All News articles – Page 297
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NewsMarriage’s calls for bakers to get involved in Craft Bakers’ Week
Hannah Marriage of Marriage’s Millers has told bakers why they should get involved in Craft Bakers’ Week (CBW).
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NewsWorld’s first cheese toasty subscription gets national support
A cheese toastie delivery service is to reach mailboxes very soon, after hundreds of backers helped crowdfund the concept.
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NewsCSM relocates headquarters to US
Bakery Ingredients firm CSM Bakery Solutions is relocating its global headquarters to the US from Amsterdam.
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NewsResearch identifies alcohol potential in coffee shops
There is “huge potential” for coffee shops serving alcoholic drinks, according to research from CGA Strategy.
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Stop the Week: online
This week’s round-up is inadvertently animal-themed as bears and birds terrorise the bakery world.
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NewsRoberts Bakery picks up Made in the UK Award
Cheshire bakery Frank Roberts & Sons has won a manufacturing award following a year that saw its market share rise from 2.95% to 3.44% [Nielsen w/e 20 June 2015].
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NewsHarris + Hoole founders exit the business
The Harris + Hoole (H+H) founding trio are stepping back from the Tesco-backed coffee chain.
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NewsPremier Foods claims cake share gains, despite slight sales fall
Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods has reported market share gains in cake and ambient desserts amid a slight decrease in sales in its last quarter.
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NewsCupcake Championships: be a finalist for a chocolate masterclass
Those chosen as finalist in the National Cupcake Championships will be treated to chocolate masterclasses by specialist Barry Callebaut.
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NewsThorntons to exit Stock Exchange
Thorntons has officially requested to be delisted from the London Stock Exchange, in anticipation of its pending takeover by Ferrero International.
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NewsPhat Pasty Co sees sales jump 22%
Pasty concept Phat Pasty has seen sales surge thanks in part to a big increase in the number of universities selling its products and using its branded counters and point-of-sale material.
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NewsFood and drink firms unite behind diet and health research
Food and drink manufacturers and retailers are helping to fund a £3.7m research project investigating the link between diet and health, which will ultimately inform new product development.
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NewsConvenience store body warns of Living Wage impact
The government’s plan to introduce a £7.20 National Living Wage in April 2016 will put tens of thousands of livelihoods at a risk in the independent retail sector, according to research from the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsFinance director departs Real Good Food
Real Good Food’s (RGF) finance director has left the company following a reshuffle of operations, after it sold Napier Brown Sugar.
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NewsSSP enjoys LFL sales increase
Travel food giant SSP Group has seen like-for-like sales up 3.2% thanks to passenger growth in the air sector.
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NewsKrispy Kreme uses live-streaming app Periscope
Doughnut giant Krispy Kreme has become potentially one of the first big bakery companies to utilise Twitter’s live streaming application.
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NewsJG Ross celebrates tour sell-out success
Aberdeen’s JG Ross bakery has hailed sell-out tours of its bakery.
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NewsFinancial distress worsens for food suppliers
The number of UK food suppliers experiencing significant financial distress has increased by 54% in the past 12 months as the supermarkets slash prices and delay payments, according to business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor.
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NewsEurope clears Cargill’s ADM cocoa deal
The European Commission has granted conditional clearance for the $440m (£226.4m) Cargill acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland’s cocoa business in Europe.
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NewsBread industry hits back at ’misleading’ pesticide campaign
A campaign to stop UK bread manufacturers using the pesticide glyphosate has been branded ‘misleading’ for targeting bread.