All articles by Jerome Smail – Page 18
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Pidy takes aim at retail market with pastry cases range
The ready-to-fill pastry foodservice specialist is launching mini cups and vol-au-vent cases in packs of 12, available via Ocado
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Driver crisis could wreck supply chain, warns Bakers Basco
Paul Empson, general manager for the bread basket supplier, has called for government intervention to solve the shortage of HGV drivers before problems worsen
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Pret brings back Christmas sandwich for summer
The festive favourite will be available nationwide until the first week of August to satisfy demand among customers who missed out last December
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Burgen launches two sprouted grain loaves
The Soya & Linseed and Oat & Quinoa varieties, sold in recyclable packaging, are available from Sainsbury’s, Nisa and Ocado
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Trade bodies call for review of Covid-19 isolation rules
Scottish Bakers and the Craft Bakers Association have urged the UK and Scottish governments to revise the Track & Trace regulations to prevent business disruption
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How Wright’s future-proofed its new £47m milling facility
A visit to GR Wright & Sons’ new mill in Harlow, Essex, provides the perfect insight into the past, present and future of milling in the UK
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Carr’s Flour Mills joins Federation of Bakers
The milling company joins 22 other bakery suppliers on the Federation’s associate member list
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Cake Box posts double-digit growth for third consecutive year
Full-year results for the egg-free cake company showed group revenue grew 16.9% to £21.9m and gross profit was up 23.8% to £10.9m
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Bertinet Bakery’s sliced sourdough wins Sainsbury’s listing
The brand’s white, malted wheat and seeded sliced varieties will be rolled out in the retail giant’s stores as part of its Future Brands programme
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Addo Food Group commits to net zero target
The savoury pastry specialist has embarked on a new sustainability strategy by signing up to the UN-backed Science Based Targets Initiative
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Bako Group names Yates as new chairperson
The bakery wholesaler’s former deputy chair is stepping up to the role to take over from previous incumbent Joe Hall
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Bakery ingredients delayed in transit due to driver shortage
EHL Ingredients says dried foods are stuck in ports because of the HGV crisis but the Federation of Bakers insists there is no impact on the supply of bread and baked goods
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Northumbrian Fine Foods recruits as free-from biscuits boom
The biscuit maker is recruiting for more than 50 new permanent vacancies at its Gateshead factory
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Partnership puts Cooplands products on Proudfoot shelves
Bakes, creams, hot savouries and bread rolls from the Scarborough-based bakery chain are now sold in the retailer’s four Yorkshire stores
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Dawn adds gluten-free frozen muffins and brownie to line-up
The new range features filled muffins and brownies all individually wrapped in printed film with full nutritional information
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Broken Clock to open new café in Edinburgh food hall
The Baking Industry Awards 2020 Out of Home Business of the Year is adding to its Glasgow café with an outlet in the Bonnie & Wild Scottish Marketplace
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Sweet products are in-store bakery lifeline, says Rich’s
The manufacturer believes strong demand for cookies and muffins, along with growth in online and plant-based sales, points the way forward for ISB
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Federation of Bakers 2021 annual report: what you need to know
Here are some snippets from the trade body’s summary of its activities over the last year that caught the eye of British Baker
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Higgidy rolls out branded fixtures in Sainsbury’s stores
The lunch and picnic themed shelf ‘takeovers’ in 277 stores will feature items from the brand’s savoury bakery range
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Ferrero firm acquires Burton’s Biscuit Company
As part of the deal the Italian confectionery giant’s company will take over production facilities in Blackpool, Dorset, Edinburgh, Livingston, Llantarnam and the Isle of Arran