Bread ingredients supplier, Sonneveld, claims its takeover by Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) will not result in a narrowing of the bakery ingredients supplier base due to OFI’s decentralized business model.
The second instaltment of the Baking Industry Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham had a record number of attendees and proved to be particularly effective for small to medium businesses, with huge interest recorded at the craft baker stands, claimed the...
Penam, a leading Czech producer in the field of bakery, flour-milling, pasta and confectionary products, is moving into the Hungarian market with the acquisition of a leading baked goods manufacturer, Ceres.
The trial phase on a starter that enables reprocessing of rejected bread has demonstrated its efficacy in reducing waste within the bakery facility, claims the Sonneveld group.
Sourdough bread combining Roquefort cheese and almonds has become the UK’s most expensive loaf in uncertain financial times, though the product may yet reflect consumer resilience for higher value baked goods.
Bakery products have underlined the overall resilience of UK-based processor and retailer Associated British Foods (ABF) despite what the company calls ‘steadily worsening economic conditions’ during the 2008 fiscal year.
High commodity costs and waning brand support have contributed to a
poor performance in bakery operations for UK food giant Associated
British Foods (ABF) who are hoping a relaunch of its signature
Kingsmill brand can reverse the...
Despite health concerns climbing ever higher on the consumer
agenda, snack and bread products dominate the top five grocery
brands in the UK as manufacturers see reformulated products gaining
in popularity, according to a new report.
Allied Bakeries' Kingsmill sliced bread brand has been hit with a
new round of sabotage,with the company reporting the new incidents
to the UK's food regulator over the holidays.
Scientists have devised a means of preventing contamination of
commercially baked bread - helping manufacturers to minimise the
loss caused by spoilage and halt the common problem of 'ropey
bread'.
A new report from market analyst group Plimsoll has forecast a
difficult year ahead for the UK bakery sector which has already
felt the effects of a testing 2006.
Ingredients group Zeelandia is introducing one of the world's
oldest grains to the European functional bread market in a bid to
target middle-aged consumers.
Despite set backs to its global expansion plans, the Sara Lee
corporation has revealed that's its North American bakery division
still remains profitable.
The American Bakers Association (ABA) has successfully tested laser
marking for inscribing variable information on polyethylene bread
bags, according to the manufacturer of a coding product.
UK family baker Warburtons has bought up the Rathbones bakery in
Rogerstone, Wales, in a move to keep up with growing demand for its
products, the group announced last week.
US bakery franchise Panera Bread this week posted strong third
quarter results, boosted by good bakery-cafe sales, prompting the
company to raise its outlook for the fourth quarter.
The bakery sector is to be strongly represented at Anuga, one of
the premier events for the food and drink industries, which is to
kick off tomorrow in Cologne, Germany.
A second major case of bread contamination in the past week is set
to put bakeries on the alert for contamination risks, as leading US
bakery Sara Lee announces the recall of a number of its products.
A Europe-wide educational programme aimed at improving the
technical and managerial skills of bakery staff is due to be
introduced at a time when the European baking industry is facing an
imminent shortage of qualified personnel,...
Specialist bakery group IAWS is aiming to benefit from a renewed
focus on supplying in-store bakeries across the UK as the company
announces a strong profit rise, increasingly driven by canny
acquisitions and joint ventures abroad,...
Around one in ten supermarket bakery workers risk developing asthma
by breathing in dust from flour and bread mixes, according to a new
study which calls for greater awareness among retailers as the
number of in-store bakeries grows,...
Family baker Warburtons has bought up the Rathbones bakery in
Stockton, northern England, as part of the group's plan to dominate
the premium bread sector through local supply networks, reports
Chris Mercer.
Irish baker IAWS is taking on France's specialist bakery,
confectionery and foodservice sectors by acquiring leading domestic
distributor Groupe Hubert, and could exploit the declining number
of independent on-site bakers in...
Russian consumers are just as concerned about whether they are
unwittingly eating genetically-modified (GM) foods as their
counterparts in most of the rest of Europe, and companies such as
baker MBKK Kolomenskoe are increasingly seeing...
New products, a promising joint venture and rapid distribution have
put Swiss baker Hiestand in a commanding position at the end of the
year, and the good times are set to continue, according to market
analysts.
A new bread factory, capable of increasing output by 50 per cent,
is being built by UK-based specialist bread supplier Jackson's
Bakery, giving the company an advantage as it strives to supply a
bigger portion of the foodservice...
UK beverage group Diageo has sold 49.9 million shares in US company
General Mills to reduce debt, while US-based Sara Lee is to shed 60
of its smallest businesses to invest in its leading brands.
Elsewhere, Spain has instigated a...
Interstate Bakeries Corporation (IBC) has continued its
cost-cutting programme with the closure of yet another bakery, in
Buffalo, New York. The closure, which will take place in October,
will see the loss of 200 jobs but will help...
Cirio, the Italian food group which went bankrupt in 2002, has
reached an agreement to sell its industrial bakery unit to a
family-owned group, a further step on the road to recovery.
Flowers Foods, the US baked goods producer, is to buy the
Houston-based bread and bun production facilities of compatriot
Sara Lee, including the rights to supply own label and foodservice
customers in the local market.
Swiss baked goods group Hiestand has reported strong increases in
both pre-tax and net profits for 2003 on the back of a double-digit
increase in sales, the first results from a new restructuring
programme designed to make the company...
Rathbones Bakeries, one of the leading suppliers of own label bread
and baked goods to the UK retail trade, has been sold by Greencore,
the Irish food group which is keen to focus on building its
convenience food operations.
Expro, one of the biggest producers of crackers and sweet biscuits
in the Guatemalan market, has installed two additional production
lines from the UK's APV Baker group to help it double its capacity
and pursue aggressive growth...
Merlino Italian Baking Company, Seattle's premier wholesale Italian
bakery are expanding their snacks base, by selling Moto Bars in new
outlets including Robeks Juice - the American firm who already own
30 stores in the Los Angeles...
Leading Scottish baker, Warburtons, is set to construct a new £14
million(€20.3 million) extension to its Bellshill bakery, which is
set to more thandouble the company's output for the region.
UK bakery group Warburtons is set to construct a new £14 million
(€20.3m) extension to its Bellshill bakery. The firm says that the
project will enable the company to increase its bread output in
Scotland from 600,000 loaves to 900,000.
UK subsidiary of bakery ingredients giant CSM takes the first steps
on the road to 'sweet treat' growth through the integration of its
latest acquisition, the cookie supplier Readi-Bake.
Ambit International has just concluded a further contract with one
of the fastest growing bakery chains in the UK, North
Yorkshire-based Thomas the Baker.
Allied Bakeries has reached an agreement with industrial equipment
supplier APV Baker to cover equipment service and maintenance for
more than 50 key processing units in five plants.
Associated British Foods, one of Europe's largest food
conglomerates, has chosen Denver, Colorado, as the headquarters and
manufacturing hub for its newly established US bakery operations.
