British baking firm Warburtons is set to shut down its Blackpool bakery facility,a move that is expected to result in 55 job losses. Production at the facility will be suspended by the end of January.Factors such as challenging economic ...
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Warburtons is to close its Blackpool bread roll bakery with the loss of 55 jobs. Warburtons is to close its Blackpool bread roll bakery The plant’s 84 workers have been in a 90-day consultation period, which came to a close ...
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Premier Foods plc has refused to be drawn on reports it has hired Goldman Sachs to talk to potential suitors for its bread business. Sky News and The Times reported the UK food maker had asked the investment bank to sound out whether ...
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British baking firm Warburtons is set to stop the sale of its products Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, due to high transportation costs. In 2011, the company had launched its lines such as white Toastie loaf, brown bread and crumpets ...
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UK baker Warburtons has extended its Half & Half bread offering with the launch of a medium loaf. Half & Half Medium joins Warburton's Toastie loaf launched last month. The baker said it is hoping the launch will drive further growth in ...
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UK baker Warburtons has appointed Nestle UK's head of chocolate, Mark Simester, to the post of marketing director. Simester will join Warburtons in October, replacing Richard Hayes who left in January. Simester is well-placed to ...
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UK supermarket operator Asda has unveiled plans to extend its sustainability partnership with suppliers after the group's investment in sustainability generated an 85% increase in cost savings, which rose to GBP13m (US$20.9m) last year. ...
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UK baker Warburtons is reducing its pack size for premium rolls in a bid to appeal to more price conscious consumers. The company said it is relaunching its Lunch Rolls range and Batch Baked and cutting the pack size from six to four ...
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Associated British Foods has secured an own-label bread contract with UK retailer The Co-operative Group previously held by rival Premier Foods plc. The contracted, confirmed today (25 October), will take effect from the "middle part" of ...
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The UK government has provided more than 11m GBP worth of funding to 34 major business-led collaborative food processing and manufacturing development projects, in a move which secures the country’s leadership in food technology. ...
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The UK government has provided more than 11m pounds worth of funding to 34 major business-led collaborative food processing and manufacturing development projects, in a move which secures the country’s leadership in food technology. ...
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Bakkavor and Coca-Cola Enterprises are among 30 food manufacturers set to benefit from the government’s 11M Pounds plan to make the UK a leader in efficient food technology. Coca-Cola Enterprises will be leading one of the ...
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UK-based Warburtons is all set to launch a new £1 price-marked pack for its Sandwich Pittas to make the most on sandwich alternatives sector. Warburtons category strategy controller Martin Baptie said the Warburtons sandwich ...