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Maple Leaf see bagel volumes rise
Maple Leaf Bakery UK has seen bagel volumes grow, following the relaunch of its New York Bakery Co brand earlier this year.
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Big Ted’s Cookies gain momentum
Northern Ireland-based Big Ted’s American Cookies has won its first contracts to supply retailers south of the border.
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Irn-Bru looks to grow sales south of the border
Irn-Bru seeks to drive southern sales Scottish soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr is hoping its latest Irn-Bru campaign will help drive growth in bakeries south of the border.
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Doughnut Week targets £50k goal
The organisers of National Doughnut Week hope to celebrate its 20th anniversary by involving a bumper number of bakers. More than 100 companies have signed up so far and it is hoped at least another 50 will get involved in the week from 714 May by donating a ...
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Kingsmill boosts Allied’s profits
Kingsmill’s Great Everyday medium sliced white loaf contributed to the brand’s volume and market share increases across the UK in the 24 weeks to 5 March 2011.
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Pidy to sell pastry into foodservice via Amazon
Pidy said it has become the first company in the bakery sector to sell a range of pastry and catering lines targeted at foodservice on internet retailer Amazon.
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Costa continues with global expansion plans
Costa Coffee has ramped up its operating profits by 38.4% in the financial year to 3 March 2011, to nudge over the £50m mark.
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Mixed picture for Premier’s Hovis division
Non-branded bakery sales were down 16.5% on the same period last year for Hovis, according to Premier Foods’ financial statement for the three months to 31 March 2011.
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Operating profit turnaround for Uniq
Chilled prepared food group Uniq has announced continued strong growth in its food-to-go operation, with overall group revenue up 6.8% for the year ended 31 December 2010.
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UK bakers embrace energy-saving projects
Bakers around the country are working on energy-saving projects backed by the Carbon Trust, with funding from the Regional Growth Fund. Irwins Bakery is replacing steel baking tins with thermoplastic tins, which could help reduce energy consumption by up to 13% in the heating process. It is paying half of ...
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Royal wedding inspires bakers to be creative
Bakers up and down the UK have been publicising their Royal Wedding-themed products in the run-up to the big day.
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Burton’s considers union proposal on Moreton site
Burton’s is to press ahead with plans to end biscuit manufacture at its Moreton factory and move production to Edinburgh and Llantarnam resulting in 109 job losses. However, the company has agreed to consider Unite, the union’s proposals to retain the chocolate refinery and seasonal assortment packing operations and ...
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BIA Lifetime Award sponsored
Delifrance is to sponsor The Life-time Achievement Award at this year’s Baking Industry Awards. Ian Dobbie, MD of Delifrance UK, said: "We are delighted to sponsor this prestigious category, which recognises a talented individual who has also given something back to the industry. Together with independent judges we look forward ...
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Irish bakery is secured
Thirty jobs have been saved at O’Donnell’s Bakery in Ireland after two employees bought it out of liquidation. The company got into financial difficulty after Christmas, so head baker Mark Kelly and head of sales Andrew McElhinney stumped up the money for their business as a going concern. The family ...
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Two companies come to the rescue for Woodhead
Woodhead Bakery workers are celebrating after nearly all the firm’s shops and factory were saved by two separate deals. Coopland & Sons (Scarborough) bought 18 of the shops while Bakery Products, part of supermarket business Haldane Retail Group, snapped up the Scarborough bakery and 11 shops. Woodhead went into administration ...
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Report Do consumers check labels on baked goods?
More than half of consumers check the labelling of products such as bread, cakes and biscuits, according to research by Harris Interactive, unveiled at the BCCC conference earlier this month. Yet despite this, only 12-15% admitted they read it thoroughly.Senior consultant Gerardine Padbury presented the report, The Impact of Labelling ...
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Tameside hosts BSB event
The British Society of Baking Spring Conference scored a first last week. Instead of being held at a hotel, 70 delegates descended on Tameside College, near Manchester to hear topical presentations and to see and taste what the students are achieving.Tameside tutor Lorna Jones, gave an upbeat presentation promising employers: ...
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Chef headlines Scottish event
Marks & Spencer’s bakery technologist Jim Hawkridge and top baker and chef Nick Nairn aim to inspire delegates at the Scottish Bakers’ 120th anniversary conference from 14-15 May.As the two key speakers at the event, Nairn will discuss how to build relationships and sell more, while Hawkridge will talk about ...
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Chewing the fat
Will the issue of fat as an ingredient become even more regulated at UK government and EU levels. And if so, what can bakers do? Our latest BB Round Table debates the issues involved. Andrew Williams reports.In 2009, BB held a debate with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) over ...
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Cocoa prices down as Ivory Coast troubles ease
Pressure on cocoa supply looks set to ease after violence in key cocoa-producing country Ivory Coast has calmed, and exports are set to resume, according to global commodities analysis source The Public Ledger (TPL). The London futures price for cocoa fell from £1,994 per tonne on 14 April to £1,937 ...