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Subway launches healthy eating campaign
Subway is to promote its low-fat sandwiches in a new healthy eating campaign, as part of its commitment to the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.
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The Co-op sees food sales fall
The Co-operative Group has announced falling like-for-like sales in food, down 2.1% for the full year to 31 December 2011.
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News‘Pastygate’ reaches fever pitch
Protests over the proposed pie tax reached fever pitch yesterday, going viral on the internet and leading the news agenda. The topic of the government’s proposal to tax hot food products, such as pies, pasties and sausage rolls, by 20% was featured on last night’s episode of BBC’s Newsnight. Labour MP John Mann, who challenged George Osborne in the House of Commons over when the Chancellor last bought a pasty, spoke on the programme.
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NewsFarmhouse Fare achieves Guinness World Record
The world’s largest sticky toffee pudding has been made by Farmouse Fare, and raised £10,000 in the process.
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Who ate all the pies?... not George Osbourne!
Fuelling the debate about pie tax, Labour MP John Man asks George Osbourne when was the last time he ate a pastie from Greggs
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Bakery federation launches new website
The Federation of Bakers (FoB) has launched a new-look website.
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Osborne ducks pasty question
Watch Chancellor George Osborne squirm as he is asked in parliament when was the last time he bought a pasty
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Greggs: Osborne has “lost touch” on pie tax
Ken McMeikan, the chief executive of Greggs, has accused the Chancellor of having “lost touch” - after he admitted he could not remember the last time he bought a pasty from the high street BB75 baker.
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UK food and drink exports top £12bn
Food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose to more than £12bn (£12,152.4m) in 2011, according to the Food & Drink Federation (FDF).
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Bakery presentations kick off Foodex 2012
Foodex 2012 started yesterday and saw artisan baker Paul Hollywood kick off the exhibition with a masterclass on the art of dough.
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Videos: Behind BB75 Jenkins Bakery and Britvic
British Baker spoke to David Jenkins, commercial director at Jenkins Bakery in Llanelli, South Wales, about difficult trading conditions in 2011 and addressing parking issues on the high street.
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NewsBritish Baker says NO to pie tax
British Baker is launching a new campaign to prevent the government from taxing hot food.
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Coulton’s relaunches Happy Bread
Liverpool-based plant bakery firm Coulton’s Quayside has relaunched its Happy Bread range of products.
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One-tenth of high street shops at risk of collapse
Only over half of retail outlets in Britain’s top 100 towns are secure, according to a new report.
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Sales and profits up for Finsbury
Finsbury Food Group, a leading manufacturer of cake, bread and morning goods, today announced it had seen a near 16% rise in its pre-tax profit to £2.2m for the six months ended 31 December 2011.
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Video: Behind BB75 Peter and Sarah Wenzel
Father and daughter team, Peter and Sarah Wenzel, from Wenzel’s the Bakers in Pinner, Middlesex, spoke to British Baker at the first BB75 Lunch. They discussed the company’s plans to open 10 new outlets in 2012, looking at new avenues and working with Transport for London to operate in train stations.
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NewsBettys receives consent for Jubilee Cake
Bettys Craft Bakery in Harrogate has received consent to create a celebration cake for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Cupcake company lands Virgin deal
Indulgence Cupcake Company’s cupcakes will soon be eaten mid-flight, after it landed a deal with Virgin Atlantic’s pre-order shopping service.
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NewsConfusion over new hot food tax
Greggs has seen a £20m drop in value as the government announced its plans to apply a standard rate tax of 20% to hot food products.
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Video: Behind BB75 Tim Cutress
The managing director of Forfars Bakers in Brighton, talks exclusively to British Baker at the first BB75 Lunch about the importance of location, speaking to landlords and networking.