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NewsFood to go sales drive Greencore back to profit for 2021
The group has posted a 4.8% rise in revenue to £1,324.8m for FY21, helping pre-tax profit jump to £27.8m from a loss of £10.8m in the previous year
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NewsPret set for Middle East expansion following franchise deal
The partnership with One PM Franchising will establish the coffee chain in Kuwait and ‘potentially other regional countries’, adding to its existing three shops in the Middle East
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NewsWrights Food Group donates to FareShare ahead of Christmas
The Crewe-based business is donating mince pies, sausage rolls and ready meals to the food redistribution charity
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NewsGreencore CEO Patrick Coveney to join SSP in March
Coveney replaces Simon Smith as group CEO and will join on the business on 31 March 2022, while Gary Kennedy and Kevin Moore will step up at Greencore until a replacement is found
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NewsCérélia agrees to buy General Mills’ European dough business
The deal will see the France-headquartered ready-to-bake specialist take over the Jus-Rol and Knack & Back brands
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NewsCarr’s Flour unveils five-strong ‘luxury’ cake mix line-up
The classic flavours are aimed at the ‘luxury bake at home’ market as TV baker Juliet Sear signs up as brand ambassador
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NewsBakeries losing out on sales to shoppers with allergies, report finds
A new Délifrance report found that 52% of consumers with food hypersensitivity won’t buy anything or will go elsewhere if they can’t find the bakery product they want
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NewsRetailers not ready for curb on HFSS promotion, says survey
Research commissioned by Spoon Guru found a quarter of respondents felt uniformed about what next year’s restrictions on store displays and prices will entail
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NewsHiggidy unveils new marketing chief along with ad campaign
New marketing director Sarah Jackson joins the savoury pastry brand as it takes its first steps into above the line advertising
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NewsBako welcomes new senior commodities buyer
The Preston-headquartered bakery products distributor has appointed Abigail Blackburn to the role following the retirement of Frank Wade
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NewsSeasonal savouries: a festive feast of NPD for 2021
Bakers have been busy ‘sprucing’ up their offer to create un-fir-gettable savoury treats this winter – so here’s a round-up of some of this year’s Christmas fare
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NewsKerry unveils fibre-boosting ingredient for white bread
Derived from the natural resin of the acacia tree, Emulgold carries the claim of delivering a threefold increase in the volume of fibre for white bread products
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NewsM&S Food products to go on sale at Costa stores in 2022
The new deal will involve over 30 of the retailer’s food items, including sandwiches, which will be available in more than 2,500 of the coffee chain’s stores
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NewsSynergy Asia CEO to take responsibility for European markets
Sebastiano Pagano will assume the remit of Steve Morgan, current CEO of Synergy Flavours Europe, who will be leaving parent company Carbery Group at the end of the year
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NewsGreggs working to solve ‘temporary interruptions’ to supply
The high street bakery chain admits that stock levels for some products will vary from day to day, amid reports of shortages of its popular Vegan Sausage Roll
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NewsOggs scores Tesco listing following social media plea
The vegan bakery brand’s Brownie Bites and Millionaire Bites went on sale at the supermarket this week after initial contact was made via a humorous Instagram skit
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NewsPuratos unveils augmented reality app for customer support
Called Digital AdvisAR, the tool connects bakers to the company’s specialists for queries on recipe, technical or quality challenges
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NewsPremier Foods upbeat on H1 performance despite sales drop
H1 revenue was down 6.5% on the previous year for the Mr Kipling owner but CEO Alex Whitehouse insisted the group is “firmly on track” to deliver on full year expectations
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NewsUrban Legend set for south London store openings
The ‘better for you’ doughnut brand is adding to its Brighton store with outlets at Croydon Boxpark and Clapham Junction over the next two weeks
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NewsRising costs will be passed on to shoppers, trade bodies warn
Industry leaders have highlighted squeezed margins as a key challenge for bakery in the next 12 months, with higher prices for finished goods the likely result