All Bakery articles – Page 54
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Wheat prices hit Warburtons
The soaring cost of wheat on global commodity markets has reportedly hit Warburtons.Although the baker reported a 16% increase in full-year sales to £209m in its latest accounts filed at Companies House yesterday, pre-tax profit fell from...
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Retailers say... It's early days for Polish
Ethnic food is a staple of the c-store offer with many claiming to stock a good range of products, from Chinese sauces and Caribbean food to Indian bread and vegetables. The majority of stores say they will also be expanding their ranges as the...
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Rocketing wheat costs start to bite
The impact of soaring wheat costs began to bite this week as the UK's largest miller, Rank Hovis, massively increased the price of its flour, while Goodfellas and Fox's supplier Northern Foods announced plans to slash costs in a bid to offset...
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Price of loaf set to rise further as poor harvests force up wheat cost by 50%
Bread prices are set to soar further on the back of a massive hike in the cost of raw materials.Wheat prices are currently riding 50% higher than they were a year ago, as a result of poor harvests worldwide caused by extreme...
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Mosimann cooks puds for the Duchy
Duchy Originals, the organic brand with royal brand equity, has joined forces with celebrated chef Anton Mosimann to produce two classic desserts.A bread and butter and a rice pudding, made to Mosimann's unique recipes, are set to join...
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Is adding folic acid a half-baked notion?
Next Tuesday, the FSA board will meet to discuss whether folic acid should be added just to bread or to flour - which would mean it could also go into cakes and biscuits. The blanket addition of folate is justified, it says, because a...
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Opinion - "If we can't eat an egg a day, heaven help other staples. Potatoes, bread, water? Nothing is safe"
We couldn't get hold of Edwina Currie, but we are confident she would have lined up behind the FSA and the Daily Mail in condemnation, so monumentally stupid was the decision this week to ban an ad about food (the old 'Go to work on an egg'...
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Cake industry fears folic acid in flour will damage exports
UK biscuit and cake exports could be hit by the FSA's recommendation that folic acid be routinely added to flour.The FSA told the Department of Health on Thursday that it believed fortification of bread with folic acid was desirable as...
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Federation of Bakers names new chairman
Brian Robinson has been elected chairman of the Federation of Bakers, 18 months after becoming chief executive of the Allied Milling and Baking Group.He takes over from Miles Warnick, Premier Foods' chief operating officer, bread and...
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Kingsmill and Hovis vie for top spot in bread
Kingsmill and Hovis dominated the bakery category throughout last year and they continue to lead the way in branded activity so far this year. In the pre-packed bread/rolls sub-category, Hovis was last year's leader with 39% of activity.
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Parents helped by Hovis Best of Both
A superhero will be flying into supermarket car parks across the country next week to launch a £2m campaign for Hovis Best of Both.The idea is to encourage 'super mums' to feed their kids the half wholemeal/half white bread that promises...
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acid test - Breadcrumb coatings and Delifrance French Breads
Breadcrumb Coatings Company: Shropshire Spice Company Price: £1.29 Expert's verdict:8/10 ?The packaging looks excellent and this should ensure there is no consumer confusion about the product. The graphics and clear text on the packaging work well....
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Six of the Best: Bagged snacks
Star buyer: Adrian Gash senior buyer, crisps, snacks & nuts, waitroseGash has been with Waitrose for three years. He joined from Safeway, where he spent six years covering pharmaceuticals, bread and finally crisps. Gash says...
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In Brief: FSA fortification; Double relaunch; Sales growth up
FSA fortification The FSA will next week reveal whether it intends to introduce mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid. Reports suggest it will only introduce fortification of some products to ensure consumers still have...
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Armagh apple pies launched by Evron
Bread manufacturing specialist Evron Foods is to branch out into apple pies as part of a major expansion of its range.The frozen Bramley apple-filled Easibake pies debut at IFE07, starting on 18 March at ExCel, London....
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Bread still too salty, says CASH
High levels of salt are still being found in bread, pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Heath (CASH) has claimed.A survey by the group on 138 loaves of bread found 36% contained salt levels above the government's target of 1.1g per...
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Monk raised to Finsbury joint deputy
Premium cake and bread manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has promoted Paul Monk to joint deputy chairman.Monk will share the deputy chairman's role with David Marshall when Finsbury completes the acquisition of celebration cake...