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Wenzel’s trials kiosk format in tube station
London chain Wenzel’s has opened a trial kiosk outlet at London’s Baker Street station this week as it explores new routes to market. The 600sq ft outlet, which opened on 14 January, sells a range of food-to-go items and is open from 6am to 9pm, seven days a week.The 16-shop ...
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Kingsmill taps into taste for oats
Kingsmill has spotted a gap in the market and filled it with a new smooth loaf, baked with oats and wheat, branded Oatilicious. The firm said it has looked to what’s popular within the breakfast cereal market and has applied it to bread. "Oat-led products, combining the goodness of wholegrain ...
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Warburtons makes most of muffins
Warburtons has launched new Toasting Muffins this month, and is encouraging retailers to take advantage of the cold weather by offering them to consumers. The muffins will be available in packs of four, and can be marketed as an alternative breakfast food. They have been gently forked around the middle, ...
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PPE reduces rubber risk
A new metal detectable elastomer, designed to help bakeries reduce the risk of rubber contamination in bread and other bakery products, has been launched.Detectaseal is FDA-compliant and has been developed by Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE). Fragments as small as 2mm can be identified by conventional, in-line, metal detection equipment.The o-ring ...
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The UK coffee shop sector has remained resilient in recession, despite several key players having gone into administration, according to Allegra Strategies’ Project Café9 UK report, but slower growth is forecast for 2010. The market, made up of more than 11,000 outlets, saw growth of 6.2% in 2009, with sales ...
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Alex Waugh,Director general, Nabim2010 opened with a broad food strategy statement from Defra, ’Food 2030’. This set out targets for the food sector, such as "produce more with fewer resources and fewer carbon emissions", "protect food safety" and develop "informed consumers able to choose and afford healthy food, supported by ...
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Plan for EuropainEuropain will take place over five days, March 6-10, at its usual home Parc des Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte in Halls 1-4. Hours are 9.30am to 6.30pm each day. Bakery and pastry form the largest sections of the show, with manufacturers, millers and equipment suppliers exhibiting. It runs alongside ...
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Food plan unveiled Last week, the Government published its new food strategy, Food 2030, which sets out its goals for long-term food security and sustainability. One of the main aims of the strategy is for well-informed consumers to be able to choose healthy and affordable food, produced and supplied by ...
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Doughnut Week dateThe date of National Doughnut Week 2010 has been announced as 8-15 May. The fundraising event, sponsored by CSM UK (previously BakeMark UK) raises money for The Children’s Trust through the sale of doughnuts. Bakers give a donation to the charity for every doughnut sold.Fox’s up Rocky salesFox’s ...
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Borders coffee outlets closedAll 36 Starbucks outlets located in Borders shops in the UK have been forced to close after the book chain’s administrator MCR was unable to agree the sale of any part of the business as a going concern. The outlets closed on 22 December and a spokesperson ...
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Storm troopers
For once, the national press have been the baker’s best friend. This week began with: "Snow crisis: it’s panic in the shops" (Daily Express); "Panic buying hits supermarkets" (Daily Mail) and, our favourite, "Grit hits the fan" (predictably, The Sun). With images of barren shelving offering a helpful visual cue ...
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Winter warmers
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic management agency that delivers business acceleration processes and brand development within the foodservice, bakery and convenience retail sectorsWith all that wind, rain, sleet and snow it’s a miracle anyone ventured out over the holiday season, but thankfully they did and most ...
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Greggs achieves Christmas sales rise
Greggs’ sales in the Christmas week were up 6.5% and like-for-like sales grew by 4.4%, as the high-street bakery chain served around a quarter of million customers more than in the comparable week last year.
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Hovis sees branded bakery sales increase
Premier Foods’ Hovis division saw positive growth in branded bakery last year, but retailer brand bakery and milling sales fell throughout 2009.
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Greggs leads major new UK bakery league table
Greggs held on to its position as the UK’s largest bakery retailer by the narrowest margin in British Baker’s new BB75 league table for 2010.
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McCambridge announces intention to close factories
McCambridge has announced it intends to close two of its own-label division factories as part of its strategy to streamline the business.
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Supermarkets’ upbeat Christmas trading figures
The latest TNS figures on the UK grocery market cast a positive light on trading over the Christmas period. For the 12 weeks to 27 December 2009, the major multiples achieved higher sales than the comparable figures in 2007.
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Memory Lane confirms job losses
Memory Lane Cakes has confirmed that following the conclusion of its consultation, 95 workers at its factory in Cardiff are to be made redundant.
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Dorchester bakery sells bread by candlelight
A recently opened Dorchester bakery was forced to sell bread by candlelight after the energy supplier to the shop’s previous tenant cut off the shop’s electricity.
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Government sets out food strategy in Food 2030
The Government today published its new food strategy, Food 2030, which sets out its goals for long-term food security and how it will be achieved.