== Bread ambitions ==
Heatherslaw Bakery hopes to be making bread "on a big scale", following the success of its new 1lb Heatherslaw bloomer, made with ingredients sourced within a three-mile radius. Heatherslaw Bakery in Northumberland, which employs up to 40 people, had previously concentrated on producing cakes and biscuits, but is now looking to breadmaking as an additional business focus.
== Britvic revenue rises ==
Britvic has announced its Q3 trading figures ahead of schedule "in light of particularly strong trading". Total revenue was up 5.9% to £249.1m for the 12 weeks to 5 July 2009. GB stills saw revenue growth of 8.3% in Q3, while revenue for GB carbonates rose by 14.4%. International growth was up by 17.5%.
== Waitrose desserts ==
Waitrose has launched three new frozen dinner party desserts: Key Lime Pie, Mississippi Mud Pie and Banoffee pie - all at £2.99.
== Miller close to goal ==
Miller FWP Matthews hopes to complete the installation of its new flour mixing and blending plant within the next few weeks. Initially it will use the equipment to produce existing products that are currently mixed ’off-site’, but hopes to introduce a range of new products over the coming months.
== Doritos’ mystery ==
Pepsico has launched a mystery flavour of Doritos in a single-serve and sharing format. Consumers can guess the flavour of ID3 for the chance to win £20,000. Other prizes on offer include laptops and mobile phones. The promotion will be supported by a heavyweight marketing campaign, including indoor and outdoor media.
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