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Food inflation remains stable
Food inflation stood at 4.3% in May, unchanged from the previous month, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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New cake division at 2 Sisters
2 Sisters Food Group has created a new cakes division following its recent bakery acquisitions. The firm, has appointed Veepul Patel to the new role of divisional director cakes, following his involvement in the acquisition of the RF Brookes and Avana Bakeries businesses from Premier Foods earlier this year. A ...
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NewsNew chairman at Federation of Bakers
The Federation of Bakers (FoB) has elected a new chairman – Paul Molyneux of Premier Foods.
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The ’face’ of Chinese bakery
China certainly seems to be the buzzword when it comes to trade at the moment. On my first day back in the office following my trip to the Far East, I heard that Jim Paice, food and farming minister, was heading out there on a mission to open up trade ...
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Dundee cake in PGI claim
A group of Scottish bakers are in the early stages of applying for Protected Geographical Indi-cation (PGI) status for Dundee cake. Martin Goodfellow of Edinburgh-based cake shop Goodfellow & Steven arranged a meeting last month with Jennifer Caswell, team leader of Economic Projects at Dundee City Council, to protect the ...
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Industry celebrates over government’s tax U-turn
"This is a great day for bakers, no matter how large or small," Ken McMeikan, chief executive of Greggs told British Baker, following the government’s U-turn on pasty tax. The move, which would have seen 20% VAT slapped on all hot bakery products, prompted a nationwide campaign by bakers for ...
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A sporting chance
Few people would deny that bread has an uphill battle to get carb-conscious loaf-dodgers to steer their trolley back down the bakery aisle. But one way to get people literally running into their local bakery would be to take note of what German bakers are up to. That is because ...
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Embracing change
First impressions count. When Barbakan Delicatessen’s BIA entry form for The Craft Business Award, sponsored by ADM Milling, landed on the judges’ desk, it was obvious they had made an effort. Stefan Najduch, proprietor, credits his wife, Joanna, who says: "I treated it as a project. I made up a ...
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Mandatory display of food hygiene rating planned
Bakery retailers could be forced to display their Food Hygiene Rating, as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) sets out its long-term goal for the scheme.
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Healthy outlook?
If ’pastygate’ drew bakers on to the capital’s streets in protest at the addition of VAT on hot pies, then brace yourself for a full-scale storming of Westminster if the latest thinking in medical circles gains traction. A recent paper in the British Medical Journal made headlines recently by calling ...
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Puzzle solution
Percy Ingle Bakeries began migrating from cash registers to electronic point of sale (EPoS) three years ago. But the 50-shop group did not get the required returns and its project to roll it out across the London and Essex estate stalled two years later.Following this, EPOS Group installed bakery shop-specific ...
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Ginsters’ £100,000 government donation during ‘pasty tax’
Samworth Brothers’ director Mark Samworth has handed over £100,000 to the Conservative Party, at the same time the now-scrapped ‘pasty tax’ was announced.
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Starbucks rated in UK’s top 10 social media brands
Starbucks has been named the second most prolific brand on social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
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NewsPret achieves revenue increase
Pret A Manger has posted group revenue of £377.3m for the full year to 29 December 2011, up 15% on 2010.
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NewsCosta director shortlisted for Women’s Award
Caroline Harris of Costa Coffee has been shortlisted for the Women’s 1st Shine Awards 2012.
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GF Foods bags free-from deal with Ocado
Gluten Free Foods has struck up a new deal with online food retailer Ocado to stock its range of savoury pastry products and festive cupcakes.
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NewsPrimrose targets celebrations in third book
Martha Swift and Lisa Thomas of Primrose Bakery are writing a third book based on catering for a variety of occasions.
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Mathiesons sold in pre-pack deal
Scottish bakery Mathiesons has been sold to Prestige Bakeries in a pre-pack deal, which has seen more than 240 jobs saved.
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NewsThe fall and rise of Greggs’ share price
Greggs’ share price saw a 6% year-on-year rise yesterday following the government’s decision to make a U-turn over the pasty tax.
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