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== Greencore stays solid ==Greencore announced it had "performed solidly" during the last year, according to its recent interim management statement. The firm said Convenience delivered a solid performance in 2008, with sales up 8.3% after currency conversions. However, Greencore warned consumer pressure has resulted in weakened demand for some ...
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Brothers combine Indian and bakery
Combining Indian food with a traditional bakery offer is proving a hit with customers of Hurst Bakery & Provisions, based in Berkshire. Owned by brothers Jitu and Duras Miah, it produces bread, rolls, cakes, morning goods and sandwiches – but Indian food is also on the menu. The brothers bought the 78-year-old shop as a going concern in 2006 and wanted to offer something that other companies didn’t. The pair’s restaurant-owning background means they can serve up curries, naan bread and samosas to custmers, which Jitu says is proving a success.
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Kerrs to open new £1 million bakery
Kerrs Bakery is celebrating its tenth anniversary by opening a new £1m factory in Motherwell, with annual turnover predicted to reach more than £2m this year. The wholesale business - one of the main producers of Caramel Cake in Scotland - manufactures a wide range of long-life handmade cakes, as well as short-life cakes with a 12-14-day shelf life.
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Walkers retains Carbon Reduction label
Walkers has become the first food company to retain its Carbon Reduction label, after reducing its carbon footprint by 7%. The snacks brand was also the first to display the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label in March 2007 when it committed to cut its carbon footprint by 3% by 2009. Companies have to reapply for the label after two years.
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FSA to discuss Welsh bakery
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Wales, is to hold a second co-hosted seminar for Welsh bakery businesses, looking at the issue of saturated fat reduction. The seminar will be held on 4 March at FSA Wales’ Cardiff office in Wood Street, in association with the Food Industry Centre at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC).
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Student bakers’ conference announced
The Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) Annual Conference is to take place over the first May Bank Holiday weekend. Students and members of the baking industry are encouraged to take part in the three-day event, from 2-4 May 2009, to be held at the TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay, Devon. The conference will include the live judging of bakery and confectionery competitions, banquets, live bands and the AGM.
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’Traditional bread’ sales break £200m in ISBs
Last year saw the revival of traditional bread and rolls selling through supermarket in-store bakeries (ISBs), with sales of traditional breads breaking through the £200m barrier.The latest IRI sales data, (52 w/e 27 December 2008), shows that traditional rolls soared by 23%, while traditional bread was up 15%. Growth outstripped ...
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West Cornwall Pasty Co sets out 2009 expansion
The West Cornwall Pasty Co is to open a further 15 outlets in the next 12 months, as well as refurbishing 25 of its existing shops.The firm now has 57 company-owned shops across the UK, from Brighton to Glasgow, and is hoping to grow the brand to make it "more ...
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Fox’s adds to Chunkie line
Biscuit brand Fox’s is adding a new cookie to its half-coated Chunkie range this month. The Chunkie Extremely Chocolatey Fruit & Nut Cookie contains dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chunks, nuts and raisins and is semi-coated in milk chocolate.Fran Kitson, Chunkie Cookies brand manager, said the new additionwas expected to ...
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The Bagel Group bought out of administration
London-based manufacturer The Bagel Group, which filed for administration earlier this month, has been sold to a new company, Mr Bagel’s Limited, as a going concern. The business has been acquired by the Mansouri family for an undisclosed sum.According to a statement released by the new firm, the purchase has ...
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Firkins Foods eyes up ambitious expansion
The boss of Firkins Foods has vowed to have 50 bakeries operating within the next two years - just months after saving 30 former Firkins Bakery shops from the administrator. The West Midlands bakery group - formerly Firkins Bakery - had to lay off 140 staff and shut 20 of ...
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Bako to review position as Armstrong leaves
David Armstrong, MD of Bako UK for the last year, left the company at the end of January.Armstrong, who formerly worked for Threshers and Unwins, has been recruited by supermarket Asda to work in a senior position within the retailer’s wine and spirit buying team.Bako chairman Michael Bell, of Bells ...
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Starbucks fights back in US with value meal deals
Starbucks announced this week, that it would be introducing breakfast meal deals in its US stores for $3.95, in response to the financial pressures faced by its customers.The coffee chain claimed customers would save $1.20 on average per visit. At the end of January, Starbucks had announced plans to ...
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Snowfalls bring mixed results for UK bakers
The recent snow caused problems for bakers up and down the country, as shops were forced to close. Yet some say they benefited from extra trade.Croydon-based Coughlans Bakeries took a hit of between £25-£30,000 when its 22 shops were forced to stay closed for the day; shop staff simply couldn’t ...
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Vinopolis makes move into bakery
Wine business Vinopolis has been given the go-ahead to open a bakery, restaurant and shops by London’s celebrated food market, Borough Market.The development will house a combined 24-hour bakery and retail unit, which will supply products sold in the new retail units as well as to the St John group, ...
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Irish bakery holds its own in recessionary market
Bakery is more recession-resistant than other food, because consumers are unwilling to trade down, according to Irish food board Bord Bía.Bord Bía identified bakery as one of the few categories that did well during 2008. It stated that a resurgence of the packed lunch and reduction in eating out has ...
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M&S wins tax battle over teacakes
Marks & Spencer has won a 13-year tax battle over the status of its chocolate-covered teacakes, although there is still confusion around the legal ruling.The Law Lords upheld a decision made by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year, which ordered the Treasury to refund £3.5m VAT on the ...
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Braby brings in silo service
Braby has launched a new silo cleaning, maintenance and inspection service.The UK manufacturer of stainless steel and aluminium silos will offer a full servicing menu in order to ensure that bakeries stay ATEX-compliant and also to extend the life of their silos. ATEX is a European directive enforced by the ...
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National Cupcake Week sees dates changed
British Baker has moved the date of National Cupcake Week to the week commencing 14 September, in order to give bakery retailers more time to prepare. The remit for the week has also been expanded to include everyone from craft bakeries to cafés and supermarkets - so make sure you ...
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Esquires Coffee Houses expands on UK franchise
Esquires Coffee Houses UK has announced plans to grow its franchise by another eight stores in the UK, by summer 2009.The company, now in its tenth year of trading, currently has 25 outlets in the UK. It opened the first of its planned eight outlets in Letchworth Garden City, Herfordshire ...