All British Baker articles in June 2014
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News
A snowballing victory: Scottish snowballs win VAT-free status
Scottish snowballs, made by Lees of Scotland and Thomas Tunnock, have been ruled as zero-rated on tax, after they were classed as cakes.
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News
Nisa launches new-look pies and pastries
Nisa has revamped its Heritage range of pies and pastries to begin its re-launch of the own-brand label.
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Product News
New app for coeliac sufferers
Coeliac UK has announced the launch of its new app, ‘Gluten-free on the Move’.
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Genius to merge loaves with mainstream bread aisle
Gluten-free brand Genius is to introduce its bread to the mainstream bread aisle of 150 Asda stores across the UK.
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Leading craft bakery joins with Federation of Bakers following £2m extension plans
Loughborough based bakery, Geary’s bakery has joined the Federation of Bakers as their 10th full member.
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Industry responds to sugar reccomendations
The Food and Drink federation have responded to a report which advises the government to cut the recommended sugar intake by half.
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Delice de France launches Customer Innovation Centre
Delice de France has opened its customer innovation centre in Covent Garden, London.
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Gluten-free brand moves into the breakfast market
Yorkshire-based brand Feel Free for Gluten Free has moved into the breakfast market with the launch of its granola cereals and granola bars.
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Opinion
David Smart’s blog: Daddy’s Little Girl
Family-owned businesses account for about 80% of all businesses worldwide, and about one-third of them are owned by women. Census data and recent research show that daughters and wives are increasingly taking over family firms.
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News
Bakers urged to sign up for Craft Bakers’ Week
Bakers are encouraged to sign up to take part in Craft Bakers’ Week to maximise the support available.
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Student conference attracts greater participation
Lesley Foottit reports from the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST’s) annual conference 2014, which saw the AGM, prizes awarded and plenty of opportunities for students to network with industry professionals.
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News
Post Office announces half-price offer on parcels for food and drink firms
Post Office is offering up to 50% off fast-track pre-paid mail services available at over 11,000 branches across the UK.
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News
Dr Zak’s plans to treble sales amid product extension
High-protein bread brand Dr Zak’s plans to double or treble sales in a year with several new product launches planned by the end of 2014.
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Government expert advises people to cut down on cake and confectionery
In a BBC breakfast interview this morning, Susan Jebb, a senior adviser in the government’s battle against obesity, warned people away from sources of sugar, such as cakes and biscuits.
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Callebaut opens new flagship Chocolate Academy centre in Belgium
Callebaut’s new Chocolate Academy centre opened in Belgium yesterday, which will now enable state-of-the-art training to up to 1,000 professionals a year.
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Bread market to grow 10.9% despite overall decline
The UK retail market for bread and bakery products grew by 3.4% in 2013 despite continued decline in bread consumption and volume sales.
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Product News
Cornish fudge producer to double its factory size
A family-run Cornish fudge business has acquired a site to build a new £500,000 factory, which will almost double its production space and output.
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Product News
Genius named official gluten-free supplier at Commonwealth Games
Glasgow 2014 has unveiled Genius Gluten Free as the official provider of gluten-free baked products at the Commonwealth Games.
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Product News
Pork Farms celebrates summer with new campaign
A social summer campaign is being launched by Pork Farms to push the sales of its key products in the summer trading period.
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Opinion
Gerhard’s blog: Glasgow bites
Gerhard Jenne makes a brief sojourn to Glasgow and samples some of the city’s bakery delights