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Restructure gives Geary’s growth platform
Leicester-based Geary’s Bakeries blamed rising fuel costs, as it made 18 redundancies last week, and restructured to boost profitability.Joint MD Tony Marriott said rising fuel costs had a major impact on Geary’s supply costs to certain sectors of its market. It was no longer cost-effective to maintain small deliveries to ...
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Thomas scoops mince pie vote
Yorkshire family firm Thomas the Baker claims to have captured the secret of the perfect mince pie.In a recent independent taste test on mince pies, Thomas’s were voted the best in competition against food giants Asda, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. “This is the 10th time our ...
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British Bakeries fined £7,000 in Somerfield mice nightmare
British Bakeries has defen-ded its record on pest control, after two dead mice were found in a brown sliced loaf it supplied to Somerfield.The new-born mice, droppings and hair, were found in the loaf, sold under Somerfield’s own label in its Marlborough store in September 2004. The mice had been ...
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Analyst forecasts record plant profits
Plant bakers are set to see record profits over the next year, top city analyst David Lang from Investec has predicted.Speaking at British Baker’s recent Baking Industry Sum-mit, he said Warburtons’ recent sales patterns have “been brilliant”, with British Bakeries not too far behind, and there have been great results ...
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New Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers
Alan Willis (pictured far right) became the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers at the annual Election Banquet, held at the Mansion House in London last week. Nearly 300 members and guests, many from the baking industry, saw the Beadle, Anthony White, remove the chain of office from ...
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Bakery’s double whammy at Scotch Pie competition
The Bon Bon Cake Shop has pulled off a notable double at the 2006 World Scotch Pie Championship, writes Ian Martin. During last week’s prize-giving ceremony at Dunfermline’s Lauder College, the Airdrie-based business was not only named World Scotch Pie Champion for 2006, but also picked up the top award ...
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Job cuts on the cards as Bonne Bouche restructures
Hartlepool-based frozen desserts company Bonne Bouche is being restructured by the venture capitalists that back it.The company’s founder and managing director Wayne Hitchman has left in the shake-up, and a number of board-level and less senior management changes are pending. Reports suggest Bonne Bouche is being run by its financial ...
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Loan write-off sees loss for Brennans
Joseph Brennan Bakeries, Dublin, had a pre-tax loss of E19.5 million, according to accounts lodged at the Companies Registration Office for the year ended December 31, 2004, writes Ann Marie Foley. Joseph Brennan Bakeries claims market leadership in the bread market in Ireland, among other plant bakers including Irish Pride ...
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In Brief
- Colin the caterpillar and other party cakes are among six products being recalled by Marks & Spencer over fears that they could cause choking. The retailer is asking customers to return the cakes after coloured plastic strands from a sieve, used for processing, were found in some lines.- CAR ...
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Hopes build for Harvestime sale
Administrators hope to get the sale of Harvestime (2005) “wrapped up by Christmas”, as potential buyers start putting offers in.Joint administrator John Kelly of Begbies Traynor said the six potential buyers had been invited to put offers in this week. He expects all bids to be in by the end ...
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Carlisle miller Carr’s grows profit despite obstacles
Carr’s Milling Industries said it has weathered storms and fire as it delivered annual results ahead of expectations last month.The Carlisle-based agriculture and food company said its Silloth flour mill lost three months’ sales due to damage left by the local McVitie’s biscuit factory in floods in January, as well ...
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Union members reflect on Country Style offer
Country Style Foods is continuing negotiations with staff at its Stockton plant, following a dispute over terms and conditions.Union regional officer Alan Milne said the new package is being considered by union members, who will decide whether or not to accept it after Christmas. Members of the Bakers Food and ...
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Further delay on Melton Mowbray pork pie judgement
A HIGH Court judge has reserved his decision in a legal battle over whether Melton Mowbray pork pies should be made only in Leicestershire.The case centres on the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ decision to back the Melton Pork Pie Association’s bid to win geographical protection from the ...
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World’s tallest sandwich
More than 500 slices of bread and toast were used to create what is believed to be the world’s tallest sandwich. Assembled by O’Briens Sandwich Bar at the Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh, the giant sandwich measured 45 feet in height, beating the previous record of 40 feet, and will have ...
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Glendale on acquisition trail, following sales rise
Glendale Foods Group has reported a 40% year-on-year increase in sales and is planning further acquisitions - a year after it was formed out of the merger between Glendale Frozen Foods and sausage manufacturer Supreme Foods.The Salford-based group said that synergies between the different operations, the concentration of ...
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Aryzta approval reaches completion
Swiss bakery Hiestand and Irish group IAWS have completed their merger to become the world’s biggest producer of frozen baked goods.The creation of the new £2bn company Aryzta was initially approved in June, but was then subject to an anti-trust assessment. It was finally completed last month when 91.3% of ...
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Kerry basks in healthy sales glow and reveals strategy for growth
Irish group Kerry Foods has revealed a 7.3% rise in sales to £1.85bn for the first half of 2008. The group has successfully raised prices to take account of increasing commodity costs and appears poised to make further acquisitions.The company, whose brands include Homepride Flour and Cheesestrings, said that its ...
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Small-batch coffees enter Starbucks
Starbucks will be introducing a new collection of coffee in selected stores in the US. Clover Crafted Small Batch Coffees will arrive in 10 Seattle stores, before expanding to its Boston and San Francisco markets in the coming months."After acquiring the Coffee Equipment Company in April 2008, we asked ...