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Redundancies follow loss of contract for W C Rowe
Cornish bakery firm W C Rowe is making around 40 redundancies following a major contract loss, believed to be with Tesco. British Baker understands the Penryn bakery firm, which employs more than 500 members of staff, has lost its contract with the supermarket chain. However, Tesco refused to confirm this ...
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M&S uses macaroons to celebrate
Marks & Spencer has developed a line of macaroons to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. As part of the firm’s extensive ’A Summer to Remember’ campaign, featuring model Twiggy, the new line of macaroons, which come in gold, silver and bronze colours, has been targeted at the Jubilee celebrations and ...
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EAT strengthens management team
EAT, the sandwich shop chain, which was acquired by private equity firm Lyceum Capital last year, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Tony Campbell as its new chairman and Sarah Doyle as its first marketing director.
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NewsBakers make Profit Track 100 listing
A number of bakery and food manufacturing firms have been included in The Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 list. The league table has positioned Noble Foods, based in Tring, Hertfordshire, as part of its top 100 British private firms with the fastest-growing profits, based on the last three years of available accounts.
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Product NewsTesco’s Everyday Value range makes TV debut
Tesco has aired a TV advert as part of a national marketing campaign to promote its refreshed low-cost brand, Everyday Value.
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Royal Assent for relaxed Sunday trading
A Bill to relax Sunday trading laws was been given Royal Assent yesterday (Tuesday 1 May).
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NewsUK youth bakers win Russian awards
The Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) UK youth baking team has scooped a number of awards at the 12th Russian Bread Cup in Moscow. Organised by The Russian Guild of Bakers and Confectioners, the competition on 26-27 April saw the team pick up a gold award in the Production Class for the most product made in weight. The team consisted of team captain Nicole Haymes of the Chatsworth House Farm Shop, alongside Jaegar Andrew and Emily Harrison of Sheffield City College.
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NewsGreggs’ bake-at-home products land in Iceland
Greggs’ product trial with frozen food retailer Iceland has paid off as it is adding a full range of nine savoury and sweet products into UK stores.
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NewsBread Factory unveils electric vans
London artisan bakery The Bread Factory revealed its new fleet of electric delivery vans at its base in Hendon yesterday (Monday 30 April).
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NewsABF’s CEO ranked 10th-richest Briton
Associated British Foods’ chief executive George Weston remains in the top 10 of The Sunday Times’ Rich List.
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Bpex awards open to bakers
Bakers are being encouraged to enter the Pork and Pastry category for this year’s Bpex Foodservice Pork Product of the Year competition.
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NewsBakers in 20% pasty tax Downing Street demonstration
More than 500 bakers protested at Downing Street yesterday over the proposed 20% pasty tax and a petition with more than half a million signatures was handed to the government. The rally - which was organised by Greggs and the National Association of Master Bakers - heard Ken McMeikan, chief executive of Greggs, accuse the government of being out of touch on the matter.And, a delegation from Greggs and the NAMB visited parliament following the demonstration to voice their concerns with MPs.
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In pictures: Say No to pasty tax demo
See yesterday’s demo in British Baker’s exclusive picture gallery. More than 500 bakers protested outside Downing Street against the proposed 20% pie tax.
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Bakers to hand over ’pasty tax’ petitions
Petitions with hundreds of thousands of signatures apposing the 20% VAT on hot food will be delivered to the Treasury this morning.
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Bakery sets children doughnut challenge
Crieff-based Campbell’s Bakery has launched a competition tasking young bakers to ‘Design a Doughnut for Charity’.
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NewsSales and profits soar at Costa
Costa saw underlying profits surge 38% to £69.7m in the past year and benefited from a 5.5% rise in like-for-like sales at its UK equity stores as it opened 332 new stores in the UK and internationally.
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NewsWorshipful Company launches Baker’s Marque trial
Peter Gossage, Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers, has visited four bakeries taking part in a three-month trial of its Baker’s Marque Warrant.
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NewsContract loss burdens Rowe’s employees
W.C.Rowe has announced that it will be making a number of redundancies following a major contract loss.
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NewsPasty tax amendment defeated
A bid to overturn the changes to VAT charged on takeaway food, dubbed ‘the pasty tax’, was narrowly defeated in parliament last night.
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James Hall strikes bread deal for Spar
James Hall & Co has announced a double partnership deal to supply Hovis and Roberts bread products to Spar stores in the north of England.