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Squeaky Clean
Dirt and contamination kills. At least, it can do. That is why anyone involved in the retailing or manufacturing of food has a huge responsibility. Get it wrong and not only will you have sick customers and the risk of litigation on your hands, your business could be forced to ...
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Greggs grabs Moment in spotlight with new-concept coffee shop
Greggs is set to shake up the UK coffee market after launching a new value coffee shop concept called Greggs Moment, which undercuts players such as Costa and Starbucks on price.The UK’s largest retail baker opened the Greggs Moment store in Newcastle last week, offering Fairtrade coffee, tea served in ...
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Hope on flour as large harvest takes down wheat prices
Wheat prices eased in the past week as the world harvest was larger than predicted, offering hope to bakers that flour prices may follow suit.Wheat futures prices (LIFFE, November 2011 contract) fell from £156.65 per tonne on September 29 to £145.50 as BB went to press, on 4 October, on ...
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Edible nut pricing
Almonds: There are two strong and opposing forces at work on almond pricing: the new Californian crop looks set to be by far the largest ever, and may come in at over 900,000mt; and demand for almonds is certain to rise globally, for no other reason than prices at current ...
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More Sweet Moments for Erlenbacher
Erlenbacher has introduced three new Sweet Moments tartlets to its range of frozen desserts. Available in miniature individual portions, the Nut Nougat Cream tartlet is made using a combination of light and dark nut cream, sprinkled with crushed roasted hazelnuts on a fine shortcrust pastry base and with a smooth ...
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Winning event
More than 550 visitors descended on Bolton Arena last Sunday for the first combined autumn Bakers’ and Butchers’ Fair. The fifth annual Bakers’ Fair Autumn was a great success, featuring a wide range of exhibitors, interesting and informative stage demonstrations and talks, the Richemont Club of Great Britain’s eight annual ...
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UB prepares for festivities
United Biscuits (UB) has unveiled its festive selection, which features three new biscuit ranges, four new cake products and four bagged snack launches.McVitie’s Cake Company is moving UB’s Temptations brand into the cake market for the first time, with the launch of Temptations Swirl a chocolate sponge filled with ...
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It’s naan sense
In times of economic hardship, plenty of stories emerge on how much local councils spend on biscuits, for example, each year usually some horrifying figure. But how would you feel if your local civil servants took it upon themselves to build a giant chopping board and six-metre wide oven, ...
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Mouthing off
"Many of us believe it is an essential and healthy part of our diet. But can we now afford to ignore the barrage of evidence which accuses our daily bread of contributing to a whole host of diseases?"Once again in its continual barrage of ’good for you, bad for you’ ...
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Ray of sunshine at show
Gb Plange launched its Energie Solpan Bread Mix at Bakers’ Fair in Bolton last Sunday (2 October). The bread has a distinctive corn crust topping, and a natural golden yellow crumb, said the firm. The bread contains golden pieces of corn and is also enriched with vitamin D hence ...
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Report
Shoppers are turning to brands despite the weakened consumer confidence, according to research. The IGD ShopperTrack found that more than a third, or 35% of shoppers, said it was very important to them that the food and groceries they bought had been "made by a company that specialises in ...
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Reporting in
Phil OrfordChief executive, Forum of Private BusinessThe Forum of Private Business is sending politicians on ’work experience’ placements to find out about the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses including Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Letwin, who spent time at West Dorset pie shop, Bridport Gourmet Pies.For the past couple ...
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Seasonal sortie
Raymond Blanc’s bakery and patisserie chain Maison Blanc has unveiled a host of new products to tempt consumers for the remainder of 2011.Its autumn/winter range will see the addition of a ’moelleux’ a chocolate sponge infused with orange, with a rich chocolate centre available in both small or ...
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In Short
Lees stays aheadLees Foods has predicted its full year pre-tax profit will be ahead of expectations despite the rising cost of raw materials. The group, which owns confectionery manufacturer Lees of Scotland and Waverley Bakery, reported that sales had increased by 6% in the six months to 30 June, ...
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Unifine’s star turn
Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients has launched two new products for Christmas this year. A white chocolate shooting star, complete with a chocolate vapour trail, and a Golden Star have joined its portfolio.The star, which has a golden centre set on a traditional chocolate base, has a raised edge to ...
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Tesco posts worst sales in 20 years
Tesco fell victim to the consumer slump with its worst UK sales in 20 years while rival Sainsbury’s reported only modest growth.
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Bakery exports increase in 2011
Exports of bakery and cereals are on the up, according to a new report by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). However, sugar and sugar confectionery products have seen exports fall by nearly a fifth.
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NewsGreggs posts slight growth
Greggs posted a slight acceleration in sales growth in its third-quarter, showing resilience in the face of the continued downturn on the High Street.