All Bakery articles – Page 57
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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...
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Finsbury completes Lightbody acquisition
Premium cake and breads manufacturer Finsbury Food Group's acquisition of the Lightbody Group is to be completed today.Finsbury bought out the celebrations cake manufacturer for £37.5m, after shareholders voted in favour yesterday (22...
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Trends & Developments
?Warburtons has added a better-for-you option to its sliced bread portfolio, which should be appearing on supermarket shelves from this month. The 800g Healthy Harvest loaf contains 50% more fibre than the brand's wax-wrapped offering....
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Allied's using its loaf to take on Kingsmill rivals
Allied Bakeries is aiming to regain the number one slot in bread with an overhaul of its flagship Kingsmill brand.Elements include reformulated recipes, updated packaging and a £10m advertising campaign - double last year's spend....
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Millers' flour costs will go up
Sir; Wheat prices have indeed stopped rising in recent weeks, but they are not in sharp decline (The Grocer, 20 January, p26). According to independently collected HGCA data, the benchmark price for bread wheat delivered to Liverpool...
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Greater visibility for... the invisible
Hovis has repackaged its Invisible Crust white and best of both varieties to get more parents buying into the crust-less concept. A £2m marketing campaign, including a new TV ad featuring a father and son, will run until the end of March,...
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ADM hike sparks fear of further bread rises
Bread prices are set to soar again after milling giant ADM announced yet another hike in the price of flour - the second within four months. ADM's decision to increase the price of all its flour by £21.25 per tonne from 15 January comes...
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Kingsmill suspected tampering continues
Allied Bakeries has reported further suspected malicious tampering at its Kingsmill bread bakery in Orpington, Kent.Incidents of suspected tampering have dogged the site for 18 months, with sewing needles, glass and chewing gum found in...
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New white takes a higher slice
Bread has well and truly overcome the threat posed by the low-carb diet trend of previous years and has shown strong growth. It's up 9.7% to £1.48bn, an increase of some £130m. As consumers increasingly question their food's provenance,...
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Buyer's View
The major trends within the category are the decline of plain white sliced bread and the growth of premium lines and healthier segments, such as wholemeal and grains or healthier white products in the style of Hovis Best of Both. As a...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Vision buys Northern Foods' businesses
Private equity firm Vision Capital has acquired Northern Foods' speciality bread, chilled pastry, cakes and flour milling businesses for £160m.The sale, which is expected to be completed in January and subject to shareholder approval,...
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Wheat prices rise
The price of a loaf of bread could be on the increase following a rise in wheat prices. Reports suggest that the price of wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade Exchange has increased to $487 a bushel - its highest price in ten...