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Warburtons ads to go national
Warburtons is to launch its first ever national TV advertising campaign as part of a £20m marketing investment in 2007.The ad campaign will build the brand in areas where it is already established, as well as attracting more consumers in areas that are new to Warburtons, it said.The new advertising ...
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Flour prices rise again as wheat costs spiral upwards
ADM Milling is to put up its prices on all flours by £21.25 a tonne from January 15.The rise in price is in response to higher wheat costs, ADM Milling’s MD Ian Pinner told British Baker.He commented: "Since August 2006 UK bread wheat prices have gone up by a ...
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Court appearance in stabbing case
Fine Lady Bakeries employee Shahid Rehman has appeared at Oxford Crown Court charged with the murder of colleague Imran Shah.The 29-year-old Urdu speaker will reappear in the New Year to deliver his plea.The two men lived near each other in Banbury and worked the nightshift together at Fine Lady Bakeries.Mr ...
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Ford bids to take Caffè Nero private
Caffè Nero’s chairman and CEO Gerry Ford has made a £225m bid to buy-out the coffee shop chain, which is yet to be agreed by shareholders.Taking the company private will give "management greater flexibility to pursue its expansion strategy to add to its current network of 290 shops", said Ford. ...
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RHM’s piece of festive cheer
RHM reported a "significant improvement" in its cakes division in its interim results this week.Cakes’ turnover was up 10.0% to £118.8m. Sales of its Mr Kipling brand rose over 16% year on year.In the bread division turnover was up 2.6% to £395.8m, due to price increases and distribution wins, it ...
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OFT reviews Premier/RHM deal
The Office of Fair Trading is considering whether Premier Foods’ proposed acquistion of RHM should be referred to the Competition Commission (British Baker, 8 December, pg 4).It is inviting written representations about any competition or public interest issues raised by the deal, by a deadline of December 21 2006.Comments can ...
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Sainsbury’s Scottish shops get their Just Desserts
Cake company Johnstone’s Just Desserts has won a listing with Sainsbury’s in Scotland for its new Luxury range.The deal, struck by Johnstone’s director Kevin Moore, will see Caramel Shortbread Squares, Cheesecake Mini Bites, Snowmen Printed Caramel Shortcake Mini Bites, and Cranberry Flapjacks with Caramel and Chocolate Drizzle stocked in 19 ...
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Quiznos to grow on the double
US-style sandwich chain Quiznos Sub plans to double its number of stores in the UK in 2007.The UK business, part of a worldwide operation of 5,800 outlets, has 27 units. These are all franchises, currently concentrated in London and the south east, averaging 1,000sq ft each.Franchise development director Philippe Craston ...
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Stock system links factories
Glisten Confectionery has installed a new integrated stock, warehousing and distribution system linking its two factories in Blackburn and Skegness.The Enterprise Resource Planning TROPOS network supplied by SSI (Basingstoke) has reduced stock level inaccuracies between the two factories and a third-party warehouse, it says.TROPOS provides visibility and control of sales, ...
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Greencore sales up
Greencore’s sandwiches, cakes and quiches businesses have performed particularly well over the last year on the back of new products launches with a premium focus, it said last week.Speaking after the supplier posted its annual results, group communications director Jonathan Grant-Nicholas told British Baker that Greencore’s convenience businesses had performed ...
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Trend watch
Trend-spotters from the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) have predicted 10 key trends that will shape the fast-moving consumer goods industry in the New Year.1. Amazonia: use of ingredients from the Amazon, such as açaí berries and red grapes.2. Ethical products: Fairtrade and sustainable ingredients, which help to highlight ...
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Scotch Pie Champion named after charity success
This year’s Scotch Pie Champion is Keith Stuart, production director of Fife’s RT Stuart bakery and butchery chain.He picked up the trophy at the annual awards ceremony held near Gleneagles in Scotland on St Andrew’s Day last week.Stuart said he was "over the moon" to be awarded the accolade, suggesting ...
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Bakery sales boost IAWS
IAWS has reported an "excellent" performance for its financial year ending 31 July 2006, with pre-tax profits up by 14.6% to ?123.5m (£83.3m). Group revenue was 10.6% higher at ?1.557bn from ?1.408bn.The "outstanding feature" was the performance of the Group’s Food Division, which includes Delice de France and Cusisine de ...
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William Reed reveals Baking Industry Exhibition plans
Research conducted after this year’s NEC shows resulted in a clear majority of exhibitors saying they wanted British Baker and publisher William Reed to run a bakery show for the industry.William Reed Exhibitions said it is therefore proud to launch a major new event, The Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE), at ...
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Greenwood targets training at banquet
Over 200 people attended the Worshipful Company of Bakers’ annual election banquet last week at the Mansion House in London, where Anthony Greenwood was elected as the new Master. He was presented with the chain of office by outgoing master Alan Willis.Anthony Greenwood said: "During my year of office I ...
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RHM Fact Box
RHM is a leading UK food manufacturer, with annual sales of over £1.5bn and over 15,000 employees at approximately 50 locations in the UK and France.For the year ended 29 April 2006, RHM reported sales of £1,559m and profit of £174m.The RHM Group is organised into four divisions:1. Bread Bakeries ...
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RHM Fact Box
RHM is a leading UK food manufacturer, with annual sales of over £1.5bn and over 15,000 employees at approximately 50 locations in the UK and France.For the year ended 29 April 2006, RHM reported sales of £1,559m and profit of £174m.The RHM Group is organised into four divisions:1. Bread Bakeries ...
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Briefs
n Full-time student bakers are being encouraged to enter a new competition that showcases their bread-making and confectionery talents using California raisins.Organised by the California Raisin Administration Committee, first prize in the competition will see the winning team taken on a trip with the famous Richemont School. Second prize is ...
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Shoppers support small shops with Wedge card
Specialist stores such as bakeries are closing at an alarming rate, but a new type of loyalty card could halt the slide.The Wedge card has been launched in Lambs Conduit Street, London, and is the brainchild of Big Issue founder John Bird and his daughter, Diana. It provides discounts and ...