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Brand clinic: Good pack design
Don Williams, CEO of brand specialist Pi Global, says a real-world picture of your target audience is key to effective pack designMany years ago, a wise, if cantankerous, very senior American client in a very large multinational (both of whom shall remain nameless), said to me: "No one ever went ...
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Hovis to drive white bread as sales surge
Premier Foods has announced strong growth for Hovis’ branded bakery, and plans to push for further sales of white bread.In the firm’s preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2009, it announced that branded bakery sales for Hovis grew by 13.5% to £370m, though it explained the increase in ...
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Wry look at rye bread
It’s a showdown of epic proportions two heavyweight bowel-shifters shaping up for the ultimate contest. In the red corner, rye bread. And in the blue corner, laxatives. Let’s get ready to rumble!Everyone knows that whole grains are the bowel’s best friend if you’re bunged up. But are they better ...
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Britvic and Pepsi go large
British soft drinks manufacturer Britvic and PepsiCo UK is to launch what they are calling "the biggest pack innovation that the market has seen in over 15 years".A new range of 600ml PET bottles will be available from April 2010 across the no- and low-sugar drinks in Britvic’s carbonates range, ...
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Traditionals with a twist Chelsea Buns
Chelsea Buns were originally made in London in the early 1700s. They are a sticky, sweet treat and are either finished with glacé icing or sugar syrup. They usually contain dried vine fruits, mixed peel and mixed spice. The method for Chelsea buns can be used with all sorts of ...
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A true cake walk
Stop the Week often dreams of a world entirely composed of cake. So we are overjoyed to hear of an artistic project based in Oakland in California, called Cakeland, which transforms a walkthrough retail space into a haven that’s good enough to eat. Actually, it’s mostly made of foam. The ...
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Send us your captions!
This evil gingerbread man was born out of the disturbed imagination of a "new media research lab" called Kitchen Budapest. In classic Have I Got News for You fashion, we’re inviting readers to come up with a humorous caption. The best one will be printed in the next issue of ...
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Caught in the Web
Some other unexpected things found hidden in cakes... http://bit.ly/9jtfae Forget your mixers and ovens, you can now bake a cake using Photoshop... http://bit.ly/a8LM6b Rhubarb crumble kills cancer... http://bit.ly/d0avk1 The world’s cake-eating champion ate 14 cakes totalling 1,120g of fat in just 8 minutes... http://bit.ly/9Jsqn4 100 cakes ...
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Closure threat at Hovis Wigan sees risk to jobs
Premier Foods has announced that up to 98 jobs are at risk at Hovis’ Wigan bakery, with proposals for the closure of its roll plant.The firm has undertaken a review of its morning goods business, "following a number of developments in the market", and is proposing changes, which could affect ...
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Coffee house reasserts plans for UK expansion
Despite an overly ambitious expansion plan last year, Esquires Coffee Houses is still aiming for growth in 2010, with 10 new franchise outlets on the cards.In February 2009, British Baker reported on the coffee chain’s plans to open another eight franchised stores by summer 2009. But due to the tough ...
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Comment
Town centre vacancy rates in Great Britain rose from nearly 10% in the middle of 2009 to more than 12% at the end of December.A new report from The Local Data Company said the worst-performing large town centres were in the Midlands and the north, with Wolverhampton topping the table ...
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Wins prompt Welsh company to grow
Anne’s Patisserie in Flint is to expand the business in 2010, following two gold wins at last year’s Great Taste Awards. Its Sticky Chocolate Pudding with Rich Belgian Chocolate Sauce achieved three-star gold, while its Sticky Date and Ginger Pudding was awarded one-star gold.The small family-run business, owned by Anne ...
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Cookie craze continues
Salford was the latest council this month to ban biscuits at meetings, leaving a £30,000 hole in sales of bourbons, custard creams and Rich Tea. Luckily for cookie makers, the category looks likely to withstand such swingeing government cost-cutting ahead. The cookie market in particular witnessed extremely good growth last ...
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Done to a Crisp It
Packaging technology company Sirane has developed a new type of microwave material for foodservice packaging, which can be used for crisping-up hot paninis, baguettes and pasties.Crisp It Light is a two-layer film ’susceptor’ that can be shaped to fit different packaging formats for products that are cooked in microwaves. The ...
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Traiteur joins cupcake drive
French frozen food manufacturer Traiteur de Paris has announced it will be "following the fashion" by launching a range of cupcakes.The company, which also supplies canapés, sweet petits fours, side dishes and frozen desserts, is to launch a four-strong range: lemon and green tea; raspberry and cardamom; chocolate and hazelnut; ...
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Gloves made easy for food retailers
Easy Glove is to launch a new product for the foodservice market to help businesses provide a practical, hygienic and fast way to serve customers.The Clean Hands System, which will be launched in the UK market in March, is a glove that can easily be put on and taken off ...
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Edible nut pricing
Almonds: The huge surge of demand from predominantly China, has redefined the global almond demand and this, reflected by massive increases in the monthly shipments from California, has pushed prices approximately 65% higher than they were at the start of October 2009.Walnuts: The problems resulting from China producing ...
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Greencore faces possible job losses
Greencore Cake & Desserts has confirmed that up to 100 jobs could go at its Hull plant after it lost a major contract.Group communications manager Michael Evans said in a statement: "Greencore can confirm that its Cakes and Desserts business is commencing a consultation process with employees, which may ...
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Tall tale from Italian firm
Espresso machine manufacturer Rancilio has added new full-size 2-group and 3-group models to its range of Class 6 Tall machines. These have additional head room between the drip tray and the group head to cater for demand for larger drink cups up to 20fl oz and have been ...
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Maple Leaf
plans new mega-bakeryMaple Leaf subsidiary Canada Bread has announced that its new C$100m mega-bakery will be in Hamilton, Canada.Speculation has been rife over where the plant might go since the announcement last month that Canada Bread was looking for a site outside Toronto to replace three smaller bakeries, which it ...