All News articles – Page 284
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NewsFinsbury celebrates 78.1% revenue increase
Finsbury Foods, the retail and foodservice bakery group, has reported UK bakery revenue growth of 8.7% for the first four months of its financial year.
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NewsLPQ appoints new head of operations
Le Pain Quotidien, the artisan bakery chain, has appointed Jon Abrahams as head of operations.
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NewsAutumn statement: govt outlines apprenticeship and business rate plans
Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled plans for three million apprentices and handed local councils the power to cut business rates.
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NewsScottish bakers celebrate Asda listings
Three Scottish bakeries are celebrating new listings worth an estimated £275,000 in total as Asda grows its locally sourced bakery range.
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NewsRoberts Bakery secures logistics deal
Roberts Bakery, the Cheshire-based firm, has agreed a deal with logistics provider Bibby Distribution, which will allow it to supply customers further afield than ever.
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NewsGenius buys frozen pie producer
Genius Food, the gluten-free bakery, has bought frozen pie-producer Chapel Foods in a £3.5m deal.
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NewsGreencore announces factory investment following strong sales
Greencore Group, the convenience food manufacturer, has reported a 10.6% rise in group operating profits to £91.7m for the year ended 25 September 2015.
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NewsBakkavör sees revenue and underlying profit growth
Bakkavör, a leading food manufacturer, has unveiled 16% growth in its third-quarter underlying profit.
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NewsAHDB reveals 2016 crop harvest predictions
A new survey has predicted 2016’s wheat harvest will be similar in size to this year’s return at 1.8Mha.
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Cambridgeshire bakery closes shop
A bakery in Cambridgeshire is closing one of its seven shops due to a steady decline in business in the town it is based in.
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Chocolatier branches out into pop-up dessert nights
An Australian pastry chef and chocolatier is celebrating a year of organising pop-up dessert nights in London with an event at Eat 17 in Homerton, east London. Terri Mercieca has set up Happy Endings dessert nights as an extension of her Fraise Sauvage business, which produces hand-crafted pastries and desserts. ...
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NewsLosses surge at Tesco coffee shop offshoot
Tesco is having to commit millions of pounds to keep solvent a rapidly expanding, loss-making coffee chain it part owns.
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NewsTimmy’s Pies launches crowdfunding campaign
Timmy’s Pies, the luxury pie producer, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund growth plans.
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NewsPieminister reveals 2016 expansion plans
Gourmet pie and mash restaurant Pieminister intends to open four new restaurants in 2016, including a flagship venue in Nottingham.
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NewsBakkavör increases workforce as sales rise
Bakkavör Desserts is to hire 160 extra staff members to help meet demand following an increase in sales.
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NewsNew chocolate café opens in Islington
Independent producer Jaz & Jul’s has opened an artisan chocolate café and shop in Islington, London, selling cocoa-themed sweet and savoury bites as well as hot drinks.
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NewsMuffin Break opens second Welsh store
Muffin Break, the bakery café, has opened its second Welsh store in Newport as part of rapid expansion plans to open 14 stores by the end of 2016.
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Christmas adverts hit the screen
With the major grocery retailers having broken their Christmas adverts for 2015, British Baker picks apart their strategies.
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NewsGerman discounters continue to thrive
Aldi and Lidl, the German discounters, hit a combined market share of 10% for the first time, according to a Kantar Worldpanel report.
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NewsAlmondy bought by Danish bakery
Almondy, the Swedish gluten-free bakery, has been acquired by the Danish group Givesco Bakery.