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Jubilee boost for June’s grocery sales
Grocery retailers have reported their highest balance of year-on-year (YOY) sales this month since February 2010, according to the latest statistics.
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NewsHowell House in supermarket deal
Howell House, the cakes and biscuits division of Irish company Irwin’s Bakery, has secured a £400,000 export deal with Tesco and Asda.
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Bakery to open on site of former pub
At the height of their decline, pubs were closing at the rate of 35 a week thanks to the introduction of the smoking ban.
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NewsWarburtons’ closures hits company profits
Warburtons has seen a 37% decline in profits to £16.3m in 2011, which the firm has attributed to the restructuring of its bakery operations.
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NewsJamie Oliver opens new concept
Jamie Oliver has opened a new takeway food unit at the Bicester Village high-end shopping mall.
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Final liquidation for Firkins
Firkins Bakery has been fully liquidated for £33,024, following the closure of its production site and 40 redundancies last May.
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NewsGreggs unveils new store format
Greggs has unveiled its latest concept shop – its take on a local bakery-style shop – as exclusively revealed by British Baker last November.
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Video: Bakers’ Fair Summer 2012
This year’s Bakers’ Fair Summer 2012 at Kempton Park Racecourse attracted hundreds of bakers from across the country to talk to ingredients and equipment manufacturers, watch live demos and presentations, and take part in the National Association of Master Bakers’ (NAMB) bakery competitions.
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NewsFletchers awarded for blaze turnaround
Fletchers Group of Bakeries has been awarded a top accolade after turning around the business following a massive blaze at its Sheffield manufacturing site six years ago.
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Crowds gathered for Bakers’ Fair Summer
Hundreds of visitors turned out to enter the competitions, watch the masterclasses and network with the exhibitors at Bakers’ Fair Summer yesterday (Sunday 24 June).
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Newcastle bakery finds buyer
Eighty-five jobs have been saved after Tindale & Stanton’s Newcastle bakery was sold as a going concern. The bakery has been acquired by new company, Star Cottage Bakery, made up of a consortium of four former managers.
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NewsUnited Biscuits launches recycling initiative
United Biscuits has partnered up with recycling firm TerraCycle UK to develop a UK biscuit wrapper recycling scheme.
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Bakery stalwart passes away
British Baker regretfully announces that Ken Glennon has passed away, following a long battle with leukaemia.
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NewsCosta Coffee joins BRC
Costa Coffee has become the latest retail member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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In pictures: ABST Conference 2012
This year’s Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) Conference at the Alton Towers Hotel in Staffordshire included bakery competitions, presentations from those within the industry and a prestigious awards dinner celebrating new talent.
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NewsCosta UK LFL sales up 8.4%
Costa Coffee has reported a 21.5% growth to £123.9m in UK retail system sales in its first-quarter financial results.
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NewsShuga Budz seeks out new premises
Shuga Budz Bakery in Wolverhampton is on the hunt for a larger premises to cope with a growth in business.
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NewsMrs Crimble’s launches giveaway initiative
Mrs Crimble’s has launched a giveaway campaign inviting consumers to nominate individuals to receive free gluten-free bakery goods.
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Tesco tops supermarket sales thanks to Jubilee
UK supermarkets managed to accumulate an extra £213m during the week of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, according the latest data.
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NewsHummingbird Bakery creates mobile unit
The Hummingbird Bakery has invested in a new mobile bakery unit designed to cater for festivals and events across the UK.