All Manufacturing articles – Page 115
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NewsWC Rowe is largest baker to commit to the living wage
Cornish baker WC Rowe has become the third and largest baker to commit to paying the living wage.
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NewsKraft and Heinz merge to create food giant
Kraft Foods, parent company of Mondelez, has merged with H J Heinz, resulting in what has been called the fifth-largest food and drink company in the world.
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NewsFood-to-go group expands capacity with new lease
Adelie Foods Group is to lease a 100,000sq ft distribution site in Heathrow in a bid to expand capacity.
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NewsProper Cornish gets set for new plant opening
Pasty company Proper Cornish is to open its new £6.5m factory in Bodmin this June.
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NewsFinsbury’s share price hits highest level in a year
Finsbury Food Group’s share price closed yesterday (23 March) almost 6% higher than on opening that day at 73.6p, up 5.9%.
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NewsRedesign for Braces Bakery
Braces Bakery has rebranded its sliced bread, with packaging that will improve the firm’s carbon footprint.
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NewsCarr’s Milling proposes name change
Carr’s Milling Industries is to change its name, in order to better reflect the broad operations the company runs.
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NewsTesco to delist Kingsmill sliced
Tesco is to delist the entire range of Kingsmill’s sliced loaves as part of its new “volume-driven strategy”.
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NewsRoberts invests millions in new bread facility
Cheshire-based bakery Frank Roberts & Sons has invested in a new multi-million-pound bakery to produce its branded Roberts Bakery bread.
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NewsGluten-free brand sets up plant in Worthing
Free-from food brand Feel Free For Gluten Free has acquired its own manufacturing site in Worthing, West Sussex, in a move that will increase production by around 20%.
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NewsBrioche Pasquier completes UK site
French patisserie producer Brioche Pasquier has completed the build of its first UK bakery, in Milton Keynes.
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Product NewsWrights boosts confectionery with £6m spend
Crewe-based Wrights Food Group’s £6m investment in a new confectionery line has increased productivity by 32% in the last 12 months.
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NewsPrivate equity firm snaps up Adelie Foods
Food-to-go giant Adelie Foods has been acquired by the European arm of global private equity firm, H.I.G Capital.
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NewsManchester bakery sights 27% sales uplift after rebrand
Manchester-based firm Sheldon’s Bakery has set its sights on a 27% sales increase over the course of this year, after relaunching the brand.
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Product NewsBread tops food waste list, finds study
Latest research has found that 25% of adults waste their bread – topping the list for the most thrown-away item.
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NewsGluten-free plans for Chaucer Foods
Chaucer Foods, a global ingredients producer, has spoken of its plans to expand into gluten-free bakery items by 2016.
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NewsNew food skills career website launched
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink has launched a new website to encourage more youngsters into the industry.
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NewsExclusive: Allied Bakeries’ chief executive to leave
The chief executive of Allied Bakeries is to leave the business – just weeks after parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) declared the UK bakery market “intensely competitive”.
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Product NewsIndustry helps ‘Bread Nose Day’ event
The baking industry is lending a hand to a trio of amateur bakers, who will bake bread through the night to raise money for Comic Relief.
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NewsUp to 80 jobs at risk at Fox’s Biscuits site
Fox’s Biscuits has confirmed there could be redundancies at its Batley factory, West Yorkshire.