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Number of mills in the UK is falling
Data from the Office of National Statistics reveals there were 170 mills in the UK in 2006, operated by 105 companies.The statistics point to a 6% year- on-year decrease in the number of mills, down from 180 in 2005.The number of companies operating these mills also dropped from 110 ...
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Kingsmill sees upturn
Allied Bakeries’ £14 million Kingsmill relaunch in February has led to "significant" growth in market share, it said this week.Marketing director Jon Wilson told British Baker that increases in distribution, promotional activity and heavyweight advertising had boosted sales. Consumer feedback on the new recipes had been very positive. He said: ...
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Kingsmill sees upturn
Allied Bakeries’ £14 million Kingsmill relaunch in February has led to "significant" growth in market share, it said this week.Marketing director Jon Wilson told British Baker that increases in distribution, promotional activity and heavyweight advertising had boosted sales. Consumer feedback on the new recipes had been very positive. He said: ...
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Your letters
I must admit to not understanding Andrew Whitley, author of Bread Matters. It would be different if he was pushing the virtues of wholegrain and bulk fermentation, but he seems to be on some crusade to denigrate the whole of the milling and baking industry. I don’t think he is ...
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Your letters
I must admit to not understanding Andrew Whitley, author of Bread Matters. It would be different if he was pushing the virtues of wholegrain and bulk fermentation, but he seems to be on some crusade to denigrate the whole of the milling and baking industry. I don’t think he is ...
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Soreen sale rumour refuted
Inter Link Foods has dismissed press reports that it is to sell its malt loaf business Soreen.Reports last week had suggested that Soreen was being marketed for sale by the cake company, in a move to to reduce its debt. But chairman Jeremy Hamer told British Baker that they ...
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viewpoint
Alex Salmond has always been a passionate, hard working, ’constituent’ MP. I call him that because he really has stood up and fought hard for his own constituents on every issue, from biscuit factory closures to community health measures.Now he has his eyes on the much bigger goal - Independence ...
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viewpoint
Alex Salmond has always been a passionate, hard working, ’constituent’ MP. I call him that because he really has stood up and fought hard for his own constituents on every issue, from biscuit factory closures to community health measures.Now he has his eyes on the much bigger goal - Independence ...
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Tesco claims cost increases absorbed
Tesco said it had to absorb "significant external cost increases" this year, as it posted a 20.3% increase in annual pre-tax profits to £2.6bn this week.According to the retailer, increased productivity and good expense control enabled it to absorb higher oil-related costs and increases in local business taxes.Core UK sales ...
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International activity
According to this year’s Home Grown Cereals Authority’s (HGCA) international workshop, UK wheat has proven its suitability for the export market."The bread baking workshop provides an excellent opportunity for potential customers to bake their national breads using UK wheat," said Emma Finn, HGCA’s marketing manager. "In recent years, the belief ...
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Fairtrade approach for Pecan Deluxe
Yorkshire-based ingredients supplier manufacturer Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) is to launch a range of Fairtrade chocolates.Pecan Deluxe’s MD Allan Dew said: "The introduction of Fairtrade products will encourage new customer acquisition and allow for greater product diversi-fication for the company."With more than 2,000 Fair- trade products already on the ...
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Fresh approach at Asda
Asda says its fresh bakery sales are up after a high-profile advertising campaign, featuring its in-store bakeries, started last week.A new fly-on-the-wall TV advertising campaign shows comedienne Victoria Wood, working in the in-store bakery at the Boldon store in South Tyneside.Bakery director Huw Edwards told British Baker that Asda is ...
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Visit our special awards website
British Baker has launched a website especially dedicated to the Baking Industry Awards at [http://www.bakeryawards.co.uk].Log on to see full details of the 12 categories, including this year’s new categories, details on the judging process and how to download an entry form. You can also reserve your table for the ...
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Wm Stephen finds new bakery
Dunfermline-based Wm Stephen (Bakers) is to move to a new 32,000sq ft bakery in Dunfermline Business Park at the start of 2008.MD André Sarafilovic said : "We have outgrown our current premises, which has stood us in good stead for the past 134 years, and have been actively searching for ...
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’Ding Dong’ star for Brace’s
Welsh bakery Brace’s is running a new £100,000 TV advertising campaign this month, across the Wales and the south-west region including the Channel Islands.Featuring the voice of the Carry On... series star Leslie Phillips, with his strap-line ’Ding Dong’, the commercials show the antics of a family’s animated bread bin ...
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MPs post Motion to keep UK rules on bread weights
MPs have started a campaign in Westminister to exclude the UK from EU moves to abolish standard-size British bread loaves.So far, 16 MPs have signed an Early Day Motion, tabled by MP for Banbury Tony Baldry, in response to concerns raised by a constituent who works at Fine Lady Bakeries ...
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New firm offers European craft
A start-up company, The Cotswold Food Partnership, is targeting supermarkets and craft bakers with new ranges of bake-off artisan and functional breads.The company has sourced its range from European craft bakeries in countries including Holland and Germany and it also has a manufacturing partner, the BRC-accredited Scottish craft baker Fords ...
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’Experimental’ departure for Forfars
Sussex bakery chain Forfars is rolling out a new look across its 22-shop estate, with two outlets so far rebranded ’Fresh from Forfars’.The 70-year-old chain created the new format in response to changing shopping habits, MD Tim Cutress told British Baker.The changes include brighter, fresher colour schemes, uniforms and shop ...
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Help the Trust make a difference for Max
If you haven’t already registered for this year’s National Doughnut Week, why not join sponsor BakeMark UK in raising funds for The Children’s Trust and help children like Max. "Max was born weighing less than 3.5lb and encountered breathing difficulties," explains Joanne Toner, corporate fundraiser at The Children’s Trust. "Five ...