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The Competition Commission has published its final report in its inquiry into the UK grocery market, including measures to improve competition in local areas and to address concerns about relationships between retailers and their suppliers. The recommended measures include a competition test in planning decisions on larger grocery stores; action ...
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== EC looks at ABF plan ==The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a plan by Associated British Foods (ABF) to buy parts of the Dutch yeast producer GB Ingredients. In a statement, EC Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said the Commission "must make sure" that the transaction would ...
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Sparkling trio
Appletiser is extending its UK product portfolio with the introduction of a sparkling drinks range called Fruitiser.The drinks, made from 100% fruit juice, come in three flavours - Pomegranate & Raspberry, Mango & Mandarin and Apple & Dragon Fruit - is free from preservatives and artificial colours and has no ...
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The whole story
No doubt fuelled by the likes of poo-obsessed TV nutritionist Gillian McKeith, healthy breads and, specifically, whole grains, have seen a revival over the last five years, with the focus being on maintaining a healthy gut. Heart health, on the other hand, has fallen somewhat off the radar. As one ...
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NewsWatercress
National Watercress Week (11-17 May) starts on Sunday, on which day the 6th Annual Watercress Festival will be held in Alresford, Hampshire. It is 200 years since William Bradbury opened the first British watercress farm in Kent.Watercress is one of the often-mentioned super foods, being high in iron, vitamin C, ...
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Boost your business with a Baking Industry Award
With less than a week to go until the deadline, it’s time to get those Baking Industry Awards entries in. Due to a number of requests, the cut-off date for entries has been extended to 23 May.British Baker’s 2008 awards are split into 11 categories and recognise the very best ...
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Warburtons opens Kent depot
Warburtons is opening a depot in Paddock Wood, Kent.The depot – Warburtons’ 13th – will help its bakery in Enfield, north London, to distribute its wide range of bakery products to the region’s local supermarkets. Warburtons’ Southern Regional Business Development Manager Kevin Ainley described the opening as "vital to our ...
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NewsBakers get set for National Doughnut Week
Craft bakers around the country are gearing up for National Doughnut Week from 10-17 May with a host of exciting ideas to help raise funds for the event’s chosen charity The Children’s Trust.Townend Bakery in Liverpool has developed a limited edition star-shaped doughnut for the week, while Corner Bakery in ...
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News28 Oct, 1955
The news has come this week of the experiments of a large producer of bread to combat the competition of the "oven-hot" loaf of the family baker. With the widening field that must ever be sought for plant-produced bread, these manufacturers have been seeking a method of producing oven-fresh bread ...
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Next issue 2 May
lLocal sourcingYour guide to supplying the supermarketsand picking your way through the minefield of accreditationlWholegrains and healthy breadsThe latest market research on this booming sectorlCraft manufactureGiles Foods makes its mark with artisan baguettes after ditching quicheslNews and viewsThe latest topics of interest to bakers
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60-second sales pitch
== What service do you sell? ==We provide hygienic industrial screening. Chadbourn’s is a market leader in the design and build of scaffolding and screening to the food and beverage industry, including clean rooms, cold stores and live production lines.== How does this differ to other products on the market? ...
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85%
...of shoppers would like to be able to recognise free-from foods more easily with improved packaging, says a poll by allergy magazine Foods Matter, with clear ’flashes’ to identify wheat-free and dairy-free products wanted by 98%. Isn’t the whole ’free-from’ section in the supermarket enough of a clue...?
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Latest AC Nielsen market figures
for Northern Ireland have put Allied Bakeries Ireland (ABI) as Belfast’s top-selling bakery, showing that the company controls the top two bread brands in the province.ABI claimed to have held the top spot in Northern Ireland’s bread industry with its flagship brand Kingsmill for eight years and the figures reveal ...
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Skills Academy plans push ahead
Leading figures from across the baking industry are being invited to join a representative steering group to push forward plans for a new National Skills Academy for Bakery, following a successful skills summit at the Baking Industry Exhibition last week.Justine Fosh, director of the National Skills Academy, told the One ...
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Husky adds chilled display
Husky Group has launched the IcePod 2 Modular display freezer or chiller combination, which has three separate stackable pods.Each module operates as either a chiller or freezer through simple thermostatic adjustment and can work individually or together as a stack.The company has also unveiled the Mega Cavern Multideck, which is ...
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Finsbury puts ’free-from’ market firmly on agenda
The Finsbury Food Group has strengthened its operations in the ’free-from gluten’ market with the £8.9 million acquisition of Yorkshire Farm Bakery (YFB) and A&P Foods.YFB is a major manufacturer of gluten-free breads as well as rolls and cakes and is located on a freehold site in Hull. A&P shares ...
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Reporting in: We all have a duty to consumers
In these days of economic uncertainty, fuelled by the credit crunch, falling equity markets and commodity market speculation, it is increasingly important that we all (suppliers, wholesalers, and bakers) work together throughout the supply chain and focus on the consumer."Always remember that you are manufacturers without machines, working for retailers ...
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Allen offers print solution
Allen Coding Systems has launched a low-cost, thermal transfer printer specifically designed for food industry users of traditional hot stamp equipment. The 53LTi enables customers to upgrade to a more versatile system that easily prints vital fixed and variable text and graphics.It has 300dpi print resolution; cassette ribbon ...
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Greggs appoints new chief executive
Greggs has appointed Ken McMeikan, currently retail director at Sainsbury’s, to succeed Sir Michael Darrington at the helm of the company.Sir Michael is due to retire at the end of July, after 24 years with the company, but will remain on the board as a non-executive director.McMeikan, who will become ...