All British Baker articles in June 2015
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NewsParis firm secures contract with Starbucks
Paris bakery Michel & Augustin has struck a deal with Starbucks to sell its cookies in 25 locations in New York, before potentially coming to the UK.
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NewsBread prices and discounters impact inflation
Grocery inflation is at -1.7%, reflecting the impact of Aldi and Lidl, as well as deflation in major categories like bread.
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NewsBake Off contestant lands recipe deal
Last year’s Great British Bake Off contestant Kate Henry has launched a partnership with fine food company Bennett Opie.
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Product News8 Wimbledon-inspired cakes from UK bakers
Bakers have been batting their best Wimbledon-inspired cakes on social media, as the two-week championships begin this week.
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Product NewsMacaroni pies dilemma reaches parliament
The campaign to save the macaroni pies has reached Scottish Parliament, after Greggs bakery discontinued the product.
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OpinionCardiff cake maker puts issues to PM
The boss of a Cardiff cake company has spoken to Prime Minister David Cameron about what matters to small businesses.
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Product NewsRank Hovis boss departs
The managing director of flour miller Rank Hovis has left the business just five months after joining.
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Product NewsWarburtons’ toaster arrives
Warburtons has partnered with kitchen equipment manufacturer Breville to create a custom fit toaster to fit its Toastie bread.
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NewsBrace’s appoints new CEO
Brace’s Bakery, the South Wales family-run bakery, has appointed former sales and marketing director Scott Richardson as its new chief executive.
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Stop the Week: online
This week we look at edible poo and the danger of biscuits when in the wrong hands.
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Product NewsFoodservice demi-baguettes launched
Speciality Breads has launched a new range of demi-baguettes available for the foodservice sector.
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NewsTesco beats expectations as sales decline slows
Outlook for Tesco is looking up as the retailer boasts an improved sales performance in its first quarter trading update.
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NewsGunstones bakery to enter final pay talks
Final efforts to end the pay dispute at 2 Sisters Food Group’s Gunstones bakery in Sheffield will take place next week.
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OpinionBlog: Éclairs back on-trend
Did you know the word ‘éclair’ comes from the French for ‘flash of lightning’? On learning this recently I thought, yes, it does have a lightning bolt-esque look to it, but non! They are so named as they are eaten quickly – in a flash.
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Product NewsA fresh take on shortbreads
SK Biscuits has taken the tea-biscuit dunk a step further with a new range of shortbreads with tea flavouring.
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NewsGreggs links with VoucherCodes for sausage roll drive
Bakery giant Greggs is treating consumers to a free sausage roll this week, with 6,000 to give away each day.
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Product NewsPieminister rejected from Glasto for first time in over a decade
A ‘pie-panic’ has spread across social media, as Glastonbury-goers discovered veteran attendee Pieminister will not be at the festival this year.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie to open in Debenhams
Growing confectionery chain Patisserie Valerie has signed a deal to open six Debenhams concession shops.
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OpinionNine reasons why you need to enter the National Cupcake Championships
National Cupcake Week is back! From 14 to 20 September we shall be all about the little cakes and we want bakers to get involved as well.
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Product NewsMan arrested over Jammie Dodgers factory theft
A man has been arrested following the theft of £12,000 of biscuits from a Burton’s factory.