All News articles – Page 96
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NewsReal Good Food shows improvement in half-year results
The cake decoration specialist increased sales and reduced losses in the six months up to 30 September 2021
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NewsMiss Macaroon founder wins Natwest Everywoman award
Rosie Ginday MBE of the Birmingham-based social enterprise received the award for her helping young people and ex-offenders gain retail and kitchen experience
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NewsSSP upbeat despite big revenue drop for 2021
Sales were down by more than 40% for the Upper Crust and Ritazza owner for FY21 but the group said it made strong progress in the second half of the year
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NewsJones Village Bakery seeks school leavers with new campaign
The Wrexham-based bakery has kicked off a campaign to recruit school leavers aged 16 and 17 to its ranks
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NewsFSA seeks food firms’ views on ‘may contain’ allergy labels
The government agency has launched a consultation on precautionary allergen information after its research on the subject revealed differing attitudes
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NewsCybake toasts year of US success after signing 23 bakeries
Jane Tyler, managing director at the bakery management software provider, says the company’s gamble of entering the American market during the pandemic has paid off
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NewsBatch Ventures-backed biscotti firm rebrands to Artful Baker
Dorset-based bakery The Great British Biscotti Co will be known as The Artful Baker from January 2022 as it looks to expand beyond biscotti
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NewsSavoury NPD: bakery brands tapping into global gourmet
Here’s a round-up of some of the new products on the market tempting shoppers to broaden their bakery horizons with flavours from Scotland to Asia
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NewsBuyout sees Wrights Food Group added to Compleat line-up
The pie maker has become the latest acquisition of the PAI Partners-owned group, which brought Addo and Winterbotham Darby under its umbrella in November 2021
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NewsBakkavor awards pay rise to ‘majority’ of UK factory staff
The manufacturer said the increase had been planned for some time, although the union Unite is claiming victory in negotiations
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NewsBrits to spend £673m on festive sandwiches, research reveals
Research by Censuswide, commissioned by American Express, found over 200 million Christmas sarnies will be eaten by British consumers this year
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NewsBiscuiteers cuts ribbon on new Belgravia boutique
The soft-launched store in Eccleston Yards in central London will also feature an on-site icing studio and prosecco bar from January
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NewsPret debuts loyalty scheme in next ‘transformation’ step
The phased rollout of the new programme has begun with the chain’s coffee subscribers as of 30 November, while the coffee chain has also announced new franchise partnerships
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NewsFood to go sales drive Greencore back to profit for 2021
The group has posted a 4.8% rise in revenue to £1,324.8m for FY21, helping pre-tax profit jump to £27.8m from a loss of £10.8m in the previous year
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NewsPret set for Middle East expansion following franchise deal
The partnership with One PM Franchising will establish the coffee chain in Kuwait and ‘potentially other regional countries’, adding to its existing three shops in the Middle East
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NewsWrights Food Group donates to FareShare ahead of Christmas
The Crewe-based business is donating mince pies, sausage rolls and ready meals to the food redistribution charity
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NewsGreencore CEO Patrick Coveney to join SSP in March
Coveney replaces Simon Smith as group CEO and will join on the business on 31 March 2022, while Gary Kennedy and Kevin Moore will step up at Greencore until a replacement is found
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NewsCérélia agrees to buy General Mills’ European dough business
The deal will see the France-headquartered ready-to-bake specialist take over the Jus-Rol and Knack & Back brands
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NewsCarr’s Flour unveils five-strong ‘luxury’ cake mix line-up
The classic flavours are aimed at the ‘luxury bake at home’ market as TV baker Juliet Sear signs up as brand ambassador
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NewsBakeries losing out on sales to shoppers with allergies, report finds
A new Délifrance report found that 52% of consumers with food hypersensitivity won’t buy anything or will go elsewhere if they can’t find the bakery product they want