All British Baker articles in October 2016 – Page 2
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Biscuiteers secures £550k crowdfunding target
Online handmade biscuit retailer Biscuiteers has exceeded its initial £550,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube by almost £50k.
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GALLERY: Bobbi Brown marks 25 years with cakes galore
The make-up giant is marking 25 years in business with an exclusive afternoon tea at Balthazar London brasserie in Covent Garden.
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NFU specialist reminds manufacturers over product recall issues
Paul Shattock, food and drink sector specialist at commercial insurer the National Farmers Union - trading as NFU Mutual - has reminded manufacturers of the importance of risk management to avoid product recall issues on a global scale.
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Campaigners urge food manufacturers to support reformulation programme
Action on Sugar (AoS) has prodded food manufacturers to support Public Health England’s voluntary reformulation programme.
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Soreen supports hospital’s ‘Bake it Better’ charity campaign
Samworth Brothers-owned malt loaf maker Soreen has supported Great Ormond Street Hospital’s charity campaign Bake It Better after donating £5,000.
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Warburtons graduates go back to the olden days
Graduates working for Warburtons have explored how bread was baked before the invention of modern ovens at Openfield’s Sacrewell Mill, Peterborough.
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Artisan food sales benefit smaller manufacturers
Sales of artisan food have helped smaller and medium-sized manufacturers to grow profit margins to 6.8% of turnover over the past year, according to research by law firm EMW.
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Grocery searches soar across mobile devices
Shoppers searched for groceries on their smartphones 11% more in Q3 2016 compared to the previous quarter, according to Google and the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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Princess Anne opens £6m Wrights Food Group factory
HRH The Princess Royal this week officially opened a £6m Wrights Food Group factory in Crewe.
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Costa continues multiple channel strategy as sales rise
Costa’s total UK retail sales rose 10.1% in the first half of 2016/17 amid total revenue growth for Whitbread of 8.1% to £1.6bn in the six months to 1 September 2016.
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Finsbury extends celebration and Thorntons lines
Finsbury Food Group has added three new celebration cakes to its line-up, as well as six new luxurious lines to its Thorntons Cakes range.
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Destiny celebrates new partnership with savoury range
The Manchester-based foodservice patisserie firm and distributor Destiny Foods has partnered with Devon-based prepared foods manufacturer Little & Cull.
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Ashers Bakery loses court appeal over ‘gay cake’ row
Belfast-based business Ashers Bakery has lost its appeal against a court ruling that its refusal to make a ‘gay cake’ was discriminatory.
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Allied Bakeries invites aspiring bakers to its factory
Allied Bakeries has welcomed 29 primary school children from Carryduff, Northern Ireland for a guided tour of its bakery and a pancake decorating demonstration.
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Vegan baker retains national accolade
Leicestershire baker Michelle Orme has retained her ‘Best Vegan Bakery’ title at the annual Vegfest UK awards in London at the weekend (Saturday 22 October).
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Most Marvellous Baking scoops savoury snacks accolade
Northamptonshire-based artisan bakery Most Marvellous Baking has won the savoury snacks category in the Good Choice! Quality Food Awards in London.
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Mono launches new oven range
The new BX Eco-Wash Convection Oven range from Swansea-based Mono Equipment is the result of consultation with bakeries and major food-to-go outlets, according to the bakery and foodservice equipment manufacturer.
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Whole grains linked to healthy hearts
Whole grains may help significantly lower the risk of heart disease in overweight and obese adults who are under the age of 50, according to a new study.
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Greggs denies it has stopped selling scones
It was widely reported high street bakery chain Greggs had scrapped scones from its 1,700 stores, and there was a furious reaction from consumers. But the claims have been denied.
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Millennial baking boom
Baking is now more common among 25- to 34-year-olds than any other age group, according to food marketing agency Kindred.