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NewsCrafty Cakes, Exeter closes coffee shop to focus on cakes
Devon’s Crafty Cakes Café has closed, so that owner Becky Cuming can focus on her cake business.
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Video: In Conversation with Alex Gooch - Baker of the Year 2015
British Baker caught up with Baker of the Year 2015 Alex Gooch to talk about the Baking Industry Awards, his business and the beauty of sourdough
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NewsEuropain and Intersuc winners announced
The winners of the Europain Innovation Awards and Intersuc Collections have been announced
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NewsDominique Ansel to open London bakery
The pastry chef who invented the Cronut and is best known for his Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York, is now bringing the concept to the UK.
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NewsBrioche Pasquier appoints new manager
French patisserie producer Brioche Pasquier has added Paul Thompson to its UK foodservice team as sales manager.
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NewsAshers Baking Company enlists top lawyer in gay cake row
Ashers Baking Company has enlisted the help of human rights lawyer Professor Christopher McCrudden as it prepares to appeal against an anti-gay discrimination ruling.
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NewsPatisserie Mark Bennett runs charity bake off
Tim Mann, head chef of Patisserie Mark Bennett in Poole, Dorset has judged a charity bake-off in aid of Poole Housing Partnership’ s (PHP’s) Creative Arts for Dementia.
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NewsNew manager at Invicta Bakeware
Invicta Bakeware, equipment manufacturer and supplier, has hired a new manager to keep up with customer demand.
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NewsRaise Bakery pays Living Wage to staff
Raise Bakery, the Worthing-based cake maker, has pledged to pay its staff the Living Wage of £8.25 per hour.
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NewsThe Lovington Bakery opens in Wincanton
Wholesale enterprise Lievito Bakery in Lovington, near Castle Cary, Somerset, has expanded into new high street premises in Wincanton, under the name The Lovington Bakery.
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NewsGeneral Mills confirms Berwick closure
General Mills UK, which manufactures Jus-Rol pastry, is to close its Berwick bakery following a review of the business.
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NewsUnited Biscuits restarts production at flood-hit Carlisle factory
United Biscuits (UB) has restarted production of McVitie’s Gold biscuit bars at its Carlisle factory, after the site was devastated by floods in the wake of Storm Desmond.
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NewsH1 sales up by 46% at Finsbury
Finsbury Food Group, the UK bakery group, has seen its total company sales increase by 46% to £156.6m in its first half.
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts’ managing director leaves to join Domino’s
Jim Johnstone, managing director of Dunkin’ Brands in the UK and Ireland, has left his role to join Domino’s.
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NewsLewis Pies increases workforce
The Lewis Pies and Pasty Company has hired a new sales manager in order to focus more on van sales.
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NewsTesco’s festive LFL rise fails to reverse Q3 fall
Tesco has reported a 1.3% growth in UK like-for-like (LFL) sales for its Christmas trading period in the six weeks to 9 January.
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NewsAllied Bakeries reports increased sales in challenging times
Kingsmill owner Allied Bakeries achieved a substantial increase in sales volumes for the 16 weeks ending 2 January, “although pricing and margins remain challenging”.
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NewsVictorian Bakers show inspires participant to use old methods for new breads
The BBC TV history programme Victorian Bakers has inspired participating baker John Swift to create new breads from old ideas.
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NewsHobbs House to open new bakery
Hobbs House, the Cotswolds-based artisan baker, is set to open a fourth shop in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
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NewsRichard Hazeldine to join the board of BSB
The British Society of Baking (BSB) has announced that Richard Hazeldine, national sales manager at Zeelandia, has become a member of its executive committee.