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NewsCake decorator creates Christmas turkey cake
Leicester cake decorator Trish Clarke recently partnered up with Renshaw to create a 10kg cake that looks exactly like a Christmas turkey.
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Easibake Foods fined after blade injury
Pontypridd based bread manufacturer Easibake Foods Limited has been fined £14,000 after an employee’s hand was trapped by moving blades on a dough-cutting machine.
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Product NewsWaitrose reports surge in Heston sales
Waitrose has seen a dramatic increase in the sales of its Heston Blumenthal Christmas products following in-store discounts.
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OpinionBlog: Gerhard Jenne’s Icing on the Cake
In his last blog for the year, Gerhard Jenne takes a moment to reflect on the highs and lows of 2013.
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Product NewsTesco sandwich investment adds to retail theatre
Investment in a sandwich chain operator by Tesco would add to its “retail theatre”, according to a City analyst.
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Product NewsThe Just Love Food Company receives £60,000 grant
Specialist food manufacturer The Just Love Food Company has received £60,000 from the Welsh Government’s Economic Growth Fund.
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Patisserie endorsed in new Tech Level
A new employer-endorsed patisserie and confectionery qualification features in the first Tech Levels, revealed by the government yesterday (16 December).
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Product NewsDunkin’ Donuts eyes UK expansion
US doughnut retailer Dunkin’ Donuts plans to open two more outlets in Chelmsford and Cambridge, it has confirmed.
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Cargill to double chocolate factory capacity
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business is to double capacity at its Belgian chocolate production facility, following a €35m (£29.55m) investment.
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NewsSubway gains motorway presence with Welcome Break
Subway has partnered up with Welcome Break, with its first stores opening at the motorway service operator last Friday (13 December).
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UK inflation sees four-year low of 2.1%
The UK inflation rate continued to decline during November, according to the latest figures.
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Product NewsDunkin’ Donuts opens first UK store
American brand Dunkin’ Donuts has opened its first UK store in Harrow, north London, 20 years after quitting these shores.
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Product NewsCosta Espresso to expand
Costa Coffee is planning to open more sites under its Espresso store concept.
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NewsPotential sale of West Cornwall Pasty Company
West Cornwall Pasty Company has appointed BDO to conduct a strategic review of the company, it has confirmed to British Baker.
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WRBM purchases the Allegra Foodservice business
British Baker’s owner William Reed Business Media (WRBM) has purchased the Allegra Foodservice business, formerly a division of Allegra Strategies.
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NewsRetail sales in stations outperform high street
Retail sales at Britain’s railway stations continue to outperform the high street, according to Network Rail figures.
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NewsCranks choose student sandwich comp winner
Sandwich brand Cranks has chosen the winner of its NPD competition, The Great Cranks Student Sandwich Challenge, launched earlier this year.
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Video: Christmas Cake Test
What does it take to be top of the supermarket shelves this Christmas? British Baker enlisted the help of Mark Legg from Dunn’s Bakery, and Charlotte Green, founder of cake company Langs of London to taste and judge this year’s Christmas cake showstoppers.
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NewsPie vending machine proves success at Scottish bakery
Fisher & Donaldson will look to roll out its hot bakery vending machine to further stores if its success continues.
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FDF sets out shared priorities
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has set out shared priorities for researchers and the food manufacturing industry, in order to plug the gap between basic and applied research.