All Bakery articles – Page 63
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Kingsmill gets shouting
Mary Carmichael Allied Bakeries is putting £8m, its biggest marketing budget yet, behind the Kingsmill bread portfolio, as well as giving it a packaging makeover. Rolling out from next week, the brand's new image will include a clearer...
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RHM lines up top team for its consumer brands
Rod Addy Ranks Hovis McDougall has announced the management board for its consumer brands unit, which will be headed by chief operating officer Peter Baker. It is one of three divisions set up after a major restructure last year. Joining...
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bagel burst
Maple Leaf Bakery is ploughing a "seven figure sum" into another burst of TV ads for its New York Bagel Company brand. Breaking on Monday (February 24), the four-week campaign features a man in his underpants dancing around a kitchen. His...
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Indian food turns fast
Two former Marks and Spencer buyers will open their first Indian fast food outlet, in Wardour Street, London, on Monday (January 27). The new 700 sq ft shop will have a tandoori oven to bake fresh naan bread and offer a range of more than 100...
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RHM chief bows out
Paul Wilkinson is stepping down as chairman and chief executive of Ranks Hovis McDougall.
His resignation follows the decision by owner Doughty Hanson & Co to postpone seeking a listing for the food manufacturer on the London Stock Exchange…. -
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Grupo Bimbo in gum deal
Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, which manufactures packaged bread, cakes, biscuits and other packaged foods, has struck a deal to sell the products of US chewing gum giant Wrigley in Mexico.Bimbo said its subsidiary Barcel will become the exclusive...
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Welsh bakery is up for sale
Elisabeth the Chef has announced that it plans to sell its loss-making frozen bread bakery in Aberytswyth at what it claims is a heavily discounted price. The company says it wants to focus on its core fresh, chilled patisserie, cakes and...
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Lunchables get chicken burger variation
Kraft Foods is adding a Chicken Burger variant to its Dairylea Lunchables range and backing it with £2m of marketing support. The new arrival, which hits shelves next week, consists of two mini bread rolls, two chicken burgers, Dairylea slices and...
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Flour may be in decline, but the advent of bread-making mach
"Machines take the effort out of making bread, and consumers have the confidence of knowing exactly what goes into the product," says Westmill brand manager Toby Gane. Brands are in growth within the sector whereas own label flours are not. Branded...
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Must try harder
All sales figures from Information Resources unless otherwise stated, are for the year ending April 21, 2002. Types of store shown in brackets. l Bread and Morning Goods Warburton's Bake n' Share A six-strong range of sociable' meal...
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A radical pack redesign featuring boiled eggs, cucumber, tom
Sales Information Resources has recorded sales of £195m for Hovis, an increase of 26.4% for the year ending May 19, 2002 across multiple grocers and co-ops, compared to a rise of 5.8% for the £793m pre-packed bread market. The company says "The...
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British Bakeries plays Field
Stephen Field has been appointed commercial director of British Bakeries. He moves from his post as sales director of Centura Foods. Both companies are Ranks Hovis McDougall subsidiaries. Field replaces Roger White who has moved to AG Barr as md...
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Bogof's week
The grocery industry's supreme efforts to get food supplies back on track after the fuel crisis threw up a few interesting instore sights last weekend. A colleague was busy hunting bread and milk at a Tesco in West Sussex (well even responsible...
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Ethnic ready meals, a major sector within ethnic, is worth £
In terms of retailers, Sainsbury has outperformed the market and now represents 27% of market spend. Growth is partly due to its ranging of Thai foods. Ethnic meal accompaniments are also performing well. Within accompaniments naan bread is now...
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special stuff
Speciality bread has become a must stock item for retailers, but it's not just naans and wraps which have made the bestsellers' list. Irish bakery Irwin's has joined forces with celebrity chef Paul Rankin to launch a four-strong range of authentic...
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THEY MIGHT BE FLAT BUT
SALES SURE ARE SWELL A sign of the times is highlighted in Taylor Nelson Sofres' top five morning goods suppliers where Mothers Pride and Sunblest rubs shoulders with the likes of Sharwood's and Pride Valley's ethnic bread. Usage of ethnic bread...
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Thanks to a rise in retail prices and the industry's concen
The volume of wrapped bread may be down but the value of this sector rose by 2% and is now worth more than £1bn [Taylor Nelson Sofres]. Reflecting on the past 12 months, the Federation of Baker's director John White says there has been a...
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Wrapped Bread
An increase in the average price seems to be the driving force behind the growth in the wrapped bread sector over the past year, with growth at 2% in a market worth more than £1bn. In volume, the market has declined 4%. Plant bread has been...
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Independent retailers continue to reap the benefits of havin
While many canny retailers already have bake-off in situ, growing their businesses further to satisfy consumers with a yen for unusually flavoured bread and snacks is at the top of their wish list. The quest for a point of difference between...
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Warburtons gets behind Sports Relief
Warburtons has signed a deal to sponsor Sports Relief, a new initiative for 2002 developed by the organisers of Comic Relief and BBC Sport. This is the first time Warburtons has taken the sponsorship route and, from June, it will be running a raft...