Allied Bakeries has invested £31m in its Stevenage bakery, marking the completion of a £210m five-year programme across the Allied Bakeries portfolio. The bakery benefitted from the installation of a new bread line that is ...
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Macfarlane's Reseal-it is an easy open, re-closable labelling system, which allows consumers to easily open products and reseal them again, without the fuss of cling film or storage containers. This ensures freshness and pack integrity ...
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Kingsmill is set to introduce new traffic light labeling on its packaging from January 2014. The new labeling will be applied to its range of sliced bread, rolls and breads of the world, as part of the company's commitment in the ...
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Premier Foods has confirmed press reports that it is seeking a partner to raise funding for its troubled bread business. Sliced and diced: Premier Foods is looking for a partner for its troubled breads business The debt-laden food ...
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Premier Foods is ahead of target on cutting suppliers and product lines, according to ceo Gavin Darby, reporting on third quarter (Q3) financial results yesterday. Premier Foods is growing its core power brands "During the quarter we ...
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City analysts remain doubtful about media reports speculating Premier Foods is considering selling its Hovis brand to the world's biggest baker Grupo Bimbo. Panmure Gordon was sceptical about rumours suggesting Grupo Bimbo will acquire ...
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The performance of Associated British Foods' (ABF's) sugar division has disappointed City analysts, while its Primark business continues to shine. The UK bread market remained 'intensely competitive' with 'some pressure on margins', said ...
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Workers are planning strike action at Premier Foods' Wigan bakery over use of agency labour and shift pattern changes, while the firm's bakeries at Birmingham and Greenford shut on schedule. Premier Foods makes Hovis-branded products at ...
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The closure of Premier Foods' Barry mill in the Vale of Glamorgan – with the loss of 43 jobs last week – and plans to reorganise its milling business into two parts could herald its sale, according to City analyst Investec. ...
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Allied Bakeries' deal to supply bread to Co-op stores has helped the grocery division of its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) achieve 7% growth in the third quarter of its financial year. ABF's grocery division posted third ...
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According to Luxus bread basket theft and loss has been a problem and has reportedly escalated of late. Luxus are looking to tackle the problem with unique new additives that can be used for traceable bread basket manufacturing. James ...
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Plastics recycler and compounder, Luxus has commenced research at its in-house technical center in a bid to help Allied Bakeries address the escalating problem of transit packaging theft. As an anti-fraud measure for bread basket theft, ...
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Allied Bakeries is on target to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of 10,000 loaves an hour, at Walthamstow in East London this summer. Allied Bakeries plans to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of ...
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Associated British Foods has forecast flat revenue from its grocery division in the first half of its fiscal year amid challenging conditions in bread markets in the UK and Australia. ABF, which owns the Kingsmill bread brand in the UK ...
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Last year was packed with surprises for the food and drink manufacturing sector, according to business guru Paul Wilkinson. Paul Wilkinson reviewed a year of food and drink manufacturing surprises Here we capture the highlights of his ...