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Bakers welcome report on fall in salt levels
Bakers have welcomed the news that salt levels in the diet have been falling, following the publication of the latest Department of Health (DoH) Urinary Analysis. The National Diet and Nutrition Survey Assessment of Dietary Sodium report, found that levels for adults, aged 19- to 64 years old, stood at ...
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Bakers will need to join forces, says Rabobank
Mergers and acquisitions this is the future of Europe’s frozen bakery industry, as predicted by Rabobank Food and Agri Research in its latest market report. It believes a number of major challenges facing the industry will lead to companies combining forces in order to build scale. According to Rabobank, some ...
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Students install new alliance president
David Goddard has become the new president of the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST), as announced at this year’s conference. Goddard was officially installed during a formal evening meal at the ABST’s annual conference, which attracted hundreds of bakery students and trainees from across the UK. He has ...
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ADM shows faith in Group 3 buy-back deals
ADM Milling says interest in its buy-back contracts will increase as more growers reap the benefits of high-yield Group 3 wheat. The firm is now offering buy-back contracts for Torch for the 2013 harvest a high-yield winter wheat variety developed by wheat breeder RAGT last year. When milled into flour, ...
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NewsHowell House in supermarket deal
Howell House, the cakes and biscuits division of Irish company Irwin’s Bakery, has secured a £400,000 export deal with Tesco and Asda.
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NewsWarburtons’ closures hits company profits
Warburtons has seen a 37% decline in profits to £16.3m in 2011, which the firm has attributed to the restructuring of its bakery operations.
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Final liquidation for Firkins
Firkins Bakery has been fully liquidated for £33,024, following the closure of its production site and 40 redundancies last May.
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Product NewsPennington BBS chairman for ninth consecutive year
Marshall Pennington has been announced as The Bakers’ Benevolent Society’s chairman of trustees for 2012/13 – his ninth year in a row in the position.
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NewsFletchers awarded for blaze turnaround
Fletchers Group of Bakeries has been awarded a top accolade after turning around the business following a massive blaze at its Sheffield manufacturing site six years ago.
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Bakers welcome results of DoH salt study
Average salt intake in the England is falling, according the latest Department of Health (DoH) Urinary Analysis.
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Almondy receives halal certification
Swedish bakery firm Almondy has been awarded halal certification for its range of almond-based tarta.
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NewsUnited Biscuits launches recycling initiative
United Biscuits has partnered up with recycling firm TerraCycle UK to develop a UK biscuit wrapper recycling scheme.
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NewsMrs Crimble’s launches giveaway initiative
Mrs Crimble’s has launched a giveaway campaign inviting consumers to nominate individuals to receive free gluten-free bakery goods.
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In pictures: ABST Conference 2012
This year’s Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) Conference at the Alton Towers Hotel in Staffordshire included bakery competitions, presentations from those within the industry and a prestigious awards dinner celebrating new talent.
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Warburtons launches sticky dough equipment
UK bakery manufacturer Warburtons has developed new technology designed to speed up the assessment of dough’s stickiness in commercial bakeries.
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NewsGreencore to sell chilled desserts business
Greencore is to dispose of its chilled desserts facility in Minsterley, Shropshire, to the Müller Dairy UK group.
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New dispute legislation unveiled as study shows caution
The government has unveiled plans for the quicker resolution of workplace disputes – as new research suggested that UK employers remained “cautious” on recruitment.
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Rowe’s still hopeful for site extension
A development company that wants to extend Rowe’s Bakery near Falmouth is optimistic its planning appeal will prove successful.
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NewsLottie Shaw’s gain national distribution
Yorkshire craft bakery Lottie Shaw’s looks set to see its products delivered nationwide after signing up distributor Hider Foods.
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Warburtons MD departs
Warburtons managing director Robert Higginson has left the business, after agreeing it was “time for a change”.