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NewsOcado brings in own-label baked goods
Online grocer Ocado has launched an extensive range of own-label products, including a large number of bakery items.
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Martins puts in the money
Manchester-based Martins Foods will invest £1.5m in new equipment after buying cake firm Mellors from administration.
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Beef pies take top UK savoury slot
Beef pies have overtaken sausage rolls as the UK’s favourite savoury snack, according to a new report from research company Mintel.
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NewsBeaney’s Bakery aids fruit firms in crumble challenge
Beaney’s Bakery in Strood has joined forces with fruit specialists Fourayes Farm and Norman Collett to produce a one-tonne apple and blackberry crumble.
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British Food Fortnight starts tomorrow
British Food Fortnight begins tomorrow (18 September) and bakers are gearing up to promote their British wares.
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New Bertinet breads to launch in Selfridges
The Bertinet Bakery is to launch its new organic bread range in Selfridges later this month. The initial range, which comprises more than a dozen breads, will be available in London’s Selfridges Food Hall, from 27 September.
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Evron scoops Spar garlic bread deal
Northern Ireland-based fresh and frozen baked goods manufacturer, Evron Foods has secured a contract to supply Spar UK with own-label fresh and frozen garlic breads. Evron will now produce Spar brand twin-pack frozen garlic baguettes and own-brand fresh single garlic baguettes as well as garlic slices, which is a new ...
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BSB reveals speakers for autumn conference
The British Society of Baking (BSB) Autumn Conference is now taking bookings for the networking dinner on Monday 4 October, and conference on Tuesday 5 October. Ted Rich, of Rich Products, will speak about cakes from the world markets in which Rich’s operates. Roel Orselof CSM will present topics and ...
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Mrs Crimble’s boosts its transatlantic listings
Free-from bakery brand Mrs Crimble’s has been ramping up its listings on both sides of the Atlantic, with new lines in Morrisons and Holland & Barrett, and a major new contract with Whole Foods Market in the US. Sixteen new lines launched in Morrisons this month, and 250 Holland & ...
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Chevler has international expansion plans
Chevler has said it is looking to increase its market share in Europe and the US following a number of new contracts and increased sales.
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NewsHoneytop creates giant naan
Honeytop Speciality Foods claims to have created the world’s largest ever naan bread. At 10ft by 4ft, the giant flatbread is the equivalent of 167 normal size naan breads, and was created to launch Brewers Fayre’s curry nights.
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National Cupcake Week kicks off!
For the whole of this week, September 13-19, the UK will be bingeing on cupcakes as we celebrate National Cupcake Week.
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NewsM&S first with half and half loaf
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has launched a “Half and Half Supersoft Loaf” which contains both sliced white and wholemeal bread.
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No price war
Rumours of a bread price war in the national press were slightly exaggerated as two of the four big supermarket chains have already put up prices again. Amid rising flour prices, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons all cut the price of their value own-brand loaves to 30p. However, Tesco and ...
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British Baker to stop selling in newsagents
British Baker will no longer be sold at newsagents from the end of September.The last issue through newsagents will be 24 September. Distribution through the National News Wholesale Network is no longer viable for the magazine.However, bakers currently ordering their copy through newsagents will still be able to receive British ...
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Report Food wastage survey: Brits are most likely to waste bread
A survey carried out for Waitrose has found that the average person in the UK bins around £400-worth of perishables per year, while more than half of those polled (56%) admitted to throwing away bread every week.Other perishables frequently thrown away each week were bananas (32%); bagged salads (30%); cold ...
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Healthier choices help sandwich shops save
A money-saving scheme to help independent sandwich shops increase their profits by offering customers healthier choices could get a national roll-out after one shop saved £400 in a month. The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) pilot project has been trialled in towns in the south west, as part of its national ...
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Genetic wheat sequence remains open to debate
It appears the jury is out as to whether UK scientists have cracked the genetic sequence for wheat.
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Food in the news
Meat is the world’s deadliest drug, according to The Daily Mail, following claims by scientists in the US that junk food containing high levels of fat, sugar and salt can trigger the same cravings as Class A drugs. "Our brains produce a feeling of pleasure after that first hit of ...
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Lantmännen Unibake to open UK production site
Lantmännen Unibake UK aims to make a bigger impact in the sweet pastries sector by opening a factory in Bedford.Its new 8,000sq m unit will employ more than 200 people and is close to the firm’s existing site in Milton Keynes. The first phase of investment is scheduled to start ...