All Bakery articles – Page 66
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Cake flour mixes rise to greater heights
Cake and bread flour mixes are experiencing an uplift, with new products aimed at introducing a younger generation to bakingThe cake mixes category is in great health as is represented by the flour mixes sector which, according to...
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Naans take snack route
Patak’s has developed Snack Naans, which it claims are the first fresh Indian breads aimed specifically at snacking.Available in two fillings, grilled pepper & tomato and onion bhaji, the fresh naans can be eaten cold or put in a toaster...
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Warburtons gets friendly
Warburtons is raising the health profile of the bakery category with the launch of what it claims is the first UK prebiotic bread.The 400g wholemeal loaf, called Healthy Inside, contains the added natural prebiotic ingredient inulin. According...
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Research Notes
>>bread, rolls and baps, morning goodsThe total wrapped bread market is worth more than £1.2bn and has grown 7.7% by value in the latest year. An increase in average price per pack has been the main driver of this growth,...
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Slices of international life
Eating bread has become a diverse and classy affair, ranging from traditional loaves to wraps and naanEconomy loaves just don’t cut it for most shoppers these days and they are increasingly willing to pay more for posh bread....
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Indulgent way to rise and shine
Consumers are spending more money more often on morning goods and suppliers are responding with a wealth of crumpets, muffins, pancakes, bagels, scones and toasting linesModern cereal bars might appeal to some time-starved, cash-rich...
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Healthy ways to use your loaf
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
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
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
>>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
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?
>>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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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...