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Minimum wage increases must be investigated, says FPB
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called for a government investigation into the impact of minimum wage increases on smaller businesses. The national minimum wage is set to rise 30p to £5.35 an hour from 1 October for employees aged 22 and above. The rates for 18- to 21-year-olds ...
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Gangmasters law to hit labour supply
AN employment agency has warned that a labour shortage in bakery factories is looming with new gangmasters legislation coming into effect on 1 October. From that date it will become an imprisonable offence to supply labour to the food industry unless the labour provider holds a licence from the Gangmasters ...
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NewsGreenhalgh’s hits the road
Bolton’S Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery has launched the first of a planned fleet of breakfast and lunchtime mobile shops. The vehicle sells sandwiches, pies, cakes and drinks to offices and work premises in several of Bolton’s major business parks.The van was unveiled by Kathleen Smart, MD of Greenhalgh’s. She said: “We ...
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Hovis unveils relaunch plan
BRITISH BAKERIES is investing £20m in a relaunch of its Hovis range with new recipes, a new logo, thicker packaging and an advertising campaign to emphasise the brands health credentials.The roll-out of the new look across the entire Hovis range, including its Invisible Crust loaves and Hovis rolls, will be ...
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NewsShoppers in Spain say ‘si’ to pasties
Cornish pasty company Crantock Bakery has opened its seventh shop in Spain, on the Costa Blanca shores of Puerto de Mazarrón.Crantock has teamed up with two Spain-based retailers – The Pasty Shack and Tasty Pastry – which are opening shops across the country. Since last autumn, The Pasty Shack, which ...
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Decorations, toppings and inclusions specialist Nimbus has appointed PAUL COBBET as business development manager, with a brief to open up new markets for the company, particularly within the foodservice sector. Cobbett joins the company after a five-year period at Oury Clark Consulting. Coding and marking solution supplier Markem has appointed ...
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EU reform prompts ABF to tighten up British Sugar
Associated British Foods (ABF) is proposing to close British Sugar’s York and Allscott beet sugar factories after the end of the 2006/7 campaign, leaving it with four UK factories.George Weston, chief executive of ABF, said the move will boost efficiency: “We intend ultimately to produce more sugar from four ...
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Asda names Murdoch Allan best local supplier
Scottish wholesale and retail baker Murdoch Allan has been chosen from around 400 suppliers as Asda’s Local Supplier of the Year 2006. It was awarded the title in recognition of its high-quality products, excellent customer focus and level of service at a recent Asda local sourcing conference in Leeds. Murdoch ...
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NewsNA welcomes Sunday Trading announcement
The National Association of Master Bakers (NA) has welcomed a government decision that Sunday trading legislation is to remain unchanged.Last week’s announcement from Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling followed a review of the legislation, which has been in place for the past 10 years. This restricts stores over 3,000sq ...
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Irish baker sells to food processing firm
Leading Irish artisan bakery My Own bakery in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, has been sold by Siobhan Walsh, the woman who started the business five years ago, writes Hugh Oram.Walsh sold the business for an undisclosed sum to a Dublin-based food processing company, CWK Food Processing of Baldoyle, Dublin. The owner ...
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Irish baker sells to food processing firm
Leading Irish artisan bakery My Own bakery in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, has been sold by Siobhan Walsh, the woman who started the business five years ago, writes Hugh Oram.Walsh sold the business for an undisclosed sum to a Dublin-based food processing company, CWK Food Processing of Baldoyle, Dublin. The owner ...
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NewsBakers make the most of World Cup novelties
English craft bakers have reported themed lines proved popular during the recent England World Cup tournament, although trade was down during England matches. Gary Reeve, MD of Reeve the Baker, based in Salisbury, said his nine shops offered World Cup novelties, including biscuits with an iced football strip, George Cross ...
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NewsIn Brief
PRIVATE equity firm Doughty Hanson is selling its remaining 26.6% stake in RHM, following its flotation of the food group last July. Lantmannen Unibake, one of Europe’s largest bakery groups, based in Scandinavia, is acquiring Belpan, a bakery producer, based in Belgium. Bakehouse will continue to represent both businesses in ...
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Coombs buckles under the weight of legislation
Leicester-based Coombs Quality Bakery has blamed a high street downturn and the burden of legislation after calling in the administrators on July 3. The third-generation company closed five of its 17 shops immediately after calling in the administrators, but hopes to sell the remaining outlets and the central bakery as ...
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NewsInter Link streamlines to create efficient business
Cake giant Inter Link says it plans to create four major production hubs in the UK and one in Poland, as it modernises its business. In a few years, Inter Link, which currently has 10 UK bakery businesses and one in Poland, hopes to have consolidated activities to five large ...
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Cereal Growth
The total area sown to cereals in Great Britain over the last season shows a slight increase says the 2006 HGCA Planting Survey, the first full estimate of plantings for the 2006 harvest.The results indicate that wheat and oats plantings are slightly up on last year, although barley and oilseed ...
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NewsWarburtons goes national for first time in 130 years
Warburtons has achieved national distribution for the first time in its 130-year history.Jonathan Warburton, chairman of Britain’s biggest independent plant bakery, told British Baker: “We are going national with Tesco at the end of this month, which is marvellous. In addition, we have gained huge distribution with Somerfield.” He said ...
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NewsUnion looks at ethnic diversity with year-long bakery survey
The Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) has launched a survey with British Bakeries and Northern Foods of workers’ ethnicity and languages. The aim of the study is to produce guidance for migrant workers and for firms keen to boost health and safety and efficiency.Half of the funding of ...
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NewsBako points the way to customer loyalty
distributor Bako North Western is to launch a customer loyalty scheme claimed to be worth an average £40 a month to customers. The Plus Reward Points scheme will cover special offers by Bako North Western’s suppliers, which will pay for the scheme. All the firm’s 2,500 customers will be entered ...
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Marshfield makes a move for the big time
Marshfield BAKERY’S production of cakes and snack bars for the Christmas rush should begin by early September in new premises, which are currently being built. The company is investing about £180,000 of its own money to take on larger orders, as well as targeting further orders in the foodservice market ...