All British Baker articles in March 2015 – Page 2
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News
Kraft 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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Hotel Chocolat throws down the gauntlet on the high street
The high street chocolate war is on, after Hotel Chocolat saw better financial results than Thorntons.
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Baking society sets date for golf day
The British Society of Baking (BSB) is to hold its 25th annual golf day in Warwickshire this June.
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North-west bakery to air first TV ad in marketing drive
Sheldon’s Wholesale Bakers is to launch its first TV advertisement next month on ITV, after rebranding to boost sales.
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Cargill strengthens marketing with new director
Cargill has appointed a new marketing and communications director, as it puts greater focus on its cocoa and chocolate business.
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Food-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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Product News
Waitrose pastry supplier seeks to extend business
Waitrose pastry products supplier, Deli Santé is looking for a national distributor to extend its customer base.
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Opinion
Gerhard’s Blog: overseas visitor
Gerhard Jenne, downed by the flu, misses the opening of his new shop, which welcomed a baker-visitor from the US. It
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News
Olives Et Al seeks more partners, while opening third deli store with Wyevale
Olives Et Al is to open a third deli and bakery concept this month, with plans for more sites in high streets and department stores.
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Product News
Holland’s takes expert advice for chocolate pies
Holland’s Pies has teamed up with two experts to create a series of recipes for incorporating chocolate into pies.
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Finsbury’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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Honeybuns strikes deal with Leon restaurants
Gluten-free bakery, Honeybuns, will soon launch a bespoke cake range with London restaurant chain Leon as it outgrows its current Dorset premises.
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Proper 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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New broom in Morrisons as CEO shakes up management
New Morrisons boss David Potts has waved goodbye to five senior directors who operated under outgoing chief executive Dalton Philips, according to reports.
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Product News
Urban Eat brings out healthier food-to-go line
Sandwich brand Urban Eat is grabbing a piece of the healthy eating market by launching a selection of healthier food-to-go options called Eat Better.
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Scotmid scoops convenience retailer accolade
Scotmid Co-operative has been named Convenience Retailer of the Year at the 2015 Convenience Retail Awards (CRAs).
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Finsbury turns in positive revenue performance
UK bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has posted group revenue up 24.1% to £107.6m following it’s acquisition of Fletchers Group last year.
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UK food and drink enjoy global demand
UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports have almost doubled in value over the past 10 years, growing 2.6% in 2014 to £12.8bn.
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Patissier Lanlard sets sail on Britannia
Master patissier Eric Lanlard will this week man his café aboard cruise ship The Britannia as he closes in on a site in Dubai.
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Nutritionist calls for ban on ‘unhealthy’ foods at checkouts
A nutritionist has likened the sales of sweets, chocolate and crisps at store checkouts to those of cigarettes and has called for a ban.