All Bakery articles – Page 62
-
News
Speedibake refocuses NPD
Bread and cake supplier Speedibake is spending £1m to restructure its new product development around its five core product streams. Part of the money has been used to create an npd team of 18 under Hillary Harrison who has been recruited from...
-
News
Kwik Save Lidl Aldi Netto
Accrington Accrington Accrington Accrington Lancs Lancs Lancs Lancs Frozen pizza 1.99 2 in box 1.49 ...
-
News
NIMBLE FOOTWORK FOR NEW YEAR DIETERS
British Bakeries is gearing up for New Year diet fever with a six-week on-pack promotion across its low calorie Nimble bread range. From Monday January 7, lucky consumers will find a £20 note hidden between slices of Nimble Amazing Grain, White,...
-
News
Old favourites dress to kill while the giants wrestle over a
Some old favourite brands got dressed up this year. Schweppes mixers and Nescafé both got their first packaging revamp in 20 years, while four-finger Kit Kat and Cadbury Dairy Milk both had shiny new flow-wrap outfits. Hovis loaves sported new...
-
News
The total pre-packed bread market experienced a 2% increase
While overall volumes are decreasing by 2%, value may have been inflated by increases in flour prices due to poor wheat harvests following last autumn's floods. This has caused manufacturers to raise their price per loaf, including Allied Bakeries...
-
News
Bolton on a wet weekday afternoon is not the prettiest place
From his office window, the chairman of the Warburton family's eponymous 125-year-old bakery business can survey many of the company's landmarks, including the shop where his great grandfather, great uncle and great aunt started baking and selling...
-
News
I love chocolate and could eat it everyday although I try to
I don't know much about Warburtons apart from the fact that it is a long-running family business: bakers born and bred' according to the adverts. I buy Warburtons medium sliced white bread quite often as it is good quality, reasonably priced and...
-
News
I love chocolate and could eat it everyday although I try to
I don't know much about Warburtons apart from the fact that it is a long-running family business: bakers born and bred' according to the adverts. I buy Warburtons medium sliced white bread quite often as it is good quality, reasonably priced and...
-
News
Further price rises on the way says Northern Foods' Stewart
Northern Foods chief executive Jo Stewart has warned further price increases are on the cards for bread and other flour related products to cover sharp rises in flour prices. He said: "In round terms, bread is about 10% of our business. When you...
-
News
White bread is my family's staple diet, especially in school
In the past, I have tried buying brown bread but find it too dry, heavy or overpowering. That's my opinion rather than the children's, but when the children do get a choice they generally choose white over brown. When I first read the packaging, I...
-
News
Bread: Allied adds 3p to loaf
Allied Bakeries is the first of the big bakeries to announce an increase in bread prices in the face of rising flour prices. It is to put the price of an 800g loaf up 3p from September 17. Stephen Thompson, marketing director of Scottish...
-
News
Rank Hovis flour hike raises likelihood of bread increase
Higher bread prices have come one step closer with an increase in the price of flour. Rank Hovis, the UK's leading miller, is increasing the price of flour by £39 a tonne, representing a rise of between 20% and 30% across all grades from September...
-
News
Brandwatch profile: Bread
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k July '00 - June '01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Direct Mail Total 9,924 1,032 ...
-
News
Nimble looks for a bigger share of women slimmers' spending
British Bakeries is adding to recent bread fixture activity with a £750,000 marketing push for its Nimble range of low calorie bread. The company is aiming for a larger slice of the UK slimming market. According to Nimble brand manager Sarah Eden,...
-
News
First impressions: Saxby's We Make, You Bake range
Saxby's We Make, You Bake range aims to bring more convenience to the home baking sector. Iain Campbell is md of integrated communications agency Ideas Unlimited We are not normally a bake your own bread and cakes' type of family so the thought...
-
News
Bread: Bakers call for action on value
The Federation of Bakers wants a major new report into the UK bread market to kickstart a debate about restoring profitability into the category. Bread Values 2001' from consultants Management Horizons Europe for the Federation of Bakers and the...
-
News
Bread: Price of Hovis hiked up by 5p-9p
British Bakeries has fired the first salvo in the fight to raise bread prices with a price hike on 800g Hovis wholemeal. According to The Grocer 33 shopping survey, the price rose between 5p and 9p to 54p in most multiples, except for Asda and...
-
News
The filling on the outside
Hovis that bastion of Britishness is undergoing the most radical revamp in its history, with funky new packaging and a £7m ad campaign which leaves its sepia tinted bread-boy-on-a-bike heritage far behind. The new packaging, on shelf from June...
-
News
The Grocer focus on ethnic food: Trends & developments
Naan bread's elevation into the fast food arena shows how far it has come. People have discovered how versatile it is and are using it for sandwiches and pizza bases. Honeytop Speciality Foods claims the shift from accompaniment to snack is due to...