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Owner change for Buxton Spa
Buxton Spa Bakery has seen control of the family-owned company pass to a third generation, following a management buyout.Chairman Peter Higgins retired and handed over full control of the £5 million turnover business to his son, the current MD, Mike Higgins, who said he plans to focus on developing the ...
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Coming up next week
l Insider columnist Tony Phillips takes issue with "unnecessary" qualificationsl We explore the facts behind sugar in wholemeal breadl British Baker staff attend Unifine’s Ingredients in Action day at its development kitchen suite in Milton Keynesl And watch out for the snacks column in our regular launch pad section
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Coming up next week
l Insider columnist Tony Phillips takes issue with "unnecessary" qualificationsl We explore the facts behind sugar in wholemeal breadl British Baker staff attend Unifine’s Ingredients in Action day at its development kitchen suite in Milton Keynesl And watch out for the snacks column in our regular launch pad section
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Compass offloads Selecta
Compass Group is to sell Selecta, its food vending machine business, to the German private equity company Allianz Capital Partners for £772.5m.The group said that approximately £500m of the proceeds will be used for a share buy- back programme over the next 12 to 18 months. Compass will pay £45m ...
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Compass offloads Selecta
Compass Group is to sell Selecta, its food vending machine business, to the German private equity company Allianz Capital Partners for £772.5m.The group said that approximately £500m of the proceeds will be used for a share buy- back programme over the next 12 to 18 months. Compass will pay £45m ...
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Snow White, cross dresser
The NA Conference fancy dress party. Left to right, Mark Connor, Anne Barnes, Christine MacSymons, Frank Andrew, Neil MacSymons, Jean Andrew, Graham Ryder, Steve Barnes, Ann Harrison; laying down is Shirley Ryder
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Snow White, cross dresser
The NA Conference fancy dress party. Left to right, Mark Connor, Anne Barnes, Christine MacSymons, Frank Andrew, Neil MacSymons, Jean Andrew, Graham Ryder, Steve Barnes, Ann Harrison; laying down is Shirley Ryder
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Number crunching
...the percentage rise of food prices between April 2006 and April 2007. Non-food shop prices actually fell by 0.6% over the same period
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Number crunching
...the percentage rise of food prices between April 2006 and April 2007. Non-food shop prices actually fell by 0.6% over the same period
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Dean’s sees profits regain momentum
Following a drop in pre-tax earnings for 2005/06, shortbread manufacturer Dean’s of Huntly has regained its profit momentum and has improved sales by close to 10% in 2006/07, MD Bill Dean told British Baker.For the financial year ending June 30, profits were likely to be "on a par" with the ...
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Dean’s sees profits regain momentum
Following a drop in pre-tax earnings for 2005/06, shortbread manufacturer Dean’s of Huntly has regained its profit momentum and has improved sales by close to 10% in 2006/07, MD Bill Dean told British Baker.For the financial year ending June 30, profits were likely to be "on a par" with the ...
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Irish firm picks up Musgrave listing
A Northern Irish bakery has extended its range with retail group Musgrave SuperValu- Centra (MSVC).Graham’s Home Bakery, based in Dromore, is to supply its ’Pick Me’ brand to all of Northern Ireland’s SuperValu and Centra stores. The range includes tray bakes, small cakes and muffins and it is estimated the ...
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Irish firm picks up Musgrave listing
A Northern Irish bakery has extended its range with retail group Musgrave SuperValu- Centra (MSVC).Graham’s Home Bakery, based in Dromore, is to supply its ’Pick Me’ brand to all of Northern Ireland’s SuperValu and Centra stores. The range includes tray bakes, small cakes and muffins and it is estimated the ...
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Greggs reports positive sales for spring season
Greggs said this week that like-for-like sales were up in the 18 weeks to May 5, due to increased footfall and favourable weather conditions.It has also benefited from an increase in the number of shops trading on Sundays, it said at its AGM in Newcastle on Monday. Chairman Derek Netherton ...
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Greggs reports positive sales for spring season
Greggs said this week that like-for-like sales were up in the 18 weeks to May 5, due to increased footfall and favourable weather conditions.It has also benefited from an increase in the number of shops trading on Sundays, it said at its AGM in Newcastle on Monday. Chairman Derek Netherton ...
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Young guns
The bakery student population converged on Blackpool on the recent May Day weekend with one thing on its mind. And that was impressing its elders with superlative bakery products - from wired sugarflowers to vegetarian pastries, chocolate wedding cakes and oven-bottom Coburg loaves.The youngsters came from nine bakery colleges around ...
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i-Bread model
F irst there was the iMac. Then came the muggers’ favourite, the iPod. Soon, if you take a long run-up and leap across the supermarket from electricals to in-store, you may find i-Bread. But far from being a bizarrely-conceived bready gadget - you can’t, or probably shouldn’t, walk down the ...
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Ingredients watch
In today’s increasingly health-conscious society, consumers are becoming more aware of the provenance of foods and the ingredients they contain. As a result, products that are perceived to have associated health benefits are growing rapidly in popularity. Manufacturers are responding to this consumer demand in a number of ways ...
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Ingredients watch
In today’s increasingly health-conscious society, consumers are becoming more aware of the provenance of foods and the ingredients they contain. As a result, products that are perceived to have associated health benefits are growing rapidly in popularity. Manufacturers are responding to this consumer demand in a number of ways ...
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