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  • Tesco to launch breakfast sandwiches
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    Tesco to launch breakfast sandwiches

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has revealed it is to launch a breakfast sandwich range, in response to the changing ways consumers eat breakfast.

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    Food spend is down, according to ONS

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Retail food spend fell in April, according to the latest report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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    Tate & Lyle in beta glucan acquisition

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Speciality food ingredients and solutions supplier Tate & Lyle has acquired Swedish oat beta glucan manufacturer Biovelop.

  • Ginsters announces product refresh
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    Ginsters announces product refresh

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Ginsters has revamped its branded sandwich portfolio for the summer - with 50% more products.

  • Dowson makes equipment acquisition
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    Dowson makes equipment acquisition

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Dowson Food Machinery has acquired fellow bakery equipment firm JBS, with plans already in the pipeline for new equipment launches.

  • Community residents fight to reopen bakery
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    Community residents fight to reopen bakery

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    A group of local residents are looking to reopen a former bakery in Chapelfields, Coventry, which had been earmarked for demolition.

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    Grocery market sees polarisation

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Both Aldi and Waitrose saw excellent sales performances in the latest 12-week data from Kantar Worldpanel, as the grocery market polarised.

  • Warburtons acquires Giles Foods
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    Warburtons acquires Giles Foods

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons has acquired speciality bread and pastry manufacturer Giles Foods, as it looks to expand into new areas.

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    FoB wants to stop demonisation of bread

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The chairman of the Federation of Bakers (FOB) has called on the Department of Health to look elsewhere when setting new salt targets.

  • Roberts rebrands its treats business
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    Roberts rebrands its treats business

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Frank Robert & Sons has renamed its Pastry Case business The Little Treats Co, after a year of brand development.

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    Subway opens first UK Applegreen site

    2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Subway, the leading sandwich chain retailer, has opened its first UK store in partnership with Ireland’s leading independent forecourt retailer, Applegreen.  

  • Northern Ireland sets bakery targets
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    Northern Ireland sets bakery targets

    2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Bakery and snacks firms in Northern Ireland have announced plans to grow turnover by 73% by 2020, according to a recent strategy published by Agri-Food.

  • Empty shops rate reaches new high
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    Empty shops rate reaches new high

    2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

    The number of empty shops across the UK hit an all-time high in April – however footfall recovered to its strongest rate in a year, thanks to the high street.

  • Stephens Bakery takes Scottish title
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    Stephens Bakery takes Scottish title

    2013-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Stephens Bakery was named Scottish Baker of the Year at the annual association conference, in Glasgow, this weekend.

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    Morrisons signs Ocado delivery deal

    2013-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons is to begin home deliveries next year after agreeing a deal that could cause problems between Ocado and Waitrose.

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    Aux Pains de Papy to make UK debut

    2013-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Aux Pains de Papy, the French bakery run by Mathieu Esposito, is to make its debut in the UK after acquiring its first site in London.

  • Maple Leaf managing director retires
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    Maple Leaf managing director retires

    2013-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Peter Baker, managing director of Maple Leaf Bakery, UK, has recently retired from the business. Cliff Irwin, previously finance director, has now moved across to replace him as the new managing director.

  • T-shirt promoted for Real Bread Maker Week
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    T-shirt promoted for Real Bread Maker Week

    2013-05-16T00:00:00Z

    A bread-themed T-shirt has gone on sale as part of Real Bread Maker Week, this week (11-17 May). The T-shirts, bearing the slogan ‘I loaf real bread’, will help raise money for the Real Bread Campaign, with £4 per shirt going to the charity.

  • New sandwich record set
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    New sandwich record set

    2013-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The British Sandwich Association (BSA) set a new world record for gathering the largest number of people together to simultaneously make sandwich in a five-minute period.

  • Questions still surround pasty tax
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    Questions still surround pasty tax

    2013-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Confusion still reigns regarding ‘pasty tax’, according to members of the Cornish Pasty Association (CPA), following the results of a recent survey.