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Pain Delice offers Polar experience
Polarbröd, which translates as Polar Bread, is a Swedish company that produces bread from within an area of the same name in the Arctic Circle. Distributed by Pain Delice, the bread is promoted on healthy credentials, but the company said it does not compromise on taste. The round flat bread ...
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FoB event
The Federation of Bakers’ annual conference will take place on Wednesday 20 May 2009 at the Dorchester Hotel, London. The speakers in the morning session are John Cridland, deputy director-general of the CBI; Dr Susan Jebb, head of human nutrition research from the Medical Research Council; and Scott Clarke, bakery ...
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Warburtons set to tackle the foodservice sector
Warburtons, which was exhibiting at the Convenience Retailing Show from March 1-3, revealed to British Baker that it is targeting the foodservice sector for the first time, working with FusionFSM, a firm that offers a strategic service for suppliers interested in entering the market. FusionFSM’s MD Peter Green told British ...
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Fruit pricing
Coconut: Origin coconut prices have eased over the past 1-2 months, although these declines have been largely offset by the stronger dollar. Demand for coconut should pick up in the run-up to Easter. Raisins: Although Turkish raisins are scarce and still trading at a widening premium over Turkish sultanas, their ...
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La Pizza points to pockets
La Pizza has launched a range of Tascas - folded soft bread pockets - which can be used to create sandwiches with a difference. The manufacturer of frozen part-baked pizza bases, dough balls, tear-and-share garlic bread and speciality breads has introduced three new items: Ceasar Tasca, containing cracked pepper and ...
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Report
The latest National Statistics on UK milled wheat and flour production, from Defra, revealed an increase of 2.9% in the total wheat milled in the UK, for the crop-year to date (starting July 2008), compared to figures for the 2007/08 crop year. Total flour production was also up 3.9% for ...
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Supplier shows off serve-overs
Equipment and products supplier Country Choice was promoting its serve-over format at Café+ as part of its Bake&Bite Café concept. Part of the Brakes group, Country Choice’s food-to-go concept enables retailers to prepare products, such as sandwiches and baguettes, in full view of the customer, capitalising on the trend for ...
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ABIM critical of new B2B labelling rules
A leading bakery association is taking steps to limit the impact on its members of "bureaucratic and needless" European regulations for food enzymes, which introduce, for the first time, compulsory labelling of ingredients on business to business (B2B) packages. The Association of British Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM) said that, ...
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Aryzta blossoms with half-year health
Aryzta has announced a healthy performance in its half-year results. Adjusted profit rose by 14.6% within its food division with underlying revenue increasing 6% for the six months to 31 January 2009. The global specialist bakery company saw operating profit grow 11% to E64m in its Food Europe division, which includes the Delice de France, Cuisine de France and Heistand brands. Operating profit was up 25.9% to E34.3m in its Food North America division, which includes the La Brea Bakery and Otis Spunkmeyer brands, and up 50.9% to E0.9m in its Food Developing Market division.
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Premium soft drinks hit as consumers cut back
Consumers are losing the taste for premium soft drinks, such as smoothies and juice products, as shoppers sacrifice their five-a-day in favour of cost-conscious soft drinks like cola. Smoothies, which were among the biggest soft drink category losers, dropping 17% by value, took the biggest brunt of consumer cutbacks, according ...
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French bakery company makes UK debut at IFE
Lille-based French bakery Chateau Blanc had its official UK launch at food and drink show IFE09 last week.The firm, which is "starting from scratch in the UK", said it received its first order only the week before. Veronique Gubri, business development manager for Chateau Blanc, said it is now targeting ...
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Pork Farms changes distribution
Savoury pastry company Pork Farms has decided to discontinue its relationship with Kerry Foods Direct To Store (KFDTS), in a move to build its business through the wholesale and independent network. In support of the brand, Pork Farms is also planning a £2m marketing push this year. KFDTS delivers chilled ...
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Reporting in Don’t over-play the value deals
Price is the big issue on everyone’s mind these days - but are we really doing the right thing in cutting everything to the bone? It’s easy for everyone to panic when the word ’recession’ is plastered everywhere across the media. Yet there are lessons from the past that should ...
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Starbucks reveals growth strategy
Starbucks chairman, CEO and president Howard Schultz unveiled a raft of plans to support the coffee chain’s growth, at its latest annual general meeting. Schultz outlined the firm’s strategy for long-term growth and said he expected a record free cash flow of $500m in 2009, achieved through "structural expense reduction". ...
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In Short
== Spanish firm invests == Spanish manufacturer Europasty has invested E18m (£16.6m) to increase its production capacity for doughnuts. The firm, which specialises in par-baked bread and frozen pastries, has installed a new production plant and freezing warehouse, giving it a total capacity of 300 million units per ...
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Patisserie UK folds after losing Costa contract
Lees Foods’ Patisserie UK subsidiary has been placed into administration after attempts to sell it as a going concern proved unsuccessful. Patisserie UK, a bespoke manufacturer of coffee shop round cakes, loaf and tray cakes, desserts and biscuits, suffered due to the loss of a major customer - Costa Coffee - last year. When Lees Foods acquired the business in 2007, Costa represented 75% of Patisserie UK’s sales, but according to the company, within three weeks of the acquisition Costa announced it was to source a quarter of this business elsewhere.