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In Short
Starbucks sales climbStarbucks UK has reported that comparable store sales have increased 5% in its second-quarter results to 28 March 2010. The coffee chain has also struck a deal to bring its VIA Ready Brew Coffee to air travellers on Thomas Cook Airlines from the beginning of this month.International focusInternational ...
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Showcase success
Set in the beautiful and also slightly quirky town of Glastonbury, Burns the Bread has pride of place on the high street, set among shops selling crystals and books on fairies and witchcraft. Yet unlike its neighbours, the bakery has its head firmly in the real world and a honed ...
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Two-way street
Whereas systems with dough dividers and moulders have dominated the bread and roll market for many years, the significant new trend is production of bread from a continuous dough band, for quality and flexibility, even at the lower end of the scale. Gentle dough handling, along with ease of operation, ...
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is a young entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé chain of shops, as well as smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay, in Oban, ScotlandSpending hours in front of a computer screen analysing spreadsheets and comparing the slow growth this year to that of last year is no fun, ...
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Drop in UK bakery sales troubles Maple Leaf
Poor bakery sales in the UK have helped to cause a decline in Maple Leaf Food’s fortunes.
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Soup firm branches out into quiche market
New Covent Garden has made a break away from fresh soups and has launched its first range of chilled quiches. The firm, which also offers a range of risottos, has made the decision to diversify in order to strengthen its brand’s all-year-round appeal.
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Egg shortage warning
Bakers and manufacturers are being warned of possible egg shortages when new EU legislation takes effect. From January 2012, it will be illegal in EU countries to produce eggs from traditional battery cages. Instead, producers must convert to new enriched cages, which have more space, perches, a scratching area and nest boxes.
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BIA entry deadline extended to 21 May
Make sure you get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards by the new deadline of 21 May. The Awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate the very best of the British baking industry, and are attended by key players from across the industry.
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Don’t delay, enter BIA today!
Make sure you get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards before the May 7 deadline. The Awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate the very best of the British baking industry, and are attended by key players from across the industry. The Awards now include three new categories: ...
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Chevler responds to increased demand
Chevler has announced it is to introduce a new production planning system, in order to cope with soaring demand for its baking cases and muffin wraps. The company has said that, shortly, it expects to announce record turnover and profit figures for its first year of operation under new leadership, ...
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Chevler responds to increased demand
Chevler has announced it is to introduce a new production planning system, in order to cope with soaring demand for its baking cases and muffin wraps.
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Costa to continue UK expansion
Costa Coffee has revealed its plans to open another 130 stores in the UK during 2010/2011, although its main focus will be on expanding its international business.
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Costa to continue UK expansion
Costa Coffee has revealed its plans to open another 130 stores in the UK during 2010/2011, although its main focus will be on expanding its international business.The UK chain, which revealed an operating profit increase of almost 60% for the full year to 4 March, 2010, opened 312 net new ...
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US machinery firm sets sights on UK
US machine supplier United Bakery Equipment (UBE) is on a mission to crack the UK market. The automated slicing and packaging equipment specialist plans to raise its profile after installing its first high-performance UBE band slicer at a leading UK plant baker. Peter Wallin, director of UK partner Habwood Technical ...
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Sonneveld takeover
Dutch firm Sonneveld, which produces bread improvers, mixes and release agents, is to become part of Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) in Norway.Oslo-based firm Orkla, which offers a range of bakery ingredients, has acquired the shares in Sonneveld Group BV, based in Papendrecht, the Netherlands, including all its subsidiaries. “There ...
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Sonneveld takeover
Dutch firm Sonneveld, which produces bread improvers, mixes and release agents, is to become part of Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) in Norway.
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Don’t delay, enter BIA today!
Make sure you get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards before the May 7 deadline. The Awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate the very best of the British baking industry, and are attended by key players from across the industry.
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29 August, 1902: Greedy baker
Probably few more preposterous excuses have ever been given than that which was raised at the Birkenhead Police Court this week, where a baker was charged with having stolen a large Genoa cake, the property of his employers.The cake weighed 7½ lb and was one of 49 baked. The next ...
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Atkins Diet returns with £200k marketing drive
The low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, which encourages followers to virtually give up eating bread, has been relaunched, with a new book outlining a revised version of the diet and a £200,000 campaign in national newspapers promoting Atkins food products.Sales of bread in the UK suffered at the height of the Atkins ...