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Gelders Bakery strikes deal with Tesco
Gelders Bakery has just signed a deal with Tesco to sell its pies and sausage rolls in at least 20 shops.
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Canada Bread reveals details of C$100m bakery
Maple Leaf subsidiary Canada Bread has announced that its new C$100 million mega-bakery will be in Hamilton, Canada.
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Warburtons gets snack happy
Warburtons has announced it is moving into the snack market with the launch of two new ranges – ChippidyDooDaa Pitta Chips and SnackaDoodle Wholegrain Snacks.
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£2m spend for Phileas Fogg
United Biscuits has launched a £2million marketing campaign for its snack brand Phileas Fogg, which includes new pack designs and new television advertising to start mid-February.
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Pret continues expansion in airports
Pret A Manger has taken three steps towards its goal to be represented at all major airports across the UK, after securing locations at Birmingham airport.
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Hovis to push white bread sales
Premier Foods has announced strong growth for Hovis’ branded bakery, and plans to push for increased sales of white bread.
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Award win spurs growth for Anne’s
Anne’s Patisserie in Flint has announced plans to expand the business in 2010, following two gold wins at last year’s Great Taste Awards.
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Bakery enlists help of business doctor
Royston’s Traditional Bakery in Long Stratton has enlisted the help of a ‘business doctor’ to help grow its bakery and coffee shop business.
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Geary’s £1m bakery set to double loaf production
Leicestershire-based Geary’s Bakeries is to relocate to a new site and double production of its loaves, following a £1m investment.
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Geary’s £1m bakery set to double loaf production
Leicestershire-based Geary’s Bakeries is to relocate to a new site and double production of its loaves, following a £1m investment.Joint managing director Tony Marriott told British Baker that Geary’s hopes to be up and running at its new bakery, in Barrow upon Soar, by the end of March 2010. "The ...
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Warburtons to spend £10m on new ad drive
Warburtons is to spend £10m on a new advertising campaign, only weeks after it revealed a £25m investment programme at its Bolton bakery.The nationwide advertising campaign will run across television, print and on-line media and will feature the new strap-line ’Warburtons. We care because our name’s on it’. Launching ...
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Hovis’ £5m drive for British wheat
Hovis has launched a £5m television advertising campaign to support its move to using 100% British wheat in its loaves last month.The campaign will run for six weeks from 12 February, and will comprise four separate commercials promoting a different loaf in each Soft White, Wholemeal, Best of Both ...
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Acquisition boosts CSM to pole US slot
Global bakery products supplier CSM has reached an agreement to acquire US bakery manufacturer Best Brands for a cash consideration of $510m.The takeover of Best Brands, one of the largest premium bakery manufacturers in the US, would make CSM the "undisputed market leader in the North American bakery supplies market", ...
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Ainsleys name survives as Country Style buys bakery
Craft bakery chain Ainsleys has been broken up and sold off to various buyers, with Country Style Foods acquiring the company’s central bakery and trading name, and Cooplands (Doncaster) and Coopland & Son (Scarborough) sharing most of the retail outlets. The majority of the 285 jobs at the Leeds-based company, ...
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CASH founder tackles FSA on salt alternatives
A leading anti-salt crusader has criticised the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) failure to support potassium-based alterna-tives to sodium chloride in food.Speaking at the launch of National Salt Awareness Week at the House of Commons last week, Professor Graham MacGregor, founder of Consensus Action on Salt (CASH), criticised the FSA for ...
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Give your sandwiches fresh appeal
The vast majority of bakeries, cafés and convenience stores offer sandwiches as part of their product range. The sandwich is one of the UK’s favourite foods-to-go, with over 60% of customers wanting pre-packed, freshly made or heat & eat.So what do you need to know about your customers’ preferences and ...
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Apprentice win for Hobbs
A new craft bakery apprenticeship, set up by a group of south west bakers in conjunction with their local college, made the headlines when student Adam Greenaway was named as winning Bakery Apprentice.The Apprenticeship in Craft Baking at The City of Bristol College was launched 18 months ago with help ...
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Bakery set to become star category in Fairtrade
Bakery is expected to be at the cutting edge of the Fairtrade movement this year, as products made with multiple Fairtrade ingredients take centre stage.So-called ’composite’ products, such as baked goods and confectionery, which use more than one Fairtrade ingredient, represent the next stage in the evolution of the brand ...
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Bread prices rise despite global economic slump
The price of bread around the world went up last year and is set to continue rising, despite the global financial downturn, according to new research.Figures from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) show bread was up an average of 4.3% in price worldwide in the year to September 2009, and ...
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Caramoo tops up flavours
Premium milkshake firm Shaken Udder has added a new flavour to its line-up Caramoo. The new velvety caramel variety joins Top Banana, Strawberry Stash, Chocolush & Shake The Cake.Founders Jodie and Howie started creating milkshakes for music festivals, shows and events back in 2004, but due to customer feedback, ...