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Quantum leap
To grow or not to grow, that is the question. And while investment remains a problem for many, one rapidly growing company convinced its lenders on performance. Giles Foods has doubled the size of its bakery and invested £3.5m in new plant and equipment. "And that’s just the first phase," ...
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Witness and lies
As part of a disciplinary investigation, you will usually interview witnesses. During this process, you have every right to expect honesty. But suppose one of them lies in order to protect the employee under investigation: how should you deal with their actions and what effect do they have on the ...
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Size matters in the subs world
Fans of spurious corporate litigation that we are, Stop the Week was as pleased as ever to see Subway up to its old tricks. The sandwich chain, has been wrangling its way through the UK courts, trying to prove that its toasted subs are VAT-exempt, and in so doing, posing ...
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The mean streets
As a headline, it was rather scary: "Many high streets are doomed to die". Taken from last week’s Daily Mail, it quoted figures issued by the Local Data Company, which scours 800 town centres throughout the country every six months, checking on each independent shop closure and opening. In fact, ...
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Mouthing off
"Someone on the Barclays equity floor is stealing the tops off muffins in the trader café. Someone noticed the muffins this morning and mentioned it to the woman working the register. She is apparently frustrated by it as well, because she doesn’t know how she doesn’t see it happening since ...
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Workers turn noses up at office sandwiches
To our desk-bound readers: have you noticed that those blue-sky brainstorming meetings have subdued to a sombre grey of late? Is your new product development drizzling rather than sparkling? Losing clients left, right and centre? It could be something to do with your limp, pappy office sarnies.A new survey shows ...
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Pieminister pursues royalty
Gourmet pie manufacturer Pieminister has launc hed the Kate & Wills commemorative pie ahead of the Royal wedding in April. The new variety has been released to coincide with British Pie Week (7-13 March) and will be available until the end of April.The limited-edition Kate & Wills pie is made ...
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Report
The wholesale prices of key bakery ingredients, such as butter, cream and skimmed milk powder, are on the rise as demand puts pressure on supply.According to data from DairyCo, December milk deliveries in the UK showed a year-on-year growth of 2.3%, but much of the extra milk is being converted ...
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Workplace romance
American companies are renowned for their hard-line approach towards workplace romances; many ban them outright and will sack any employee discovered to be having a personal relationship with a colleague. But this type of attitude is inappropriate under our laws which probably explains why one-in-six people openly confess to ...
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In Short
Chef input for Peter’sSavouries manufacturer Peter’s Food Service has teamed up with award-winning chef John Benson-Smith to upgrade the company’s foodservice menu and transform the culinary experience for sports fans on match days. Benson-Smith, who is consultant executive chef to Manchester City Football Club, will visit Peter’s key suppliers to ...
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Chevler ups capacityBaking case and tulip muffin wrap manufacturer Chevler, has announced it is now capable of producing over 100 million tulip muffin wraps a year following the doubling of capacity at its production site in South Wales. The firm has invested heavily in new bespoke machinery over the past ...
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Dutch deal for Edme Bakery supplier Edme has become the UK agent for Dutch malt extract company Diastatische Producten. The venture allows Edme to supply spray and band-dried malt extract. Edme sales director James Smith commented: "We are delighted to add this complementary product to the popular Edme foods range." ...
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In my world
In my journey through life, many of my seemingly mundane experiences have been reduced to metaphors, revealing life-changing philosophies.Last week, I was in Canary Wharf, the clone of Manhattan planted in south-east London. Whenever I am in the City, I am handed a nicely folded copy of the newspaper City ...
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Europe acts to free up sugar
Faced with spiraling prices and low stocks, EU member states have backed the European Commission initiative to release 500,000 tonnes of out-of-quota sugar onto the domestic market.
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NewsLinda Lusardi at Bakers’ Fair
Actress, presenter and former model Linda Lusardi is to present the competition trophies at Bakers’ Fair Spring, so don’t forget to get your entries in.
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United Biscuits downsizes Glasgow staff
United Biscuits (UB) plans to cut around 85 jobs at its McVitie’s factory in Tollcross, Glasgow, which manufactures biscuits such as Go Ahead and Hobnobs.
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Mrs Crimble’s ramps up gluten-free exports
Gluten-free bakery brand Mrs Crimble’s has announced its first major orders from Australia and Denmark as well as a string of new deals with retailers in the Middle East as it looks to increase exports to 15% of turnover in the next three years.
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Short stocks force sugar suppliers to raise prices
Another raft of sugar suppliers have raised their prices, as tight supply shows no signs of letting up.
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Doughnut Week plans special birthday push
Craft bakers are being urged to lend their support to the 20th National Doughnut Week from 7-14 May. The week-long doughnut-fest gives bakers and coffee shops the chance to raise their local profile by taking part in a national campaign to raise money for charity The Children’s Trust from doughnut ...