All British Baker articles in October 2011
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English Rose macaroons in Selfridges
English Rose Bakery has struck a deal to supply Selfridges with macaroons at its Trafford Centre food hall in Manchester.
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Video: How to make Halloween cupcakes with Peggy’s Cupcakes
Rosalind Miller of Peggy’s Cupcakes showed us a simple Halloween-inspired recipe for Spiced Apple Cupcakes with a Caramel Icing and decorated with pumpkins, spiders, ghosts and witches’ hats.
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Video: Wayne Caddy shows how to make a traditional baguette
Caddy was part of the UK team that entered the first stages of the World Cup of Baking earlier this year. This video was first shown at the British Society of Baking Autumn Conference.
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Shirley Bassey backs Peter’s Pies’ charity collaboration
Peter’s Pies has received approval from Dame Shirley Bassey in a new partnership with the Noah’s Ark Appeal.
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Bakery seeks applicants for part-funded post
Gwynedd-based Cae Groes Bakery has signed an agreement with The Food Technology Centre, which will see it assist with funding a new technical post at the firm.
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NewsNew head announced for Premier’s bakery businesses
Premier Foods has appointed Iwan Williams to head up the group’s newly configured bakery businesses. Previously strategic marketing director of Coca-Cola Asia-Pacific, Williams has been hired as managing director for the company’s £1.1bn Bread, Cake, Milling and Brookes Avana businesses as of November. This includes brands such as Hovis and Mr Kipling.
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Video: How to make Halloween cupcakes with Peggy’s Cupcakes
Rosalind Miller of Peggy’s Cupcakes showed us a simple Halloween-inspired recipe for Spiced Apple Cupcakes with a Caramel Icing and decorated with pumpkins, spiders, ghosts and witches’ hats.
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Sara Lee sells US coffee and tea operations
Sara Lee has sold the majority of its North American foodservice coffee and tea operations to The JM Smucker Company, which owns coffee brand Folgers, for $350m (£218m).
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Are bakeries losing out to discounters?
Bakeries could be losing out on sales to discount supermarkets according to new research by the IGD.
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Burton’s Foods honoured with transformation accolade
Biscuit manufacturer Burton’s Foods was honoured at the recent IGD Food Industry Awards, winning the 2011 Boxwood Award for Business Transformation.
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Profits up 3% for Maple Leaf Bakery UK
Maple Leaf Bakery UK has reported improved financial results for the third quarter of 2011, with profit up 3%.
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Profits up 3% for Maple Leaf Bakery UK
Maple Leaf Bakery UK has reported improved financial results for the third quarter of 2011, with profit up 3%.
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Frozen pizza on the rise
Frozen pizza sales are growing in both value and volume as the frozen sector sees a third quarter of growth, according to the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
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Lincoln university nurtures future food industry leaders
The University of Lincoln has launched a new course designed to grow future talent within the food sector.
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Greenhalgh’s goes back to roots with 60th store
Family-owned baker Greenhalgh’s will be opening its 60th store in its home town of Bolton this month.
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CSM announces potential loss of 500 jobs
Global bakery supplier CSM’s restructure plans could lead to up to 500 job losses, as it aims to cut costs by €50m (£43.8m). In its third quarter trading statement, announced today, the firm said it had commenced a business review, including a reassessment of market developments and its own business plans.
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Ginsters links up with Levi Roots
Ginsters has partnered up with Dragon’s Den star and food entrepreneur Levi Roots to launch an exclusive range of Reggae Reggae products.
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Premier briefs suppliers on vision
Premier has told its major suppliers about plans to grow eight ‘power brands’ including Hovis and Mr Kipling.
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NewsLantmännen hosts charity baking day
National frozen bread supplier Lantmännen Unibake UK organised a hands-on Halloween bakery class for visually impaired and blind children to support the Berkshire Country Blind Society.
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Bakery in Scottish Highlands scoops two awards
Scottish baker Reids of Caithness has won two awards at this year’s Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards.