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Bakers’ charity faces huge drop in donations
The Bakers’ Benevolent Society (BBS) has seen a fall in donations of around 85% during the past 12 years. At its 179th annual general meeting, the registered charity highlighted a drop in appeal income, including donations and fundraising events, from around £200,000 in 2000 to £27,071 this year. Sue Aley, ...
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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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National Bakery School drops younger training
The National Bakery School has stopped its training provision for 16- to 18-year-old students. The school, which is part of the Faculty of Business at London South Bank University (LSBU), said the decision had been made because of a decrease in funding for further education, a lack of awarding bodies ...
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NewsWarburtons’ staff set to strike over pay
Warburtons’ staff are set to strike following a row between employees and bosses over pay.
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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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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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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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Almondy receives halal certification
Swedish bakery firm Almondy has been awarded halal certification for its range of almond-based tarta.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Warburtons MD departs
Warburtons managing director Robert Higginson has left the business, after agreeing it was “time for a change”.
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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.