All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 7
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NewsFinsbury halts production at Kara foodservice division
Finsbury Food Group has reported strong sales of bread in retail stores but has suspended production at its foodservice operation.
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NewsNow’s the time for retailers to turn to their local bakery
As stores struggle to keep bread and other baked goods on shelves, now is the time for retailers to turn to local bakers for supply.
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NewsSocial distancing advice for food plants and takeaways
Official guidance on how businesses operating a takeaway service or food processing plant should manage coronavirus risks has been published.
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Product NewsCoronavirus impact update: Bakery ingredient suppliers
How are bakery ingredient suppliers faring in the face of the coronavirus epidemic?
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NewsCoronavirus: New site to link bakers with consumers
Bakers are being urged to sign up to a service designed to help consumers find local bakery businesses that deliver.
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NewsCoronavirus: Now Birds and Sayers shut bakery stores
They have joined the list of bakery and café chains to close shops in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsSSP UK sales crash 80% as Covid-19 hits travel market
Travel-retail business SSP has seen UK and European like-for-like sales crash 80% year-on-year.
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NewsCoronavirus impact update: Bakery equipment supply
As bakers and their suppliers face unprecedented challenges, the British Baker team will work to keep businesses across the industry informed.
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NewsPaul UK closes all shops but keeps central bakery open
Bakery and patisserie chain Paul UK has temporarily closed all 37 of its shops in London and Oxford.
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NewsCoronavirus: Costa, Pret and other chains close sites
Bakery and café chains are continuing to close their stores following the Prime Minister’s instructions for pubs, restaurants and cafés to shut to help delay the spread of Covid-19.
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NewsCoronavirus: hygiene and social distancing advice
The coronavirus has put hygiene in the spotlight, and bakery ingredients supplier Puratos has offered advice for retail bakeries in these difficult times.
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NewsWhat seating area closure means for bakery chains
Pret, Starbucks and West Cornwall Pasty Co are among businesses to have shuttered stores as the government ramps up efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: British Baker is here to help the industry
For more than 100 years, British Baker has worked alongside the baking industry, sharing business-essential information in even the most difficult of times.
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NewsAddo targets hospitality workers in recruitment push
Wall’s and Pork Farms producer Addo Food Group has kicked off a recruitment drive.
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NewsHow are biggest café chains responding to coronavirus?
Britain’s biggest café chains are making major changes to their operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsGCA wants your views on supplying the supermarkets
Do you supply goods to the supermarkets? If so, the Groceries Code Adjudicator wants to hear from you.
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ReportsUnder scrutiny: The role of improvers
What does interest in clean labels and artisan-produced bread mean for the use of bakery improvers?
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NewsScottish Bakers judging and conference postponed
Trade body Scottish Bakers has postponed its annual conference and the judging day for its awards.
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NewsCoronavirus: Answers to key food industry questions
Martin D’Agostino, virology section manager at Campden BRI, answers some of the key questions bakers and other food suppliers may have over the coronavirus pandemic.
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Product NewsRaspberry flavour added to Bakels True Caramel range
Bakels is aiming to tap the continued demand for caramel with the launch of a raspberry flavour.