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NewsThorntons to tackle chilled bakery market
Thorntons has made the move into the branded chilled bakery and desserts sector with the launch of a nine-strong range into the grocery channel this month.
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Genius invests £3m in ad campaign
Genius Foods is taking to the small screen for the first time as part of a £3m advertising campaign for the gluten-free brand.
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Park Cakes strike averted
Strike action at Park Cakes’ Bolton site has been averted after the company and the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union agreed to hold further talks.
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Water-powered corn mill receives National Trust award
Flour ground in an historic water-powered corn mill has been given a Fine Farm Produce Award from the National Trust.
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Local NPD funding scheme aids launch of Xmas pud
Harrogate Cake Company has launched a new handmade Christmas pudding following help from deliciouslyorkshire.
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Italian show gets ready to welcome trade
Italy’s premier bakery show AB Tech is just around the corner, and will feature equipment, machinery and demonstrations. It takes place on October 23-27 at Milan’s Fieramilano showground, easily accessible from the city. Exhibitors will include names well-known to the British market. A number are saving up new launches for ...
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NewsBritish World Pastry Cup team names president
Benoit Blin MCA, exécutive pastry chef, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, has been named as president of the British team that will go forward to compete in the World Pastry Cup in January 2011.
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Domino’s moves into lunchtime subs business
Pizza company Domino’s is looking to muscle in on the lunchtime sandwich trade after launching a range of made-to-order subs across its 600-plus stores, while also trialling breakfast sandwiches and Lavazza coffee. The firm has backed the six-strong range of oven-baked subs, which are made with ciabatta bread from Giles ...
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Price increase forecast for California raisins
The price of California raisins is set to rise, following a drop in production and exports. With the crop yet to be harvested, there is currently less than a month’s supply on hand, and the squeeze on availability was compounded by wet weather last week. "We’re into a new era ...
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NewsBake-at-home savouries launched by Crantock
Crantock Bakery is aiming to fill a gap in the market for frozen savouries that are baked-off at home by consumers as it launches its first branded range. Following market research into the £1bn pie and savoury snacks market, the Cornish firm identified opportunities in the premium chilled and frozen ...
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Vogel’s takes breakfast to Bristol commuters
Following the launch of its first UK marketing campaign in July, Vogel’s has taken on the consumer face-to-face with a pop-up toast bar at Temple Meads train station in Bristol. Simon Staddon, managing director of bakers Nicholas & Harris, which holds the Vogel’s licence in the UK, told British Baker ...
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Roberts snaps up central bakery of P & A Davies
Frank Roberts and Sons has acquired the central bakery of Chester craft chain P & A Davies after the 111-year-old business went into administration and its shops were closed down.
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Stan Cauvain recognised with prestigious award
Bakery consultant Stan Cauvain will be presented with the Eberhard Paech Award in Berlin later this month the first British person to have ever won the prestigious bakery accolade in recognition of his work on the mixing process and numerous technical publications. The award, which is presented every ...
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Carbon Trust lays down energy gauntlet to bakers
The Carbon Trust has challenged Britain’s plant bakers to come up with ways of improving energy efficiency, backed by co-funding of up to £500,000 per project. Allied Bakeries, Irwin’s and Jackson’s have already carried out initial studies with the government-funded organisation focusing on how to improve the combustion efficiency of ...
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Reporting in Can you afford to ignore raw material price rises?
Nick HarrisManaging director, BFP WholesaleHas a period of raw material price stability come to an end? It would certainly appear so if the pages of this magazine are to be believed. And all of the recent comments regarding the Eastern Europe harvests on television and in the press are suggesting ...
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Finsbury looks to claw back decline in cake sales
Finsbury Food Group is banking on a return to growth for premium cakes as it tries to bounce back from a tough financial year in which sales fell for the first time in the company’s history.The group’s cake operation, which accounts for 74% of revenue and includes Memory Lane and ...
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Brace’s puts pressure on Warburtons to sell bakery
Warburtons is under pressure to sell rather than close its Newport bakery after Brace’s announced publicly that it was keen to buy the site and called for union and Welsh Assembly Government support. At the end of September, Warburtons announced a proposal to close the bakery in South Wales, which ...
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Report Mintel’s survey sees home baking thrive
The rising popularity of home baking shows no sign of slowing, with the market predicted to grow 10% this year, according to a new report from market research company Mintel.The sector grew by 13% between 2007 and 2009 to reach £523m and this upward trend is set to continue, with ...
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Improve sandwich bread, say panel experts
Sandwich producers need to focus on improving the quality of the bread they use, said experts at the recent Lunch! exhibition at Old Billingsgate.In a live panel debate on how to continue the growth of the lunch market, Caffè Nero director Paul Ettinger said he thought there was a "huge ...
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Greggs looks to open up the south west
Greggs has submitted a planning application to Wiltshire Council for a new bakery at Solstice Park, Amesbury, as it continues with its expansion plans in the south.A spokesperson for Greggs said the firm had found it difficult to open shops in the south west, due to distribution issues, and explained ...