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‘Half-bakers’ contradict home-baking boom
A study has revealed one in 10 of the British population pass pre-bought desserts off as their own.
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Collins new Waitrose retail director
Waitrose has appointed Rob Collins as its new retail director, who will take the position from January 2012.
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Graduates and apprentices needed for food industry
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has pledged to attract 137,000 new recruits to the food and drinks industry by 2017.
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Store closures and jobs axed at Solihull bakery chain
A West Midlands-based high street bakery chain has gone into administration, with eight outlets closed and 42 jobs made redundant.
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Second bakery saved by Bakery Products
Bakery Products Limited has taken over a second family-run bakery to complement and grow its existing operations.
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Northern Bread Crisps launch into Morrisons
A new partnership between two food manufacturers from the North of England has instigated the launch of a brand new line of crisp products made from bread.
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Groupon discount damages Need a Cake profits
A Reading bakery has potentially had up to £25,500 wiped from its yearly profits as a result of a collaboration with a discount voucher website.
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Irish bread-like products face price increase
Irish bakers could suffer as a result of a move by Revenue to significantly hike up the price of bagels, croissants and garlic bread.
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NewsBurton’s Foods rebrands for success
One of the UK’s largest biscuit manufacturers has changed its trading name and branding to further strengthen its position within the market.
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Video: FDF pledges to recruit young talent
The Food and Drink Federation’s Attracting Talent to Support Growth event highlighted the importance of nurturing young talent, with the need for 137,000 new recruits to join the UK food industry by 2017.
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Video: FDF pledges to recruit young talent
The Food and Drink Federation’s Attracting Talent to Support Growth event highlighted the importance of nurturing young talent, with the need for 137,000 new recruits to join the UK food industry by 2017.
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Video: Krispy Kreme 2012 expansion plans
Krispy Kreme’s hotlight store in Bluewater Shopping Centre has generated around £9m worth of sales since starting in 2004.
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Video: Kripsy Kreme 2012 expansion plans
Krispy Kreme’s hotlight store in Bluewater Shopping Centre has generated around £9m worth of sales since starting in 2004.
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New roles at Brace’s bakery
Welsh bakery firm Brace’s has created 26 additional jobs after securing new business.
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Blaze at Manchester bread factory
A Warburtons factory caught on fire last Thursday night, which took almost four hours to extinguish.
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Cream puff specialist reveals ambitious plans
A new business to the UK specialising in cream puffs has opened in central London and harbours ambitions to open 10 stores within three years.Chewy Junior, a 600sq ft outlet in Charing Cross, specialises in 18 variants of cream puff that sell for £1.90 for deluxe and £1.60 for the ...
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Asda launches new iPhone app
Supermarket retailer Asda has developed a new transactional mobile phone app, allowing customers to buy groceries online and price check the cost of their shopping using their iPhones.
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Scottish baker passes away
Former president of the Scottish Association of Master Bakers (now Scottish Bakers) Joe McDonald passed away on 7 November, aged 78. McDonald was born in Glasgow and joined the bakery trade at the age of 15, spending a total of 63 years in the industry. He started his own ...
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Greggs develops initiative for local bakery format
Greggs is to launch a new format store, its take on a local baker, British Baker can reveal. The development will be the retailer’s second new concept store in as many months and will become the third store format for Greggs, concentrating on the firm’s bakery heritage. The move ...
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Selfridges opens food hall doors to St John Bakery
St John Bakery officially opened a new bakery in Selfridges Food Hall in London this week (17 November). It will offer the same range of products that can be found in the company’s St John Restaurants, including white and brown sourdough loaves, a raisin loaf, mini Eccles cakes and a ...