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NewsGreencore workers strike at Hull cake site
Workers at Greencore’s cake manufacturing site in Hull are part-way through a 24-hour strike, following claims their pay has been cut.
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NewsCameron visits The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys
David Cameron has made a special visit to the Fabulous Bakin’ Boys last Friday to officially open a new bespoke automated packing line worth £3m.
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NewsCSM sees first bids for Bakery Supplies business
CSM has revealed it has received initial non-binding offers for its Bakery Supplies activities in Europe and North America.
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Macarons & More opens first shop
Norfolk-based Macarons & More is launching its first retail outlet at the end of February, British Baker can reveal.
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NewsLavazza to target 400+ locations
Italian coffee brand Lavazza has revealed plans to open up to 400 shops in the UK, over the next decade.
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NewsGreencore’s UK revenues remain flat
Greencore has said a “challenging UK food market” has resulted in a flat level of growth in like-for-like (LFL) sales.
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NewsSubway faces lawsuits over ‘footlong’ claims
Following claims that its ‘footlong’ subs are in fact an inch or so short of the mark, Subway is facing lawsuits from a number of disgruntled customers.
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Product NewsWarburtons targets convenience with £1 crumpets
Warburtons is launching price-marked packs (PMP) of its crumpets exclusively into the convenience sector next month.
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Product NewsCSM to launch reduced-fat doughnut
CSM is to introduce its new reduced-fat doughnut to the UK market in March, following years of new product development work.
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NewsPremier Foods’ boss steps down
Michael Clarke, chief executive of Premier Foods, has announced he will step down from his position 18 months after joining the company.
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NewsGBBO stars head up new pop-up bakery
Fortnum & Mason has launched a new pop-up bakery, which will play host to stars of BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off (GBBO).
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MEPs vote to extend sugar quota until 2020
Members of the European Parliament voted to extend the controversial sugar quotas until October 2020, in a Agriculture Committee meeting in Brussels last week.
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NewsPeyton and Byrne heads to Brighton
Restaurant group, retail bakery and events business Peyton and Byrne has secured a new contract in Brighton.
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NewsVideo: Behind the Scenes with Allied Bakeries - part one
In a series of exclusive interviews with Nick Law, director of operations at Allied Bakeries, British Baker unveils the finer details of the company’s multi-million pound investment in bread production sites across the UK.
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NewsChristmas boosts Starbucks’ revenues by 11%
Starbucks has said its “busiest holiday season ever” has helped the group to achieve record sales of $3.8bn(£2.41bn) during its first-quarter results for 2013.
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Spooner Vicars to go global
Mersyside baking systems manufacturer Spooner Vicars has been acquired by American commercial cooking and processing equipment brand Middleby.
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NewsDitsch to ditch Pretzel King name?
Following trials of the Pretzel King food-to-go concept last year, the company has revealed future outlets could remain under the Ditsch brand.
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NewsGreggs hires new CEO
Roger Whiteside, currently head of Punch Taverns, has been appointed by Greggs as its new chief executive and will take up the role next month.
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NewsChristine Hamilton to attend Bakers’ Fair
British Baker is pleased to announce that Christine Hamilton will be the special guest at the Bakers’ and Butchers’ Fair Spring 2013. Star of ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and wife to former MP Neil Hamilton, Christine will be attending the biannual event, organised by British Baker and its sister title Meat Trades Journal, which takes place on Sunday 7 April at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire.
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NewsSubway takes VAT fight to Downing Street
Subway has taken its fight to overturn the government’s decision to tax toasted sandwiches to Downing Street.