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NewsFletchers Bakeries unveils new £7m facility
Fletchers Group of Bakeries has invested £7m in a new production facility at its Claywheels Lane site in Sheffield.
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BB’s week in pictures: 11-15 March 2013
British Baker rounds up the latest industry news from the past five days in its exclusive weekly picture gallery.
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NewsMorrisons to link up with Ocado
Morrisons has announced it is currently in talks with Ocado, as it looks to move into the online retail channel next year.
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NewsSubway calls for business rates freeze
Subway has called on the government to freeze business rates ahead of the Budget, which will be revealed by Chancellor George Osborne next Wednesday (20 March).
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NewsCSM downgrades value of bakery business
CSM has downgraded the valuation of its European Bakery Supplies business (BSEU) by €165m (£143.2m) to €103m (£89m).
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NewsOnly 7% of high street fund spent
Around £500,000 of the government’s £10m High Street Innovation Fund has been spent, according to the latest reports.
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February food sales up 2% in Scotland
Scottish retail sales during February experienced a 0.7% increase in comparison to a 0.6% decline last year, the latest statistics have revealed.
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NewsCocomaya to open Heathrow pop-up shop
Artisan baker and chocolatier Cocomaya is set to open a pop-up shop this Easter at London Heathrow airport’s Terminal 5.
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NewsHobbs House Bakery launch new school
Hobbs House Bakery has launched its own cookery school designed to offer expertise in bread and cake-making.
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Sainsbury’s to invest in grain research
Sainsbury’s is to fund a new research project with farmers’ cooperative Camgrain, in a bid to improve efficiencies and quality.
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Product NewsGluten-free brand Fria expands UK presence
Scandinavian gluten-free bakery brand Fria, has announced a further 40 stores in the UK are now stocking its lines, as it increases its presence in the UK.
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KP Snacks acquisition under investigation
The acquisition of United Biscuit’s KP Snacks business by German manufacturer Intersnack is being investigated by The Competition Authority in Ireland.
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NewsGovernment to revise 2012 salt targets
The government has said it wants the amount of salt we eat to be cut by a quarter, in a new drive announced today (12 March).
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Product NewsNew price-marked Easter line for Spar
Spar has launched two limited-edition cake products ahead of the Easter holidays.
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NewsDragon backs new artisan bakery online
Bramhall Bakery has received the support of Theo Paphitis of BBC One’s Dragons’ Den on social media website Twitter.
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NewsAction for Children’s call to bakers
A national children’s charity is looking to work with a bakery business as part of a record-breaking challenge.
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Andrew Jones Pies fined £375k
Andrew Jones Pies has been fined a total of £375k, after being found guilty of health and safety breaches, following the death of an employee in a gas explosion at its factory.
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Sales up 8.2% at Aryzta
Aryzta, the Swiss-based baked goods firm, revealed this morning that its group revenue for six months to the end of January rose by 8.2% to €2.07bn (£1.8bn).
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NewsVideo: “We are not the Starbucks of cupcakes”
The Hummingbird Bakery has revealed exclusively to British Baker that it will open up at least one new shop in London this year and plans to expand into selling its own non-food merchandising.
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Product NewsNew cookie range from Yum Yum Bros
Yum Yum Bros is launching new products as part of its Ndulge premium bakery range at the Caffè Culture Show in May.