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Wrights unveils trial store
Wrights has unveiled a prototype flagship store and retail brand in Stoke-on-Trent, which the firm hopes will broaden its appeal to consumers.
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Places available at BB roundtable
British Baker is holding a round-table, The Big Bakery Debate: Saturated Fat and Calories Consultation, on Wednesday 21 October at the Landmark Hotel, London, and is keen to hear from industry representatives who would like to attend.
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Costa announces revenue rise
Costa Coffee increased its revenue by a fifth in the six months to 27 August 2009, as parent company Whitbread revealed a strong set of figures.
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Fine Lady Bakeries confirms plan for northern base
Fine Lady Bakeries has announced plans to build a £20m bakery in Newton Heath, east Manchester. Planning permission has been submitted for the site, which would become Fine Lady’s northern base.
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Coffee Republic seeks prime sites across UK
Coffee Republic is on the look-out for 20 new retail sites, only months after being rescued from administration.
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Allied faces potential redundancies
Allied Bakeries could make up to 40 workers redundant at its Liverpool site after failing to boost its morning goods business.
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Ulrick & Short cuts sat fats
Clean-label, functional ingredients supplier Ulrick & Short has been working on improvements to its fat replacer Delyte.
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FSA’s latest anti-salt drive angers baking industry
By Georgi Gyton Bakers across the country are up in arms over the new Food Standards Agency (FSA) campaign, which aims to educate consumers on the ’hidden salt’ in foods such as bread, sandwiches and pizza and urges them to choose products with the lowest salt levels.
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Tan Y Castell gets on board with Arriva
Pembrokeshire bakery Tan Y Castell Welshcakes has struck a deal with Arriva Trains to supply its ’Welshcakes Snack Pack’ on board all the company’s trains across Wales.
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Bakery manufacturers on the up but retail slides
Despite the economic downturn, there has been an increase in the number of bakery manufacture businesses, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Northern reveals strong bakery rise
Northern Foods has reported strong underlying growth in its bakery division, with revenue up 3.9% for the 26 weeks to 26 September 2009.
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Student enrolments rise as interest in baking soars
Colleges are enrolling bumper student numbers on to bakery courses this year, with admissions up between 9% and a staggering 160%.
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Festive biscuits
Several Cadbury’s biscuit products and a new Maryland cookies tub will be available from Burton’s Foods for Christmas. The company has re-introduced a seasonal range for Maryland, with a 675g sharing tub and a White Choc Chip Mini Cookies carton (150g).
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Farmhouse Fare links up with golden syrup brand
Lancashire-based Farmhouse Fare has teamed up with Lyle’s Golden Syrup to launch a new luxury syrup sponge pudding.
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Cocoa
As cocoa prices go through the roof, bakers are urged to source sustainablyThe high cost of cocoa looks set to continue as its commodity market price globally reaches near-record highs. Chocolate makers have been stocking up amid fears of supply shortages from the Ivory Coast, a leading supplier.
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Cold comfort for cupcake collections
The Handmade Cake Company has launched a range of cupcake collections.
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Get Creative with cream and gelatine
Dairy manufacturer Pritchitts has launched Creative Base a product that combines cream with gelatine. It can be used as a setting base for a range of different recipes, both sweet and savoury, says the company.
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Lightbody hands over Finsbury helm to Duffy
Martin Lightbody has stepped down as chief executive of Finsbury Foods, and handed the reins to former chief operating officer John Duffy, as the group announced its full-year results.
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Edible nut pricing
Almonds: Prices have continued to increase over the past month. Predictions are that total production might fall even below the 1.3bn lb level (590,000mt), when earlier forecasts were up to 1.65bn lbs. The short- to medium-term view is that prices will continue to rise, possibly until December/January.
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Small but perfectly formed
BakeMark UK’s new thaw and serve Readi-Bake Mini Bite range has been created in response to growing demand for smaller treats, says the company.