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Scottish bakers hit back at latest research on salt
Scottish bakers feel unfairly targeted by the Food Standards Agency in Scotland (FSAS) which reports that consumers have not reduced their salt consumption in the last five years.
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UB and ADM carry Torch for soft milling wheat
United Biscuits and ADM Milling are working together on an innovative new project, involving every link of the wheat supply chain, to improve stocks of soft milling wheat for biscuits.
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Bakels snaps up Nutribake
Global bakery ingredients supplier Bakels has acquired Swiss firm Nutribake, in a move that looks set to expand British Bakels’ product range.
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Greggs trials frozen take-home products
Greggs has revealed it has commenced a limited trial with Iceland Frozen Foods, which will see 10 stores sell frozen Greggs-branded sausage rolls.
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NewsTesco listing for Genius as it moves into pies
Genius Gluten Free, a major supplier to the free-from market, is venturing outside of bread for the first time. It has launched a range of five savouries and secured a listing with Tesco for all of them.
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UK wheat plantings are up
Total wheat plantings are up 1% in Great Britain, according to the latest HGCA Planting and Variety Survey.
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NewsMadeley to host BIA 2011
British Baker is delighted to announce that well-known TV presenter Richard Madeley is to be the celebrity host at the Baking Industry Awards 2011.
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Big plans for Poundbakery as Sayers eyes up options
Poundbakery is set to give Greggs a run for its money if the budget chain realises plans to roll out across the country.
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Hovis reveals its future strategy for growth
Hovis and Mr Kipling brands will both see multi-million-pound investment between now and 2014, according to Jon Goldstone, head of group marketing at parent company Premier Foods.
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Expansion for Northern Irish firm
Northern Irish bakery distributor Andrew Ingredients has invested £1m in a move to new premises to meet growing demand for its products across the whole of Ireland.The firm’s new 24,000sq ft site in Lisburn is twice the size of its previous premises and will help the £10m turnover firm grow ...
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UKBA raids Honeytop
Six illegal workers have been arrested during a UK Border Agency (UKBA) raid on Honeytop Speciality Foods in Dunstable.Acting on intelligence, UKBA officers, along with police and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, raided the Woodside Industrial Estate during the night shift and found six staff who had no right to be ...
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Gordon PolsonDirector,Federation of BakersThis month is the 50th anniversary of the Chorleywood Bread Process (CBP). The vast majority of bread baked in the UK is produced using a similar high-speed dough mixing process one used in over 30 countries.Whether the anniversary is cause for celebration or commiseration has been ...
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Robber targets Waterfields
Waterfields bakery staff fear they could be the next target of an armed robber, who has raided six of the company’s shops in the north west.The man has already struck at Clock Face, Sutton, Whiston, Rainhill and Allerton in the last few weeks and, in the last raid, forced the ...
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Skoda ad firm for saleThe Cake Bake Co, which made the life-sized cake for the Skoda TV advert, has been put up for sale by administrators. The Kent-based firm supplies own-brand cakes and had a reported turnover of £918,000 in the year to 31 March 2011.Salt down in BarnsleyBarnsley City ...
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Carrie’s TV boostCarrie’s Cakes in Ennis, Co Clare, saw turnover increase by 50% after its shop makeover was featured on Irish television show Retail Therapy. Pastry chef Caroline Gardiner opened her bakery in March last year, but was making little progress until Irish retailing maestro Senator Feargal Quinn revamped it ...
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Callebaut contestBelgian chocolate maker Callebaut is celebrating its 100th anniversary by sponsoring a contest to win one of five trips for two to a cocoa farm in Ghana. Chocolate professionals need to submit their name, upload a picture of themselves, and submit a testimonial about why they enjoy working with ...
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Alcohol at StarbucksStarbucks has started selling beer and wine at some of its US stores in a bid to attract shoppers on different occasions. The coffee chain is also rolling out a more flexible format, so customers can move furniture for gatherings, along with a children’s area.Good investmentThe food ingredients ...
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Wrights Pies’ £1m distribution warehouse opens
Wrights Pies has opened its new £1m state-of-the-art central distribution warehouse at its bakery in Crewe.
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Sainsbury’s bakery college achieves C&G accreditation
City & Guilds has formally accredited Sainsbury’s six Food Colleges and Bakery College.
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Barnsley bakers hit salt targets
Barnsley City Council has praised its local bakers for the work they have done to reduce salt in bread.