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Kindred Bakery flooded in water main “tsunami”
Anthony Kindred, president of the Craft Bakers’ Association, has been left counting the cost – after his business was submerged under a metre and a half of water from a burst water main.
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Fletchers relaunches foodservice brand
Fletchers Group of Bakeries has relaunched its foodservice brand Kara with a revamped website.
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NewsGreggs’ shares slump on LFL decline
Shares in Greggs, the country’s largest bakery retailer, fell by 7% yesterday after the company revealed its like-for-like sales (LFLs) were down by 2.9% in the first half of the year.
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NewsPasty festival returns
The Mining & Pasty Festival is back for the second year running, and will take place from 6-8 September 2013.
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NewsGreggs to focus on “food to go” as profits tumble
Greggs, the country’s largest bakery retailer, this morning revealed it would concentrate on the “food on the go” customer as it aims to restore its business to like-for-like growth.
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Product NewsPatisserie Valerie opens new outlet in Glasgow
Artisan baker and café chain Patisserie Valerie has opened a new branch in Glasgow.
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Households prepare to cut back this Christmas
Households are planning and budgeting harder than previous years, according to research conducted by Asda.
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Product NewsNational Cupcake Champion makes The Independent Top Ten
Last year’s National Cupcake Champion has been listed in The Independent’s ‘The Ten Best Scones’ list.
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NewsHovis holds social media Q&A session
Consumers have quizzed Hovis via Facebook about the nutritional qualities of bread.
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Product NewsWaitrose achieves £3bn turnover
Retailer Waitrose saw its sales jump by 11% in the first half of the year – as its turnover reached £3bn for the first time ever.
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NewsChocolatier announces shop closure via letter
A chocolatier announced the closure of his shop via a letter after making just £100-a-week in profit.
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NewsFreddie Flintoff backs United Biscuits campaign
United Biscuits has relaunched its Jacob’s Cream Crackers via a £1.5m campaign with former England cricketer Freddie Flintoff.
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Something for the weekend: fatwa for croissants?
We know the whole cronut thing might be getting a bit boring now. But it seems in Syria they are really fed up of them – after a fatwa was issue on croissants.
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NewsUK bakery arm performs well for Canada Bread
Maple Leaf Bakery UK saw increased volumes over the past quarter, which helped lift revenue in parent company Canada Bread’s frozen bakery arm.
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Product NewsSubway launches mango chicken lunch option
Subway has launched a new limited-edition mango chicken as part of its reinvigorated lunch option.
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Deflation at highest rate for nearly seven years
Overall shop prices today confirmed annual deflation in July, the third conscecutive month, has fallen 0.5% from 0.2% in June. Deflation is now the highest it has been for six-and-a-half years.
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Product NewsFudges announces new lines and packaging
Bakery brand Fudges is set to relaunch its sweet and savoury biscuit range in its biggest change in 80 years.
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Pop-up bakeries to target depression
An initiative has been launched to open pop-up bakeries across the UK to help people suffering from depression.
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Greencore sees revenue up in third quarter
Greencore Group has announced that trading during the third quarter met expectations, with a 2.6% increase in revenue compared to Q3 2012.
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Product NewsSquare Pie plans to open 20 outlets by 2017
British chain Square Pie will open a fifth outlet at Westfield Stratford shopping centre as the company looks to open a further 20 venues in the next four years.