All News articles – Page 329
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NewsWaitrose sees strong festive sales
Like-for-like sales increased by 2.8% at supermarket Waitrose over the Christmas period – the sixth consecutive year it has outperformed the market.
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NewsCompetition authority moves to phase two on Pork Farms/Kerry deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will launch a phase two investigation into the acquisition by Pork Farms of the chilled savoury pastry business of Kerry Foods Limited.
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NewsBF Done & Son shuts shop over Christmas
A Wolverhampton bakery, BF Done & Son, shut its shop until further notice - just before the busy Christmas period.
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NewsUK retailers ‘optimistic’ for 2015
UK retailers are ‘optimistic’ about the year ahead, according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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NewsBad Boys’ Bakery set to grow
The Bad Boys’ Bakery is reportedly set to grow – after reducing the amount of reoffending for former Brixton Prison inmates.
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VIDEO: Christmas biscuits how-to
A Christmas treat: meet Nila Holden, owner of eponymously named bakery Nila Holden. She tells us all about her business, and shows us how to make some Linzer biscuits.
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NewsThorntons issues Christmas profit warning
High street chocolate company, Thorntons, has warned investors that profits will be below expectations.
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NewsBIA 12 Days of Christmas: David Powell on mentoring and the industry’s future
This year’s winner of the prestigious Outstanding Contribution award was bakery mogul David Powell.
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NewsABST launches learning day
The Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) is to hold a learning day in March next year.
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NewsPub opens bakery on-site
A pub in Berkshire has opened with an on-site coffee shop and bakery, to offer customers fresh food on the go.
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NewsBirds of Derby opens new-look shop
Birds of Derby bakery has opened its 56th shop, with a new-look design created by a local shop fitter.
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NewsBIA 12 Days of Christmas: JG Ross see’s future in gluten-free products for 2015
Customer service winner at this year’s BIAs, JG Ross, expects competition to stiffen in 2015, but has exciting predictions for its gluten-free products.
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NewsBIA 12 Days of Christmas: Slattery to improve online business
The tenth instalment of our Christmas treats- Slattery, the renowned Manchester-based bakery and chocolatier is to invest its online offering.
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NewsBIA 12 days of Christmas: Sainsbury’s capitalises on win
It was Sainsbury’s that scooped the prestigious title of In-store Bakery Retailer of the Year at the Baking Industry Awards earlier this year.
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NewsADM to sell global cocoa business to Olam
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is to sell its global cocoa business to Olam International, the global commodity processer and trader, for £830m ($1.8bn).
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NewsChristmas message for our readers
British Baker would like to wish all our readers a very happy Christmas and prosperous new year. Over the festive period newsletters will not be sent until January 7, when our regular news service will begin again. Our next issue will be on your doorsteps in the new year on January 9. So, in the words of Shakin’ Stevens, Merry Christmas Everyone!
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NewsCMA to investigate pie giant
The acquisition of Kerry Foods’ savoury pastry business by pie-maker Pork Farms is to be investigated by the Competition and Marketing Authorities (CMA).
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NewsBIA 12 Days of Christmas: Cinnamon Square to launch new brand
Winner of 2014’s Innovation Award, Cinnamon Square is number seven in the BIA 12 Days feature - ready to launch a new brand as well as expand the business.