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Caribbean specialist chips in
Enco Products is launching its first mainstream snacking range. The new range consists of green banana chips, plantain chips and sweet plantain chips, and will be available in 85g bags.Enco, a division of Grace Foods UK, is a market leader in the UK’s Caribbean food and drink market, and is ...
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Roberts uses continuous motion for loaf labelling
Roberts Bakeries in Cheshire has installed five purpose-designed high-speed Series 515 print-and-apply labelling machines. The machines allow individual loaves, fed from different lines, to be identified at a central point for loading into trays - either by operators or automatically.The Series 515 machine, supplied by Logopak UK, can label up ...
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RGFC to tackle costs with increased prices
Food manufacturing group the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) has reported strong sales in its bakery ingredients division, up 13%. RGFC indicated it would seek to again increase prices in response to its own rising costs.Sales in its bakery division - made up of Wiltshire-based Hayden’s Bakeries and Seriously ...
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Dupont goes under cover
DuPont has launched the DuPont Tyvek Dual coverall, designed to offer flexibility, breathability and added durability.The Category III, Type 5 and 6 protective garment features front and sleeves made entirely from Tyvek fabric and a back panel made of DuPont’s composite technology (ACT) fabric. The Tyvek material offers protection ...
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Linpac cuts its film to suit
Linpac Packaging has launched a new polyolefin stretch film called MagicLIN. The film has been designed to be easier to cut than traditional cling films, and can be cut by hand, removing the need for a blade.The film is made from multi-layer polyolefin, and can be used to cover food ...
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Délifrance’s summer offer
Délifrance has launched two new pastries aimed at maximising catering opportunities in the longer days and lighter evenings throughout summer. The first is a lighter Viennoiserie, an apricot fruit basket, topped with half a Moroccan apricot.A raspberry and custard basket, filled with 16% raspberry jam and topped with light crème ...
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Ishida links equipment
Ishida Europe is launching a new software programme that can link up to 100 checkweighers to provide valuable production data.The Ishida Data Capture System (IDCS), offers a range of reporting options, allowing production managers to employ state-of-the-art monitoring for legislative compliance. The user-friendly software will also enable users to identify ...
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Singapore firm plans foreign foray
Singapore-based bakery retailer BreadTalk plans to open around 800 more stores around the world over the next three years. The company, founded in 2000, currently owns 83 BreadTalk and Toast Box shops and 118 franchised outlets worldwide."Our goal is to increase our presence to 1,000 outlets by 2011. This includes ...
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Premier Foods reports positive first-half forecast
Premier Foods has said it expects an increase in sales for its Baking & Milling division in the first half of this year.In a trading statement, Premier said sales would be around 16% ahead year-on-year for the six months to June, driven by price increases. Sales of Hovis, which it ...
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Parliamentary food group launched
An All-Party Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry Group has been launched this month. The group has a broad remit, including providing a forum for debate and discussion for industry issues, such as increasing food prices or the impact of the food industry on the environment. It also aims ...
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Warburtons turns in good performance
Warburtons enjoyed another successful year in 2007, with profits and turnover up on the previous year.The family-owned company’s pre-tax profits were £49m, £5.7m higher than 2006, despite "unprecedented volatility in both energy and raw materials", according to chairman Jonathan Warburton. Turnover for the same period was £414m, a growth rate ...
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Rich indulges in versatile muffin range
Premium and indulgent goods provider Rich Products has launched a new muffin range for retail and foodservice operators.The ’freeze to thaw’ range is free from preservatives and additives and has a shelf-life of 12 months, so the range can be varied according to the season. Made with free-range eggs, the ...
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Pantheon issues versatile oven range
Pantheon Catering Equipment has launched a new range of baking ovens, for all types of baking. The range is comprised of four models: YXD-1A - convection heat only; YXD-2A - convection heat and steam; YXD-3A - convection heat and upper heater; and YXD-4A - convection heat, steam and upper heater. ...
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KP’s new look for nuts
United Biscuits’ (UBUK) brand KP Nuts is refreshing its image from July, with revamped packaging and new flavours. It will also be launching a new Clip Strip merchandising unit for its salted and dry roasted peanut. Two new flavours - MSG-free Salt & Vinegar and Spicy Chilli - will be ...
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Kate’s Cakes in Wetherspoons dessert
Wetherspoons is to use Kate’s Cakes brownies in its Chocolate Brownie Sundae. Kate’s Cakes has supplied the pub chain with its individually wrapped Chocolate Brownies for the last four years, which will now feature on the dessert menu.
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Scottish baker sells up
Scottish bakery M Corson Bakers, based in Castle Douglas, has been put up for sale as a going concern for £1.25 million.
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Hairy Bikers become Hairy Bakers
TV chefs The Hairy Bikers have been renamed The Hairy Bakers for a BBC2 series screening later this summer. Bike and food-mad duo Dave Myers and Simon King have travelled around the UK, from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands, speaking to the best professional bakers and pie makers as well as hobbyists.
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Sales boost for Britvic
Britvic enjoyed strong sales growth in the half-year to April. The soft drinks company’s sales for the 28 weeks ended 13 April 2008 were up by 28.6% to £454.7 million, with pre-tax profit up 13.2% to £17.2m.
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Fresha opens first café
An outside catering company based in Exeter is branching out with its first café. Fresha, based in Sowton, Exeter, purchased the new property, situated on the same site as its existing company activities on Sowton Industrial Estate, last week, and plans to open a café there in the first week of September.
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Contactless card roll-out at Coffee Republic
Coffee Republic is to introduce contactless card payment systems in its stores. The decision comes after a four-month trial in five of the coffee chain’s London outlets proved successful. In its Canary Wharf store, one in five transactions were contactless by the end of the trial.