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Fox’s plans for Christmas
Biscut brand Fox’s has said it will add value to the seasonal biscuit category with the launch of two Christmas selection boxes Fox’s Wonders and Fox’s Fabulously Special.Rachel Moffatt, Fox’s brand sector director, said: "Fox’s is the number one seasonal biscuit manufacturer in the UK, with a 32% market ...
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Irish sandwich company hit by soaring costs
Doolittles, the third largest pre-packed sandwich company in Ireland, has gone into liquidation, blaming excessive costs and unsustainable pressure on margins from imported sandwiches.The Donegal-based company, set up in 2001, grew to supply over 200 outlets including Aldi, petrol forecourts and universities. It closed down last month with the loss ...
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SIAB to stage world-class competition
Italy’s biggest bakery exhibition, SIAB, is to launch a new Breads of the World competition, which will see nine international teams going head to head.Held at the Verona show, from 22-26 May 2010, the new contest will see bakers from around the world test their bread-making skills against each other, ...
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EAT opts for less contact
Sandwich chain EAT is the latest firm to roll out contactless payment across its stores. Following a successful trial in 24 London based stores over the past 18 months, EAT will roll it out across its entire network of 100 stores from mid-November. The system allows customers to pay for ...
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Tweedy’s new control
Baker Perkins has developed a new control system for its Tweedy mixing systems renamed Tweedy2. It has been designed so that plant bakers using the system for the Chorleywood Bread Process will benefit from improved consistency and quality, as well as enhanced efficiency and ease of use.The new controls ...
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Multiple ISBs defy crisis with rise in core goods
Supermarket in-store bakeries have bucked the recession with sales up by nearly 5% in the past year, as shoppers search out fresh affordable products.According to IRI research, commissioned by Bakehouse, sales of core ISB categories grew by 4.8% in the 52 weeks ending 5 September, compared to the previous year, ...
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Turning a corner
Imagine the scene: a model with mid-length hair appears on TV before Christmas. With a swish of her hair, she announces that she has discovered the latest appliance that will "Curl & More".The catch is: it’s not available at Boots or any other leading high street chemist for that ...
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Danish take the crown
The in-store bakeries (ISB) seem to have Viennoiserie and Danish wrapped up this year. The Danish pastry category is worth £45m and is growing by 10.4% (IRI 52 w/e 5 September 2009), year-on-year, making it the second fastest-growing sweet bakery sector in ISB behind a resurgent muffins category, and outstripping ...
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RedBlack updates Cybake
York-based RedBlack Software has developed a new version of its Cybake bakery management software.New functions of Cybake v3 include specifications management, allergen tracking, advanced invoice management, invoice matching, ad hoc sales queries, credit control, supplier relationship management and celebration cakes management.The software also features a revamped Microsoft SQL Server/.NET architecture ...
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Orders spur organic firm to expand
Organic pasty and pie specialist Jones Organic has announced plans to expand its production facilities, adding a new site to cope with increased demand from specialist retailers in London and south-east England.The firm, based in Bridgend, began distributing its pies through Stratford Fine Foods in September, and now has orders ...
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Frozen range extended
Country Range Group has added a number of new products to its own-brand portfolio of frozen foods. Following an increase in the sale of frozen products across the group, Country Range has introduced four-inch sausage rolls, a steak and kidney pie, a cheese and onion pasty, cheese and onion lattice ...
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Sats off the fence
Paul Wilkinson: Are we able to meet the target of the 10% saturates reduction in cakes, biscuits and pastries without significantly compromising on the taste of the product? What do you not the businesses you work for think? Show of hands, how many people think this will be ...
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Food in the news
Savouries manufacturers, take note: The Times devoted its front page on October 27 to a story headlined ’Give up meat to save the planet’, based on an interview with influential climate change expert Lord Stern. Stern predicted that a successful deal at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December ...
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Pulp Fruits promotes healthy food-to-go
Pulp Fruits has launched a new fruity snack for the food-to-go market. Pulp is exactly what it says on the pouch: blended fruit. It isn’t diluted with juice or water and contains no added sugar. Pulp pouches are available in three varieties: banana, mango and passion fruit; banana, strawberry and ...
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Riverside jobs in question
Middlesbrough-based Riverside Bakery has gone into administration, with 35 jobs in the balance.National accountant Baker Tilly has been appointed administrator and hopes to sell the business as a going concern. The firm has traded as a wholesale baker of bread buns for 25 years, supplying schools, colleges, sandwich shops and ...
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Your say: letter
Reading all the latest articles about salt in bread was purely academic to me until two friends came to stay. They asked us not to put any salt in our cooking as they both had high blood pressure.I thought that there were just three main reasons to use salt in ...
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Peter’s slices up market
Peter’s Food is targeting a younger market with a new line of slices. These will form part of Peter’s Premier Range, which includes pies, pasties and sausage rolls. The slices come in eight different varieties: Spicy Chicken Fajita using Discovery seasoning, Ham and Pilgrim’s Choice Cheese, Chicken and Mushroom, Chicken ...
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Pressure mounts over sustainable palm oil
Pressure is mounting on bakery companies to switch to sustainable palm oil, although it is unclear who is expected to pay for the changes. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) last month published a league table, rating food companies and retailers on their record of buying sustainable palm oil, with firms such as Warburtons, Northern Foods and Allied owner ABF relatively low down the list.
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Mouthing off
"We didn’t have any privileges. I remember living on baked beans, eggs and bread if it wasn’t out of date" Food waste shocker! Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole on growing up, but betraying a slavish adherence to use-by dates"A complaint has been made to the police and we will ...
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Night riders
Anyone who uses the roads during normal daylight hours knows only too well the delays and frustrations caused by the overload of traffic in many areas. While a missed appointment can be re-scheduled, a missed delivery costs serious money for all involved with that particular load retailer, supplier and ...