it bluntly, 2013 has started in a torrid style - awful.
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NewsCameron visits The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys
David Cameron has made a special visit to the Fabulous Bakin’ Boys last Friday to officially open a new bespoke automated packing line worth £3m.
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NewsCSM sees first bids for Bakery Supplies business
CSM has revealed it has received initial non-binding offers for its Bakery Supplies activities in Europe and North America.
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News
Macarons & More opens first shop
Norfolk-based Macarons & More is launching its first retail outlet at the end of February, British Baker can reveal.
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NewsLavazza to target 400+ locations
Italian coffee brand Lavazza has revealed plans to open up to 400 shops in the UK, over the next decade.
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NewsGreencore’s UK revenues remain flat
Greencore has said a “challenging UK food market” has resulted in a flat level of growth in like-for-like (LFL) sales.
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NewsSubway faces lawsuits over ‘footlong’ claims
Following claims that its ‘footlong’ subs are in fact an inch or so short of the mark, Subway is facing lawsuits from a number of disgruntled customers.
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Product NewsWarburtons targets convenience with £1 crumpets
Warburtons is launching price-marked packs (PMP) of its crumpets exclusively into the convenience sector next month.
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Product NewsCSM to launch reduced-fat doughnut
CSM is to introduce its new reduced-fat doughnut to the UK market in March, following years of new product development work.
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NewsPremier Foods’ boss steps down
Michael Clarke, chief executive of Premier Foods, has announced he will step down from his position 18 months after joining the company.
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NewsGBBO stars head up new pop-up bakery
Fortnum & Mason has launched a new pop-up bakery, which will play host to stars of BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off (GBBO).
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Product News
MEPs vote to extend sugar quota until 2020
Members of the European Parliament voted to extend the controversial sugar quotas until October 2020, in a Agriculture Committee meeting in Brussels last week.
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How much is too little?
Salt. It’s a word that has arguably been demonised in recent years, but is an ingredient we cannot survive without. While it is recommended we can eat no more than six grams of salt per day, we can have six grams per day. Whether that comes from bread, a packet of crisps, or a ready meal – whatever the combination – surely it matters most that we’re getting a balanced diet, in which, in my opinion at least, bread is a factor.
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NewsPeyton and Byrne heads to Brighton
Restaurant group, retail bakery and events business Peyton and Byrne has secured a new contract in Brighton.
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NewsVideo: Behind the Scenes with Allied Bakeries - part one
In a series of exclusive interviews with Nick Law, director of operations at Allied Bakeries, British Baker unveils the finer details of the company’s multi-million pound investment in bread production sites across the UK.