All Bakery articles – Page 63

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    Healthy ways to use your loaf

    2005-05-21T00:00:00Z

    It’s the ultimate fast food, convenient and healthy and with great traditional appeal. Bread is holding its own, says Helen GregorySome dieters might have binned toast and sandwiches on the Atkins diet, but their bread bins are...

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    Wonderfully healthy

    2005-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Whether it’s by adding or taking out ingredients, bread is responding to health concerns and the low-GI trendBakers might pride themselves on creating a healthy, natural product, but in the past year more loaves have appeared on...

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    Rolling in goodness

    2005-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons is extending its combination white-and-brown bread offering with rolls.All in One rolls are similar to the loaves, which launched in February, and have the fibre and wheatgerm goodness of wholemeal along with a lower Glycaemic Index...

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    Consumer feedback

    2005-05-21T00:00:00Z

    >>recently launched products put to the testAfter prolonged NPD activity in speciality/ethnic breads, recent innovation has been focused on the traditional packaged bread market, with a switch into premium packaged breads,...

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    Hull to shut as Rank Hovis invests

    2005-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Rank Hovis, the RHM-owned flour miller, is planning a multi-million pound investment in four of its sites, while announcing proposals to close its Hull facility. The Selby, Manchester, Southampton and Gainsborough mill investment is in addition to...

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    Hit or Miss?

    2005-04-23T00:00:00Z

    >>A natural, traditional premier bread sauce mixProduct: Gourmet Bread Sauce MixCompany: TheShropshire Spice CompanyLaunch date: March 2005The idea for Gourmet Bread Sauce...

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    Four become three at RHM

    2005-03-26T00:00:00Z

    RHM is reorganising the group from four business groupings into three units, which are to be run under the leadership of chief executive Ian McMahon.The units – cakes and customer partnerships, culinary brands and bread bakeries – will support...

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    Tesco shelf-ready double whammy comes under fire

    2005-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is coming under increased fire from suppliers for attempting to make them carry the cost of shelf-ready packaging.
    The retailer is currently rolling wheeled merchandising units to its bread and beer fixtures (The Grocer, February 26, p12)….

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    Wheeled units ‘a pain’

    2005-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is rolling out wheeled merchandising units to its bread and beer fixtures in a bid to increase availability and cut down on costs.The retailer is running trials across both fixtures, using rolling pallets that are simply pushed into...

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    Kingsmill bakes some premium bagels

    2005-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Kingsmill has started baking bagels to cash in on a growing demand for premium bakery snacks.Beautiful Bagels are plain bagels that will be available in the major multiples and convenience sector, while a Cinnamon & Raisin variant will be...

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    RHM staff may strike over pension cuts

    2005-02-11T14:27:00Z

    Workers at RHM, the maker of Hovis and Mr Kipling, are holding a consultative ballot to vote on whether to take action over the company’s plans to cut final-salary pensions.Trade union Amicus is asking members to hold meetings to see whether...

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    Staddon rises to Nicholas & Harris MD

    2005-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Finsbury Food Group has appointed Simon Staddon as managing director of its Nicholas & Harris subsidiary, a leading supplier of premium and speciality bread. He will have complete operational responsibility for Nicholas & Harris and...

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    Frozen is so cool

    2005-01-28T09:00:00Z

    Forget the widget! Frozen food is the best thing since sliced bread, according to an exclusive consumer survey for The Grocer.Asked by market research company HI Europe to name the top grocery innovations of the past century, shoppers put...

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    Warburtons expands in north with Rathbones buy

    2005-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons has expanded its presence in the north of England with the purchase of Rathbones’; bakery site in Yarm Road, Stockton for an undisclosed sum.The plant will serve a cross-section of Warburtons’ existing retail customers across the...

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    AWT bakes a crispbread

    2004-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Antony Worrall Thompson is making his first foray into the added value bread arena with a new crispbread called Croutini.A cross between a crouton and a crostini, the three-strong offering will be joined on shelf by a range of AWT-branded...

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    Reza goes back to his Mr Bagels roots

    2004-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Mr Bagels has appointed Reza Hajyzamanali as commercial director. He will be handling duties previously overseen by managing director Paul Kahalani.Hajyzamanali has been charged with helping to lead the company through an aggressive expansion...

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    Bread gets all shook up over The King

    2004-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Allied Bakeries has ditched Kingsmill brand ambassadors Mel and Sue – and replaced them with The King.The baker is aiming to rock its competitors with a new £7m campaign featuring a new TV ad starring a young Elvis lookalike.Hitting...

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    Loyd to roll out premium breads

    2004-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Loyd Grossman is set to enter new territory with the launch of a premium range of Italian and Indian breads, while his cooking sauces are about to receive an advertising boost.The bread range, which is being launched and marketed by Rivermill...

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    United bakers’ stand

    2004-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Two rival wholesale craft bakers in London are merging their sales and distribution operations in a joint venture designed to offset price pressures from customers.The London Bread and Cake Company in Edmonton and European Bakeries in Surrey...

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    Cranks sheds its image of the ’60s

    2004-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Cranks is attempting to expand its vegetarian offer with the relaunch of its sandwich and organic bread lines. The name Cranks has been synonymous with vegetarian fare since the first Cranks vegetarian restaurant opened in London’s Carnaby Street in...