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Love Coffee fills the gap
New coffee chain Love Coffee is stepping into the gap left by BB’s Coffee & Muffins, with a goal for 25 outlets by the end of the year. Former BB’s Coffee & Muffins franchisee Shashi Patel, of DJ & C Foods, is planning to roll out the new chain in ...
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Firms unfazed by country of origin labelling plans
Meat pie and pasty producers are unconcerned that they could be forced to disclose ingredients’ origins if European legislation gets the go-ahead.The European Parliament’s environment and consumer protection committee has voted to require clear country-of-origin labelling on processed foods that use meat, poultry and fish as ingredients. This will be ...
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Krispy Kreme reveals plan to double UK stores
By Patrick McGuigan Iconic US doughnut brand Krispy Kreme plans to double its number of stores in the UK in the next five years and increase sales through Tesco, as part of a massive £12m expansion plan.
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FSA sets out stall for sat fat reduction
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has unveiled the first raft of its recommendations for reducing saturated fat and added sugar in bakery pro-ducts, following its consultation last summer.It is encouraging the baking industry to reduce saturated fat in biscuits, cakes and buns, as well as increase the availability of smaller ...
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Interest and innovation
There were sparkles to make cupcakes shimmer, hand-raised pork pie demos for purists, ovens with small footprints and big clear programming panels, plus a Smart car for smart buyers of a smart new dough processing line. And the latest craze? Let’s hear it for whoopie cakes! Yes, BIE had plenty ...
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Jobs saved as Sunfresh sells
Jobs at Sunfresh Bakers are safe, after bosses bought the business out of administration.Directors Stephen and Mark Taylor bought its assets and goodwill, safeguarding 140 jobs, and will now trade as Taylors the Bakers. The Ashton-under-Lyne firm in Lancashire, which makes oven-bottom muffins, went into administration at the end of ...
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Warburtons nabs new site
Warburtons has announced the purchase of North East Bakery’s former site in Newburn, after the retail and wholesale business went into administration in December last year.Joint administrators Ian Green, partner, and Mark Loftus, director, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, had been looking to sell the business and assets of the firm, comprising the ...
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Seed pricing
Pine nuts: The Chinese home-grown crop was smaller than forecast, and the expected supplemental supply from Russia has dried up. With globally warmer weather also apparently impacting on the yield itself, there has been an estimated 60% reduction in supply and prices are now trading at levels over 125% higher ...
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Britvic Soft Drinks Report 2010While pre-recessionary spending was all about juices, waters and smoothies, 2009 saw the return of carbonates.Data remains sketchy on bakery retail, coffee shops and sandwich bars, given the impossibility of tracking a large pool of independents. The closest sector to extract value sales of soft drinks ...
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Jackson’s MD changeStephen Greenfield is to leave Jackson’s Bakery this month, having already handed over the role of MD to his successor James Watson. Greenfield had been MD for nine years, overseeing major investments in manufacturing and growing sales in the sandwich bread, foodservice and export sectors.Improve/NSA merger Sector skills ...
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ISB bread criticismThe Real Bread Campaign has published a report criticising in-store bakery loaves, claiming that many are made with processing aids and artificial additives. It also pointed out that ISBs do not always make their breads from scratch.Rowe’s challengeRowe’s Bakery recently launched a competition for students undertaking graphic design, ...
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Doughnut Week dealRegister for National Doughnut Week 2010 now, and get a voucher worth £5 off either a bag of Craigmillar Doughnut Concentrate or a box of Readi-Bake Topped Ring Doughnuts, from sponsor CSM UK. Taking place from May 8-15, the Week raises money for charity The Children’s Trust. Register ...
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Bakery rise for RGFCThe Real Good Food Company, parent firm of Renshawnapier, announced "significantly improved operating performance" within its bakery and bakery ingredients divisions. However, total group sales were down by 1% to £215.6m for the year ended 31 December 2009. The firm’s bakery arm, Hayden’s, saw an overall sales ...
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SIGEP selection rounds to be held at ABST conference
The qualifying and selection rounds for the 2011 UK SIGEP Bread Cup Team will take place at the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) annual conference on 12 June.
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Love Coffee is launched
New coffee chain Love Coffee is stepping into the gap left by BB’s Coffee & Muffins, with a goal for 25 outlets by the end of the year.
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Jobs saved as Sunfresh sells
Jobs at Sunfresh Bakers are safe, after bosses bought the business out of administration.Directors Stephen and Mark Taylor bought its assets and goodwill, safeguarding 140 jobs, and will now trade as Taylors the Bakers.
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Tree House Bakery slammed by HSE
The Tree House Bakery set up in Solihull, West Midlands, which has proved a major attraction for adults and kids, has been slammed a ‘dangerous’ by health and safety officials, and threatened with closure.
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Bakery sales growth for Northern Foods
Bakery and sandwiches are among the top three performing categories for Northern Foods, which announced group like-for-like sales were up 1% on last year.
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Greenfield to leave Jackson’s Bakery
Stephen Greenfield is to leave Jackson’s Bakery in April, having already handed over the role of MD to his successor James Watson, announced William Jackson Food Group.
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Warburtons buys North East Bakery site
Warburtons has announced the purchase of North East Bakery’s former site in Newburn, after the retail and wholesale business went into administration in December last year.