All Bakery articles – Page 54
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NewsHovis bounce helps as Premier meets banks over debt
The relaunch of Hovis has helped Premier Foods to a 9% hike in sales for the four months to 25 October, as the manufacturing giant continues to wrestle with its £1.7bn debt burden.
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Bread sales to hit £3.5m, claims WeightWatchers
WeightWatchers is targeting new year dieters with new bread products and a £9m marketing campaign.
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Mr Kipling could be sold as Premier tackles exceedingly large debt
Hovis maker Premier Foods may be forced to sell off leading brands including Mr Kipling as the manufacturing giant wrestles with its £1.7bn debt burden.
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Shoppers spend more on petfood than bread
British shoppers are spending more on food for their cats and dogs than they are on bread, TNS data exclusive to The Grocer shows.Defying the credit crunch, expensive treats and even organic petfood are driving the growth.Sales of...
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NewsBread prices are dropping, but not as much as wheat
An upbeat outlook for world wheat harvests is not likely to push down the price of bread as much as you may think, says Andrew Larkham
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Bread price falls for first time since ’07
Bread prices have fallen for the first time since July 2007 but industry experts warn the drop is down to supermarket competition rather than falling wheat prices. The average price of bakery goods at the big four on The Grocer 33 database has...
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Co-op bakery offer taken in-house
The Co-operative Group has taken its in-store bakery offer in-house. It has launched a 57-strong range of products including bread, rolls, pastries and cakes across its 1,483 in-store bakeries, as well as a further 433 Co-op stores run by smaller...
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Million-dollar baby
Jonathan Warburton talks exclusively to Adam Leyland about family values, building a mega brand, and that ad...
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Is retro the way forward?
Monster Munch and Hovis are just two of the brands currently playing the nostalgia card – but will it work, asks Jane Bainbridge
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Advertising: Hovis bucks downward spend trend
Hovis launched its new advertising campaign a fortnight ago with a headline-grabbing spot lasting more than two minutes in the middle of Friday’s Coronation Street
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The 600g loaf is here at last
Warburtons is launching a 600g loaf for the first time, breaking with centuries of tradition. A change in the law dating back to the Magna Carta means bread can now be sold in quantities other than the standard 400g and 800g weights. The move also...
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Warburtons is champion thanks to success in south
Success down south has helped Bolton-based bakery Warburtons reach the number one spot in bread for the second year running. The company has also revealed plans for a revamp in October to stay ahead of the game. The brand is up 21% from last year...
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Acid Test: Hovis' little brown loaf
The panel assess Hovis' little brown loaf as Premier relaunches the iconic brand
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Premier hopes to calm City nerves with Hovis relaunch
Premier Foods is pinning its hopes on Hovis as its new profit-generating champion brand. But won’t that big pile of debt get in the way? Alex Beckett reports
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Brooks bows out from Finsbury after six years
Finsbury Food Group will undergo a management reshuffle at the end of the month following the unexpected departure of its chief executive, Dave Brooks. Brooks, who has been at the helm of the cake and bread manufacturer since 2002, will leave on...
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Premier ‘will need a strong second half to ease City fear’
Price hikes on some of the most iconic grocery brands on the supermarket shelf helped Premier Foods post a 43.5% sales jump to £1.29bn – but its gigantic debt is worrying investors. Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, which owns Hovis, Mr Kipling...
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Wheat under the weather
The cost of bread and other food is set to soar unless the wet and warm weather abates. This was the stark warning from crop experts, who said the record rainfall was causing misery as wheat slowly rotted in the fields, with farmers unable to...
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Hovis reveals retro new look and logo
Hovis reveals retro new look and logo: Hovis has replaced its wheatsheaf logo with the ‘boy on a bicycle’ image from its iconic 1970s television advert as part of a retro overhaul of the brand. The new packaging will run across the entire bread range as part of the brand’s ...
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Pickup appointed new sales director at UBUK
Former Hovis chief Dave Pickup has been named as the new sales director of McVitie’s and Hula Hoops manufacturer United Biscuits UK. In addition to heading up UBUK’s sales team, providing strategic leadership and driving the sales function of the...
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Morrisons first to carry healthy logo
Morrisons has become the first UK company to carry a healthy logo from the US Whole Grains Council.The stamp, which flags up the wholegrain content of a product, will be rolled out initially on one bread line throughout its UK stores....