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    viewpoint

    2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Stories of recession loom large in this week’s media. The government’s national debt is massive - as it tells us not to spend beyond our means, it is not so good at taking its own advice.Much of our gold stocks were sold years ago, at very low prices, and the ...

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    International activity

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

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    International activity

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    In its latest bakery report, research company Mintel found that sales in the US cookie and biscuit market grew 14% during 2002-07. The market was worth $5.9bn in 2007.Mintel found that 97% of individuals ate cookies in the US, with 79% penetration into households. Three in ten people said they ...

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    International activity

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    In its latest bakery report, research company Mintel found that sales in the US cookie and biscuit market grew 14% during 2002-07. The market was worth $5.9bn in 2007.Mintel found that 97% of individuals ate cookies in the US, with 79% penetration into households. Three in ten people said they ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Burton’s eyes premium market after takeover

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Duke Street Capital, private equity owners of confectionery manufacturer Burton’s Foods, has acquired Gateshead-based Northumbrian Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.After the deal was completed on January 10, Northumbrian Fine Foods chairman David Jones said: "This is an exciting time for our business. By joining with Burton’s Foods we will ...

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    Gundula Azeez, policy manager for the Soil Association

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    We breathed a sigh of relief at the Chief Medical Officer’s recent intervention to stall the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) proposal to fortify bread with folic acid.The move was triggered by a review in the British Journal of Nutrition. This found it was wrong of the FSA to assume folic ...

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    Gundula Azeez, policy manager for the Soil Association

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    We breathed a sigh of relief at the Chief Medical Officer’s recent intervention to stall the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) proposal to fortify bread with folic acid.The move was triggered by a review in the British Journal of Nutrition. This found it was wrong of the FSA to assume folic ...

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    Gundula Azeez, policy manager for the Soil Association

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    We breathed a sigh of relief at the Chief Medical Officer’s recent intervention to stall the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) proposal to fortify bread with folic acid.The move was triggered by a review in the British Journal of Nutrition. This found it was wrong of the FSA to assume folic ...

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

  • News

    Strike at Warburtons averted

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have reached a pay agreement following the threat of strike action.The union, which called off planned strike action before Christmas over what it saw as a low pay offer, confirmed on 11 January that an agreement had been reached.No pay ...

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    Bread battle

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    The food exhibition SIGEP will take place at Rimini Fiera in Italy from 26-30 January 2008.Last year it attracted over 90,000 visitors, from 121 countries. Just over 40% of these were ice-cream makers, a third were confectioners and 10% were bakers.This year SIGEP will showcase a range of competitions, pitting ...

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    Bread battle

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    The food exhibition SIGEP will take place at Rimini Fiera in Italy from 26-30 January 2008.Last year it attracted over 90,000 visitors, from 121 countries. Just over 40% of these were ice-cream makers, a third were confectioners and 10% were bakers.This year SIGEP will showcase a range of competitions, pitting ...

  • News

    Bread battle

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    The food exhibition SIGEP will take place at Rimini Fiera in Italy from 26-30 January 2008.Last year it attracted over 90,000 visitors, from 121 countries. Just over 40% of these were ice-cream makers, a third were confectioners and 10% were bakers.This year SIGEP will showcase a range of competitions, pitting ...