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Ford bids to take Caffè Nero private
Caffè Nero’s chairman and CEO Gerry Ford has made a £225m bid to buy-out the coffee shop chain, which is yet to be agreed by shareholders.Taking the company private will give "management greater flexibility to pursue its expansion strategy to add to its current network of 290 shops", said Ford. ...
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RHM’s piece of festive cheer
RHM reported a "significant improvement" in its cakes division in its interim results this week.Cakes’ turnover was up 10.0% to £118.8m. Sales of its Mr Kipling brand rose over 16% year on year.In the bread division turnover was up 2.6% to £395.8m, due to price increases and distribution wins, it ...
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Cuisine de France
(Stone, Staffordshire) is offering several festive treats. The Shortcrust Pastry Mince Pie is a fully-baked, thaw-and-serve pastry case, filled with mincemeat.The nine-pack Mini Mince Pies with Star Tops are fully-baked to thaw and serve and the firm has also launched The Iced Fruit Cake Slice, a traditional fruit sponge topped ...
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Culinare
Sil-Pin by Culinare (Farnborough, Hants) has launched a colourful collection of silicone rolling pins and pastry rollers with zinc alloy-coated handles for the traditional baker; a "Soft Grip" design for the baker-in-training; and, for the professional baker, the Baker’s design, which has no handles.The Pastry Roller is a hand-held roller, ...
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Délice de France
(Southall, Middlesex) has introduced several varieties of filled pastries and pies.These include: the individual festive mince pie; the Luxury Mincemeat Tart with Almonds; Mincemeat and Amaretto Finger - a puff pastry lattice; the Winter Spice Muffin, with nutmeg flavour; the fruity Cranberry and Orange Muffin; the Cranberry and White ...
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Dawn Foods
(Evesham, Worcestershire) has developed a seasonal Christmas recipe card, using standard Dawn Foods mixes.Maggie Dagostino, marketing director at Dawn, says: "We know that bakers want to offer consumers Christmas-themed treats, but are worried about buying festive products that will be wasted if not sold over the Christmas period."The recipe sheet ...
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OFT reviews Premier/RHM deal
The Office of Fair Trading is considering whether Premier Foods’ proposed acquistion of RHM should be referred to the Competition Commission (British Baker, 8 December, pg 4).It is inviting written representations about any competition or public interest issues raised by the deal, by a deadline of December 21 2006.Comments can ...
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Sainsbury’s Scottish shops get their Just Desserts
Cake company Johnstone’s Just Desserts has won a listing with Sainsbury’s in Scotland for its new Luxury range.The deal, struck by Johnstone’s director Kevin Moore, will see Caramel Shortbread Squares, Cheesecake Mini Bites, Snowmen Printed Caramel Shortcake Mini Bites, and Cranberry Flapjacks with Caramel and Chocolate Drizzle stocked in 19 ...
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Quiznos to grow on the double
US-style sandwich chain Quiznos Sub plans to double its number of stores in the UK in 2007.The UK business, part of a worldwide operation of 5,800 outlets, has 27 units. These are all franchises, currently concentrated in London and the south east, averaging 1,000sq ft each.Franchise development director Philippe Craston ...
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Stock system links factories
Glisten Confectionery has installed a new integrated stock, warehousing and distribution system linking its two factories in Blackburn and Skegness.The Enterprise Resource Planning TROPOS network supplied by SSI (Basingstoke) has reduced stock level inaccuracies between the two factories and a third-party warehouse, it says.TROPOS provides visibility and control of sales, ...
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Greencore sales up
Greencore’s sandwiches, cakes and quiches businesses have performed particularly well over the last year on the back of new products launches with a premium focus, it said last week.Speaking after the supplier posted its annual results, group communications director Jonathan Grant-Nicholas told British Baker that Greencore’s convenience businesses had performed ...
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Livwell’s
For the growing number of people whose bloating and lethargy is affecting their quality of life, Livwell’s Christmas offering includes wheat-, gluten- and milk-free Christmas cake with icing and marzipan, a two-pack of Christmas puddings and four mince pies that are also egg-free.As well as the Christmas range, Livwell also ...
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Pritchitts
(Bromley, Kent), a Lakeland Dairies company, makes cream which can be used on Christmas desserts.Simon Muschamp, head of marketing at Pritchitts, says: "During the festive season, customers seek comfort food due to the colder weather, and are more willing to treat and indulge themselves.So your Christmas offering should be full ...
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Trend watch
Trend-spotters from the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) have predicted 10 key trends that will shape the fast-moving consumer goods industry in the New Year.1. Amazonia: use of ingredients from the Amazon, such as açaí berries and red grapes.2. Ethical products: Fairtrade and sustainable ingredients, which help to highlight ...
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Dawn adds flavours to frostings line-up
Dawn Foods (Evesham, Worcestershire) has announced that it will now offer a full range of frostings, with the addition of three new flavours: chocolate, strawberry and lemon. Dawn Foods is launching the full frostings range in response to research among the bakery and foodservice sectors and their customers, which shows ...
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Scotch Pie Champion named after charity success
This year’s Scotch Pie Champion is Keith Stuart, production director of Fife’s RT Stuart bakery and butchery chain.He picked up the trophy at the annual awards ceremony held near Gleneagles in Scotland on St Andrew’s Day last week.Stuart said he was "over the moon" to be awarded the accolade, suggesting ...
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Sealed Air
Packaging specialist Sealed Air (St Neots, Cambridgeshire) has introduced an innovative form of resealable packaging to the UK bakery sector. Sealed Air’s Easy Open reseal bags have a built-in recloseable feature, using pressure-sensitive tape to create an easy-open, easy-close package, which provides product containment and protection. Allied Bakeries is already ...
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Anson
(Ely, Cambridgeshire), a supplier of plastic food packaging, is introducing a co-ordinated range of food containers made from PLA (polylactive acid), an environmentally-friendly material. Now available in PLA are three new salad bowls with lids in its popular Twisty range (250cc, 375cc and 500cc), as well as a Single Tortilla ...
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