All British Baker articles in October 2012 – Page 3
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Huge success for Craft Bakers’ Week
This year’s National Craft Bakers’ Week (NCBW) drummed up huge interest, with local newspapers and radio stations keen to cover the events taking place. Vienna Bakery in Jersey, Warings Bakery in Berkshire and Crusty Corner Bakery in Norwich were just some of the businesses that featured on BBC local radio ...
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Liverpool baker appeals for new business owner
The owner of Satterthwaites, which ceased trading last week, has urged prospective buyers to save the century-old bakery firm.The Liverpool-based family business, which opened on King Street in Southport in 1910, closed the doors of its seven retail bakeries in the Crosby and Bootle areas for the last time last ...
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NewsCity analyst: Greggs in weak position
A City analyst has claimed Greggs is in a “weak position” because of rising commodity costs and its value proposition.
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Higher pork prices set to add to bakers’ woes
Bakers could face yet another commodity increase as pork prices are set to soar off the back of higher feed costs and a fall in pig numbers. Pork prices are expected to rise by 20%, following a poor UK cereal harvest, as new Defra figures suggested that wheat production was ...
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Video: Bakers’ Fair Autumn 2012
Attracting more than 700 visitors on the day, Bakers’ Fair Autumn 2012 was host to a number of industry-focused exhibitions, competitions and live demos.
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NewsGBBO winner on his plans for the future
John Whaite, winner of this year’s The Great British Bake Off, which aired on BBC Two on Tuesday night (16 October), speaks to British Baker about his win and future plans within the industry. The 23-year-old law graduate from Wigan tells BB about making friends with Eric Lanlard, learning to bake through YouTube and his plans to open up his own patisserie with a traditional English twist.
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NewsStarbucks: our UK performance has been poor
The boss of Starbucks in the UK has defended the company’s controversial non-payment of corporation tax saying it has had a “dismal” performance in this country.
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Howell House’s new deal in Asda
Irwin’s Bakery division Howell’s House, will see its new Spooky Snowballs stocked in 350 Asda stores across the UK.
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Americans set to Bake Off
American television network CBS has confimed it will be making its own version of hit BBC Two bakery programme The Great British Bake Off.
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Opinion
It’s all about the #soggybottoms
Sue Perkins, co-presenter on BBC Two’s The Great British Bake Off has popularised the above phrase, which spread like wildfire as a topic of discussion on Twitter last night, during the show’s grand finale.
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NewsMillie’s Cookies maximises on wedding market
Millie’s Cookies is looking to further secure its position as a supplier to the wedding market with its latest product innovation.
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NewsLaw graduate crowned Great British Bake Off champ
John Whaite was named as this year’s winner in the gripping finale of BBC Two’s The Great British Bake Off last night.
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Starbucks tax backlash continues
Coffee chain Starbucks was left on the back foot yesterday – after a growing internet campaign called on consumers to boycott the company over its tax dealings in the UK.
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NewsPaper & Cup plans London expansion
A new coffee and book shop concept, launched in London last month, has secured its second site in the captial, British Baker can reveal.
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Paramount Foods resumes trading
Paramount Foods has resumed trading despite making more than 100 redundancies across the business.
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NewsStarbucks faces unpaid tax claims
The tax bill of global coffee giant Starbucks has come under scrutiny this morning – after it was revealed it paid nothing in UK corporation tax last year.
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Food retailers call for business rates freeze
Leading food and grocery retailers have united in a bid to urge the government to freeze business rates in 2013.
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NewsBiscuiteers to open first shop
Online business Biscuiteers is taking its first steps on to the high street with a Biscuit Boutique and Icing Café.
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Opinion
Let’s all celebrate the creators of worth
In life, I think, people can be separated into two sorts. There are the spenders of worth and there are the creators of worth – or maybe I should say of value.
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Morrisons focuses on M Local store growth
Morrisons is looking to open 70 stores as part of its latest convenience store format by the end of 2013.