All Cakes & biscuits articles – Page 22
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NewsJaffa Cakes maker Pladis appoints former KP Snacks and Kraft exec as new UK MD
Jaffa Cakes and McVitie’s Digestives maker Pladis has appointed a new boss in the UK to take over from Jon Eggleton, who is leaving the company after 14 years to “pursue new opportunities”. Nick Bunker will take up the role of managing director for the UK & Ireland region from Monday.
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NewsNairn's launches range of gluten-free flatbreads
They are available now in Sainsbury’s in Original and Rosemary & Sea Salt variants…
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NewsButter price hikes pile pressure on biscuit and fudge makers
Wholesale butter prices were up 73% year on year last month
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Comment & OpinionTunnock's Terry takes a trip to space
The Glasgow Science Centre last week sent ‘Terry’ – a Tunnock’s Teacake – into space
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NewsMr Kipling makes its New Zealand supermarket debut
Everyday cakes from Mr Kipling and Cadbury are rolling into Progressive’s 184 Countdown stores
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Category ReportLet them eat cake: cakes & biscuits category report 2017
What war on sugar? Brits have munched an extra 66,000 tonnes of cake over the past year. What is driving this?…
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NewsBurton's mulls Fox's tie-up as sales plunge
With a long-mooted tie-up with Fox’s Biscuits in an IPO reportedly back on the cards, newly filed accounts for Burton’s Biscuits show sales and underlying profitability has fallen once again.
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NewsLivia's Kitchen launches free-from treats in Sainsbury's
The brand’s ‘naturally sweet and indulgent’ snack packs are rolling into the Freefrom aisles of selected Sainsbury’s…
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NewsMcVitie's cuts number of Jaffa Cakes in pack from 12 to 10
McVitie’s has also reduced the size of the snack’s twin-pack from 24 to 20
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NewsNutella unveils £2.8m campaign for B-ready biscuit
The multichannel campaign includes a 30-second TV advert
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NewsUnited Biscuits' sales & profits hit by Storm Desmond floods
The flooding in Cumbria that closed United Biscuits’ Carlisle factory for four months after 2015’s Storm Desmond hit the Pladis-owned firm’s annual sales and profits, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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News150 jobs saved as Waitrose cake maker More Food acquired in pre-pack deal
A rescue deal at Waitrose and Budgens cake supplier More Food has saved 150 jobs after rising commodity prices following the Brexit vote and substantial costs related to a move to new facilities squeezed the business.
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NewsNairn’s free-from crackers buck the shrinkflation trend
The brand has increased its Gluten Free Wholegrain Crackers by 20% without upping the price.
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NewsGerman confectioner Storck to launch Knoppers brand in UK
The snack will roll out on 1 September backed by a £4.5m investment
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NewsPladis invests £1.3m in 'Merry Biscuits' Christmas campaign
The push will include an on-pack promotion and an immersive in-store experience for shopper
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NewsMondelez expands Oreo biscuit range with Choc O’ Brownie
The new flavour will be part of trhe brand’s experiential activity touring the UK for six weeks
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Comment & OpinionInside the Factory: the secrets of biscuit-making revealed
We get through 90 million biscuits every day here in the UK, enough to fill 30,000 trucks full to the brim…
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NewsReal Good Food shares collapse on profit warning and accounting issues
Shares in Real Good Food crashed more than 30% after accounting issues forced the cake decoration business to issue a profits warning, with EBITDA to be £3m lower than expected.
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Comment & OpinionNadiya's British Food Adventures is right at home on the BBC
Back in 2015, Nadiya Hussain won us – and the Great British Bake Off judges – over
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Comment & OpinionBake Off ad deal doesn’t bode well for new show’s impact
Is this proof the show’s star appeal has fallen at the first hurdle?