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Reporting in Innovation has to be key
Nick HarrisMD, BFP WholesaleInnovation is a key part of every retailer’s armoury, but is it as important as it should be to the baker on the high street? As a bakery retailer, how often should you change your portfolio or introduce a new line? Does a new line always mean ...
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Seed pricing
Pine nuts: Prices from China have stabilised for now, as the positive news on the developing crop takes effect. Buyers are currently able to cover additional requirements at more attractive prices than those seen at the end of 2010. The view is that the combination of both Chinese and Russian ...
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Almost three-quarters (73%) of small businesses have been paid late in the last 12 months, according to new research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).The survey showed that 43% of FSB members are currently waiting for payments of up to £4,999 and, in the past year, 56% have written-off ...
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Cupcake finalistsThe National Cupcake Championship finalists have been revealed! Visit the latest news section on www.nationalcupcakeweek.co.uk to see if you are on the shortlist.Normal harvest startThe harvest of winter wheat in the UK is expected to start in about a week, according to the HGCA. Although the warm dry spring ...
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Weights guidanceThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published guidance for businesses to accompany The Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order 2011. The amendment to the law, set come into force on 1 October 2011, would see a lifting of all restrictions on the ...
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Fox’s plants to stayFears that Northern Foods planned to close its three Fox’s Biscuits factories in favour of a single ’super factory’ have been allayed by the company’s new owner Ranjit Boparan of the 2 Sisters Food Group. A £26.5m investment over the last 18 months means the plants will ...
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Waterfields attackArmed robbers have struck at another Waterfields bakery, this time in Rainford, Merseyside the seventh raid on the north-west chain in the last few months. Two men demanded access to the safe. Six branches have been hit and bosses do not know what has prompted the spate of ...
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Twickenham seeks artisan baker for town
The powers that be in Twickenham are on the hunt for an artisan bread baker to join their current line-up of shops.
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Original Cake steps out beyond fruit
The Original Cake Company is to break from its fruity roots with a new range of cakes, developed with the help of funding from Food and Drink iNet (Innovation Network).
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Businesses wanted for MP ‘buddy’ scheme
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is looking for small businesses to take part in the ‘Business Buddy’ scheme, recently signed up to by the likes of business secretary Vince Cable.
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Trailer heights to be limited?
Bakery transport companies are concerned that European Commission proposals to limit the height of UK trailers could mean a big change to their working practices.
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Finsbury sees cake growth continue
Finsbury Food Group has seen a positive sales turnaround in its Cake division in the past year, with group revenue also on the up following a decrease for the comparable period in 2010.
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Pret takes on the homeless
Pret A Manger has recruited 25 homeless apprentices to mark its 25th birthday. The new recruits have been taken on its three-month scheme with a view to becoming permanent.
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Get your BIA tickets today!
Don’t delay, make sure you book your place at this year’s Baking Industry Awards, hosted by TV presenter Richard Madeley.
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McCambridge and Brennans in court over bread case
In his opening statement at a court case in Dublin, the chairman of Irish bakery company McCambridge accused rival manufacturer Brennans of deliberately copying the packaging of one of McCambridge’s leading breads.
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Subway in O2 voucher partnership
Subway has teamed up with mobile phone network 02, so that consumers can automatically receive scannable vouchers through their mobile phones when they are near the sandwich retailer’s stores, which can immediately be redeemed in-store.
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Bagel sales are on the up
Value sales at New York Bakery Co have increased 84% since the relaunch of its bagel brand in January this year.
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Finalists revealed for National Cupcake Championships
British Baker, the organiser of National Cupcake Week, is delighted to announce the finalists of the National Cupcake Championships 2011.
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British Bakels welcomes students to Bicester
British Bakels welcomed bakery students from Tameside College last week, as they attended a two-day course at the bakery ingredients manufacturer’s technical centre in Bicester. Nine students were accompanied by Lorna Jones, head of the bakery department at Tameside, and lecturer Steven Salt. The visit included a talk on the ...
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Coffee shops top eating out popularity poll
Coffee shops are the country’s most popular place to eat, according to Allegra Strategies, which organises UK and European coffee summits and symposiums. Its new survey shows 31% of British consumers admitted to buying at least a meal in one each week compared with 23% last year. Consumers are eating ...