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NewsBread inflation rises YOY to 4.1%
Inflation is expected to remain a resilient feature of the bread and cereals category through to the summer at least, a City analyst has warned.
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NewsBlog: Every little helps, or not?
Is having the cash from a national name to back your brand the key to grow, or are bakery retailers best off funding their own businesses?
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NewsCandy Cakes makes Landmark move for export
Candy Cakes has signed its first international franchise deal with The Landmark Group, which will see 14 new outlets open in Dubai in the next year.
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NewsGreggs Moment headed for Midlands
Leading BB75 retailer Greggs is believed to be targeting its coffee shop format Greggs Moment at the Midlands.
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NewsParfitt’s Bakery goes in liquidation
Huddersfield Bakery Parfitt’s has gone into liquidation, resulting in 63 job losses.
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NewsWin a prize to train with the Herbert brothers
One lucky trainee baker will have the chance to scoop a top prize of training with Channel 4’s The Fabulous Baker Brothers Tom and Henry Herbert.
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Video: How to make cake pops
Clare O’Connell, owner of POP Bakery in north-west London, has revealed the recipe behind her infamous Russian doll cake pops in an exclusive video interview with British Baker.
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NewsBako NW hosts chocolate workshop
Wholesaler Bako North Western recently teamed up with supplier Callebaut to host an interactive chocolate workshop at its training facility - The Bakory - in Preston.
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NewsExpansion plans for Wenzel’s
Wenzel’s the Bakers is looking to more than double the size of its current estate to at least 60 shops in the next two years, British Baker can exclusively reveal.
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NewsStarbucks opens first franchise outlet
Starbucks has opened its first franchise coffee shop in the UK, at Liphook Services in Hampshire, as it looks to grow its franchising business.
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NewsGovernment launches high street rescue plan
The government has launched a new initiative to prevent further casualties on the high street, following the recent collapse of number of big name retailers.
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Ocado shrinks losses by growing product lines
Extending product ranges, including its own-label brand, has helped Ocado to drive down its pre-tax losses by £1.8m in the last year.
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NewsZeelandia names new recruits
The evolving bakery market has led Zeelandia to take on two new technical recruits, Andrew Gaunt and Adam Davies.
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NewsPieminister sales rise by a quarter
Pieminister saw sales increase by 28% to reach £8.3m, for the financial year to 31 March 2012, up from £6.5m in 2011.
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NewsWill you be at the BB75 lunch?
Time is running out to confirm your attendance at British Baker’s annual BB75 lunch. This exclusive, invite-only, event takes place at the Avenue, 7-9 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1EE on 27 February.
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NewsBlack Forest Gateau gains protected status
Imitators be warned, the Black Forest Gateau - or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, as it is known in Germany - has been granted protected status by the European Commission.
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NewsKingsmill embarks on breakfast programme for kids
Kingsmill has teamed up with the National Schools Partnership to educate school children about the nutritional benefits of breakfast.
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When Saturday comes: the rise of the football pie
When you think of a Saturday afternoon at a football match, the thought of award-winning food does not automatically spring to mind.
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NewsEaton leaves Premier Foods
Geoff Eaton, chief operating officer of Premier Foods, has stepped down from the board with immediate effect and will leave the company.
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Surprise jump in January retail sales
UK retail sales saw an encouraging rise of 1.9% last month, compared to January 2012 when they dropped 0.3% on the previous year.