All Bakery articles – Page 60
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Greater visibility for... the invisible
Hovis has repackaged its Invisible Crust white and best of both varieties to get more parents buying into the crust-less concept. A £2m marketing campaign, including a new TV ad featuring a father and son, will run until the end of March,...
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ADM hike sparks fear of further bread rises
Bread prices are set to soar again after milling giant ADM announced yet another hike in the price of flour - the second within four months. ADM's decision to increase the price of all its flour by £21.25 per tonne from 15 January comes...
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Kingsmill suspected tampering continues
Allied Bakeries has reported further suspected malicious tampering at its Kingsmill bread bakery in Orpington, Kent.Incidents of suspected tampering have dogged the site for 18 months, with sewing needles, glass and chewing gum found in...
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New white takes a higher slice
Bread has well and truly overcome the threat posed by the low-carb diet trend of previous years and has shown strong growth. It's up 9.7% to £1.48bn, an increase of some £130m. As consumers increasingly question their food's provenance,...
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Buyer's View
The major trends within the category are the decline of plain white sliced bread and the growth of premium lines and healthier segments, such as wholemeal and grains or healthier white products in the style of Hovis Best of Both. As a...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Vision buys Northern Foods' businesses
Private equity firm Vision Capital has acquired Northern Foods' speciality bread, chilled pastry, cakes and flour milling businesses for £160m.The sale, which is expected to be completed in January and subject to shareholder approval,...
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Wheat prices rise
The price of a loaf of bread could be on the increase following a rise in wheat prices. Reports suggest that the price of wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade Exchange has increased to $487 a bushel - its highest price in ten...
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I could really sink a Scotch
Allied Bakeries is launching its take on the Scotch pancake after a £6m investment at its Northern Ireland plant.Kingsmill Flippitz - pancakes filled with either chocolate or strawberry flavouring - go into stores this week. Available in...
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Howell House buy boosts Irwin's range
Northern Ireland plant bakery Irwin's is to move into new categories after buying cake and biscuit manufacturer Howell House.Irwin's supplies bread, including the Rankin Irish speciality range, to retailers in Northern Ireland and Great...
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Tesco first to sell bread that 'cuts cholesterol'
Tesco is leading the charge to bring cholesterol-lowering claims to the bread aisle, with oat bran as its weapon of choice. It has pipped the major brands by adding the newly proclaimed superfood to a new Tesco White Bread...
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Millers warn of price rises for baked goods
Bread, biscuit and cake prices are expected to soar after one of the country's leading millers warned that the cost of flour will rise by up to 20%. ADM Milling said soaring energy prices combined with a disappointing wheat harvest meant...
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Morrisons aids sufferers from allergies
Morrisons has launched an own label free-from food range aimed at customers with allergies or special dietary requirements.The initial range of 14 products includes gluten and wheat-free bread, and pasta free from wheat, gluten, eggs and...
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Maggi moves into breakfast pastries
Nestlé is propelling its Maggi Hot Pockets pastries into the breakfast market with a bacon & eggs variant. The new flavour will stretch the brand, which has so far targeted meal and snacking occasions with ham & cheese, cheese & tomato...
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Kingsmill seeks slice of Omega-3 market
Allied Bakeries is bringing nutritional ingredient du jour, Omega-3, to the mainstream bread market with the launch of Kingsmill Head Start. It has also changed the name of its new crust-free loaf from Kingsmill Crustless to Crusts Away....
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Time to get into the grove
In the 1950s and 1960s, bread and dripping was a teatime staple. Mum had cooked the roast beef or pork for lunch and served up the leftover fat and juices, spread on bread, for tea.But how times change - today's equivalent is a much...
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Slimming bread gets a Nimble overhaul
Nimble, the 'slimming bread' that flew like a bird in the sky in the 1970s, has come back down to earth with an overhaul that repositions it as a product for a healthy lifestyle.Owner RHM has revamped the brand, made famous by its...
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Star Buyer Adrian Gash
Gash has been with Waitrose for two years, joining from Safeway, where he spent six years, covering pharmaceuticals and healthcare, bread and then crisps. His earlier career included three years with Unichem and spells with Peter Black...