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Rosie’s clinches bagel deal with Pat
Ireland’s only dedicated kosher bagel bakery, Rosie’s Broadway Bagels, has teamed up with the country’s third-largest plant baker, Pat the Baker, to dual-brand three existing varieties.
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CSM to acquire major US bakery manufacturer
Global bakery product supplier CSM has reached an agreement to acquire US bakery manufacturer Best Brands for a cash consideration of $510 million.The takeover of Best Brands, one of the largest premium bakery manufacturers in the US, would make CSM the “undisputed market leader in the North American bakery supplies ...
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CSM to acquire major US bakery manufacturer
Global bakery product supplier CSM has reached an agreement to acquire US bakery manufacturer Best Brands for a cash consideration of $510m.
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Threats to jobs as Warburtons announces £25 million investment
Warburtons has announced a £25 million investment programme at its Bolton bakery. However the move threatens the jobs of around a quarter of its workforce at the site.The planned investment involves the redevelopment of the bakery, which will result in the closure of two of its existing bread plants. The ...
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Jamie Oliver’s head baker teams up with Real Bread Campaign
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (1-5 February), the head baker at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant in London has teamed up with the Real Bread Campaign to highlight the importance of bakery apprenticeships. Fifteen offers young people, who are in need of a helping hand, a chance to transform their lives ...
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Barista competition experiences surge in entrants
The London regional heat for the World Barista Championship has had to be doubled in size due to a surge of interested competitors this year.There are five regional heats where the baristas have 15 minutes to serve four espressos, which are then judged on flavour as well as the skills ...
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GreenPalm first for Burton’s Foods
Burton’s Foods has announced it is the first UK sweet biscuit manufacturer to acquire GreenPalm certificates for 100% of its palm oil usage.From 1 January 2010, its usage of both palm- and palm kernel oil will be covered by the certificates, in the scheme which is internationally recognised by the ...
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Warburtons launches new environmental targets
Warburtons has announced its new environmental policy, which identifies the family firm’s key areas of focus for 2010 and beyond.
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Raven Patisserie plans for growth
Essex-based cake and dessert manufacturer Raven Patisserie has moved to a new purpose-built production site in Witham.The new premises have been designed to accommodate its “ambitious sales targets for its patisserie and bakery products”, according to the firm. Operations director Daren McGrath said the business plans to achieve the growth ...
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Barista competition experiences surge in entrants
The London regional heat for the World Barista Championship has had to be doubled in size due to a surge of interested competitors this year.
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Jamie Oliver’s head baker teams up with Real Bread Campaign
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (1-5 February), the head baker at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant in London has teamed up with the Real Bread Campaign to highlight the importance of bakery apprenticeships.
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Raven Patisserie plans for growth
Essex-based cake and dessert manufacturer Raven Patisserie has moved to a new purpose-built production site in Witham.
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Allergies: 2% affected
A fifth of adults claim they suffer from a food allergy or intolerance, but evidence has suggested less than 2% actually do, according to new research commissioned by the Flour Advisory Bureau (FAB). The report, carried out by the University of Portsmouth, also revealed that over ...
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Threats to jobs as Warburtons announces £25 million investment
Warburtons has announced a £25 million investment programme at its Bolton bakery. However the move threatens the jobs of around a quarter of its workforce at the site.
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60-second sales pitch
So what’s the product?Electrolysed or ’E’ water. It’s basically what is produced by softened (salted) tap water going through an electrolysis process where it is split into both alkaline and acidic water. Alkaline water cleans and acidic water sanitises.How can it help bakers?Bakeries have warm environments where spores of yeasts ...
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BSB sets out plans for AGM and dinner
The British Society of Baking (BSB) will host a four-course dinner, including a talk by well-known BBC sports journalist Garry Richardson, as part of its AGM.It will take place on Monday evening, 22 March, during the Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE), March 21-24 at the Birmingham NEC. The meal, at the ...
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Planning ahead
The Food and Drink Federation’s Biscuit Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Sector Group’s annual conference, entitled ’Looking Forward to Sweet Success’ will broaden the event’s horizon beyond its former technical focus. The conference will focus on a wide range of issues that affect the food industry, including: the impact of the ...
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Bread brands continue to up the ante on own-label
The latest figures on plant bread sales suggest that branded bread is continuing to grow at the expense of private-label.The data, from Kantar Worldpanel (formerly know as TNS Worldpanel), has shown that the total value of branded plant bread increased by 5.9% year-on-year (YOY) for the 52 w/e 29 November ...
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Charities back CASH in latest anti-salt campaign
Pressure on plant bakers to cut salt levels in their products is set to intensify next week, as charities join the campaign highligh-ting links between salt intake and health problems, including stomach cancer, osteoporosis, kidney disease and obesity. Lobby group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has ...
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Apostrophe struggles to source patisserie in UK
The MD of expanding London bakery café chain Apostrophe is keen to source more products from British suppliers, but says high prices for top-quality patisserie are a stumbling block.The company, which currently has 17 outlets in London and plans to open a further three this year, sources its patisserie and ...