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Warburtons is relaunching its Traditional Breakfast Bakery Occasions range, ready for the New Year. Various products such as its Crumpets, Pancakes and Potato Cakes will be rolled out with new packaging this month. The company has aimed for a more contemporary packaging design."This new design across the range will improve ...
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Morrisons enjoys strong sales growth
Morrisons’ bakery department helped the retailer achieve strong third-quarter figures, announced at the beginning of December, which saw total like-for-like sales rise 8.1%.In-store bakery buyer Andy Clegg said Morrisons’ bakery department was "trading beyond expectations", with initiatives introduced earlier in the year paying off, with new customers switching from other ...
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Greggs streamlines for expansion
Greggs chief executive Ken McMeikan said his top priority is to "simplify the business" to better prepare it for expansion. The comment follows his initial review of the business since he took over in August.Greggs also released its latest trading update, showing total sales for the 25 weeks to 6 ...
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Wheat imports to remain high
The patchy quality of this year’s UK wheat harvest will force British millers to con- tinue importing higher-than- usual amounts of bread-making wheat.According to Alex Waugh, director of the National Association of British and Irish Millers, the amount of grain imported from North America and Europe is expected to ...
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Retailers tackle issue of packaging at Summit
The importance of reducing packaging waste was highlighted by a companies including Tesco and Asda, at the Baking Industry Summit, on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), held on 27 November.Tesco is keen to reduce packaging in bakery as part of the company’s overall target to reduce packaging by ...
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Matthew Walker launches Scrummie puddings
Matthew Walker is to launch a new sponge pudding range onto the shelves of major retailers. The Scrummie range of puddings from the Northern Foods business consists of five varieties, each topped with a different sauce. The range has been launched following research by Matthew Walker which has shown that sponge puddings are not just popular as an alternative to Christmas puddings, but that there is all-year-round demand.
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== Sayers rebrand ==Liverpool-based Sayers the Bakers is continuing with the rebranding of 100 of its Sayers shops after its parent company Lyndale went into administration in June. The plans to rebrand came after research with hundreds of Sayers’ and sister brand Hampsons’ customers and staff signalled the need for ...
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== Award for Fosters ==Fosters Bakery was named Best Overall Barnsley Business at the local Chamber of Commerce’s Business Awards. Fosters received the award in front of over 300 guests at Brooklands Hotel.== Tesco bakery ’strong’ ==Trade for bakery is very strong at Tesco, according to category manager Neil Franklin. ...
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Megans files for administration
Megans Bakery in Hirwaun, South Wales is seeking to appoint an administrator, director Steve Fogo has told British Baker. The company filed for administration on Tuesday 9 December, but Fogo said “it is too early too tell” if potential administrator, Resolve Partner, would be hopeful for a buyer for the firm. Fogo confirmed that all 56 employees have been informed and the issue of any wages due to them will be in the hands of the administrator, if appointed.
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Greggs set to streamline for growth
Greggs chief executive Ken McMeikan has said his top priority is to “simplify the business” in order to better prepare it for expansion. The announcement follows his initial review of the business since he took over in August. The bakery retailer also released its latest trading update, which shows total sales for the 25 weeks to 6 December 2008 are up 6.6%, with like-for-like sales up 3.8%.
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FDF report on members’ progress
The Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) latest report has revealed that its members have cut their carbon emissions by 17% since 1990. This equates to 58,000 tonnes less CO2 which is the equivalent of taking 22,000 cars off UK roads each year. Among its member are Tate and Lyle, Macphie of Glenbervie, British Sugar, United Biscuits and Burtons Foods.
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Ferrari’s goes into liquidation
South Wales-based Ferrari’s, has been put into liquidation, following advice from the company’s financial advisers. British Baker reported in October that the retail chain had been forced to close eight of its most under-performing stores due to the effects of the current economic climate.
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Firkins closes 20 shops as bank crisis hits home
A West Midlands bakery group has become the first bakery casualty of the banking crisis, after being hit by banks reducing credit.Firkins Bakery, headquartered in West Bromwich, has laid off 140 staff and shut 20 of its 53 stores. Managing director Ian Bolderston explained that "crippling overheads" ...
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Aldi plans Irish expansion drive
Discount supermarket Aldi is to expand in Ireland, with 35 new stores planned.The project, costing €350m, will see around 490 new jobs created in-store and around 160 at a second regional distribution centre, to be located in Mitchelstown, County Cork.The announcement came after Aldi’s Irish business reported a 20% ...
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European pastry specialist announces the arrival of Chocolate Praline Croissants
Bakehouse has announced the launch of a new Chocolate Praline Croissant for the foodservice industry. The product has a chocolate and hazelnut filling and is topped with chocolate and nibbed hazelnut.It has been developed to extend consumer choice and capitalise on the popular Viennoiserie market, which accounts for 5% ...
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Worker void appears as immigrants return home
Craft bakeries fear a massive skills shortage, as the flow of bakers from Eastern Europe dries up and those already here return home.With the fall in the value of the pound and the economic slowdown, the UK is less attractive to migrant workers such as bakers. In contrast, the Polish ...
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Asda opens up the doors to Great Britain for Irwin’s Irish Batch range
Northern Irish bakery Irwin’s has achieved a 300-store distribution deal with Asda for its Irish Batch range.The deal, worth £250,000 annually, will see Irwin’s Irish Batch available in Great Britain for the first time, from this winter. The recipe was created over 40 years ago and is marketed in Northern ...
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Scottish firm moves into custom-built bakery
Scottish bakery Stephens plans to expand its chain of shops and fleet of snack vans after moving into a custom-built £4.5m bakery.Located on the outskirts of Dunfermline, the new 38,000sq ft site replaces Stephens’ previous 7,000sq ft premises in the town centre. Managing director André Sarafilovic told ...