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New look healthy water
Britvic and PepsiCo UK are to relaunch their functional water brand V Water under the new SoBe soft drinks brand.The six-strong range: Shield (Lemon & Lime) with Vitamin C, Zinc & Echinacea; Detox (Elderflower & Pear) with B Vitamins, Artichoke & Dandelion; Vrroom (Tropical Citrus) with Vitamins C, D & ...
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Irwin’s uses its loaf for sliced muffin
Northern Irish bakery Irwin’s has launched a Muffin Loaf onto the market. Developed using the same taste of Irwin’s muffins, the new product comes in a sliced loaf format, and claims to be the first of its kind to hit the shelves in Northern Ireland. The bakery says it is ...
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Mouthing off
"We’re determined to maintain the bakery’s reputation for producing the best Chelsea buns in the world. They’ll be ridiculously sticky and ludicrously fruity weapons-grade buns"Tim Hayward, food writer for The Guardian and Fire & Knives, takes over the Fitzbillies bakery in Cambridge, which recently closed to the distress of ...
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Muck spreading
Our cultural highlight of the month comes courtesy of the Home Grown Cereals Authority, whose Grassland and Muck 2011 event and no, we’re not talking about Glastonbury is shaping up to be the must-be-seen-at society function of the season. Farmers are invited to bring along a manure sample ...
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Takeaway is more stylish in new tubs
Huhtamaki has introduced a new design to its premium quality disposable paper food-to-go range.The ’mmm’ design allows caterers to modernise their presentation and offer customers a premium takeaway experience for a variety of hot or cold foods including pasta, potato salad, confectionery, ice cream and desserts.Made from paper, the stackable ...
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Report
Cost is the most important factor for consumers when choosing a sandwich at lunchtime, a new survey by YouGov has found.Commissioned by the RSPCA to mark British Sandwich Week, the results showed 51% of adults polled considered the issue of animal welfare important when buying food in general, but the ...
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Rise for biscuitsSales of biscuits, cookies and crackers has risen by 22% over the past five years to reach a value of £2.2bn last year, according to a new report from Mintel. The research firm predicted the sweet biscuit market would reach £1.9bn in 2011and £2.2bn by 2015.Bako’s challengeBako North ...
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Plug for Welsh pastyCaerphilly bakery Peter’s Food Service has launched a campaign to have the corned beef pasty recognised as a Welsh national dish. The product, popular in Wales since the 1940s, was often eaten by miners, according to Peter’s. As part of the campaign, it will conduct tastings in ...
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Small pie firms dominate awardsEntries to the British Pie Awards 2011 are being dominated by small producers, according to organiser the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association. Approximately 62% of the entries to date qualify for the Small Producers Special Award. The judging takes place on 8 June, and entries are ...
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Wedding cake wishesDespite the trend for cupcake wedding cakes, most couples still choose to have a traditional tiered wedding cake, according to UK website Hitched.co.uk. A poll of couples who got married last year showed 64% opted for a traditional tiered cake; 10% wanted cupcakes; 6% had a cake with ...
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Biscuit sales break through £2bn mark
Sales of biscuits, cookies and crackers increased 22% over the past five years to reach a value of £2.2bn last year, according to a new report from Mintel.
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One more week for BIA entries
Late entries for this year’s Baking Industry Awards will be allowed one more week, so make sure you get them all in by Friday 27 May.
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NewsQuiche market in slow progression
Sales growth in the chilled quiche market was sluggish last year, with consumers put off by the product’s dated image and uninspiring flavours. The UK spent £140m on chilled quiche in the past year, but the category has only seen growth of 0.5% year-on-year (Kantar Worldpanel 52 w/e 20 March 2011).
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Good to Go set to boost Waitrose offer
Bakery products will play a leading role in Waitrose’s new Good to Go food range, developed to support its move into the convenience store market.
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Cost wins over taste when choosing a sandwich
Cost is the most important factor for consumers when choosing a sandwich at lunchtime, according to a new survey by YouGov.
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Upper Crust launches first UK ad campaign
Baguette chain Upper Crust, part of the SSP group, has launched its first ever UK advertising campaign as part of a £250,000 marketing initiative.
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Irish bakeries to come head-to-head in court
Two leading bakeries in the Irish Republic have gone to court, with one accusing the other of deliberately copying its packaging and producing a ‘look-alike’ brown bread.
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Focus Group: From the front line
Whether it’s mothers with strollers filling the quiet daytime trading gaps, holding the purse strings at the supermarket checkout, buying cakes for birthdays or sending cake gifts, it’s those MILFs – mothers I’d like to, er, feed – that should be front-of-mind when creaming your cakes. No doubt, the bakers ...
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Organic bakery sector sees further fall in sales
Sales of organic bakery products fell dramatically again last year, with the sector predicted to struggle in 2011 as rising wheat costs and low consumer confidence continue to take their toll.
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Get your BIA entries in post-haste
Don’t forget to get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards 2011, by the 20 May deadline.