All British Baker articles in March 2011
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Suppliers step up to meet palm oil challenge
Two major ingredients suppliers are leading the charge towards using sustainable palm oil.
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Mintel reports good retail rise for cakes
Sales of cakes and cake bars have enjoyed significant growth, according to the latest data from Mintel, with seven out of 10 consumers purchasing them on a regular basis.
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Firecracker panini wins Caffè Ritazza a prize
Caffè Ritazza has won the Bel UK Café Food Award at the Café Society Awards 2011, for its Firecracker Chicken and Chorizo Panini Melt.
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Dawn Foods poised to acquire Unifine
Dawn Foods looks set to acquire Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients, following the announcement in December that Unifine’s parent company Royal Cosun was investigating its potential sale.
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Ginsters trials food-to-go shop format
Savouries giant Ginsters has opened its first-ever retail outlet at Manchester’s Victoria railway station.
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Napier Brown hit by sugar regime, while Renshaw thrives
The Real Good Food Company (RGFC) saw total sales down 7% as its sugar business experienced the “toughest ever” financial year. Meanwhile growth in its bakery ingredients division Renshaw, beat its highest expectations.
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AMT in £1m transaction to expand coffee sites
AMT Coffee aims to take on bigger rivals by growing all of its three formats after signing a £1m finance-raising deal with Close Leasing.
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Bank investment boosts Scotbake expansion
Scotbake is super-sizing its business, following a multi-million-pound cash injection.
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Lomond takes on cakes as it aims for higher sales
Glasgow food distribution firm Lomond Fine Foods is launching a cake-making venture in a bid to increase its sales.
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NewsCASH targets stricter salt reduction for 2014
In the wake of the publication of the government’s Responsibility Deal, which outlined food manufacturers’ commitments to reducing salt levels in bread, Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) is pressing for even more stringent salt reduction targets for 2014.
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Redundancies as Fords goes into liquidation
Fords Bakery in Prestonpans has been placed into liquidation, with 35 staff made redundant, and around 25 set to move to its parent company.
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Bread and cakes drive Finsbury
Finsbury Food Group has announced rising sales for the six months to 1 January 2011, driven by a return to growth of its Cake division, and a strong performance in Bread and Free From.
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Wheat grower to benefit from Prince’s fund
Traditional wheat grower Heritage Harvest hopes a cash boost from Prince Charles will help spread the word about unusual varieties.
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Fiona Cairns and McVitie’s tasked with royal cake baking
Fiona Cairns and McVitie’s Cake Company have been tasked with making cakes fit for royalty at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Wedding wings
Thinly-stretched royal wedding bandwagon product of the week goes to Toastabags, for its ’Toast the Royal Couple’ toaster sleeves, used for making less-than-regal toasties. No, the image of Wills and Kate does not burn on to the bread. It’s just a picture on a bag.A smidgen more effort went into ...
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Stealth and welfare
The residents of the fictitious mono-cultural town of ITV’s Midsomer Murders may not like it, but the days of unadulterated whiteness are over.The last 12 months have seen the rise of the mixed-race loaf. Sales in the stealthy healthier white sector have grown by 8.1% year-on-year (Nielsen Total GB Coverage ...
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Tiny treats at Starbucks
Starbucks has launched a Petites range of bakery products this spring. It includes cake pops - small cake balls, dipped in chocolate, on a lollipop stick - in almond, rocky road and sparkle varieties; red velvet, and chocolate whoopie pies, a salted caramel pecan bar, and a raspberry white chocolate ...
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BIA gets under wayThis year’s carnival-themed Baking Industry Awards have been officially launched. Taking place on 7 September, they will once again be a celebration of all that is great in the industry. Turn to pages 14-21 to see which categories you can enter, or see www.bakeryawards.co.uk for more information.High-rise ...
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Belgian into UKBelgian firm Holeki launched in the UK with two distributors this week Bindi and SFD. The firm, which manufactures a range of sweet pies, tarts and cakes, already supplies Gate Gourmet and Aldi in Europe. It has also just launched a new protein dessert, which tastes like ...
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Asda cupcake dealCupcake producer Mama Doreen’s has won a listing in Asda following a tie-up with deliciouslyorkshire. The Harrogate-based business, which uses local Yorkshire ingredients, will initially supply five ranges to the supermarket’s Pudsey branch: Sticky Toffee, Vanilla, Lemon, Chocolate, and a seasonal range.Healthy focusThe London Bread & Cake Company ...