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NewsUK misses out on pastry title
The UK team finished ninth in the 13th Coup du Monde de la Pâtisserie competition, held as part of the Sirha World Hospitality & Food Service Event at Eurexpo in Lyon, France.
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Struggling businesses needed for TV show
The television production company behind BBC2 programme The Fixer is looking for struggling businesses for a new television series.
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Morrisons snaps up Jessops shops
Morrisons has bought seven Jessops outlets for an undisclosed sum, which will be converted into convenience stores under its M Local format.
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NewsBakery market sees 2% annual growth
The UK bakery market reached £11bn in value in 2012, after growing at an annual rate of 2% since 2006.
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William Jackson posts strong profits
William Jackson & Son saw sales revenue rise 6.6%, over the full year to 28 April 2012, in what the group said had been a year of good progress.
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Cranswick sees 8% sales increase
Sandwich manufacturer and meat producer Cranswick has reported healthy sales growth during the last three months.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings bullish as turnover grows
Patisserie Holdings has revealed turnover grew by almost a quarter to £49.5m during the last financial year.
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NewsReal Good Food has challenging winter
The Real Good Food Company (RGFC) said trading activity in its third quarter had been lower than anticipated, with December particularly challenging.
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NewsTesco remains top of the shops
Tesco has managed to maintain its share within the grocery market, coming out on top amongst the big four, the latest statistics have revealed.
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NewsLavazza to target 400+ locations
Italian coffee brand Lavazza has revealed plans to open up to 400 shops in the UK, over the next decade.
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Macarons & More opens first shop
Norfolk-based Macarons & More is launching its first retail outlet at the end of February, British Baker can reveal.
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NewsCSM sees first bids for Bakery Supplies business
CSM has revealed it has received initial non-binding offers for its Bakery Supplies activities in Europe and North America.
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NewsCameron visits The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys
David Cameron has made a special visit to the Fabulous Bakin’ Boys last Friday to officially open a new bespoke automated packing line worth £3m.
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NewsGreencore workers strike at Hull cake site
Workers at Greencore’s cake manufacturing site in Hull are part-way through a 24-hour strike, following claims their pay has been cut.
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NewsSubway faces lawsuits over ‘footlong’ claims
Following claims that its ‘footlong’ subs are in fact an inch or so short of the mark, Subway is facing lawsuits from a number of disgruntled customers.
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NewsGreencore’s UK revenues remain flat
Greencore has said a “challenging UK food market” has resulted in a flat level of growth in like-for-like (LFL) sales.
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NewsGBBO stars head up new pop-up bakery
Fortnum & Mason has launched a new pop-up bakery, which will play host to stars of BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off (GBBO).
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NewsPremier Foods’ boss steps down
Michael Clarke, chief executive of Premier Foods, has announced he will step down from his position 18 months after joining the company.
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NewsChristmas boosts Starbucks’ revenues by 11%
Starbucks has said its “busiest holiday season ever” has helped the group to achieve record sales of $3.8bn(£2.41bn) during its first-quarter results for 2013.
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NewsVideo: Behind the Scenes with Allied Bakeries - part one
In a series of exclusive interviews with Nick Law, director of operations at Allied Bakeries, British Baker unveils the finer details of the company’s multi-million pound investment in bread production sites across the UK.