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Smith Electric Vehicles is to supply Marks & Spencer with zero-emission 7.5-tonne delivery vehicles.The Smith Newton is the first-ever vehicle in its class that can compete with the diesel equivalent, says the company, but it comes without the polluting effects of nitrogen oxide, particulate matter and CO2 emissions. ...
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Vauxhall takes on food drive
A survey from car company Vauxhall suggests that British drivers are disappointed with food-to-go on offer in service stations, with 80% saying it was unhealthy and 70% believing it was poor quality.The company has signed up British food writer, Thomasina Miers, winner of BBC TV’s 2005 MasterChef, to devise ’Food ...
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Local support is vocal, finds Hyder
Most UK shoppers believe it is important to support the local high street but just 32% admit to regularly using the stores, according to the latest survey by Hyder Consulting, a planning and environmental consultancy.It claims that in light of the Sustainable Communities Bill (see pg 16), 80% of UK ...
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Superior sandwich
At the Délifrance Sandwich World Cup, British beef went head to head with Thai chicken, while Japanese seaweed saw off Swiss Emmenthal.But the competition did not stop there. Swordfish also competed with mangoes - in the same sandwich! And the Netherlands candidate perfected the art of one-upmanship when she announced ...
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Ship-shape at Waitrose
When you’re trying to steer a premium course through the choppy retail waters of what is, arguably, Britain’s most commoditised food category, it’s good to know there’s a steady hand on the tiller. But then running a tight ship comes as second nature to Waitrose bakery buyer James Dickson, formerly ...
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NewsBread in the dock
Find out why Bread Matters author Andrew Whitley is campaigning to "bring back real bread", in British Baker, 13 April
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Better start to 2007 for RGFC’s bakery division
The Real Good Food Company announced this week that after disappointing results in 2006, its bakery division had made a satisfactory start to this year.Its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2006 revealed that profitability of chilled patisserie and dessert bakery Haydens deteriorated in spite of sales being ...
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International activity
Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government organisation for developing industry, has launched the first ever management development programme for the bakery and desserts sector.Over the past two to three years, Enterprise Ireland has been working closely with firms in these sectors to identify industry challenges. These include the needs of multiple ...
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Ainsleys hails VAT win
Bakery chain Ainsleys of Leeds has won its long-running legal battle over VAT payments on its ciabatta melts and other fresh baked products, after an High Court appeal was dropped by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).The 31-shop Yorkshire bakery chain has finished legal proceedings, which started in 2004, over ...
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Baking Industry Awards to honour talented sector
British Baker will be holding its 20th annual Baking Industry Awards on September 17, celebrating outstanding talent in the baking industry.The 11 award categories include three new categories in 2007 (see pg 16). These are the Food-to-go Innovation Award, sponsored by Christian Salveson, Patissier of the Year 2007, sponsored by ...
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Bakers show style at IFE
Grated ketchup was just one of the innovative products launched at the IFE07 trade show, held at London’s ExCel centre from March 18-21. The show had 13 sections, including bakery, with food and drink from all around the world on display.Among those exhibitors making a name for themselves were Maple ...
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Bakery raider was ’high on crack’
A man has admitted holding up Mr Bunn the Baker in Long Stratton, Norfolk, using a sawn-off shot gun, while high on crack cocaine.Michael Roode appeared at Norwich Crown Court on 21 March and said he and Nigel Bestford, who was allegedly armed with an axe, held up the bakery.After ...
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Bakery shops top high street poll
Bakery shops are the most popular of the specialist food retailers on the high street, according to new shopper research data from Harris International Marketing (HIM).The data, gathered in September 2006, suggests that eight million UK adults (or 17% of the UK adult population) visited a bakery in the past ...
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Bakkavor’s UK plans
Icelandic supplier Bakkavor, which now owns UK bakery businesses including New Primebake, said last week that it planned to continue to "lead UK consolidation".The company, which posted its annual results for 2006 last week, said its UK businesses were now worth 92% of the Group’s £1.2bn sales, on a pro ...
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Briefs
n Hull-based bakery chain AC Skelton & Sons went into administration on March 27, blaming competition from supermarkets and energy costs. Skelton’s has 43 retail outlets and supplies supermarkets, airlines and food service customers. PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed administrator. No-one was available for comment as British Baker went to press.n ...
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Happy returns for POS company
Point-of-sale touchscreen technology manufacturer J2 Retail Systems is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month with plans to sign more contracts with companies in the baking industry.J2 has more than 50,000 touchscreen tills in operation and clients include national chain Greggs as well as 12 regional bakery groups.It plans to expand ...
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Conference speakers revealed
The Federation of Bakers is preparing for its seventh annual conference, which will take place on 16 May in London.Speakers include: Dame Deidre Hutton, chair of the Food Standards Agency; Guy Farrant, director of food at Marks & Spencer; Jeya Henry, professor of human nutrition at Oxford Brookes University; and ...
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Northern Foods trading update
Northern Foods has said that revenue from its bakery division declined by 2.6% in the fourth quarter and 4.6% in the year to date.The trading update, for the 13 weeks ending 31 March 2007, revealed that its market share of the biscuits business continues to be ’relatively stable’.Northern Foods’ bakery ...