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  • Pop-up trial for Konditor & Cook
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    Pop-up trial for Konditor & Cook

    2013-02-14T00:00:00Z

    Konditor & Cook has said it could be opening up to three pop-up outlets in the next year to trial a dedicated takeaway cake store format, British Baker can reveal.

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    SMEs hold back on planning

    2013-02-14T00:00:00Z

    More than half of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are planning only six to 12 months ahead, the latest research has revealed.

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    Views wanted for hybrid labelling design

    2013-02-14T00:00:00Z

    The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is looking for suggestions for the design of a new hybrid format for front-of-pack nutritional labelling.

  • Bread inflation rises YOY to 4.1%
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    Bread inflation rises YOY to 4.1%

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Inflation is expected to remain a resilient feature of the bread and cereals category through to the summer at least, a City analyst has warned.

  • Blog: Every little helps, or not?
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    Blog: Every little helps, or not?

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Is having the cash from a national name to back your brand the key to grow, or are bakery retailers best off funding their own businesses?

  • Candy Cakes makes Landmark move for export
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    Candy Cakes makes Landmark move for export

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Candy Cakes has signed its first international franchise deal with The Landmark Group, which will see 14 new outlets open in Dubai in the next year.

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    HGCA commissions GM study

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    A new study into the potential impacts of adopting genetically modified (GM) cereals and oilseeds, on the UK agricultural industry, has been commissioned by the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).

  • Greggs Moment headed for Midlands
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    Greggs Moment headed for Midlands

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Leading BB75 retailer Greggs is believed to be targeting its coffee shop format Greggs Moment at the Midlands.

  • Parfitt’s Bakery goes in liquidation
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    Parfitt’s Bakery goes in liquidation

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Huddersfield Bakery Parfitt’s has gone into liquidation, resulting in 63 job losses.

  • Win a prize to train with the Herbert brothers
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    Win a prize to train with the Herbert brothers

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    One lucky trainee baker will have the chance to scoop a top prize of training with Channel 4’s The Fabulous Baker Brothers Tom and Henry Herbert.

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    Video: How to make cake pops

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Clare O’Connell, owner of POP Bakery in north-west London, has revealed the recipe behind her infamous Russian doll cake pops in an exclusive video interview with British Baker.

  • Bako NW hosts chocolate workshop
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    Bako NW hosts chocolate workshop

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Wholesaler Bako North Western recently teamed up with supplier Callebaut to host an interactive chocolate workshop at its training facility - The Bakory - in Preston.

  • Expansion plans for Wenzel’s
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    Expansion plans for Wenzel’s

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Wenzel’s the Bakers is looking to more than double the size of its current estate to at least 60 shops in the next two years, British Baker can exclusively reveal.

  • Starbucks opens first franchise outlet
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    Starbucks opens first franchise outlet

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Starbucks has opened its first franchise coffee shop in the UK, at Liphook Services in Hampshire, as it looks to grow its franchising business.

  • Government launches high street rescue plan
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    Government launches high street rescue plan

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The government has launched a new initiative to prevent further casualties on the high street, following the recent collapse of number of big name retailers.

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    Ocado shrinks losses by growing product lines

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Extending product ranges, including its own-label brand, has helped Ocado to drive down its pre-tax losses by £1.8m in the last year.

  • Zeelandia names new recruits
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    Zeelandia names new recruits

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The evolving bakery market has led Zeelandia to take on two new technical recruits, Andrew Gaunt and Adam Davies.

  • Pieminister sales rise by a quarter
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    Pieminister sales rise by a quarter

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Pieminister saw sales increase by 28% to reach £8.3m, for the financial year to 31 March 2012, up from £6.5m in 2011.

  • Black Forest Gateau gains protected status
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    Black Forest Gateau gains protected status

    2013-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Imitators be warned, the Black Forest Gateau - or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, as it is known in Germany - has been granted protected status by the European Commission.

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    Innovation eases pressure of commodity prices

    2013-02-07T00:00:00Z

    UK bakery manufacturers have been using innovative tactics to tackle pressures in the rising costs of commodities, new research has revealed.