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Hampshires buys rival Coombs out of administration
Leicestershire-based Hampshires has bought Coombs Bakeries, its biggest local competitor, out of administration.The acquisition means the 106-year old Hampshires chain has increased its estate by 14 shops to a total of 31.Hampshires’ MD Keith Baxter said: "It would have been a terrible blow to see this Leicestershire icon fall by ...
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Reporting in, Alison Ward, communications director, BCCCA
It’s difficult to open the papers without reading another story about the growing obesity problem in the UK. The good news is that the latest data from TNS suggests people are looking to improve their diets, with more people choosing foods for health reasons.Many manufacturers have already responded by ...
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Bakery Services woe
Bakery Services has revealed "disappointing" results, with its six-month statement to 30 September 2006 showing pre-tax losses of over £80,000.Bakery Services operates the in-store bakeries business Inbake at Co-op shops as well as Don Millers’ franchise and company-managed cafés.Turnover was up from £1.588m (2005) to £1.598m (2006). But pre-tax losses ...
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Fight between two Fine Lady staff ends in fatal stabbing
A man has been stabbed to death after two employees got into a fight in the car park of Fine Lady Bakeries in Banbury.Police were called to the bakery at 2.34am on Monday morning following reports of a serious injury.The 23-year-old victim, Imran Shah, was pronounced dead on arrival at ...
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Low-GI health boost
Ground-breaking research has made a link between the consumption of low-glycaemic index (GI) bread and the prevention of Type 2 diabetes. The research also shows that low-GI bread contributes to a reduced risk of heart disease.The year-long study, entitled The Effect of Low-GI Bread on Glucose Response, was carried out ...
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Pat-a-Cake calls it a day in face of fierce competition
West Cumbrian bakery chain Pat-a-Cake has blamed competition from big rivals for a decision to close its six shops and small bakery, with the loss of 54 full and part-time jobs.The family-owned business blamed "a downturn in trading conditions" caused by national chains opening rival outlets in its area."It’s been ...
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Commodities tracker
The Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), which represents over 790 Australian macadamia growers and processors, is planning an awareness campaign to raise the profile and increase sales of macadamias in the UK.The Australian macadamia industry has undertaken a large planting programme and as these trees come into production over the next ...
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Search is on for Furniss workers
A Cornish bakery is trying to piece together part of its company history by tracking down former workers.Redruth-based Furniss wants to trace 100 years of missing history at the firm, which master baker John Cooper Furniss set up in the late 1880s.It started out as a Truro teashop and made ...
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Kingsmill loses market share
Allied Bakeries’ market share for its Kingsmill brand has reduced in every region of the UK over the last year, according to new market research compiled by Warburtons.Warburtons’ Bakery Review 2006 report, which uses data from sources including AC Nielsen and TNS, divides the UK into 10 regions.The Kingsmill brand ...
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L’Artisan plans larger premises
Spicers Bakery in Navan, Co Meath, Ireland, is to move its L’Artisan division to a new bakery at the end of January to meet increased demand.MD John Spicer founded the L’Artisan company three years ago to make and distribute artisan-style bread, confectionery and dessert products for caterers.The new bakery ...
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Winners and losers in uncertain sector
The bakery sector has become more unpredictable, with successful firms likely to slip quickly from being ’winners’ to being ’losers’, according to new research from business analyst Plimsoll.The research company has divided the 960 bakery sector companies surveyed into ’winners’, ’losers’, ’chasers’ and ’sleepers’ on the basis of their financial ...
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Packaging watch
After a trial of cardboard wedge packs for Pret A Manger’s made-in-store sandwiches in 1999, Buckingham Foods launched the first pre-packed cardboard wedge sandwiches for a major retail customer in 2000, when the retailer’s premium sub-brand range made its debut.For several years after that the role of cardboard wedge packs ...
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Viewpoint
T he news that multi-seeded, low-glycaemic index (GI) bread can help with problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease is startling (pg 4). Thank goodness it comes from a proper scientific study published in the International Journal of Food Science and Medicine.It makes perfect sense that if multi-seeded bread is ...
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UCB set to rise from the ashes by April 2007
United Central Bakeries’ (UCB’s) West Lothian factory should be back in full production next April, following a fire last month which destroyed much of the plant.Parent company Finsbury Food Group said at least 70% of its range is expected to be back in full supply this month. Its Christmas cakes ...
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UK sandwich market hits £4.6bn
Some 325 delegates attended the British Sandwich Association’s Taste conference and exhibition, held in London last week.Speakers at the event included Marks and Spencer’s food technologist David Balmer, Tim Nicholas of market research company TNS and consultant Nellie Nichols.The delegates shared information from the latest TNS sandwich report for the ...
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Starbucks blames profit drop on changes to accounting
Starbucks has blamed a 6% drop in international profits for the three months to 31 October on new accounting measures.The group announced profits of $117m (£62m) in the quarter, compared to $124m during the same period in 2005.Starbucks said its revenue had risen 22% to $7.8bn for the full year, ...
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International activity
A new report advises food and drink companies to target the significant number of British expatriates and tourists.The largest numbers of expatriates live in Spain and France, with around 800,000 living in Spain and up to 1 million in France, according to market development consultancy Food from Britain (FFB).Outside of ...
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Reporting in Keith Ball, head of processor technical services, the Soil Association
We certify around 80% of the organic food on sale in the UK - from small bakeries making organic flapjacks, for instance, to multinational manufacturers supplying organic bread to supermarkets. Every stage of the bakery process, from the growing of the wheat to the release agents used, must comply with ...
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Firkin battles back with store revamp
Troubled Birmingham bakery chain Firkin is getting a new lease of life after facing collapse earlier this year.One of its 53 shops - in Corporation Street - has had a £50,000 revamp, while the rest of the portfolio will get the bright new look as part of owner Ian Bolderston’s ...
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Cereform feels benefit of high visitor numbers at IBA
This year’s IBA baking show pulled in more visitors than ever before, with numbers up 6% on the 2003 show in Düsseldorf.According to German trade fair industry association, AUMA, 965 exhibitors made the trip from 48 countries, while 76,199 visitors from 127 countries attended the Munich show.The most popular sections ...