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Maple Leaf closes two bakery sites
Maple Leaf Bakery UK will close two of its bakeries in Dunstable, Bedfordshire and Southend, Essex, with effect from October, 2008.Managing director Peter Maycock said the broader economic situation had left them with no choice but to seek further operating cost reductions.While the company has managed to absorb much ...
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In my world - the deli bakery
Jo Fairley is co-owner of Judges organic bakery and grocery in Hastings and co-founded Green & Black’s chocolate firm with hubby Craig SamsThree years ago, Craig - who opened Britain’s first organic bakery on Portobello Road, in 1972 - bought our neighbourhood bakery on our own, less-than-Portobello-ish bustling street, ...
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Sales up for Irn-Bru maker A G Barr
A G Barr, maker of Irn-Bru, has revealed a turnover increase of 5.8% in its interim financial statement. Its turnover has risen to £82.4m for the six months to 26 July, despite the soggy summer season.Pre-tax profit hit the £11.1m mark and earnings per share rose to ...
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Beanscene snapped up
Scottish coffee chain Beanscene has been sold to the entrepreneurs behind Glasgow’s Fifi and Ally restaurant chain, securing 130 jobs in the process.Fiona Hamilton and Alison Fielding will take control of the 14-strong chain, which will see the company treble its turnover to £6 million. Restaurant and retailer Fifi and ...
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Starbucks launches into Lisbon in bid to open up Portuguese market
Starbucks has opened its first store in Portugal. The new store, located in Lisbon, is part of the company’s ambitious plans for international growth.Starbucks has been working with small speciality Portuguese food companies in order to de-velop food items that use local ingredients and are exclusive to this market."We are ...
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Brewhaha opens outlet
Glasgow tea supplier Brewhaha is to open its first tea-house in the centre of Glasgow in early November.The firm, which supplies upmarket shops such as Harvey Nichols with its range of packaged teas, will open up shop between Costa Coffee and Coffee Republic in Buchanan Street in the city centre.The ...
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BRG rocks
Black Rock Grill is also exhibiting at the show.With its new cooking solution using hot volcanic rocks to offer grilled meals, the company will be highlighting the recently-launched Café Rock, suitable for sites such as cafés, bars and mobile caterers looking to "trade up".The Café Rock oven package includes 16 ...
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BSB goes to Coventry for conference
The British Society of Baking’s Autumn conference is to be held on 6 and 7 October at Coombe Abbey Hotel in Binley, Coventry.The programme of events includes the AGM on Monday 6 at 5pm. This will be followed by a drinks reception at 7.30pm and dinner at 8pm, ...
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Waitrose ’pud’ cakes
Waitrose is offering Christmas pudding fairy cakes for anyone looking for an alternative to the traditional favourite.Free from sherry and raisins, the cakes are made using free-range eggs and natural colours. The sponge cakes are topped with soft chocolate icing, a handmade sugarpaste decoration and a chocolate bean.Made exclusively for ...
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Opportunity knocks for cheaper sandwiches
Innovation at the cheaper end of the sandwich market is being stifled by a lack of originality in meeting the needs of hard-pressed consumers who seek out value alternatives, according to a top food consultant.Speaking at a panel discussion at the Lunch! show, held at London’s Old Billingsgate on 29 ...
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Simple Simon says stock up for Christmas
Simple Simon’s Perfect Pies has announced its pie range for the Christmas season.Festive fillings include: strips of Gressingham duck breast with black cherry & port wine sauce; turkey fillets with sage & white wine sauce with fresh cranberries; honeyed venison collops, and organic Aberdeen Angus beef with wild mushrooms ...
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Real Good Food Co sees sales dip
The Real Good Food Company’s interim results saw total group sales dip 8% to £104m in the six months to 30 June. Overall, the group made a pre-tax loss of £1.59m in a period of "difficult trading conditions".Sales at its baking ingredients division Renshaw grew 13% to £14.3m, but operating ...
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Coca-Cola hooks up to the joy of text
Coca-Cola Great Britain has launched a media portal - the Diet Coke Silver Room, in a bid to appeal to a new generation of diet coke drinkers.Developed by mobile specialist agency Marvellous, it will enable people to text SILVER to 82233 in order to receive celebrity gossip, plus the best ...
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Picture this in your coffee
Coffee art featuring leaves or logos is just so passé. We want lions, monkeys and solar systems (preferably in the same cup).Check out the following examples: tinyurl.com/3rx2vq
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Let the cookies decide
Growing voter apathy has long been a worry for politicians, so what better way to appeal to the disaffected - and to the collective sweet tooth of the US electorate - than to decide the presidential election outcome on the number of cookies people buy?Bakery association Retail ...
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Festive fare from Delice
Foodservice solutions provider, Delice de France, is offering a new range of Christmas bakery goods for the approaching festive season. The range consists of 12 new products, including five varieties of mince pie; a spiced fruit & mini cherry bite; cranberry & orange mini loaf cake; winter spiced muffin; ...
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Eco-friendly Quangoff
Quangoff Spring Water Systems will be highlighting its green initiatives at the show, and demonstrating how to serve chilled still and sparkling natural spring water, with minimal environmental impact.Its natural spring water is delivered from four UK spring sources in 20-litre recyclable bags inside boxes, eliminating a need for plastic ...
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Roll up for the fun of the Fair
Bakers’ Fair North, sponsored by Norbake, will be held at the spectacular Sheffield Don Valley Stadium on 19 October. It’s free to get in and everyone who visits is guaranteed a great Sunday out.Last year’s event, which took place in Bolton, pulled in 400 bakery and food-to-go retailers from across ...
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FFI unveils two new varieties, to be Fair
Coffee company FFI is launching Fair Ground, a range of specially- selected coffees available in two varieties - Fairtrade gold roast & ground coffee, and Fairtrade espresso coffee beans.The launch comes after the success of its Fair Instant range, which has seen over £170,000 raised over the past ...
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Sandwich guru: spicing it up
The ’panini’ has become hugely popular as a cheaper alternative to the hot meal and there are a wonderful variety of fillings and breads to choose from, writes Adam Gilbert. Here is another fantastic hot sandwich concept that has been filling the stomachs of Mexicans for hundreds of years and ...