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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 ...
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Seed pricing
Pinenuts: Any hope that prices into 2011 might be restored to their "normal" levels depends largely on whether China and Russia can resolve their cross-border differences. Then, weather permitting, a restored and optimal Chinese new crop, topped up by the supplemental Russian supply into China, should result in prices dropping ...
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Phat into foodservicePasty van franchise operation Phat Pasty is launching a range of branded frozen pasties into the foodservice sector for the first time. The firm currently delivers to workplaces across the country, but is targeting its new bake-in-a-bag range at any outlets with the facility to bake-off, such as ...
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Eating habitsOne in four Brits admits they rarely eat dinner at the traditional time of 6-8pm because their hectic schedules don’t allow it, a new study from microwaveable snack company Feasters revealed. The national study of 3,000 men and women also found that ’elevenses’ was now a regular fixture in ...
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Name badge impactBakeries that introduce name badges for their staff see customer satisfaction ratings increase by an average of 12%, according to research from mystery shopping company Shopper Anonymous. The figure came from a study of 116,000 mystery shopper reports in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, including UK bakery ...
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RGFC moves upThe Real Good Food Company has seen continued growth in its bakery and bakery ingredients businesses. However, reduced sugar cost levels in the market have led to a 19% drop in sales in its sugar business, Napier Brown. The company’s bakery ingredients arm, Renshaw, saw sales up 13%, ...
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NewsCosta launches first ever TV ad
Costa Coffee’s first ever venture into TV advertising will launch on 7 October, featuring a room full of monkeys trying to make a cup of coffee.
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Greggs to extend breakfast range amid firm sales growth
Greggs has announced that, following strong sales of its breakfast offering, it will now be extending the range, to include croissants, pain au chocolat and porridge. Its bacon roll is currently its best-selling sandwich line.
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GreenPalm trades millionth certificate
GreenPalm, the certificate trading programme that enables businesses to support sustainable palm oil production, has announced the trade of its millionth certificate.
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Warburtons in free-from move
Warburtons confirmed that it is planning to enter the free-from sector with the launch of a range of gluten-free products.
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NewsJohn Foster to be awarded with honorary degree
Fosters Bakery MD John Foster is to be presented with an honorary degree of ‘Doctor of the University’ by Sheffield Hallam University in November.
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Bakery sales up at Northern Foods
Northern Foods’ bakery division has seen like-for-like sales increase by more than 10% in its second quarter following a period of decline in Q1.
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Tunnock’s workers reject pay offer
Workers at Tunnock’s biscuit factory in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, have officially rejected an unconditional offer of a back-dated 2% pay increase, after the results of a postal ballot were announced on Monday 4 October.
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Lotus Bakeries invests in cake and biscuit plants
Caramelised biscuit producer Lotus Bakeries has announced it will be investing €27m in its two Belgian plants to support increased demand from abroad.
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Lees Foods sees pre-tax profit rocket
Lees Foods has almost doubled its pre-tax profit for the six months to 30 June 2010, compared to the same period last year.
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Sales fall at Finsbury as premium cakes struggle
Finsbury Food Group saw sales fall for the first time in its history as the recession took its toll on the premium cake market.