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McErlain’s Bakery triples sales
Northern Irish bakery McErlain’s has almost tripled its sales in Britain over the past two years, through a combination of new products and “market drive”.
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NewsNew partnership aids Apostrophe’s growth
Boulangerie-patisserie and café chain Apostrophe is focusing on its expansion within London, after announcing a new partnership with an independent catering group.
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NewsShow you care, with a bagel
New York Bakery Co has launched a limited-edition heart-shaped bagel in the run up to Valentine’s Day.
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NewsKingsmill brings out value-added packs
Kingsmill has launched a number of products in its morning goods range in value-added pack formats, in order to help convenience retailers capitalise on the increased demand for bakery products at breakfast time.
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The Real Good Food Company doubles profits
The Real Good Food Company has more than doubled its year-end profits to £5.7m in 2011, 148% up on the previous year.
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NewsHovis to air new British TV ad
Premier Foods will air a new British-themed TV advert for its Hovis bread brand next month.
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Keen interest shown in Kingdom Bakers
There has been significant interest shown in the Kingdom Bakers business, according to RSM Tenon.
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NewsLeicester College named bakery champion
Leicester College has been appointed as the new bakery training champion by the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD).
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Call to support Real Bread Maker Week
The Real Bread Campaign is looking for bakers, millers and others from within the trade to support its Real Bread Maker Week from 7-13 May.
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Charity receives 1,800 Cornish pasty donation
Crantock’s Bakery has donated more than 1,800 pasties and turnovers to a charity in Cornwall after missing a delivery to one of its food retailers.
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NewsBBC3’s Young Baker of the Year revealed
Tameside College student Oliver Campbell was crowned Young Baker of the Year in the BBC3 programme of the same name last night (Sunday 29 January). The 17-year-old, from Bolton, impressed the judges with his all-round knowledge, and skills in the areas of pastry, bread- and cake-making and decorating.
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Kingdom Bakers goes into receivership
More than 100 jobs are under threat at Kirkcaldy-based Kingdom Bakers, after the company ceased trading last week.
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Starbucks to launch franchise model in UK
Starbucks has announced plans to open its first franchise stores in the UK later this year.
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Finsbury breaks through £100m revenue barrier
Finsbury Food Group has hit the £100m revenue mark for the first time in a six-month period, bucking the flat sales trend in the overall cake market.The cake, bread and gluten-free bakery manufacturer achieved total sales of £102m for the first half of the financial year to 31 December 2011, ...
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Cookie Man finds refuge with CSM acquisition
CSM has acquired the business and other assets of Surrey bakery manufacturer The Cookie Man, for an undisclosed sum, saving up to 335 jobs.Esher-based The Cookie Man’s profits had been hit by strong competition and changing consumer tastes, with ReSolve Partners appointed as administrators on 16 January.Global bakery products supplier ...
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Act on age
Employers can no longer ask older applicants about their age. Under the Equality Act 2010 it is unlawful for an employer to refuse to offer an applicant a job because of a "protected characteristic" namely age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or ...
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Analyst urges Premier to stabilise its trading
A leading City analyst has warned Premier Foods that it needs to stabilise its trading fast in order to survive the next 12 months. According to Martin Deboo, analyst at Investec Securities, the manufacturer, which owns the Mr Kipling and Hovis brands, needs to secure healthy profits during 2012, after ...
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British Society of Baking reveals annual dinner details
The British Society of Baking is to host its exhibition dinner on the Monday night of the Bakery@Foodex exhibition, taking place from 25-27 March 2012 at Birmingham’s NEC.The dinner will take place at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club, near Birmingham’s NEC on 26 March. ...
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Cooks the Bakery slips into history as stores are sold off
Cooks The Bakery is set to disappear from the high street, after seven stores were sold out of administration.The West Midlands-based firm, a successor to the Three Cooks brand, which at one point ran 120 stores, collapsed last November and six loss-making sites were shut immediately.Out of the remaining nine, ...
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Reporting in Time to speak up for bread
As ever, January sees the diet season kick off, with a plethora of different plans in national media and monthly magazines. In recent years, bread has come in for a bit of a pasting, with Atkins (and variations such as the south beach diet) followed in 2011 by the similar ...