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Students’ success
Competitions, karaoke and camaraderie were just a few of the ingredients that went into an eventful May Bank Holiday weekend at the Alliance of Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) conference in Torquay.Held at the Toorak Hotel, there were a few moments during the Friday night dinner, when the conference looked ...
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A way with words
As craft bakers, along with other independent retailers, you may be feeling the pinch. Cost-cutting is important and, at times like these, it seems an easy option to stop spending time or money on marketing and publicity. But this would be a mistake. Your customers, the consumers, are also ...
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In my world
Tom Herbert is a fifth-generation baker and director of Hobbs House Bakery, a multi-award-winning craft bakery, based in Gloucestershire"When are you opening?" I have fielded this question a hundred times as tradesmen in high-visibility jackets squat and stretch all over our new shop in Cirencester. The soft opening ...
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Konditor & Cook plans sixth shop
Upmarket cake shop and café chain Konditor & Cook plans to open its sixth outlet in London in the autumn, which will also offer baking classes and wedding cake consultations.The new branch, located at a prime site close to London’s South Bank, will be the first in the chain to ...
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Swedish firm targets wholesale arena
Swedish bakery company Peter’s Yard, which opened an upmarket bakery and coffee shop in Edinburgh last year, has moved into wholesale in the UK for the first time with a range of traditional Swedish crispbreads. Harrods and Fortnum & Mason are set to list the crispbreads, which are handmade with ...
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Welbourne’s Bakery strikes plum deal with John Lewis
Lincolnshire bakery Welbourne’s has won a contract to supply John Lewis’ Food Hall in Oxford Street with its Special Plum Bread. The deal came about after representatives from the bakery visited the Restaurant Show in October 2008.
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Welbourne’s Bakery strikes plum deal with John Lewis
Lincolnshire bakery Welbourne’s has won a contract to supply John Lewis’ Food Hall in Oxford Street with its Special Plum Bread.The deal came about after representatives from the bakery visited the Restaurant Show in October 2008. Former owner Pete Welbourne was representing the bakery on the Select Lincolnshire stand and ...
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More cafe and sandwich chains make FSA healhy food pledge
Four more café chains have agreed to work with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to promote healthier eating through their shops. Camden Food Co, John Lewis Partnership Cafés, Sainsbury’s Cafés and Upper Crust have followed big chains such as Greggs and Starbucks in announcing various healthy eating commitments in conjunction ...
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US firm snaps up Double D
UK oven manufacturer Double D Food Engineering has been acquired by US food processing equipment supplier JBT Food- Tech, for an undisclosed sum.JBT FoodTech’s European head office is based in Helsing-borg, Sweden, but all Double D products will continue to be designed and manufactured at the com-pany’s factory in Broxburn, ...
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More café and sandwich chains make FSA healthy food pledge
Four more café chains have agreed to work with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to promote healthier eating through their shops.
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BIA entry deadline countdown
You only have until tomorrow (Friday 15 May) to get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards, so send them in now! Make sure you don’t miss out on the opportunity to shine at the industry’s most prestigious annual event. This year’s awards will be held at the Park ...
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Raymond Blanc to relaunch Maison Blanc patisserie chain
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc has returned after a long absence to spearhead a major relaunch of the Maison Blanc patisserie chain.Blanc started the company in 1981 and now aims to take it back to basics as a consultant chef, offering quality French bread and patisserie. Each store will offer breakfast, ...
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Hovis continues to grow market share
Hovis has continued to build its market share according to Premier Foods’ interim results for the 16 weeks to 25 April 2009.In its Hovis division, sales in its baking business were up 6% on the comparable period in 2008, due to strong branded sales growth offsetting lower volumes of own-label ...
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Greggs’ sales are up following successful Easter trading
Greggs has continued to defy the downturn after its latest figures showed total group sales were up 5.2% for the 19 weeks to 9 May.The bakery retailer also saw like-for-like sales grow 2% in the same period. It “enjoyed a successful Easter”, having sold over 2.3 million hot cross buns ...
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Minimum wage to rise from October
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise to £5.80 per hour from October, for workers aged 22 and over, the government has announced this week. It is a 7p increase per hour on the current rate of £5.73 – a rise of 1.2%.For 18- to 22-year-olds the rate will increase ...
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Minimum wage to rise from October
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise to £5.80 per hour from October, for workers aged 22 and over, the government has announced this week. It is a 7p increase per hour on the current rate of £5.73 – a rise of 1.2%.
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BIA entry deadline countdown
You only have until Friday 15 May to get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards, so send them in now! Make sure you don’t miss out on the opportunity to shine at the industry’s most prestigious annual event. This year’s awards will be held at the Park Lane Hilton in London on 8 September and will be hosted by comedy legend Ronnie Corbett.
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Greggs’ sales are up following successful Easter trading
Greggs has continued to defy the downturn after its latest figures showed total group sales were up 5.2% for the 19 weeks to 9 May.
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Builder’s Breakfast to become permanent Walkers crisps flavour
Walkers has announced that Builder’s Breakfast is the winner of its ‘Do us a flavour’ competition and will now become a permanent flavour in the Walkers range.
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Hovis continues to grow market share
Hovis has continued to build its market share according to Premier Foods’ interim results for the 16 weeks to 25 April 2009. In its Hovis division, sales in its baking business were up 6% on the comparable period in 2008, due to strong branded sales growth offsetting lower volumes of own-label bread.