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    In Short

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    == Anglesey mill start-up ==Anglesey farmer Huw Owen is due to open an £80,000 mill and oil press in the autumn in an effort to add value to his crops. Bodelwa Farm in Ty Croes has traditionally grown feed-quality grain for local cattle farmers, but this year is growing 15 ...

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    In Short

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    == Bread ambitions ==Heatherslaw Bakery hopes to be making bread "on a big scale", following the success of its new 1lb Heatherslaw bloomer, made with ingredients sourced within a three-mile radius. Heatherslaw Bakery in Northumberland, which employs up to 40 people, had previously concentrated on producing cakes and ...

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    In Short

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    == Reduced sat fat ads ==United Biscuits has launched an advertising campaign to highlight the achievement it has made in reducing saturated fat in its McVitie’s Digestives, Rich Tea and HobNobs brands by 50%. The campaign will run for eight weeks.== Bakery for sale ==East Lothian-based wholesale business Trusty Crust ...

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    In Short

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    == Coffee shops need better food focus ==Seventy-seven per cent of executives asked said coffee shops need to enhance their food offering, according to Allegra Strategies UK’s Executive Insight Report, published last month. There are now only 890 food-focused coffee outlets in the UK, compared to 2,900 coffee-focused companies, it ...

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    Anglesey farmer to open artisan mill

    2009-07-16T00:00:00Z

    An Anglesey farmer is to open an artisan flour mill in the autumn, which will supply local craft bakers with wheat and barley flour.

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    Finsbury’s shares tumble

    2009-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Finsbury Foods’ shares have taken a tumble after the firm announced that preliminary discussions regarding the sale of the company had ended.

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    Northern Foods sees steady progress in bakery

    2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Northern Foods has achieved “further progress” in bakery according to its interim management statement for the first quarter.

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    Jobs saved as Coombs Hampshires finds buyer

    2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Leicestershire bakery chain Coombs Hampshires has been bought out of administration for an undisclosed sum, saving up to 150 jobs.

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    Just Desserts to tackle top-end retail

    2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire-based baker and patissier Just Desserts has launched a number of new products and has hopes to tackle the top-end retail sector, following substantial investment at its Shipley factory.

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    Sixty-six job losses at Coffee Republic

    2009-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Ten out of the 20 Coffee Republic (UK) Ltd-owned stores have now closed, resulting in 66 redundancies, announced administrators KPMG Restructuring today.

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    Tameside student wins Hovis scholarship

    2009-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The Hovis Scholarship Award has been given to Gabrielle Baxter from Tameside College, who will get the chance to obtain first-hand bakery experience working with industry professionals.

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    Coffee Republic goes into administration

    2009-07-07T00:00:00Z

    UK coffee chain Coffee Republic (UK) Limited has gone into administration alongside Coffee Republic Franchising and Goodbean Ltd, following the suspension of its shares yesterday.

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    New deadline announced for cupcake competition

    2009-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Don’t forget to get creative and enter our national cupcake competition, sponsored by Puratos, in the run up to National Cupcake Week, and get your recipes in by the new date of 22 July.

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    Consumer watch Coffee chain tracking programme 2009

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Unsurprisingly, quality and taste of drinks was considered most important to coffee chain customers (38%). While quality and taste of food (11%) and drinks range (10%) came in second and third, the rest of respondents were divided between a whole range of factors and services, from product availability to speed ...

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    Pasty Presto sets goal of 30 outlets

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Pasty Presto has opened two stores, after securing £1.5m of bank funding, and is on course to open a further five this year, taking the pasty and coffee shop chain to a total of 30 outlets. The Bath-based business has opened new outlets at Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet and Extra ...

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    60-second sales pitch

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    == What’s new? == To reflect our Swiss heritage, all-natural ingredients and premium positioning, the look and feel of the Mövenpick brand has been rebranded. We’ve also introduced two new flavours: Ricotta & Pink Pepper and VSOP Cognac ice creams. == Why should bakery ...

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    Reporting in Innovate to accumulate

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Going from meeting to meeting in London, I tend to spend quite a bit of time working in coffee shops and cafés. Last Monday, I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours at a new business in Holborn, called the Fleet River Bakery. Baking their own bread, making ...

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    Kingsmill achieves first with Carbon Trust label

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Kingsmill has become the first UK bread brand to include the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction label on-pack. It will be used on Kingsmill’s Great Everyday White, Tasty Wholemeal and 50/50 sub-brands from the end of June. A recent study by the Carbon Trust, looking at the manufac- turers’ best-selling sub-brands, ...

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    Cadbury adds Bites

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is launching Cadbury Fudge Bites, extending its presence in the small cake market, said owner Premier Foods. The sponge cake pieces are layered with Cadbury Fudge and covered in chocolate. The Cake Bites range was launched in 2008 and has added £2m to the sector. "This new addition will ...

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    Craft bakers offered practical advice on salt

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Craft bakers are to receive practical advice on how to meet government salt reduction targets for bread, as part of a Food Standards Agency (FSA) project. Information packs containing bread recipes, trouble-shooting tips and a measuring cup for salt are to be sent to craft bakers to help them reach ...