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Holland’s grabs CNN’s attention
American broadcaster CNN was inspired by the recent visit of American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the north-west to recommend activities for her to enjoy during her stay. It put Accrington-based pie company Holland’s Pies on her proposed itinerary, deciding the company is synonymous with the region. CNN reporters ...
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NewsInter Link sales hit as Mr Kipling bounces back
Cake giant Inter Link had its first major setback last week as it issued a surprise profit warning, blaming unsuccessful promotional activity in April.Inter Link said April is traditionally one of its busiest trading periods, but that significant promotional activity had been unsuccessful. Like-for-like sales for the year to May ...
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Ludlow baker gets to finals
Peter Cook, joint owner of Ludlow-based SC Price & Sons, has been named a finalist in the Waitrose Small Producer of the Year competition.His winning entry is a Pain au Levain sourdough bread, based on flour from Shipton Mill, which took him three to four years to develop. At £2.60, ...
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Bakers welcome grocery trade referral
Bakers have welcomed news this week that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will refer the supply of groceries by UK retailers to the Competition Commission (CC) for investigation.National Association of Master Bakers (NA) chief executive David Smith told British Baker: “This is a lot more than we dared hope ...
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Bakery fined on contamination
A NORFOLK bakery has been fined a total of £2,000 after a contaminated bread roll was delivered to a canteen at Norwich City Hall – headquarters of Norwich Environmental Health Department.Ian Watkins of the Cottage Loaf Bakery, Hopton, near Yar-mouth, admitted selling sub-standard food when he appeared before Norwich magistrates. ...
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Mills boost profits at Carr’s division
Three flour mills were the principal contributors to Carr’s Milling Industries’ food division seeing an 18% rise in pre-tax profits to £4.57m, in the 26 weeks to March 4, 2006. Sales were up over 40% to £110.4m. Carr’s said there was strong trading in the food division as it benefited ...
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In Brief
Latin American bakery firm Bimbo is entering the Chinese market through the acquisition of Beijing Panrico Food Processing Center from Spain’s Panrico, in a deal valued at E9.2m. The local company produces a variety of baked goods, including chocolate-filled bread buns; in Spain Panrico’s Bollycao filled buns are market leader.Budgens ...
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Extranet launch by British Sugar
British Sugar has launched BS Connect, an extranet service designed to provide its custo-mers with information to suit their individual requirements.The launch, says British Sugar, is in response to customer needs for real-time, confidential and instant access to information, including pricing data. Marketing operations manager Myra Hales says the service ...
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NewsSupport for Doughnut Week
Over 500 craft bakers across the UK are taking part in National Doughnut Week this week, sel-ling doughnuts to raise money for charity The Children’s Trust.Christopher Freeman, owner of Dunn’s Bakery in Crouch End, London, and founder of National Doughnut Week said: “We hope to do better than last year, ...
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Limiting Sundays
Retail union Usdaw has welcomed a commitment from Prime Minister Tony Blair to listen to its case against further extension of Sunday shopping hours for larger stores.Speaking at the union’s annual conference last week, the PM pledged to meet with Usdaw general secretary John Hannett to hear objections to extension ...
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NewsCraft concessions add up to £45m
THE NA has saved craft bakers at least £45million over the last year, said chairman Noel Grout. It has saved the craft industry an estimated £10m a year and £10m in set up costs by gaining a concession from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on EU Animal ...
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NewsCountry Style acquires Schwan desserts plant
RAPIDLY expanding bakery supplier Country Style Foods has bought the former Schwan Global Cake Company frozen desserts factory in Bridlington, which was closed last month.Leeds-based Country Style said it had no immediate plans to re-open the site, following its asset purchase from administrators. Chairman Tony Wood said in a statement: ...
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Bakkavör strikes again with double takeover
Icelandic fresh foods company Bakkavör Group has snapped up speciality bread producer New Primebake and chilled manufacturer Laurens Patisseries in a major spending spree in the added-value bakery sector in the UK.Bakkavör, which last year took over fresh produce company Geest, said the acquisitions will make it the UK’s largest ...
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NewsResolution aims to recruit young bakers
NA MEMBERS passed a resolution to explore co-opting an under-35-year-old director on to its board at its annual conference last weekend. The motion, to recruit an extra director, aged under 35, was brought by London-based craft baker Christopher Freeman, who said he wanted to send a message to young members ...
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NewsNA appoints first female president
Shirley Ryder was installed as the NA’s 112th president at its annual conference. Mrs Ryder succeeds Colin Fulcher, who runs the Lilleys Bakery chain in Essex. The new president elect is Mike Holling, retail operations manager of Birds of Derby. Mrs Ryder is the youngest president and only woman to ...
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National Association of Master Bakers Conference
The National Association of Master Bakers’ (NA) 119th annual conference was held in Stratford from April 28 to May 1 and attracted 109 delegates, reports Anne Bruce.They enjoyed social activities including cocktail parties, a banquet, a church service, a cruise along the river Avon, a Caribbean-themed fancy dress fun night, ...
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NewsHovis bike boy is back
British Bakeries is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its Hovis brand with limited edition packaging introduced as part of a £1m advertising campaign.The packaging features the ‘boy on the bike’ delivery boy image from a 1973 Hovis commercial directed by Ridley Scott. It will be used on Hovis Original Wheatgerm ...
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Baguettes and wraps on the up
Latest sandwich sales figures show a hike in sales of baguettes in supermarkets and continued growth in wraps.The figures from IRI show sales of baguette sandwiches in the supermarket sector were up 45% over the 52 weeks to April 1. Wrap sales grew 16%.Overall market growth was 3.9% over the ...
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Vandemoortele to boost capacity
Belgian food group Vandemoortele says it is planning to invest over E90m in extra capacity this year, with expansion into central and eastern Europe a priority. The supplier, which has UK premises in Liverpool, Kettering, Worcester and Hounslow, recorded net profits up 30% to E35m in 2005. Turnover also rose ...
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In Brief
Catering company Compass Group has appointed Ian El-Mokadem as CEO of its UK & Ireland Division. He was previously md of telecommunications company Onetel. He will join Compass on May 8.Glasgow based craft bakery chain Bradfords has been voted ‘Glasgow’s Favourite Business’. The 12 shop retail baker and catering supplier ...