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== Bread ambitions ==Heatherslaw Bakery hopes to be making bread "on a big scale", following the success of its new 1lb Heatherslaw bloomer, made with ingredients sourced within a three-mile radius. Heatherslaw Bakery in Northumberland, which employs up to 40 people, had previously concentrated on producing cakes and ...
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== Reduced sat fat ads ==United Biscuits has launched an advertising campaign to highlight the achievement it has made in reducing saturated fat in its McVitie’s Digestives, Rich Tea and HobNobs brands by 50%. The campaign will run for eight weeks.== Bakery for sale ==East Lothian-based wholesale business Trusty Crust ...
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== Coffee shops need better food focus ==Seventy-seven per cent of executives asked said coffee shops need to enhance their food offering, according to Allegra Strategies UK’s Executive Insight Report, published last month. There are now only 890 food-focused coffee outlets in the UK, compared to 2,900 coffee-focused companies, it ...
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Anglesey farmer to open artisan mill
An Anglesey farmer is to open an artisan flour mill in the autumn, which will supply local craft bakers with wheat and barley flour.
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Finsbury’s shares tumble
Finsbury Foods’ shares have taken a tumble after the firm announced that preliminary discussions regarding the sale of the company had ended.
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Anglesey farmer to open artisan mill
An Anglesey farmer is to open an artisan flour mill in the autumn, which will supply local craft bakers with wheat and barley flour.Huw Owen, of Bodelwa Farm, Ty Croes, is investing £80,000 in a small Austrian-made stone mill, with funding support from the island’s regeneration agency Mentor Mon, which ...
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Northern Foods sees steady progress in bakery
Northern Foods has achieved “further progress” in bakery according to its interim management statement for the first quarter.Underlying revenue in its Bakery division rose by 6.8% for the 13 weeks to 27 June 2009. The firm said brand investment in Fox’s Biscuits, with its ‘Vinnie’ TV campaign and activities on ...
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Northern Foods sees steady progress in bakery
Northern Foods has achieved “further progress” in bakery according to its interim management statement for the first quarter.
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BB’s Coffee and Muffins opens second forecourt outlet
BB’s Coffee and Muffins has opened its second forecourt outlet at Newcastle airport. The kiosk, at a Shell filling station, will serve a selection of hot paninis, toasties and baguettes, as well as muffins.The 30sq m outlet is the second of its kind since BB’s launched the new format in ...
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Jobs saved as Coombs Hampshires finds buyer
Leicestershire bakery chain Coombs Hampshires has been bought out of administration for an undisclosed sum, saving up to 150 jobs.
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Jobs saved as Coombs Hampshires finds buyer
Leicestershire bakery chain Coombs Hampshires has been bought out of administration for an undisclosed sum, saving up to 150 jobs. The business and assets have been purchased by Adam Baxter, who had been running the bakery with his father, Keith, prior to its collapse. However, six of its 26 stores ...
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Just Desserts to tackle top-end retail
Yorkshire-based baker and patissier Just Desserts has launched a number of new products and has hopes to tackle the top-end retail sector, following substantial investment at its Shipley factory.The firm took over a unit that became available next to its factory last year and spent around £50k doubling the factory’s ...
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New sponsor joins NCW
Baking cases producer Chevler has joined Puratos as a sponsor of National Cupcake Week (NCW). Sales director Mike Wescomb said that the firm is proud to sponsor NCW and is happy to support all creative bakers taking part to develop new and innovative ideas. “As the UK’s leading manufacturer of ...
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Just Desserts to tackle top-end retail
Yorkshire-based baker and patissier Just Desserts has launched a number of new products and has hopes to tackle the top-end retail sector, following substantial investment at its Shipley factory.
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Sixty-six job losses at Coffee Republic
Ten out of the 20 Coffee Republic (UK) Ltd-owned stores have now closed, resulting in 66 redundancies, announced administrators KPMG Restructuring today.
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Sainsbury’s reaches 100% British flour target
Sainsbury’s 400 in-store bakeries are now using 100% British flour, sourced with the help of farming co-operative Camgrain, announced the supermarket. Following work with Camgrain on converting its flour, the switch has been completed a year ahead of Sainsbury’s target.It is now the only supermarket to source all its flour ...
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Coffee Republic goes into administration
UK coffee chain Coffee Republic (UK) Limited has gone into administration alongside Coffee Republic Franchising and Goodbean Ltd, following the suspension of its shares yesterday. Richard Hill and David Crawshaw of KPMG Restructuring have been appointed joint administrators of the coffee bar and deli chains. The company’s shares were then ...
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New deadline announced for cupcake competition
Don’t forget to get creative and enter our national cupcake competition, sponsored by Puratos, in the run up to National Cupcake Week, and get your recipes in by the new date of 22 July.British Baker and co-sponsors of National Cupcake Week (14-19 September), Puratos, welcome all bakery professionals up and ...
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Welbeck Bakehouse to start production
New artisan venture The Welbeck Bakehouse is to start production this month and will offer a range of organic handmade sourdough breads, scones and pastry.The new bakehouse is situated on the Welbeck Estate in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, which has a farm shop, café and gallery. The products, to be baked in ...