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New reports of United Biscuits business split
Bankers are considering United Biscuit’s business options, with the potential sale of its £500m salty snacks division on the table, according to the Financial Times.
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Krispy Kreme thinks inside the box
Krispy Kreme UK has launched its second advertising campaign, encouraging workers to buy a dozen doughnuts for fellow colleagues.
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Video: BB75 Lunch
The first BB75 Lunch, held at The Boundary in Shoreditch, London, saw top executives from the UK retail bakery sector attend.
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Aryzta posts revenue growth
Aryzta, the Swiss-based speciality bakery company, has this morning revealed a 0.9% increase in revenue to €1.91bn (£1.59bn).
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Coffee with the personal touch
The coffee shop chain Starbucks is to ask the name of every customer that enters one of its UK stores.
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La Pizza Company launches new name
La Pizza Company has renamed itself Pan’Artisan in order to capitalise on the growing acceptance of speciality breads.
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Euphorium invests £1m in factory and shops
Euphorium Bakery is investing £1m in a new factory and shop, and has plans to open a further 20 new shops. The north London-based chain, which currently has seven outlets, is due to open the 7,500sq ft factory, 10 times the size of its previous production facility, in Islington this ...
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Erlenbacher targets CO2 reduction
Cake and dessert manufacturer Erlenbacher is on the way to hitting its C02 reduction targets, having significantly decreased its usage of heating oil and fresh water.
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NewsIn pictures: Europain 2012, Paris
Europain 2012, held in Paris this week, saw 770 exhibitors and more than 30,000 people descend on the bi-annual bakery exhibition.
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BB75 Lunch attracts top baking industry peers
Greggs has once again topped the BB75 table, with the highest number of bakery retail outlets, keeping Subway at bay in the number two spot. With 84 more outlets than this time last year, at the last count Greggs had 1,571 shops, with Subway on 1,424 after adding only four ...
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Marks & Spencer to roll out new-look ISBs in store revamp
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed it plans to roll out its new in-store bakery (ISB) format to all stores by mid-2013.The retailer’s first new-look store opened in Kensington High Street, London, in September last year. This coincided with the announcement by Mark Bolland, chief executive, of plans for 15 ...
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Tesco needs to invest for success, argues analyst
Tesco will need to invest heavily in quality, freshness and training for its in-store bakery offering over the next two years, according to a retail analyst.The supermarket chain plans to create 20,000 new jobs by 2013/14, and said bakery will form a major part of its extensive recruitment drive, in ...
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Bakers sought for China visit
Bakers are being invited to attend a pan-industry fact-finding trip to China, organised by David Powell. The trip, from 8 to 15 May, will see a a group of bakers from the UK tour various craft bakers, retailers and specialists, culminating with a visit to the trade show Bakery China ...
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First book for Thoughtful Bread Co
An artisan bakery from Bath is celebrating the publication of its first book. Bread Revolution was written by Duncan Glendinning, founder of the Thoughtful Bread Company, along with head baker Patrick Ryan. The firm is marking its third birthday next week and Glendinning said the book was a compilation of ...
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Coles seeks to develop its year-round business
Luxury pudding and cake-maker Coles Traditional Foods is moving into new markets as it aims to extend its year-round business.The firm, traditionally known for making Christmas puddings, has been busy with a whole host of new product development, as well as work on rebranding, as it looks to capitalise on ...
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Fiona Cairns to launch online shop
Cake by Fiona Cairns will soon be available to order online, as the firm plan to launch its first online shop at the end of April.
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NewsNew sales director at Cereform
Damien McDonald has been promoted to director of sales for Cereform, Ireland, in a staff shuffle.
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Jane’s Pantry to create flagship shop
Gloucestershire-based Jane’s Pantry will be transforming one of its bakery shops into a flagship store.The buffet catering and wholesale bakery business, which has several sites across the county, will be extending its Kingswalk, Gloucester premises into a vacant retail outlet next door. The current 27-seater location will be transformed into ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Coconut: This market is hard to accurately call. Significant activity of late has been the cheaper pricing emanating from Sri Lanka and at times at significant discount to Indonesia and the Philippines.Raisins: All remaining stocks of the current crop from Turkey are now sold out. In California, prices are stable ...
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Near record estimates for world wheat
This year’s world wheat production could reach its second highest level on record, according to forecasts by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN.