All British Baker articles in March 2016 – Page 3
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Product News
Burton’s Biscuits launches Fish ‘n’ Chip battle
Burton’s Biscuits will ask consumers to decide which flavour of sauce they would like on its Fish ‘n’ Chips brand.
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Product News
Allied invests £1m in pancakes
Sunblest pancake production has been overhauled at Kingsmill owner Allied Bakery’s East Belfast plant.
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Product News
PHE says UK salt intake has stayed the same
The UK is consuming the same amount of salt as it was three years ago, despite numerous campaigns, according to Public Health England (PHE).
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News
Pret A Manger scores food-to-go double win
High street coffee chain Pret A Manger has been named the UK’s best café and sandwich shop.
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News
Freedom Bakery crowdfunding for second site
In response to “growing demand”, Freedom Bakery will launch a second crowdfunding campaign on 7 April.
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Product News
Tim Peake eats bacon sandwich in space
Not only that, which is brilliant enough, but the British astronaut’s sandwich was also specially designed by Heston Blumenthal for the occasion.
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Opinion
The rise and rise of babka
This Easter’s must-have treat was babka, a traditional Eastern European cake, which has become a hit in New York, and is now gaining rapid favour in London.
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News
Haydens Bakery wins best manufacturer award
Haydens Bakery has won the Best Manufacturer Award at the Enterprising Wiltshire Awards 2016.
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News
MPs underline commitment to apprenticeships
MPs George Eustice and Nadhim Zahawi spoke at the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF’s) stand at the Big Bang UK Scientist and Engineers Fair in Birmingham last week.
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News
Cornish baker adopts National Living Wage
W C Rowe, one of the first large-scale Cornish employers, has adopted the soon-to-be-mandatory National Living Wage (NLW) for its workforce.
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Product News
Sugar tax: Action on Sugar says bakery could be next
Industry experts have said that the sugar tax on soft drinks is “a slippery slope”, and the bakery industry could be next.
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News
Subway opens 5,000th European store
Subway has opened its 5,000th European outlet with a new site in Livingston, Scotland.
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News
Starbucks responds to recycling jibes
Starbucks, the coffee shop chain, has announced that it will offer a 50p discount to customers who bring in their own coffee cup.
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Product News
First gluten-free industry event launched
Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, is hosting its first gluten-free networking event for food industry professionals who wish to benefit from the growing gluten-free market.
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News
New director for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that Lindsey Pownall will join the board as an additional independent non-executive director.
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Product News
Scottish companies forge gluten-free partnership
A partnership to produce gluten-free biscuits has been announced by Duncan’s of Deeside and Pulsetta Foods.
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Product News
M&S starts selling mug cakes
Marks & Spencer is offering pre-made mixes that you put in a mug and microwave.
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Opinion
Mark Muncey’s blog: Taking Cornwall to Shanghai
In the second of three instalments from Proper Cornish’s marketing director, he travels to Shanghai on a bakery mission – to meet distributors, buyers and agencies.
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Product News
Defra urges manufacturers to apply for PDOs
UK manufacturers are to be encouraged to apply for protected status for their regional speciality food and drink names, according to Elizabeth Truss, minister at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
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Product News
Gallery: Halva to supply Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum & Mason (F&M) has just been announced as the first official stockist for London bakery, Halva.