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Hovis sales on the rise, as Premier reviews debt
Premier Foods’ interim management statement has revealed sales of Hovis are up 11% for the four months to October.According to the company, consumer response to the relaunch of its Hovis brand has been positive, and market share in October has improved. Part of the success has been put down to ...
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UK wheat quality down as final results emerge
UK wheat quality is down compared to last season according to the HGCA’s final 2008 Cereals Quality Survey.The results show that average Hagberg, protein content and specific weight are lower, while moisture content is much higher. The quality in 2008 is down compared to all three previous seasons’ averages.Alex Waugh, ...
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Patisserie Valerie drives on with expansion plans
Premium café chain Patisserie Valerie is forging ahead with expansion plans, despite the economic downturn, opening four more outlets in the next fortnight and a further nine by the spring of next year."We’re obviously aware of the economic situation, but, looking at the performance of our new stores, there is ...
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Subway takes the lead on healthy eating pledge
Coffee shop chains are to follow Subway’s lead by announcing Food Standards Agency (FSA)-agreed healthy eating commit- ments next year,Subway unveiled a raft of healthy eating pledges on 20 November, which were developed with, and will be monitored by, the FSA. These included reducing salt in sandwiches by 15% by ...
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Friul juicers unveiled
Apuro has unveiled its new Friul juice extractors and is marketing them as a way for bakery retailers, cafés and coffee shops to encourage healthy eating by offering pure fruit or vegetable juice. The machines can also be used to juice vegetables as a base for cold soup.Two models are ...
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FSA revises origin guide for labels
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published revised guidance for country-of-origin labelling, designed to benefit consumers and to further the FSA’s commitment to improve food labelling and consistency.The guidance will apply to manufacturers, producers, retailers and caterers and will be split into three sections, which explain the legal requirements that ...
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The future for labels
The EC Commission has published a proposal to update and simplify the complex and long-standing rules that control food labelling. As a Regulation, the final text adopted will apply directly in Member States, without national redrafting or the scope for gold-plating. This would prevent, more reliably than previously, the emergence ...
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Health range set to grow
Nine new Weight Watchers breads are to be launched in January, joining the three already available.The range now includes Chilled Garlic Petit Pain, Chilled Garlic Ciabatta, Pitta, Wraps, Chilled Garlic and Coriander Naan and Bagels, all available at retailers from January.Andrew Chesters, managing director of Rivermill, manufacturing the breads under ...
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Subway stores outpace McDonald’s
Sandwich chain Subway plans to open another 650 stores in the UK and Ireland by 2010. It has now overtaken McDonald’s for the greatest number of stores in both countries, with a total of 1,350 outlets. The company, which has grown from 25 stores in the UK and Ireland in ...
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Nut pricing:
Almonds: Continue to look good value against other commodities and tree nuts in particular. Also seasonally and predictably, September to November shipments from California have been strong to date and higher than previous years.Hazelnuts: In principle, the hazelnut market should remain firm and, with the Turkish general election in ...
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Report
New research conducted by the Institute of Food Research (IFR), entitled Potential Prebiotic Properties of Almond Seeds, has found that finely ground almonds could have prebiotic properties, which can stimulate the growth of healthy bacteria.The study looked at the prebiotic effect of almond seeds in-vitro. Finely ground and de-fatted finely ...
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Reporting in
== Nick Harris == Managing director, BFP WholesaleFollowing on from the welcome news that the National Association of Master Bakers (NA) has created an action group to promote the craft baking industry, are there lessons to be learnt from how large companies address their marketing?Household budgets are tighter than ...
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== Scottish baker closes ==Dunbar-based high street bakery William Smith Bakers has closed after 155 years in business, with the loss of 20 jobs. No-one in the family is prepared to head up the company following the retirement of partners David Smith and brother Bruce Smith, who have been unable ...
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== Softer style ==Kingsmill has developed a new recipe for its ’Great Everyday’ white bread, which it said has created a softer loaf, following three months of taste tests and sampling. The company said the new product would play "a key role in the brand’s continued success."== Welsh wizard ...
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== Malted inclusion ==Muntons Malted Ingredients can now be included on product labels as part of the total whole grain percentage, after The Whole Grain Council in Boston, Massachusetts, determined they can be offered as wholegrain products. The range includes Muntons white malt flours, malted cereal flakes and its range ...
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== Northern highlights ==Northern Foods’ bakery division performance improved in the first half of the year, according to its interim results statement. Revenue increased to £97.6m from £91.4m for the 2007/08 period. Profit from operations also rose to £6.5m compared to £4.4m last year. "Selling prices increased by 4% as ...
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Scottish firm moves into custom-built bakery
Scottish bakery Stephens plans to expand its chain of shops and fleet of snack vans after moving into a custom-built £4.5m bakery.Located on the outskirts of Dunfermline, the new 38,000sq ft site replaces Stephens’ previous 7,000sq ft premises in the town centre. Managing director André Sarafilovic told British ...
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Wallace and Gromit’s bakery plot revealed
The makers of the latest Wallace and Gromit outing, A Matter of Loaf And Death, have revealed more plot details of the film, which will see the pair running a bakery called Top Bun.The storyline will revolve around the murderous Cereal Killer, who targets local bakers. While Top Bun’s business ...
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Cake growth slows for Finsbury
Finsbury Foods’ sales for the 20 weeks to mid-November were up 11% on the same 2007/08 period, but sales in its Cake division slowed to 3% year-on-year.“Cake growth has slowed both within the whole market and within Finsbury,” said a company spokesperson. “There has been a reduction in demand for ...
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Doughnuts help The Children’s Trust
Cornish baker, James Barnecutt, from Barnecutt’s bakery visited The Children’s Trust to see how the money raised by UK bakers in this year’s National Doughnut Week was being spent after winning a competition. Throughout National Doughnut Week in May this year, participating bakeries were entered into a prize draw to ...