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Pret A Manger scoops French award
Pret A Manger recently picked up the Enseigne d’Or accolade – also known as The Golden Retail Brand – in Paris.
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NewsWalkers profits hit by increased commodity prices
Family-owned firm Walkers Shortbread saw its sales increase – but profits remain static – as it hit by global commodity price rises.
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Pizza Hut launches gluten-free options
Pizza Hut has launched gluten-free pizza bases across its entire estate, in a bid to cater for the growing number of gluten-free eaters.
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Launch of National Craft Bakers’ Week 2012
National Craft Bakers’ Week (NCBW) has been launched this week, with a video starring Channel 4’s Fabulous Baker Brothers, Tom and Henry Herbert.
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Paramount Foods goes into administration
Operations at a Cheshire-based pizza manufacturer have been suspended by administrators following a key supermarket contract loss.
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NewsSuccess at Bakers’ Fair Autumn
Hundreds of bakers from up and down the country attended the second Bakers’ Fair of the year, held at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on Sunday.
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Retail View: with Martyn Leek
Martyn Leek, editor of British Baker, is a food journalist with 15 years experience in the media. He previously worked at M&C Report, the influential journal on the eating-out market.
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Launch of The Great Irish Bake Off
Following the success of BBC Two’s The Great British Bake Off, aspiring bakers from Ireland now have the chance to battle it out in a brand new television series.
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NewsWeb exclusive: Tesco playing catch up with bakery
A senior boss at Tesco admitted the company’s bakery offering had to “catch up” with rivals - as he announced plans for a new training centre for the supermarket chain.
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Video: Brick House claims Londoner’s Loaf title
The Peckham Rye loaf, created by Fergus Jackson of Brick House Bakery, has been chosen as the winner of the Londoner’s Loaf.
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New chair named at BSB
Sara Autton, a technical specialist with ingredients company Fermex, has been installed as the new chairman of the British Society of Baking (BSB).
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New naan concept lands in Tesco
Global Fine Foods is launching its chilled Naanster range of folded naans into 50 Tesco stores this month.
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News2 Sisters to close RF Brookes business
Leicester-based RF Brookes is set to close, resulting in more than 200 members of staff losing their jobs.
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September food inflation at two-year low
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed food inflation has stayed at 3.1% in September for the third consecutive month.
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NewsPremier appoints chief operating officer
Premier Foods has appointed Geoff Eaton as chief operating officer in a bid to accelerate the business’ transformation strategy.
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Pret helps apprenticeship scheme
Pret A Manger has agreed to take on 12 new apprentices as part of a London-based campaign to tackle youth unemployment in the capital.
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Warrens Bakery proposes six-month pay cuts
A Cornish bakery firm has put forward a proposal to 31 members of staff to take a 10% pay cut for the next six months.
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NewsSainsbury’s sees first-half sales growth up
Sainsbury’s has reported sales for its second quarter rose 4.3%, with like-for-like sales up 1.9% for the 16 weeks to 29 September 2012.
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Starbucks to open in India
Starbucks Coffee is continuing its global expansion and is to open its first store in India at the end of October.
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NewsTesco sees profit plunge
Britain’s biggest supermarket chain Tesco this morning reported a fall in half-year profits for the first time in around two decades.