All British Baker articles in September 2015 – Page 2
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News
Starbucks to boost staff pay
Coffee chain Starbucks will raise the average hourly rate it pays its staff to £7.98 per hour and offer a help-to-rent scheme.
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Product News
Cocomacs launches in Birmingham
A new artisan micro-bakery, Cocomacs, has opened in the newly launched Grand Central Birmingham shopping centre.
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News
Gunstones back to business as normal
Union leaders have confirmed that a settlement has been reached in a pay dispute at Gunstones Bakery in Sheffield.
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News
Hovis scales back production at Wigan
Unions have confirmed that 40 jobs were lost at the end of July, when Hovis closed down a bread production line at its Wigan bakery.
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News
Greggs announces move to new office
Greggs has announced it will relocate its main offices to North Tyneside’s Quorum Business Park.
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Product News
Roberts Bakery celebrates £2m upgrade
Frank Roberts & Sons Bakery has opened its £2m-plus upgrade of the former Aldreds the Bakers bakery, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, featuring a state-of-the-art sandwich thins line.
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Product News
Real Good Food: a special report
Martyn Leek takes a closer look at the recent presentation by the Real Good Food board to its shareholders at its annual general meeting
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Product News
Shares dip at Real Good Food
Shares in Real Good Food (RGF) fell by nearly 2% – as the company announced revenue was down as it entered its new financial year.
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Opinion
Gerhard’s blog: A French farce
I’m currently in the TV-free depths of the Brecon Beacon and could only watch The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) by leaning out of the window. Bandwidth is scarce here - I might as well be on Mont Blanc.
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Product News
Nina Bakery launches “no tear” pita
Artisan pita bread company Nina Bakery is launching its new range of ‘no tear’, stone oven pitas in the UK, suitable as sandwich carriers.
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Product News
Karren Brady congratulates Apprentice star on bakery launch
Former Young Apprentice 2013 contestant Lucy Beauvallet has just launched an online cake company called ‘Beauvallet’s Cakes’.
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Product News
Soreen launches active families campaign
Samworth Brothers-owned Soreen has launched a partnership with charity Youth Sport Trust called Active Families, Happy Families.
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Product News
RGF satisfied, but warns revenue is down
Real Good Food, the bakery ingredients group, has declared itself “very satisfied” with the start of its new financial year – despite revenue being down.
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News
Discounters soar in stagnant supermarket sector
Discount giants Aldi and Lidl have recorded double-digit growth against relatively static supermarket growth of 0.9%, according to the latest statistics.
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Product News
Fresh ideas at stale bread feast
Reigning Great British Bake Off champion Nancy Birtwhistle joined forces with charity Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) to show how stale bread should be viewed as a culinary asset rather than bin lining.
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Product News
National Cupcake Championships: behind the scenes
The National Cupcake Championships bring out the very best in cupcake bakers – and now you get a chance to look behind the scenes.
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Product News
Welsh baker sets sights on Japan with crumpets
Wrexham baker Village Bakery is planning to launch its sourdough crumpets in Japan.
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Opinion
Ask the Expert: GBBO does patisserie
Featherweight sponges, airy creams and crisp pastry – it could only be Pâtisserie Week on The Great British Bake Off.
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News
UB appoints new head of group supply chain
United Biscuits has announced John Titmuss as its new group supply chain director.
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Product News
Finsbury shares up on preliminary results
Shares in Finsbury Food Group, the large bakery manufacturer and supplier, rose 25% yesterday after the company announced pre-tax profits had grown by 76% to £11.4m last year.