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NewsEastender to attend Bakers’ Fair Autumn
Bakers’ Fair Autumn, organised by British Baker, welcomes special guest Shaun Williamson at this year’s event. Williamson is known best for his role as Barry in British soap opera Eastenders, set in the fictional Albert Square, as well as regularly appearing on Ricky Gervais’ hit TV series Extras. He will take to the stage at the second Bakers’ Fair of the year at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on Sunday 7 October.
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Canada Bread sees sales up in frozen
Lower overhead costs and an improved product mix at Maple Leaf Bakery UK has helped boost parent company Canada Bread’s frozen bakery sales.
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NewsPeter’s secures Cardiff City FC sponsorship
Peter’s Food Service has struck up a new two-year sponsorship deal with Cardiff City Football Club.
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Cooplands to rebrand 22 Peters outlets
Coopland & Son (Scarborough) will rebrand all of its Peters Bakery outlets in the next two to three months.
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British food inflation hits two-year low
Figures released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) revealed food inflation fell to 3.1% in July.
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NewsLola’s Cupcakes interested in global franchising
Lola’s Cupcakes has told British Baker it plans to expand oversees as it looks at potential opportunities for international franchising.
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Olympic fever hits UK bakeries
The opening weekend of the London 2012 Olympic Games boosted sales and volumes at bakeries UK-wide.
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Sales up, profits down at Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest bread baker, saw its second-quarter sales soar by 43.4% from the same period last year.
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Tesco trials new food-to-go format
Tesco reportedly opened a new trial food-to-go format at its Chester Frodsham Square site last week, which offers goods from its in-store bakeries.
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SSP to run Starbucks airport sites
SSP has sealed a deal to operate seven of Starbucks’ UK sites in national airports.
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Judges reveal finalists for anniversary BIA
British Baker can today reveal the finalists for its 25th Baking Industry Awards.
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Breaking news: Peters Bakery sold to Coopland
Peters Bakery has been sold to Scarborough-based Coopland & Son in a deal that will save more than 200 jobs.
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NewsKrispy Kreme celebrates doughnut on the road
Krispy Kreme UK has hit the road to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its signature original glazed doughnut.
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NewsWorld Chocolate Masters competition is launched
Five UK finalists will compete against each other this September, for a place at the grand final of the World Chocolate Masters in 2013.
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Tesco ’playing catch-up’ on bakery
Tesco’s plan to overhaul its in-store bakery (ISB) format is a way of playing catch-up with other UK supermarkets, according to a leading retail analyst. This week, the supermarket announced a multi-million-pound investment to revive 850 of its ISBs, which will be branded as Your Bakery at Tesco. The first ...
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Food retailer jobs boosted despite drop in shops
Food retailers have provided more work in the second quarter of 2012, despite the first drop in shop numbers in at least three years.
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Sales of pies boosted by dismal UK weather
The recent wet weather has caused pie sales to increase, as consumers opt for warming winter food. Poole’s Pies said it had seen an 11% year-on-year increase in its pie sales this summer, while Pieminister said sales were up 20% on its usual summer season. Tristan Hogg, co-founder, joint MD ...
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Video: What makes a winner - Celebration Cake Maker
Terry Tang, Celebration Cake Maker of the Year Award at the Baking Industry Awards (BIA) 2011, talked to British Baker about his winning mythical-themed carnival creation.
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Cost-conscious shopping sees surge for discounters
Discount supermarkets have continued to see their market share and sales soar as cash-strapped consumers turn their back on premium lines. The latest set of Kantar Worldpanel figures showed that, for the 12 weeks ending 8 July 2012, Aldi and Lidl achieved a record market share of 2.9% each. Aldi ...
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New guidance for sustainable businesses
UK businesses can highlight their corporate sustainability credentials in a simple way thanks to new guidance released yesterday.