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NewsKrispy Kreme agrees to US sale
The US doughnut company Krispy Kreme has agreed to be bought by Kenco coffee owner, JAB Holding, for £935m ($1.35bn).
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NewsUCB bakery student in prestigious final
Professional bakery student Megan Roberts of University College Birmingham (UCB) is entering the finals of Le Cordon Bleu’s UK Scholarship Award.
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NewsCosta launches selfie zones
High street coffee chain Costa has installed selfie zones as part of its Seriously Summer refurbishments at selected stores.
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NewsIreks fundraises for Macmillan
Ten bakers from Chester-based bakery ingredients company Ireks UK have cycled around Loch Ness for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Video: Will Torrent talks chocolate
Pastry chef Will Torrent took to the stage at the Farm Shop & Deli 2016 to talk about one of his great loves, chocolate.
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NewsPaul increases turnover to £28.7m
Turnover at French bakery and café Paul is up 17% in its results for the year ended 31 December 2015, and group turnover increased to £28.7m.
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NewsKandy Bar named Scottish Baker of the Year
The Kandy Bar has been named Scottish Baker of the Year – just months after it clinched the World Scotch Pie Championships.
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NewsItalian study tour hailed a success
A recent five-day study tour organised by Brook Food Processing Equipment in association with Scottish Bakers took 10 bakers to Italy to see local bakers and manufacturers.
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NewsBig four supermarkets see sales slide
The grocery market continues to struggle, with the big four supermarkets all suffering a drop in sales for the 12 weeks to 24 April, and Asda faring the worst according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsFood to go boosts sales at Morrisons
Morrisons has reported a second quarter of rising like-for-like (LFL) sales, as it continues to cut costs and prices, although total sales fell due to store closures.
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NewsSainsbury’s underlying profits down 14%
Sainsbury’s has announced a fall of 14% in underlying yearly profits in its trading update, but saw a turnaround in pre-tax profits, which were up by £620m.
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NewsWhitbread acquires Pure stake for £6.8m
Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has announced that it has acquired 49% of London-based food-to-go chain Healthy Retail Ltd, which trades as Pure, for £6.8m.
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NewsSpeciality Breads nominated for award
Speciality Breads, the Margate-based wholesale bakery, has been nominated as a Responsible Business Champion of north and south Thanet.
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NewsCastle Bakery shops for sale
Having closed in February, three of the nine Castle Bakery shops in north Wales are now up for sale.
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NewsSugar smart app reaches 2m downloads
Public Health England’s (PHE’s) sugar reduction app has been downloaded nearly two million times since it was launched in January.
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NewsHertfordshire bakery fined more than £5k
The owner of The Garden City Bread Company in Hertfordshire, has been fined more than £5,500 after pleading guilty to 16 food hygiene offences.
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NewsNew Gail’s bakery in Oxford
Gail’s Artisan Bakery recently opened a store in Summertown, Oxford, its’ first out-of-London venture.
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In pictures: six chocolate recipe ideas for retailers
Chocolate producer Callebaut recently held a cookery demonstration that showed retailers how to take advantage of the food-to-go trend at six key meal occasions.
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NewsLeicester MP rounds on Samworth
Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West, has demanded that Ginsters’ manufacturer Samworth Brothers scrap their newly-imposed contracts, as they are accused of “systematic bullying”.
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NewsRoberts Bakery raises £25k for charity
Cheshire-based Roberts Bakery has raised £25,000, half its target, to help Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention.