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BB’s week in pictures: 4-8 March 2013
British Baker rounds up the latest industry news from the past five days in its exclusive weekly picture gallery.
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Thoughtful Bread Company book celebrated
The first recipe book from Bath-based bakery The Thoughtful Bread Company has been named as the 3rd best baking book at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Paris.
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NewsVideo: “We are not the Starbucks of cupcakes”
The Hummingbird Bakery has revealed exclusively to British Baker that it will open up at least one new shop in London this year and plans to expand into selling its own non-food merchandising.
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NewsCakes contribute to Waitrose’s 12% profit rise
Waitrose posted a like-for-like sales increase of 3.4%, as part of parent company The John Lewis Partnership’s results for the year ended 26 January 2013.
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NewsBowens appoints new sales director
Pie and puddings firm Bowen Quality Foods has recruited a new sales director in a bid to secure new customers and increase sales.
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PM’s wife bakes for Comic Relief
Samantha Cameron has been showing off her skills in baking to raise money ahead of Red Nose Day (15 March).
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NewsHollywood heads for the States
TV bakery judge Paul Hollywood has revealed he will be taking up the same role in the new American version of BBC Two’s The Great British Bake Off this year.
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NewsIkea confirms cake contamination did not affect UK
Ikea has announced that news of its chocolate almond cake, which has been found to contain traces of bacteria associated with human faeces, has not affected products sold in the UK and Ireland.
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Fabulous Baker Brothers pick best bakeries
Tom and Henry Herbert, the brothers fronting the Channel 4 series The Fabulous Baker Brothers, have revealed five of their favourite UK bakery businesses.
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NewsBIA winner on stage at Bakers’ Fair
British Baker is delighted to announce that Sandra Monger, last year’s Celebration Cake Maker of the Year, will be taking to the stage at next month’s Bakers’ and Butchers’ Spring Fair.
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NewsGreencore workers accept pay offer
Factory workers at Greencore Cakes & Desserts’ site in Hull have accepted a pay offer from management in a long-running dispute at the firm.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie buys Paul’s transport outlets
Patisserie Valerie has acquired seven sites based at London railway stations from rival retail bakery business Paul.
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NewsHinchliffe’s celebrates Pie Week with giant pastries
To celebrate British Pie Week (4-10 March), Hinchliffe’s Farm Shop Bakery has created two oversized pies in the shape of a Union Jack flag and the Yorkshire Rose.
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NewsNew look for British Sandwich Association
The British Sandwich Association (BSA) has redesigned its logo, launching it weeks before this year’s British Sandwich Week running 12-18 May.
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NewsDarby cycles for Macmillan Cancer Support
Gavin Darby, chief executive of Premier Foods, will be taking part in the world’s largest individually-timed cycle race to raise funds for the company’s new charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support.
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BB’s week in pictures: 25 February - 1 March 2013
British Baker rounds up the latest industry news from the past five days in its exclusive weekly picture gallery.
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Potential overtime ban at 2 Sisters
Workers at Solway Foods’ Corby site are being ballot for industrial action, which could see a ban on overtime.
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Video: BB75 Lunch 2013
British Baker’s BB75 Lunch provided the perfect opportunity for members of the baking industry to reflect on their own businesses and what lies ahead in the future.
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NewsJobs at risk at Warburtons
Twenty-eight jobs are under threat at Warburtons’ Variety bakery in Bolton, following a proposed £1m investment in a new automated packing line.
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NewsFinsbury sells £21m free-from business
Finsbury Food Group has sold its free-from business United Central Bakeries to Genius Foods for approximately £21m.