All Pies and pastries articles – Page 8
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Pukka Pies commits to £6m push following sales success
The Leicestershire business will kick off a 12-month campaign in June, six months after its £8m investment of 2017
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Ginsters adds lower-calorie slices and vegetarian duo
Katsu Chicken Slice contains 247kcals per 100g while Piri Piri Chicken Slice has 233kcals
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Rankings
87 (86) Ginsters
Britain’s top pastry brand has sold an extra 3.2 million (4.1%) units in the past year
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Profits at Pukka Pies plunge 45% despite rising sales
A hike in the cost of raw materials ate into the Leicestershire-based pie-maker’s margins
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Gary Pothecary joins Adelie Foods commercial convenience team
Pothecary previously worked as KerryFresh business development controller and as Ginsters commercial manager
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Flor Healy starts work as Samworth Brothers CEO
The former Kerry Foods boss started in the role this week – two months after The Grocer exclusively revealed the appointment.
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Analysis & Features
Savoury pastries & meat snacks: veggie in vogue
Don’t listen to everything the anti-meat lobby tells you about the rise of veganism and vegetarianism
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Kirsty Wilkins joins Moy Park as HR director
Ex-Tulip HR director replaces Mike Mullan, who has left poultry supplier after six years
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Category Report
The future of sandwiches? Food on the go category report 2017
Does Mike Coupe have what it takes to save the humble sandwich?
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Category Report
What veggie revolution? Savoury pastries & meat snacks 2017
Vegetarianism might be on the rise, but Brits are still willing to eat more meat if it’s wrapped in pastry
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Pukka Pies aims to create 150 jobs with Syston site expansion
Pukka Pies expects to create 150 jobs with the expansion of its premises – having submitted a planning application to its local borough council for a manufacturing, storage, distribution and office facility. The Leicestershire business aims to erect a 4,750 sq ft building on a 13.5-acre landfill ...
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Samworth Bros hires former Kerry Foods CEO Flor Healy as new boss
The Ginsters and Soreen owner has been without an official CEO since Alex Knight left the family-owned business in March
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Ginsters teams up with Cornish chef for new Mexican slice
Chef Chris Eden was inspired by tales of Cornish miners emigrating to Mexico in the 1800s to mine for silver…
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Media Bites 9 October: Fox's Biscuits/Burton's, 2 Sisters, Bread Holdings, P&G
The poultry tycoon whose business has been hit by allegations of food safety breaches is in talks about a merger of Fox’s Biscuits and the owner of rival brand Jammie Dodgers, according to Sky News.
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Higgidy targets healthy eaters with pastry-free Frittata trio
Made with free-range British eggs, the new range comes in three variants
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Growth slows as dairy and meat hikes pile pressure on Higgidy
The business warned margins were under pressure in the new financial year
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Pukka goes Posher to battle upmarket pie rivals
Posher Pukka will be backed by half the brand’s £8m investment for 2017
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Category Report
Can packed lunches grow come what May? Lunchbox report 2017
Parents can cheer now the PM’s plan to scrap free school meals has hit the rocks. What about food & drink brands?
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Hundreds of redundancies at Pulse Packaging despite production restarting
More than 150 staff have lost their jobs at consumer goods packaging maker Pulse Flexible Packaging despite administrators recommencing manufacturing at the firm’s two sites.
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350 jobs at risk as M&S, Magnum and Ginsters packaging maker collapses
Consumer goods packaging manufacturer Pulse Flexible Packaging, which works with the likes of M&S, Samworth Brothers, Unilever and Walkers Shortbread, has collapsed, putting 350 jobs at risk.