All British Baker articles in March 2012 – Page 4

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    Greggs vows £15m cost savings by 2014

    14 March 2012

    Greggs has pledged to make £15m in cost savings per annum by 2014, as it continues to work hard to mitigate against rising commodity prices.

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    Krispy Kreme thinks inside the box

    13 March 2012

    Krispy Kreme UK has launched its second advertising campaign, encouraging workers to buy a dozen doughnuts for fellow colleagues.

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    New reports of United Biscuits business split

    13 March 2012

    Bankers are considering United Biscuit’s business options, with the potential sale of its £500m salty snacks division on the table, according to the Financial Times.

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    Premier Foods announces refinancing deal

    13 March 2012

    Premier Foods, the food group behind Rank Hovis, has announced a new refinancing package – which it claims will aid its new growth strategies.

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    Premier Foods drinking at last-chance saloon, warns analyst

    13 March 2012

    Premier Foods is drinking in the last chance saloon, according to a leading City analyst, despite announcing a refinancing deal with its lenders.

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    Video: Gail’s 10th shop opening

    13 March 2012

    Gail’s officially opened its 10th bakery, in Soho, last month. British Baker spoke to Tom Molnar, chief executive, about the new shop, what Gail’s is noticing on the high street, and its plans for future growth.

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    La Pizza Company launches new name

    12 March 2012

    La Pizza Company has renamed itself Pan’Artisan in order to capitalise on the growing acceptance of speciality breads.

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    Coffee with the personal touch

    12 March 2012

    The coffee shop chain Starbucks is to ask the name of every customer that enters one of its UK stores.

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    Aryzta posts revenue growth

    12 March 2012

    Aryzta, the Swiss-based speciality bakery company, has this morning revealed a 0.9% increase in revenue to €1.91bn (£1.59bn).

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    Video: BB75 Lunch

    12 March 2012

    The first BB75 Lunch, held at The Boundary in Shoreditch, London, saw top executives from the UK retail bakery sector attend.

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    Report

    9 March 2012

    Dairy prices fall amid a fragile marketThe UK wholesale dairy market remains fragile, with concern over prices as it approaches the end of the quota year, according to the latest DairyCo Datum report.However, bakery manufacturers will appreciate the drop in the price of butter, skimmed milk powder and bulk cream. ...

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    Mixed results on organics

    9 March 2012

    Independent bakery retailers are bucking the trends seen in the latest UK organic report, which revealed the market share of organic bread in major multiples has fallen 13.6% in the last year.The Soil Association’s 2012 Organic Market Report, published earlier this month, revealed the organic bread market is worth £13m ...

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    Register free for the show

    9 March 2012

    With the Bakery@Foodex show only a few weeks away, make sure you’ve registered online to attend the event, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC.Forming part of William Reed Business Media’s wider biennial Foodex show, Bakery@Foodex takes place from 25-27 March. This year’s event has attracted more than 190 exhibitors, ready ...

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    Near record estimates for world wheat

    9 March 2012

    This year’s world wheat production could reach its second highest level on record, according to forecasts by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN.

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    Dried fruit pricing

    9 March 2012

    Coconut: This market is hard to accurately call. Significant activity of late has been the cheaper pricing emanating from Sri Lanka and at times at significant discount to Indonesia and the Philippines.Raisins: All remaining stocks of the current crop from Turkey are now sold out. In California, prices are stable ...

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    Jane’s Pantry to create flagship shop

    9 March 2012

    Gloucestershire-based Jane’s Pantry will be transforming one of its bakery shops into a flagship store.The buffet catering and wholesale bakery business, which has several sites across the county, will be extending its Kingswalk, Gloucester premises into a vacant retail outlet next door. The current 27-seater location will be transformed into ...

  • New sales director at Cereform
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    New sales director at Cereform

    9 March 2012

    Damien McDonald has been promoted to director of sales for Cereform, Ireland, in a staff shuffle.

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    Fiona Cairns to launch online shop

    9 March 2012

    Cake by Fiona Cairns will soon be available to order online, as the firm plan to launch its first online shop at the end of April.

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    Coles seeks to develop its year-round business

    9 March 2012

    Luxury pudding and cake-maker Coles Traditional Foods is moving into new markets as it aims to extend its year-round business.The firm, traditionally known for making Christmas puddings, has been busy with a whole host of new product development, as well as work on rebranding, as it looks to capitalise on ...

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    First book for Thoughtful Bread Co

    9 March 2012

    An artisan bakery from Bath is celebrating the publication of its first book. Bread Revolution was written by Duncan Glendinning, founder of the Thoughtful Bread Company, along with head baker Patrick Ryan. The firm is marking its third birthday next week and Glendinning said the book was a compilation of ...