All Bakery articles – Page 45
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NewsNew York Style pita chip set to challenge Warburtons snacks
The baked snacks aisle is hotting up. Under the New York style brand, Greek-owned company Chipita will launch into the UK for the first time, taking on Warburtons Baked Pitta Chips and other rivals in this emerging category.
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NewsHovis fights back after sales slump
Sales of Hovis have plummeted in the past year, The Grocer can reveal. The brand's pre-packed bread dropped 9% to £406m in the year to 19 February, with volumes down 3.3%, according to SymphonyIRI.
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The big grocery money in the Rich List ranks
Galen and George Weston, whose family interests include ABF the Kingsmill to Primark conglomerate as well as stakes in Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason, were once again the highest ranking food and drink figures in The Sunday Times Rich List,...
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NewsFocus On Bakery: Bakery falls flat
Over-promotion has left the bakery sector flat and white bread is still losing favour. But suppliers remain stoic, looking to innovation to grab market share. Nick Hughes reports
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Focus On Bakery: Innovations
Kingsmill is following rival Warburtons into the sandwich alternatives sector with a range of flatbread products. Developed to meet growing consumer needs for lunchtime products that offer variety, the range includes 50/50 Wraps, 50/50 Pockets, Pockets and Deli Softs.
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Soda bagels for Genesis Crafty bakery
A bakery is bringing a modern twist to traditional Irish soda bread by moving it into the bagel market.Genesis Crafty's Soda Bagel (rsp: £1.39) is being rolled out to 400 Tescos following test marketing. The Northern Ireland-based bakery...
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NewsDr Oetker takes tips from the top chefs
Home bakers are being offered the chance to cheat like the pros with two new Dr Oetker products. The brand has taken products used by professional chefs and adapted them for mass-market use. Cake Release Spray (rsp: £2.99) is designed to...
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NewsWarbies bagged snack back with new identity
Warburtons has returned to the snacks arena 10 months after a fire stopped production of its new SnackaDoodle and Chippidy DooDaa lines but it has dropped one brand and radically revamped the other.
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NewsExtra share for Kingsmill but Associated profits are flat
Kingsmill maker Associated British Foods reported a rise in group revenues for the past six months but warned that sugar production costs would weigh on profitability in the second half of the year. Group sales were up 9% to £5.21bn in the 24 weeks to 5 March, while pre-tax profits ...
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Higgidy open top savoury slices hit Boots
Premium pie maker Higgidy has unveiled its first savoury slices. The open-top puff-pastry slices, which can be eaten cold or heated, are available in pancetta, red onion & mature cheddar and spinach, pesto & goats cheese (rsp:…
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Warburtons rolls on to Royal shopping list
Warburtons is rolling out its first-ever burger buns and hot dog rolls in time for the bank holiday and Royal Wedding.The company said it expected to grow the £238m wrapped rolls category [Nielsen 52w/e 19 February 2011] with the launch...
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Multiples kick off thin plastic wrap recycling
The UK's biggest supermarkets are to make it easier to recycle thin plastic packaging such as bread bags and cereal liners in-store. The big four supermarkets, the Co-operative Group and Waitrose will start taking back the plastic used...
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NewsBread with a ‘tasty twist’ at breakfast
Mission Foods has unveiled a bread designed specifically for the breakfast market. Cranberry & Orange Breakfast Bread, which is available now from Morrisons, comes in packs containing four flatbreads (rsp: 99p).
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Mary Berry has entered the cake mix
Gourmet brand Mary Berry & Daughter is making its first foray into baking with a range of cake mixes. The Mary Berry branded range, available from Waitrose, comes in Lemon Drizzle, Luxury Carrot Cake and Double Chocolate Fudge (rsp:...
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NewsHovis rolls out Union Jack loaf packaging
Hovis is to roll out a Union Jack pack design to highlight its use of flour milled from British wheat. From the end of March, the brand's Soft White range will carry bold Union Jack packaging and the tagline '100% British Wheat'. The new...
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NewsVanilla Ice raps while he wraps
We've had Lionel Richie singing about Walkers crisps. Now another icon of times past is has been waxing lyrical for tone-deaf foodies this time on behalf of Warburtons wraps. Vanilla Ice who shot to fame 20 years ago with hits like Ice...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Coca-Cola to Warburtons
On 8 May, Coca-Cola will be 125 years old: and it’s still growing. In fact, it’s going like a train. Sales rose 8.3% during 2010, to almost £1.1bn, and during the all-important four-week Christmas period, Coca-Cola’s share of the total market was its highest in three years.
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Walkers to Kingsmill
Brits aren’t renowned for being adventurous eaters, but offering them the likes of BBQ Kangaroo or Teriyaki Chicken crisps seems to have worked...
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Analysis and FeaturesAcid Test: New York Bagels (multi-seeded)
The New York Bakery Co predicts its revamped bigger, softer and more New-York-style bagels range will reignite the overly promoted bagel category
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Warburtons loaf on trial at Poundland
Poundland is trialling a mid-size Warburtons Toastie loaf that has been exclusively developed for it by the manufacturer.
The 600g product which is midway between a full 800g and half-sized loaf and available in thick or medium slices …