All News articles – Page 376
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NewsPremier Foods confirms Hovis investment plan
Premier Foods – the parent company of Hovis – has confirmed this morning that it has appointed a company to look at options for investment into the bread brand.
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NewsPieminister launches charity drive
Pieminister has launched a ‘Cattle Drive’, which will see money raised from its pies used to help purchase livestock for fledgling farms in Africa.
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NewsRumours are revived over sale of Hovis
Premier Foods has been in discussions with a host of private equity groups regarding the potential sale of a stake in its bread business Hovis, it has been reported.
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NewsHolland’s unveils new look
Holland’s has revamped its packaging in a bid to emphasis the provenance of its ingredients.
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Video: Bakers’ and Butchers’ Fair 2013
British Baker’s exclusive video from this year’s Bakers’ & Butchers’ Autumn Fair takes a look at the highlights from the one-day event.
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NewsCranks sets student sarnie challenge
Sandwich brand Cranks has launched a competition in which students will get the chance to see their sandwich recipe on shelves next year.
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NewsUnited Biscuits strikes Saudi deal
United Biscuits (UB) has announced it is to purchase all the assets of the Rana Confectionery Products business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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NewsBread sales continue to fall at Premier
Sales in Premier Foods’ Bread business are down 1.5% year-on-year, for the three months to 30 September 2013.
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NewsGH Sheldon announces growth plans
GH Sheldon Family Bakers is investing £730,000 in its production facility.
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In pictures: Bakers’ and Butchers’ Autumn Fair 2013
Held on 27 October, this year’s Bakers’ & Butchers’ Autumn Fair attracted hundreds of visitors to the Harrogate Event Centre, Yorkshire.
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NewsAMT Coffee reports 5.3% rise in LFL
Transport coffeeshop operator AMT Coffee has reported a 5.3% rise in like-for-like (LFLs) sales.
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NewsJust Desserts clinches festive contract
Yorkshire baker and patissier Just Desserts has announced it will be supplying a range of premium products to northern food retailer Booths this Christmas.
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NewsBrew Café to open three outlets by March 2014
Brew Café is looking to expand with three new UK sites by March next year.
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Baking on the Box:
British Baker’s irreverent view of baking on television. From blogs to professional opinion
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NewsBexhill Farm Kitchen wins Britain’s Best Loaf
Bexhill Farm Kitchen has been awarded Britain’s Best Loaf at the Bakers’ & Butchers’ Autumn Fair.
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NewsFood firms sign saturated fat pledge
The level of saturated fat in bakery products will be tackled as part of the government’s Responsibility Deal Saturated Fat Reduction Pledge, launched on Saturday (26 October).
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NewsGDP grew by almost 1%
The economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter, according to provisional GDP figures.
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Stephen Craggs named Milling Wheat Challenge winner
Stephen Craggs, of East Close Farm in Sedgefield, was crowned winner of nabim and the HGCA’s Milling Wheat Challenge at a special celebratory dinner at The Ritz, last night (24 October).
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NewsGingerbread cityscape revealed at Selfridges
A trio of food companies have worked together to create a gingerbread vision of London’s lost and un-built architecture, which went on display in Selfridges’ main Christmas window yesterday (24 October).
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NewsNicole Scherzinger’s day job at Greggs
Pop star Nicole Scherzinger did a shift at a Greggs outlet in London earlier this week, in support of X Factor contestant, and former Greggs employee, Hannah Barrett.