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Greencore enjoys riseGreencore has seen a strong performance in its Convenience Foods division for the three months to 24 December, 2010. It recorded continuing business revenue of E208.7m, up 7.6% on the comparable 2009/10 period. It said the performance of its two key categories food to go and prepared ...
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Sugar beet quality could hit ABF rise
Associated British Foods (ABF) has warned that a damaged UK sugar beet crop could slow growth this year, after reporting group revenue up 10% in the 16 weeks to 8 January.
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Finsbury disputes recovery costs after dioxin scare
Finsbury Foods is disputing recovery costs after its Memory Lane cakes were recalled from supermarket shelves during the egg dioxin scare.
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NewsUK team named as contender for Bakery World Cup
The UK will have a tense wait to find out if its team will progress to the Bakery World Cup 2012 as a wild card, after narrowly missing a guaranteed slot at the European heat this week.
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Olympic organisers target small bakeries
The organising committee of the London 2012 Olympics is keen to source products from small- and medium-sized bakery companies as it gears up for the 17-day event next year.
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NewsCharity begins in-store
Morrisons’ bakery staff helped deliver 100 loaves of bread to a good cause while preparing for their big store opening.
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Pret ready to grow
Pret A Manger aims to shake up its image and promote its store expansion plans with a PR push.
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NewsRoberts loaves get new look
Independent Cheshire baker Frank Roberts & Sons hopes new bread packaging will help raise its profile in more parts of the country.
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Bakers’ Fair to stage NAMB competitions
British Baker can announce there will be 10 competition classes open to all bakers to enter at the new Bakers’ Fair Spring event this April. Taking place on Sunday 10 April at Newbury Racecourse, the event will host the National Association of Master Bakers’ (NAMB) Bakery Competitions. There will be ...
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Probiotics reach UK baking industry
Probiotic bread and cakes could be on UK shelves within the year, potentially stealing share from dairy cabinets. Products containing traditional probiotics are usually in the chilled, short-life dairy category such as yoghurts, but US manufacturers have started adding probiotics to dry goods and Orlando Baking has just launched what ...
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Study points to lower sodium levels in bread
Bread accounts for lower levels of sodium in the British diet than previously claimed by both industry and the Food Standards Agency (FSA), say scientists. A University of Auckland study found that, apart from table salt, the single largest contributor of daily sodium in the UK was processed meats at ...
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Ranson aims at industrial bakers in UK
Bakery and patisserie ingredients supplier Bekaert & Dupont has changed its name to Ranson UK, and is looking to increase its turnover through more business with industrial bakeries. Belgium-based parent firm Ranson has owned the majority of Bekaert & Dupont, based in West Thurrock, for several years, and, in 2008, ...
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UK bakery numbers hold firm despite economy
The number of UK bakery manufacturers and retail bakery businesses fell only slightly in the year to 22 March 2010, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures, taken from a snapshot of the Inter Departmental Business Register, give details of the turnover, location ...
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FWP forced to put up flour price again
Cotswold-based FWP Matthews has become the latest miller to increase the price of its flour, following the continued rise in wheat prices.
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Bakers report a mixed bag of Christmas results
December’s snow created a mixed picture for Christmas trading. Bread sales in the supermarket’s in-store bakeries fell in the month leading up to Christmas, according to the latest four-week data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Craft bakers hold off on passing on VAT increase
Craft bakers are waiting until spring to put up prices, fearing a VAT rise could jeopardise trade during the toughest time of the year. Although many don’t sell that many VAT-rated products, such as hot takeaway food, the hike to 20% would compound a patchy Christmas nationwide. Chatwins won’t put ...
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’Buy British’ plea to bakers after egg scare
Bakers are being urged to buy British after the dioxin egg scare, which forced Memory Lane Cakes and Kensey Foods products off the shelves. The British Egg Industry Council wants food suppliers to specify British Lion eggs, as its code of practice ensures all raw materials are sourced from approved ...
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Increase in fuel prices hits the baking industry
The ever-increasing price of fuel is hitting bakery firms hard as they continue to contend with higher commodity prices. A 0.76 pence per litre (ppl) increase in fuel tax was added on 1 January, which coincided with the 2.5% increase in VAT. According to petrolprices.com, the average price of diesel ...
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Greencore’s food to go sales up
Greencore has announced a strong performance in its Convenience Foods division for the three months to 24 December, 2010.
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Reporting in What will 2011 bring?
Ian StoreyPresident, National Association of Master BakersAs we leave 2010 behind and move into 2011, it is a time to reflect on the previous year, as well as look forward to the new one. To me, memories of 2010 include the disastrous World Cup campaign, where the optimism of being ...