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Cheap sarnies cause concern
Cheap and ’recession-busting’ sandwich ranges threaten to undermine consumer perceptions of quality and value for money in the category, according to a new report from the British Sandwich Association.The report found that while the UK market has grown by 3.6% in the last year to reach a value of over ...
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Walkers Charnwood crowned supreme pie champion
Walkers Charnwood Bakery walked away from Melton Mowbray with an armful of accolades, including Supreme Champion, at the British Pie Awards on Wednesday.
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Délifrance reveals results of company integration
Just over one year on from Délifrance’s acquisition of Le Pain Croustillant and Sofrapain from Premier Foods, the integration is now complete.Délifrance UK MD Ian Dobbie, told British Baker: "We have had good support and investment from parent company Nutrixo, which also owns Grand Moulins de Paris, Moul-bie, and other ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Raisins: With provisional prospects looking increasingly optimistic for both optimal Californian and Turkish new crops from August, raisin pricing over the next four to five months will be largely determined in California, by their ability or willingness to compete with Turkey.Sultanas: Recent weeks’ sales are some 30% lower than for ...
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Training tops topics at NAMB event
Training and education were at the forefront of the National Association of Master Bakers’ achievements last year, outlined by chairman of the board Mike Holling at the annual conference.Holling said the NAMB’s craft seminars, supported by California Raisins, would continue, as would training courses on HACCP. He revealed that one ...
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Whoopie pie first for M&S
Marks & Spencer is the first British supermarket to launch a range of whoopie pies the latest bakery craze from the US with over 20,000 products sold in the first weekend. Burgeoning interest in the treat, which is made from two discs of sponge filled with buttercream, prompted ...
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Peter’s Yard gains Selfridges listing
Edinburgh-based artisan bakery Peter’s Yard has announced that its handmade Swedish crispbreads will now be available on the shelves of Selfridges’ food hall.The firm has gained 100 listings from retailers in the 12 months since its first UK retail listing with Fortnum & Mason.Wendy Wilson-Bett, co-founder of Peter’s Yard, said: ...
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Martins takes on Mellors
Manchester-based Martins Foods has purchased craft bakery Mellors out of administration, saving 50 jobs. Mellors Ltd went into administration on 22 April, and was bought by Martins the next day. Now trading as Martins Foods Southport, Mellors’ 25,000sq ft site in Slaidburn Crescent, Southport, specialises in "sticky buns", including ...
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Job retentionWarburtons is set to make no compulsory redundancies in the first phase of its £25m Bolton bakery redevelopment. Following the announcement in January that 121 jobs out of 234 on two bread lines at its Hereford Street bakery were at risk, Warburtons, alongside the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers ...
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Sixth outlet for Gail’sLondon-based artisan bakery and café Gail’s has announced it will open its sixth shop in Chiswick this week. It follows the opening of its Queens Park shop in March.Brook Food upgradeBakery equipment supplier Brook Food Processing is to move to a new 40,000sq ft facility this summer. ...
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No subscription riseThere was no increase in member subscriptions to the National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB), for the fourth year in a row.Plea for supportJoe Coleman, a young baker from Oxford, told NAMB conference delegates that he and other young bakers would welcome more support from the trade, including ...
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EC threat to six-packsBakery products sold by number, such as six-packs of rolls or muffins, are under threat, because proposed EC labelling legislation only makes provision for products sold by weight. The Federation of Bakers, backed by the FSA, is currently lobbying EC officials and MEPs to amend draft regulations ...
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Baking Industry Awards deadline nears
There are only two days left until the deadline for all entries to the Baking Industry Awards 2010. So if you haven’t sent your entry form in yet, make sure you do it by end of Friday, 21 May!
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Doughnut chain Tim Hortons eyes expansion
Canadian coffee and doughnuts franchise chain Tim Hortons, which operates 290 self-service kiosks in convenience stores in the UK and Ireland, is set to expand its international operation with fast-growing China and India seen as potential targets.
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EC threat to products sold by number
Bakery products sold by number, such as four-packs of crumpets and six-packs of rolls, are under threat because proposed EC labelling legislation only makes provision for products sold by weight.
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Warburtons intent on minimising redundancies
Warburtons has announced that no compulsory redundancies are set to be made in the first phase of its £25m Bolton bakery redevelopment.
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NewsGenesis Crafty in Marks & Spencer
Co Londonderry-based artisan bakery Genesis Crafty has launched a new Irish Bakery range in Marks & Spencer, after successfully gaining supplier accreditation from the retailer.
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Frost & Snow cupcakes boost job opportunities
A cupcake bakery and café, which creates training and job opportunities for people who have been made homeless, is part of a £10m scheme to improve a Birmingham-based housing and support group.
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NewsProsperity Brownies launch in Waitrose
West Sussex firm Prosperity Brownies has started supplying nine Waitrose stores in Sussex with its brownies and flapjacks this month.
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Mathiesons Bakeries sale announced
Scottish bakery Mathiesons has been sold to newly-formed company Mathiesons Foods Limited, saving around 340 jobs.