All Bakery articles – Page 53
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Mars Bar brand chief joins Premier Foods to lead Hovis team
Premier Foods has recruited Mars' former marketing controller for bars to lead its resurgent Hovis brand. Caroline Jary, who took over the role of Hovis head of brand this week, said one of the biggest opportunities would be taking the Go...
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Makro adds frozen rolls to catering lines
Makro has launched a new frozen bakery range for its hotel, restaurant and catering customers.It includes bread rolls, ciabatta and panini, naan, pitta, scones and doughnuts. They are available part or fully baked.Makro said...
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Quality Test: White muffins, own label, 4pk
The Waitrose muffin was the weakest of the lot; it was very floury and rather doughy, an effect not helped by its oddly synthetic aftertaste.
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Irn-Bru pumps in £15m to make it big in south
Warburtons has done it with bread, Nichols is doing it with Vimto and now another northern company, AG Barr, is attempting to drive up sales in the south with a £15m investment in Irn-Bru.
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Warburton calls for a public debate on GM
There needs to be a public debate on the pros and cons of GM food, according to Warburtons executive director Ross Warburton, who claimed ignoring the issue was "stupid".
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Daily Bread heats it up with toasties
Essex-based sandwich delivery company Daily Bread, Buckingham Palace's sandwich and salad maker of choice, is going into hot food.The company started supplying hand-made food-to-go on a national basis last April and this month extended...
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Warburtons seeks a slice of credibility in bagged snacks
Warburtons may be the second-biggest brand in the country but can it succeed in the “notoriously difficult” adult snacks market, asks Nick Hughes
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NewsEditor's Comment: Warburtons entry into bagged snacks is bizarre - and I like it
Warburtons? Making crisps? Now that's what you call a brand extension and a half. Yet you can see why. Exactly a year since Walkers launched Red Sky, sales of the premium potato chips have come from nowhere to challenge established players...
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Warburtons muscles in on bagged snacks
Warburtons is set to shake up the bagged snacks sector with one of the most unexpected launches of recent years, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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NewsAcid Test: Warburtons Unsliced Tiger Loaf
Tiger bread not fresh from the bakery? I was dubious. However the look, smell and touch of the loaf seemed authentic and were positively enticing! It's unsliced, which some people may find...
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Channel hopping
Nothing can come between a Frenchman and his bread – not even a career in London. Joanne Grew meets David Belhassen, the man who brought the Paul brand to the UK
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Hovis comes over all patriotic in new TV advertising push
Hovis is hoping to whip up a bit of patriotic fervour in the wake of Cadbury's sale to the "Yanks", with a £5m TV campaign to support its conversion to 100%-British wheat.
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Free-from NPD is unveiled as Genius chases £20m sales
Free-from producer Genius is marking its first anniversary with NPD and the opening of a new factory to help meet a bold £20m end-of-year sales target.
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NewsWarburtons sets 2020 environmental targets
Warburtons has unveiled its first corporate responsibility framework, featuring a raft of ambitious environmental targets and changes to its supply chain, including a 20% cut in CO2 emissions by 2020.
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Booker slashes bread and milk prices to help retailers compete
Booker has cut the price of bread and milk as part of its ongoing Everyday Essentials strategy.The C&C giant first launched Everyday Essentials in 2007, pledging to lock down the price of key groceries for long fixed periods to help...
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Warburtons moves into unsliced with premium Tiger loaf
Warburtons is launching a pair of upmarket unsliced loaves to help c-stores and other outlets that don't have an in-store bakery. The market-leading baker is rolling out Tiger White and Tiger Brown loaves (rsp: £1.19 per 600g loaf) this...
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NewsHovis crowned in The Grocer’s Top Products 2009
Hovis stormed into pole position in The Grocer’s 2009 Top Products Survey chart, with the biggest growth in value of all the products across 76 key categories.
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The lad delivers: Hovis is the Top Product of 2009
Hovis stormed into pole position in The Grocer's 2009 Top Products Survey chart, with the biggest growth in value of all the products across 76 key categories. Sales of Hovis loaves soared £56.9m, up 14.6% on last year to £445.8m ...
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Dr Oetker revamps its baking lines
Dr Oetker is ditching the Supercook logo from its home-baking range as part of a design revamp of its 100-strong portfolio.