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Barnsley bakery Fosters secures a string of deals
Barnsley-based Fosters Bakery has struck a deal that will see the company supply its frozen baked bread to Greece, through The Greek Coffee Company. It has also just launched four products on to the shelves of Asda, and two through a sandwich manufacturer into Boots the Chemist. The additional business ...
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Soft drinks sales grow in Britain but fall in Ireland
Sales of carbonates and still soft drinks are in growth, having increased 5.2% and 1.4% respectively, according to latest figures from soft drinks firm Britvic.The company said it expected the GB soft drinks market to remain “relatively resilient” but the Irish market was “particularly challenging”, following steady growth in its ...
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Jon Castle, Secretary to the Western Region pays tribute to Tony Phillips
Tony Phillips, British Baker’s longstanding and highly popular columnist, was born in Swanage and attended Swanage Grammar School. He then joined the Merchant Navy for a number of years until he met Barbara and became, as he jokingly referred, her toyboy. After their marriage they opened a ...
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Tax payment delay scheme embraced by firms
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) recently launched Business Payment Support Service (BPSS) has already enabled 25,000 businesses to delay paying more than £429m worth of tax, according to the government. The service, launched in November 2008, gives businesses the opportunity to pay all their HMRC taxes, including PAYE, National Insurance ...
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Meg Rivers to supply Jamie Oliver range
Online cake company Meg Rivers has secured a deal to supply traybakes to Jamie Oliver’s new range of lifestyle products.The new Jme-branded range of food, homeware and gifts was launched just before Christmas and is sold via the celebrity chef’s website. Cotswolds-based cake company Meg Rivers began by supplying the ...
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Tony Phillips - A tribute by Sylvia Macdonald
Tony and Barbara Phillips met at a party, they sat on the floor together, and talked, and talked. Barbara says: “At the end of the party, I knew that was the man I wanted to marry.”Tony felt the same. He said not so long ago: “I love her so much. ...
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Tax payment delay scheme embraced by firms
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) recently launched Business Payment Support Service (BPSS) has already enabled 25,000 businesses to delay paying more than £429m worth of tax, according to the government. The service, launched in November 2008, gives businesses the opportunity to pay all their HMRC taxes, including PAYE, National Insurance Contributions and VAT, through timetables they can afford. It was set up to help those in business or who are self-employed, and who are experiencing temporary financial problems.
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Chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut expands in Mexico
Chocolate and cocoa product manufacturer Barry Callebaut has opened a new chocolate factory in Mexico, strengthening its position in the North American chocolate market. The factory, based in Monterrey, will enable an annual production of around 100,000 tonnes and will act as a gateway between the company’s Central and South American markets. It will be Callebaut’s third largest production facility worldwide and cost approximately USD40 million.
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BB columnist Tony Phillips has passed away
British Baker columnist Tony Phillips passed away on Saturday 17 January, as the result of a brain tumour. He was a very popular columnist for British Baker for many years. He held the position of president of The National Association of Master Bakers (2004/05). He was also the first Englishman ...
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Bakels boss leaves to rejoin Délifrance
Ian Dobbie has resigned from his position as managing director at British Bakels after accepting an offer to return to his role as managing director of Délifrance UK.The management team at British Bakels said “the company is sorry to lose Ian, but recognises the opportunity presented by the new company ...
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Premier Foods recieves offer for its French bakery business
Premier Foods has announced it has received a “firm offer” of Euro50m (£45.1m) for its Martine Spécialités business, the remaining part of its Speciality Baking Group in France. The offer comes from private equity backed, Financiere Martine SAS, a company controlled by Cerea Capital FCPR, for a cash-free and debt-free consideration of Euro50m. Cerea Capital is a Euro130m Private Equity Fund dedicated to buy-outs and transmissions in food and beverage related sectors.
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Premier Foods recieves offer for its French bakery business
Premier Foods has announced it has received a “firm offer” of Euro50m (£45.1m) for its Martine Spécialités business, the remaining part of its Speciality Baking Group in France. The offer comes from private equity backed, Financiere Martine SAS, a company controlled by Cerea Capital FCPR, for a cash-free and debt-free ...
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Chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut expands in Mexico
Chocolate and cocoa product manufacturer Barry Callebaut has opened a new chocolate factory in Mexico, strengthening its position in the North American chocolate market. The factory, based in Monterrey, will enable an annual production of around 100,000 tonnes and will act as a gateway between the company’s Central and South ...
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Finsbury Foods sees group revenue up while margins suffer
Finsbury Food Group has seen group revenue rise by 12%, according to its latest trading update. However, it still predicts operating margins will be 1-2% lower than last year.Within its largest division, the bakery manufacturer has seen cake sales increase by 4% in absolute terms, but like-for-like growth has been ...
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Ian Dobbie takes MD job at Délifrance
Ian Dobbie has resigned from his position as managing director at British Bakels, after he was offered and has accepted the role of managing director at Délifrance UK. The management team at British Bakels said “the company is sorry to lose Ian, but recognises the opportunity presented by the new company and fully understands his decision to take it”.
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Columnist Tony Phillips has passed away
British Baker columnist Tony Phillips passed away on Saturday 17 January, as the result of a brain tumour. He was a very popular columnist for British Baker for many years. He held the position of president of The National Association of Master Bakers (2004/05). He was also the first Englishman ever to be invited to become president of Retail Confectioners International, the confectionery association of North America.
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Finsbury Foods sees group revenue up
Finsbury Food Group has seen group revenue rise by 12%, according to its latest trading update. However, it still predicts operating margins will be 1-2% lower than last year. Within its largest division, the bakery manufacturer has seen cake sales increase by 4% in absolute terms, but like-for-like growth has been “flat”. According to the statement released: “Growth in this part of the business has been impacted by a reduction in sales of seasonal products in our range.”
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Finsbury Foods sees group revenue up
Finsbury Food Group has seen group revenue rise by 12%, according to its latest trading update. However, it still predicts operating margins will be 1-2% lower than last year. Within its largest division, the bakery manufacturer has seen cake sales increase by 4% in absolute terms, but like-for-like growth has been “flat”. According to the statement released: “Growth in this part of the business has been impacted by a reduction in sales of seasonal products in our range.”
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Abim pledges £10k for National Skills Academy
The Association of Bakery Ingre-dient Manufacturers (abim) is to pledge £10,000 to support the pilot of the National Skills Academy for bakery in 2009.The Academy is developing industry-wide training courses of baking skills.Abim chairman Andy Pollard, of Cereform, told British Baker: "We want to support the One Voice initiative, begun ...