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Dried fruit pricing
Coconut: Prices have remained extremely volatile, due to strong demand coupled with the disaster in Japan delaying some shipping of coconut from Asia.Raisins: In Turkey, residual stocks of unsold raisins are now all but clear. Weather permitting and taking into account their increased planted acreage, "normal service" could resume from ...
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Reporting in Fuel stabiliser needed in UK
Phil Orford,Chief executive, Forum of Private BusinessThe spiralling cost of fuel including recent increases in duty and January’s 2.5% VAT rise makes it extremely difficult for small bakeries and other shops to keep supply and delivery costs down.With disposable incomes also being hit, the inflationary knock-on effect of ...
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Help from a brewerThe Real Bread Campaign has teamed up with family-owned brewery Everards of Leicester to invite ’real bread’ bakers to a meeting at The Royal Oak in Kirkby Muxloe, near Leicester, on 17 June, to hear about a new scheme to help artisan food and drink producers bring ...
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Krispy Kreme growthDoughnut firm Krispy Kreme is continuing its plan to double UK store numbers in the next five years from its total of 42, with three new outlets announced. A kiosk opened at the Liverpool ONE Shopping Centre on 15 April; Cardiff’s St David’s shopping centre saw the addition ...
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Limagrain to acquire French bakery Brossard
Leading European plant breeder and seed development company Groupe Limagrain, has acquired a controlling share of the Brossard SA bakery business.
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Topping Pie secures listing at Selfridges
Selfridges shoppers in London, Manchester and Birmingham can now enjoy traditionally handcrafted pies from Doncaster pie-makers The Topping Pie Company, after they won a listing with the chain.
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The Olive Grows to host open evening
Commercial production kitchen The Olive Grows is celebrating its third birthday by hosting an Open Kitchen event on 3 May.
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Muffins favoured as top treat
Consumers are more likely to choose a double chocolate or chocolate chip muffin with a cup of coffee, according to new research by Dawn Foods. To mark the first UK Coffee Week, which took place from 4-10 April, the bakery manufacturer took to the streets to discover what consumers’ favourite treat was.
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Woodhead Bakery in double acquisition deal
Woodhead Bakery workers were celebrating after nearly all the troubled business’ shops and factory were saved by two separate deals.
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European Parliament amends draft legislation on food labelling
Key nutritional information, such as fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugar, salt and energy content should be included on the back of packaging, MEPs agreed this afternoon.
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Salcombe bakery sees rates rocket
Business rates for one Devon bakery have more than doubled, rising from £9,000 a year to £21,000.
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Bako NW to host Family Fun Day
Bako North Western is holding its third annual Family Fun Day at the company’s Preston premises, to give suppliers and customers a chance to meet and share ideas.
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Real Bread Campaign in beer and loaf link-up
A new scheme aims to help bakers bring life back to redundant buildings next to pubs and real food to communities.
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Brace’s to donate goods for royal wedding parties
Welsh independent bakery Brace’s will help 50 royal wedding parties go with a swing by donating food and decorations.
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NAMB announces annual conference details
Tickets are now available for the National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB) conference, to take place at the De Vere Hotel, Blackpool, from 27-30 May 2011.
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Enter the Baking Industry Awards today!
Make sure you get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards (BIA) 2011.
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Bread price drop contributes to decrease in inflation
A record 2.6% drop in the price of bread and cereals contributed to the overall decrease in the price of food and non-alcoholic drinks, seen in the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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Booking open for ABST event
Booking is now open for the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees annual conference, taking place again at Alton Towers from 10-12 June. The programme of events includes the AGM, followed by a Hawaii beach-themed Friday evening BBQ. Saturday is competition day, with judging and live competitions taking place in ...