All News articles – Page 288
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NewsMacphie runners raise over £1,000 for charity
Brave staff members from Macphie, the Scottish food ingredients manufacturer, have raised £1,355 for a cancer charity by running a gruelling obstacle race.
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NewsTate & Lyle trading and outlook unchanged
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle said its trading performance in its first half had been “in line with our expectations” and its outlook for the year was “unchanged”.
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NewsPie companies square off
Wiltshire-based pie producers Eat Square has been told not to refer to its pies as square by a London-based rival.
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NewsSpeciality Breads to open new £3m bakery
Speciality Breads, the Margate-based wholesale bakery, is to open a new £3m bakery as it revealed it is seeing 30% year-on-year growth and is nearing a £6m turnover.
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NewsFreeman triumphs at World Bread Awards
James Freeman of Victoria Bakery has been crowned overall winner at the Tiptree World Bread Awards 2015 with his London bloomer.
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NewsNorthumberland bakery opens new store in Morpeth
The Northumberland baker J Donkin has opened a new store in Morpeth under the rebranded name of Bakers Pantry.
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NewsGBBO winner steps out a ‘giant’
Nadiya Hussain, winner of this year’s Great British Bake Off, has described how she felt like a “giant” after scooping the top prize.
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NewsIGD: the health debate is at ‘tipping point’
The health debate around obesity has reached a “tipping point”. That is the view of Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive of food and consumer goods research charity IGD. She told delegates at IGD’s Big Debate that the organisation’s analysis showed 56% of consumers were sceptical of nutrition advice.
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NewsTesco records drop in UK like-for-like sales
Supermarket giant Tesco saw its operating profit fall by nearly 55% to £354m in its first half, it revealed this morning.
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NewsGreggs reports Q3 LFL sales rise of nearly 5%
Greggs, the high street bakery retailer, said it planned to “deliver good growth for the year” – as it announced third-quarter like-for-like sales (LFLs) of 4.9%.
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NewsKerry Group launches innovation centre
Kerry Group, the global ingredients company, has opened a new €1bn technology and innovation centre in Dublin.
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NewsSupermarket white loaf price down nearly 5%
A loaf of supermarket white bread has fallen by 4.5% in year, according to new research.
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NewsLewis Pies agrees deal with NISA
Lewis Pie & Pasty Company, based in Swansea, Wales, has secured a distribution agreement with the National Independents Supermarket Association (NISA).
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NewsCarrier bag charge comes into force
From today English shoppers will have to pay 5p for plastic carrier bags at the checkout.
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NewsStaff turnover hits industry hard
Up to 17% of manufacturing and 24% of front-of-house staff leave their jobs every year, a new survey has claimed.
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NewsShortlist for Britain’s best high street announced
High streets in Bognor Regis, Bradford and York are among those that have been shortlisted as the best in Britain.
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NewsSpanish artisan bakery opens second UK bakery
Spanish bakery Granier is to open a second UK site in Woolwich.
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NewsExclusive: Soreen managing director leaves business
Paul Tripp, the managing director of malt loaf manufacturer Soreen, has resigned, British Baker can reveal.
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NewsGreenhalgh’s rewards loyal staff
Greenhalgh’s bakery has celebrated the commitment of long serving staff at a special award event.
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NewsChildren unaware of baker’s role
New research reveals that 10% of primary school children do not know where bread comes from.