All Bakery articles – Page 55

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    Quality Test: Own-label plain naan bread

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    A good naan should be crisp on the outside, soft inside, and pleasantly yet subtly seasoned. Sainsbury's tried a different approach, with a soggy and artificial offering. It didn't work.

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    Hot Topic

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    And so Premier Foods' crusade to drag its iconic British brands into the 21st century continues... Following last year's makeovers of Hovis and Mr Kipling, Oxo has now received a facelift to lend it some youth appeal to belie its 100 years.

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    Commodities: Will bread cost more or less dough after 2009 harvest?

    2009-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Bread. Brits can't get enough of it. They're not quite so into price rises, though. Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez looks at the forecast for this year's harvest

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    Will bread cost more or less dough after 2009 harvest?

    2009-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Bread. Brits can't get enough of it. They're not quite so into price rises, though. Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez looks at the forecast for this year's harvest

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    Warburtons guns for Hovis in south west with Bristol bakery

    2009-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons' dominance of the British bread market is set to expand across Hovis-dominated south west England following the opening of its £45m Bristol bakery this week.The Bolton-based business has opened the hi-tech plant with the intention...

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    Carbon Trust labelling first for Kingsmill

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Kingsmill has become the first British bread supplier to use the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label. Packaging on its bestselling Great Everyday White, Tasty Wholemeal and 50/50 lines will carry the Carbon Reduction Label in stores from...

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    Hovis targets bread roll shoppers with follow-up to epic ad

    2009-06-06T00:00:00Z

    It's bread rolls at dawn as Hovis takes on market leader Warburtons with its latest sepia-tinted advert - featuring a lass rather than a lad.

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    king of the mill

    2009-05-23T00:00:00Z

    A couple of years back, things weren't looking too good for Kingsmill. Alex Beckett reports on a dramatic turnaround

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    Atkins launches first 'carb-friendly' range

    2009-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Low-carb diet brand Atkins is venturing out of snack bars with what it describes as its first range of "carb-friendly" products.The new products, which are being rolled into Tesco and Boots now, include cereal, wholegrain bread mix, wheat...

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    Family appeal prompts revival of white bread

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    White bread sales are soaring as credit-crunched shoppers switch from brown to what they see as a cheaper, and more family-friendly option.Strong sales of white helped reverse the 0.7% volume decline that the whole category suffered in 2007...

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    Saturday Essay: We need a joined-up Government strategy

    2009-05-09T00:00:00Z

    An integrated approach to policy, with sustainability at its heart, would encourage investment, says Ross Warburton

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    'Bread not suitable for UK vegetarians,' claims foodie group

    2009-04-25T00:00:00Z

    Organisers of a leading food industry event are claiming much of the bread eaten in the UK is not suitable for vegetarians.

    The Real Bread Campaign, which represents local, organic and artisan producers behind the Real Food Festival, an…

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    Group sales up but grocery disappoints at Kingsmill baker Associated

    2009-04-21T09:49:56.700Z

    Associated British Foods has blamed volatile vegetable oil prices for a "disappointing" performance at its grocery division – although the Kingsmill baker still saw overall sales rise by almost a fifth (18%) for the past six months.

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    Campaign Trail: A dog's breakfast

    2009-03-21T00:00:00Z

    A Wallace & Gromit 'turbo-matic toast rack' is one of the collectable items in a new on-pack promotion for Kingsmill, which has joined forces with Aardman Animations to celebrate the DVD release of A Matter of Loaf and Death. The push kicks off next...

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    Organic sales slump is worse than predicted

    2009-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Demand for organic has fallen further than many experts predicted - with some categories in double-digit volume decline.Volume sales of bread fell 29%, fruit by 20%, eggs by 12%, and vegetables by 8%, according to figures from TNS [52w/e 25...

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    Rival bakeries aim to revive 'neglected' bread roll category

    2009-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons and Hovis are locking horns in a battle to boost the bread roll market. Hovis is delisting the packs of rolls it currently has on the market to introduce a seven-strong range of premium rolls based on the loaves introduced in its...

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    Alan Hempton retires after 45 years with ABI

    2009-02-14T00:00:00Z

    Allied Bakeries Ireland MD Alan Hempton has retired after a 45-year career with the company.Peter Henry is expected to take over the Irish arm of Allied, which produces Kingsmill, working at general manager level.Hempton joined ABI...

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    Premier encouraging switch to wholemeal

    2009-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods is encouraging shoppers to switch from white bread to wholemeal in a new marketing campaign backed by ex-Spice Girl Emma Bunton. The £1.5m campaign, which will run for eight weeks, aims to persuade some of the 18% of consumers...

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    Former Gü director turns outrageous with Mr Bunbury

    2009-01-24T00:00:00Z

    The January dieting rush hasn’t deterred Sainsbury's from stocking a new and indulgent chocolate cake range created by the former commercial director of Gü Puds.Mr Bunbury was set up last May to supply two independent London cafés with...

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    A run on hot cross buns

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Just three weeks on from Christmas, supermarkets are already reporting a run on hot cross buns.Current sales were almost double those last year, said Morrisons, while Tesco said sales were up 17.6% year-on-year. “Shoppers are indulging...