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Totally tropical Lilt set to receive brand facelift
Coca Cola is to relaunch its Lilt brand this summer.The fruity drink is to undergo a brand makeover which will include new packaging and a new advertising and PR campaign to support the launch.The focus will be on the brand’s ’Totally Tropical Taste’ message and the newly designed ...
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Health drives soft drinks sector
Healthy option soft drinks look to be the key driver in terms of the UK soft drinks market, according to a new report published by Zenith International."Health, wellbeing, functionality and convenience have been the key factors shaping the UK soft drinks market," said Zenith market intelligence director Gary Roethenbaugh. "Premium ...
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BIA08 tickets selling fast
Join in the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas at this years’ Baking Industry Awards 2008. Last year was our biggest awards yet with over 900 attendees and we’re hoping to make this years’ premier industry event even bigger and better. Tickets are selling like hot cakes, so book now to avoid disappointment.
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Sandwich firm gains a Taste4life
Food Partners has developed a new sandwich brand - Taste4life - focused on health and sophistication. The range will include more than 50 sandwiches and related products and has been launched in outlets including coffee shops and catering suppliers."Consumers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their tastes and ...
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Slowdown for Starbucks as 600 stores are closed
Starbucks has reported a net loss of $6.7m (£3.4m) in the three months to the end of June, compared to a $158.3m (£79.9m) third-quarter profit last year, against a background of store closures and plans to cut 1,000 office jobs in the US.Total revenue rose by 9% to $2.6bn (£1.3bn), ...
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Twin-pack puds aim for broader appeal
Farmhouse Fare is to launch its first-ever range of twin packs. The Lancashire-based company is seeking to widen its appeal beyond family-sized desserts and has brought out a range of 120g x 2 individual portion puddings including: luxury sticky chocolate and orange pudding, sticky carrot cake pudding and luxury ...
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Artisan angle
The Speciality & Fine Food Fair London, taking place at the Grand Hall at Olympia, London, will feature over 700 exhibitors, catering for everyone from delis and independent retailers to chefs and restaurateurs looking to source artisan food and drink.The fair will feature exhibitors in soft drinks, cafés, biscuits, hot ...
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Marco avoids going stale
Marco Beverage Systems has added the Maxibrew Freshcup to its product range. The bulk filter coffee brewer is programmed to dispose of stale coffee after a pre-set period of time, to avoid customers accidentally being served old coffee.The twin-urn coffee brewer is designed to aid busy staff who may not ...
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More Awards finalists are revealed
It’s been a hard-fought contest, but British Baker can now reveal the finalists in four more categories of our Baking Industry Awards 2008.In our last issue, we published details of the finalists in six of our categories, and we can now reveal details of those in our In-store Bakery, Organic, ...
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Free entry to Bakers’ Fair
Bookings are now being taken for the Bakers’ Fair North, to be held at Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium on Sunday 19 October.Entry to the fair will be free for trade visitors, allowing access to a wide range of bakery-related businesses. One of last year’s visitors, John Love, product develop- ...
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US bakery body in row over land
The American Bakers’ Asso- ciation has condemned the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) refusal to release land from its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to allow farmers to meet food demands and help curb soaring cereal prices.It said it was "extremely disappointed" that Agriculture Secre- tary Ed Schafer had rejected calls ...
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La Pizza goes to work on ’healthier’ bases
La Pizza, a privately owned manufacturer of dough balls, tear-and-share garlic bread and Mediterranean speciality breads, supplying into the foodservice industry, has developed a range of healthier frozen part-baked pizza bases. All products contain less than 1% salt and are made using natural ingredients, containing no preservatives or GM products.La ...
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Buyer sought for Beanscene cafés
Administrators for Scottish coffee chain Beanscene have received more than 50 expressions of interest for the business.KPMG, which took control of the 14-café chain on 24 July, hopes to sell it as a going concern. The firm, which has around 140 staff, has continued trading.Despite a £4 million turnover, ...
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Best of the launches
== Pudding Lane: ==Australian company, Pudding Lane, will be promoting its new Chocolate & Orange Log and Chocolate Rum & Raisin Pudding Log at the event. It hopes to attract people looking for indulgence.Handmade in New South Wales, the range is distributed in the UK by Porter Foods. The puddings ...
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Northern Foods to close one of two biscuit plants
Union officials are meeting representatives of Northern Foods this week, after the company announced plans to shut one of its biscuit factories.Ian Wood, organising district secretary of the Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) in Yorkshire, told British Baker that the existing Batley plant is set to close, under ...
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Cake market on the up, but trends are changing
The market for cakes and cake bars has increased by 7% in value last year to reach £1.52bn. But while nearly two-thirds of consumers eat them, penetration levels and frequency of use are declining, according to research from Mintel.It said that the market is expected to grow by 26% between ...
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Call for inquiry, as MP queries Lyndale downfall
A Labour MP has accused former Lyndale Group chief executive Michael Quinlan and chairman Sandy Birnie of plotting the reorganisation in the Group’s affairs that led to Lyndale Foods Ltd going into administration.In a House of Commons debate, MP for Hayes and Harlington John McDonnell said leaked minutes from ...
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Carrefour has eyes for Lewis Pies
Welsh baker Lewis Pies, based in Swansea, has struck a deal with supermarket chain Carrefour, one of Europe’s leading supermarket chains.Nine products from Lewis Pies’ bake-off range have been ordered by Carrefour, including Cornish pasties, sausage rolls and lamb oggies - a lamb and vegetable pasty."We are thrilled to be ...
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Espresso model joins CMC line-up
The Coffee Machine Company has added a new espresso machine to its range. The company is the sole importer of Rancilio espresso machines and has now launched the Classe 6 Compact Tall model. The new machine is fully automatic with full 2-group functionality, and has been designed with coffee shops ...
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Companies oppose PGI protection for pasties
Greggs and Kerry Foods are to oppose plans to give Cornish pasties Protected Geographic Indication (PGI), preventing producers outside Cornwall from using the label.Frank Hayes, head of corporate affairs at Kerry Foods, told British Baker that the move would "limit consumer choice" and said it would be "making our views ...