All British Baker articles in October 2015
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NewsSouth Shields Greggs closes
Greggs-lovers in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, received a blow when the high-street bakery retailer closed its Fowler Street branch on 24 October.
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NewsGlobal study identifies key bakery trends
A global study for Belgian ingredients manufacturer Puratos has unveiled key trends in the baking, patisserie and chocolate markets.
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Product NewsHolland’s releases Steak & Guinness slice
Lancashire-based pie manufacturers Holland’s has launched a new Steak & Guinness Slice.
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Product NewsWhitworths revamps packaging
Fruit and nut retailer Whitworths has redesigned its packaging to capitalise on the expanding snacking and home-baking markets.
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NewsBristol pie-makers fight hunger with trees
Bristol-based pie restaurant and manufacturer Pieminister has smashed its target of planting 50,000 trees in Malawi with its Pie One Get One Tree campaign.
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OpinionBudgens brings out first own-label Christmas range
Convenience store chain Budgens has launched its first own-brand range of Christmas goods.
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NewsThe Bread Factory buys retail bakery
Wholesale bakery The Bread Factory has bought St Albans-based manufacturer Bread Roll for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsTwo century-old Sussex bakery closes
Sussex-based Forfars Bakers, which was due to celebrate its bicentenary in 2018, has gone into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsRugby team gifted massive pork pie
A huge pork pie was sent to the New Zealand rugby team by pork pie manufacturer Pork Farms after it emerged the team loved the British classic.
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Product NewsUK’s first crisp sandwich shop shuts down
The UK’s first crisp sandwich shop has closed down three months after opening, in a development blamed on the owner’s poor health.
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NewsAviva survey shows ‘invisible’ spend
A typical UK adult spends £948 a year on ‘invisible’ items such as coffees, shop-bought lunches, post-work drinks and treats for children, says a new survey commissioned by insurance company Aviva.
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Product News2 Sisters: biscuit market under pressure
2 Sisters Food Group, the conglomerate which runs Holland’s Pies and Fox’s Biscuits, saw sales tumble 8.2% in the 52 weeks to 1 August to £3.14bn from £3.42bn in 2014.
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NewsGreggs in £2,000 robbery
Raiders forced their way into a Greggs in Birchencliffe in Yorkshire at 11.30pm on 25 October, stealing a safe containing £2,000.
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NewsIrish Pride collapse recriminations
A new independent accountant’s report has suggested that Irish bakery Irish Pride, which is shortly due to be sold out of receivership, could have been saved by taking the examinership option in June.
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OpinionWicked Cake Company launches Christmas Muffin
Cake manufacturer The Wicked Cake Company has launched its seasonal Christmas Muffin.
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NewsNew café opens in Merseyside
Cake baker Nina Halliwell is to open a new bakery café in Merseyside.
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NewsE5 Bakehouse exercises its social conscience
London’s artisan E5 Bakehouse has just finished a second project to support refugee women, in partnership with the charity the Refugee Council.
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Product News£20k Jammie Dodger and lager lorry suspect denied bail
A man appeared in court last week charged with stealing a lorry load of Burton’s Biscuits and a lorry load of lager.
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Product NewsWrights targets ‘on-the-move’ market with new slice
Crewe-based Wrights Food Group has introduced a new Meatball Marinara Lattice to its food-to-go range.
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NewsSeven day news round-up
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