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NewsLess Foods
Confectionery company Lees Foods says is on the acquisition trail to further boost its profile in the bakery industry after recording bumper profits last year.Chairman and MD Raymond Miquel said the company was “actively looking” at possible acquisitions and has considered several possibilities.“We are actively looking at possible acquisitions ...
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New Kluman MD
Danny Kluman has become MD of ingredients supplier Kluman & Balter. He takes over from his father Geoff Kluman, who becomes chairman. The changes come as the supplier announces it has set itself a target of 25% growth over the next three years with expansion of sales into new areas, ...
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Obituary
Leonard Wadge, honorary life president of wholesaler Bako’s London and south east region died on Thursday, 11 May, 2006.Mr Wadge was a past chairman and the first life president of London Bakers Buying Association (which became BAKO London). Chairman Stuart Earl said: “His contribution to the company and to the ...
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Greggs steps up activity as costs bite into profits
Bakery chain Greggs says it is taking action to drive sales growth, including a TV advertising campaign, new promotional initiatives and the launch of new healthy products, following a drop in year-on-year profits.At its AGM last week, Greggs announced that profits this year so far are materially below last year’s, ...
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Asda adapts to individual needs
Asda is enjoying increased sales of bread after completing the roll-out of a new store-specific merchandising system this month, according to bakery director Huw Edwards.Sales data from each individual store is used to decide what bought-in breads should be stocked and how much space to allocate to each line, he ...
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Lister denies Avance and FCC sale rumours
Industry rumours that speciality baking companies Avance and the French Croissant Company are up for sale have been dismissed by their owner John Lister, following the sale of sister company New Primebake last month.The French Croissant Com-pany is one of the largest UK croissant producers, supplying retailers including Waitrose. Maidstone-based ...
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Deadline is looming for training awards
Time is running out to apply for three prestigious baking industry training opportunities, administered by the Worshipful Company of Bakers.The Joseph Travelling Award is a financial opportunity for a person working in the indus-try. A sum of money will be provided to assist with study and training abroad.The Piero Scacco ...
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Van franchisees harbour grievance over Benjys
Sandwich chain Benjys is locked in a dispute with a number of its Benjys Delivered franchise operators, which deliver sandwiches to offices and other workplaces. Some 33 of its 116 franchisees, which operate delivery vans, joined forces to issue a 29-page letter to Benjys Group at the beginning of last ...
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In Brief
Allied Bakeries last week recalled several batches of bread rolls due to possible contamination with small pieces of metal. CARR’S Milling Industries reported a 40.8% year-on-year sales rise to £110.39m for the half year to 4 March. Pre-tax profit was up 18.2% to £4.57m. Notably, its flour business, with three ...
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NewsCooks consolidates stores as it chases profitability
Retail bakery chain Cooks, formerly Three Cooks, has reduced its estate to 180 stores as it focuses on boosting profitability. The chain, which is the UK’s third-largest retail bakery chain after Greggs and Lyndale Foods, has closed around 60 stores over the last 18 months. It is refurbishing those stores ...
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Gordon Shaw
Gordon Shaw, commercial director of Fleming Howden sadly died on Tuesday morning May 16. He had been suffering from cancer since Christmas. His funeral will take place tomorrow, Saturday May 20, 10am at St Mungo’s chapel, Marr St, Alloa Clackmananshire. All welcome.
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PEOPLE
Three senior personnel have joined the Liverpool headquarters of ingredients supplier Renshaw, now part of the Real Good Food company. Managing director STEPHEN HESLOP joins the firm from Grampian Country Food Group, where he was regional managing director (Scotland). This followed four years in managing director roles at Golden West ...
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NewsDean’s to double turnover with £1.6m plan
Capacity at Dean’s of Huntly will increase by 70% once construction of a new production area is completed this summer as part of a three-stage, £1.6 million investment programme, writes Ian Martin. Work has already begun on extending the production area at Huntly from 40,000 to 60,000sq ft. According to ...
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Loyalty rewarded with 100th birthday cake
CHESHIRE bakery Chatwins helped a pensioner who had been coming into the store for more than 80 years celebrate her 100th birthday.Chatwins of Nantwich offered Sarah Darlington a bouquet of flowers and a cake to mark the occasion. Mrs Darlington had been coming into the bakery once a week ...
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New-look loaves mark Hovis’ 120th birthday
British Bakeries is to relaunch its wholemeal Hovis loaves as it celebrates the 120th birthday of the Hovis brand.New-look 800g and 400g wholemeal loaves, in opaque tomato or baked beans packaging, flagged ‘new improved recipe’, will be available from this week, marketing manager Alyson Ebbrell told British Baker. The recipe ...
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NewsLocal craft bakery fights Greggs arrival next door
A LOCAL craft baker says he is fighting to save his livelihood after finding out bakery take-away giant Greggs has bought the shop next door to his.Mr Mejar Singh, who owns WC Masters & Son bakery in Atherstone, North Warwick-shire, found out a month ago that the former hairdresser next ...
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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 ...