All News articles – Page 537
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Strike mooted at Batley
Reports are surfacing that staff at Fox’s Biscuits’ Batley site will ballot for industrial action, following their rejection of a 1.5% pay offer, with additional performance-related bonuses.
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NewsCo-op Xmas sarnies to help fund young carer service
A donation from each sale of The Co-operative Group’s new Christmas sandwich range will go towards helping young carers in the UK.
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NewsWarburtons introduces a ‘warmer’ identity on logo
Warburtons has launched a simplified, orange-coloured logo, which will be rolled out on all packaging, vehicles and signs over the coming months.
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NI bakeries benefit from Chosen By You launch
Two Northern Irish bakeries are benefiting from the relaunch of Asda’s own-label range ‘Chosen By You’.
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Barracuda welcomes Costa into pubs
Pub chain Barracuda Group plans to roll out Costa coffee across its 217 outlets, as well as a new breakfast menu featuring baked goods such as croissants, muffins and bacon sandwiches.
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NewsRaisin & Orange brioche
“This is much lighter than a muffin because there is less fat, but it has a similar look,” says baker Dominique Homo, who developed the product for California Raisins.
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Firms at risk from pensions ‘bouncer’
Bakery firms are being encouraged to start planning to protect themselves from a pensions ‘bouncer’.
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Hovis sales are up, announces Premier Foods
Premier Foods’ Hovis Milling and Bakery division saw sales increase across branded lines, despite a “markedly tougher” third quarter for the firm.
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Dunbar Community Bakery finds premises
Dunbar Community Bakery is a step closer to opening its doors after signing a 25-year lease on a high street shop.
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Nationwide entries encouraged for Scotch pie championship
Bakers south of the border and in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to enter the World Scotch Pie Championship.
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CSM sees European sales rise
Bakery supplier CSM saw sales in Europe rise by 2% to €260.9m in the third quarter of 2010, driven by higher volumes in frozen products.
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Irish sandwich study reveals potential danger
More than a quarter of pre-packed sandwiches sold in shops and cafés in Ireland are stored at temperatures higher than 5°C. A Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) study found that 29% of sandwiches were stored above the recommended temperature, while four sandwiches were kept above 8°C, and one was ...
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Warburtons director switches to Genius as gluten-free sector hots up
Warburtons’ former commercial director Roz Cuschieri is set to front market-leading gluten-free bread brand Genius, in a move that will pit her against her former employer.
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NewsCapway unveils greener technology for baking
Capway Systems has opened a test baking facility at its head office in Driebergen, the Netherlands to show how new electro-magnetic wave technology can cut baking time and energy bills.
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Salt content in coffee shop pastries and muffins down by a quarter
The high salt content of coffee shop cakes has been highlighted in the latest research by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), but it admitted that some products had seen big cuts in salt levels.
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Global grain markets to feel continued pressure
Agricultural analysts are warning of continuing uncertainty in global grain markets for the foreseeable future, due to possible bad weather and future harvests in the southern hempishere.
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Neill’s packs in new investment
Belfast-based Neill’s flour mill has invested £200,000 in innovative new Fawema packaging machinery, which puts bulk flour into retail packs. David Spence, sales manager, said the investment was part of the company’s commitment to ensure consumers get the highest possible product quality. The move is also part of its drive ...
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Bakers refute negative statistics on training
The proportion of bakeries that have arranged or funded training in the past 12 months has fallen by 17%. It went from 70% in 2007 to 53% in 2010, according to a new report from Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, prepared by BMG Research.
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Chatwins buys up four P&A Davies stores
Craft baker Chatwins has taken over four shops previously run by fellow Cheshire firm P&A Davies, which went into administration earlier this month. Chatwins has rebranded the stores in Chester the city centre, Hoole and Blacon along with one in Ellesmere Port, and employed 28 of the staff ...
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Zombie cakes pt.137
Here’s a delectable zombie-chainsaw rampage-gore cake to whet your appetite for Halloween, and so we can say we never let a week pass by without a zombie bakery story. Next issue we’ll be reporting from a ’Zombie banquet’ to mark a baker’s launch.