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NewsCaffè Nero completes refinancing with £330m six-year loan
The deal with Carlyle, HSBC and Santander means EG Group is no longer a holder of any of the company’s debt and will allow the coffee chain to grow, it said
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NewsGCA seeks bakers’ views on dealing with large retailers
Mark White, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, has launched the 2022 survey to gauge code compliance and treatment of suppliers by the UK’s 13 biggest retailers
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NewsAxe-throwing duo venture into doughnut business
The first Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts shop was opened by Jack Beadle and Richard Bridge who also run axe-throwing business Hatchet Harry’s
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NewsBrakes CEO Mahoney to replace Healy at Samworth Brothers
The Ginsters owner’s current group chief executive is to retire this year, with the transition likely to occur in April 2022
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NewsPret pay rise breaks £10 an hour barrier for 6,900 staff
The coffee chain has announced plans to invest over £9.2m in staff pay, just four months after awarding shop workers a 5% increase
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NewsBakkavor finishes 2021 with sales above pre-pandemic levels
The sandwich, pizza and dessert manufacturer saw overall revenue rise 1.2% on 2019 but UK sales remain slightly below its pre-pandemic performance
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NewsFoodservice recovery boosts Finsbury Food Group H1 sales
The bread, cake, and morning goods specialist reported a 4.4% increase in sales versus pre-pandemic but noted the ongoing difficulties the Omicron variant was placing on its operations
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NewsBakeAway recalls raw pastry products due to salmonella
Customers who have purchased the affected products have been advised not to eat them and, instead, to return them to the store where they were bought for a full refund
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NewsBritain’s Best Loaf 2022 open for entries
Bakers can now enter loaves for this year’s event, taking place on 25 April 2022 at the NEC Birmingham, to showcase their skills and battle it out with Britain’s finest bread makers
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NewsSSP reports upturn in trade since 2021 UK sales plummet
The travel food and drink operator recorded a 53.7% drop in UK revenue for 2021 but says it is now at 63% of 2019 sales
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NewsEarth & Wheat charity donations add up to 100,000 meals
The ‘wonky’ baked goods subscription service has made “a huge difference” to 900 London charities and schools, according to The Felix Project
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NewsEuropean court rules ‘gay cake’ case inadmissible
Gareth Lee started legal action against Belfast-based Ashers Baking Company in 2014 after it refused to make a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage” on it
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NewsPladis taps into indulgence trend with McVitie’s Blissfuls
The NPD, which will be supported by a marketing campaign, is targeted at the evening occasion in which biscuits currently under-index compared to other sweet categories
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NewsBuyout deal sees Regal Food Products Group get Just Desserts
The Shipley-based tart, cheesecake and gateau specialist will continue to run as an independent business following the acquisition by Regal
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Product NewsPieminister uses pastry off-cuts to make carbon neutral beer
The pie specialist has teamed up with Tapestry Brewery and GENeco to produce a beer from pie crust trimmings
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NewsBakkavor announces new charity partners for next three years
The manufacturer will link up with GroceryAid and the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, while its partnerships with Action Against Hunger and FareShare come to an end in 2022
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NewsSharp revenue drop shows pandemic effect for Paul UK in 2020
Sales at the bakery and café chain fell by more than half compared with 2019, the company’s latest annual report reveals
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NewsPuratos boosts marketing and R&D teams with new appointments
Andrea Felician joins the company as R&D manager for sourdough, while Ben Ledger takes up the position of marketing manager for bakery
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NewsWarburtons breaks £2.5m fundraising barrier for cancer cause
The bread giant has raised the money for Cancer Research UK in less than seven years through its community programme, Families Matter
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NewsVeganuary ahoy: plant-based NPD unveiled for 2022
Rounding up some of the products bakery brands are rolling out to target vegans and flexitarians alike for Veganuary 2022