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Fraser takes top job at McCambridge
The McCambridge Group has appointed Neil Fraser as its new chief executive, following chairman and chief executive Andrew Coppell’s decision to step down from the board.Fraser had recently been appointed group commercial director from Grant Thorton and is now tasked with leading the business through the next stage of its ...
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Greggs plans to maximise quiet trading periods
Greggs plans to grow sales in the traditionally quiet trading periods of early morning and late afternoon as it continues with its plan to add another 600 stores to its 1,400-shop chain.
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Independents see strong return to high street
Independent bakers shops are showing an unexpected 6% growth by filling empty sites on the high street. Figures from research firm The Local Data Company reveal a closure rate of 4.1% in the second half of 2009, but an opening rate of 9.9%. These companies, with less than five shops, have fared better than the multiple bakery chains, which saw their number of stores fall by 0.5%.
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Zingy move for McVitie’s
McVitie’s Cake Company is launching a lemon-flavoured McVitie’s Jaffa Cake Bar a first for the brand. The limited-edition cake bar will be available from March and is made with bittersweet dark chocolate, with light sponge and a zingy lemon centre. It will be available for retailers to stock for ...
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A tribute to nostalgia
Macphie has launched a new Viennese Mix to capitalise on the popularity of small indulgent bakery treats, as well as the trend for nostalgia.To use the mix, bakers just need to add softened butter or margarine to create a pipeable paste. It can be used to produce traditional Viennese-style biscuits, ...
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Price positions
Craft baker comparisonTo compare the prices of craft bakers is a near impossible feat, so we have looked at the mean price of various key items to see how prices have changed on average in the last year.The price of a large white loaf has dipped from £1.40 to £1.30, ...
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Lunch at WaitroseWaitrose has launched a new lunchtime range which includes open sandwiches, tear-and-share rolls and individually wrapped cakes and cookies. There is also a special-edition wrap selection and mini roll selection. The 90-strong range has been designed to offer consumers more than just a standard sandwich and a drink.Salt ...
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Seaweed cuts fatResearchers at Newcastle University have found that seaweed added to bread, biscuits and yoghurt can reduce the amount of fat absorbed by the body by up to 75%. Natural fibre alginate, found in sea kelp and already used in small quantities in food as a thickener, means the ...
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Fudges goes onlineDorset bakery Fudges has launched an online bakery shop. Its virtual bakery will stock Fudges’ savoury and sweet biscuits, cheese straws and cheese wafers, flatbreads and cakes. To celebrate the launch, the firm has developed a number of new sweet biscuits: a Butter Biscuit, which is half-dipped in ...
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Aryzta bakery faltersAryzta has seen a negative performance in bakery for the six months ended 31 January 2010, with its UK and Irish markets recording the highest revenue decline. Its food business, primarily focused on speciality bakery, saw revenue down 7.7% to E533.6m (£481.4m) in its European arm. Operating profit ...
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Tyrrells steps into summer
Tyrrells has launched two new flavours of potato chips for summer Garden Herbs and Summer Barbecue. They will both be available in new 40g bag sizes, as well as sharing bags of 150g. The Garden Herbs variety blends basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano, while Summer Barbecue has a "smoky" ...
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British Baker columnist fronts BBC4 show tonight!
Tune in to BBC4 at 9pm tonight (Thursday, 25 March) to catch British Baker columnist Tom Herbert, who will be fronting a programme based on his search to create a prize-winning organic loaf. Titled ‘In Search of the Perfect Loaf’, it will follow the 32-year-old baker’s quest to bake a ...
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Firkins announces shops closures and planned openings
Troubled bakery chain Firkins is closing three of its stores, just a few months after the chain was bought out of administration for the third time.
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Cake sales fall at Finsbury
Finsbury Food Group has reported an 11% decline in cake sales in the first eight weeks of 2010, as consumers continue to trade down.
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Patisserie Valerie is set to expand
Premium café chain Patisserie Valerie is on target to have 125 stores by 2013, with at least six opening this year.
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California Raisins launches bread competition
Five trips to Las Vegas and California are up for grabs in this year’s 2010 California Raisin Bread Competition.
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British wheat targets export opportunities
Delegates from countries with a total potential wheat export market of 28m tonnes were given a hands-on demonstration of the versatility of British wheats at this month’s International Bread Baking Workshop, organised by British Cereal Exports (BCE).
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Front-of-pack salt labelling moves closer
The Food Standards Agency has commissioned research into consumer undertsanding of salt labelling on food, ahead of proposed EU legislation to force all prepackaged food products to carry front-of-pack information highlighting salt content.
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United Biscuits cuts carbon emissions
United Biscuits (UB) reduced factory carbon emissions by 5% in 2009 by improving staff awareness, introducing energy-saving initiatives, such as closely monitoring when ovens were used, and switching to renewable energy.
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BBC1 in search for bakers for new series
TV producers are looking for a baker and their family to take part in a new programme, labelled a “living history experience” for BBC1.