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EUROPE: Warburtons to expand into Spain, in French talks
20 April 2012
UK baker Warburtons is to start selling bread in Spain next month and, in another sign of its ambitions on the Continent, is in talks with retailers in France.
UK: Warburtons marketing director Hayes steps down
6 February 2012
UK baker Warburtons has confirmed that its marketing director Richard Hayes has left the company.
UK: Warburtons to expand into Europe
12 October 2011
Warburtons has announced plans to expand into Europe with product trials.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
26 September 2011
Tesco announced a revamp of its promotional strategy in the UK last week, a move that was immediately criticised by its rivals. However, grocers in Scotland were united in their opposition to a tax on major retailers in the country.
UK: Warburtons staff "gutted" over factory closure
22 September 2011
The union representing bakery workers facing redundancy after Warburtons closes its site in Oldham has criticised the UK baker for putting 174 jobs at risk.
UK: Warburtons plans to close Oldham bakery
21 September 2011
More than 170 jobs at UK baker Warburtons are under threat after the company decided to close a production plant.
Category crunch: What opportunities lie ahead in UK gluten-free?
31 July 2011
The gluten-free sector in the UK has recorded recent growth. With ongoing innovation helping to push growth, there still remain opportunities for improvements around range, texture and flavour. In part two of this month's category crunch, Petah Marian investigates the issues and what plans manufacturers have to grow the channel.
Category crunch: The rise of gluten-free foods in the UK
31 July 2011
Improving coeliac diagnosis rates and the increasing number of people becoming aware of the benefits of a gluten-free diet are driving growth in the sector in the UK. What opportunities remain in this sector? Petah Marian reports. Petah Marian reports.
UK: Warburtons profits hit by higher promotional levels
5 July 2011
UK baker Warburtons saw profit decline during 2010 as it worked to maintain market share through increased promotions and pricing actions.
UK: ABF replaces Kingsmill Seeds & Oats with new range
27 January 2011
Allied Bakeries, the UK bread arm of Associated British Foods, has decided to replace its Kingsmill Seeds & Oats range with a new line of seeded loaves.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
14 January 2011
With many of the UK's major retailers posting their Christmas updates this week, some blamed the snow for their lacklustre results. Meanwhile, the spectre of rising commodity prices continues to raise its ugly head. Here's the best of what was said this week.
UK: Sainsbury's boss King issues warning to suppliers
12 January 2011
The chief executive of UK grocer Sainsbury's said today (12 January) that suppliers would have to "work very hard" to justify price increases as commodity costs continue to rise.
UK: Warburtons to launch sandwich products
6 December 2010
UK baker Warburtons has announced the launch of two products - Square-ish Wraps and Sandwich Thins.
UK: Warburtons builds gluten-free bakery
30 November 2010
Warburtons invested GBP2.5m (US$3.9m) in building a dedicated bakery to produce its gluten-free range alongside its facility in Newburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
UK: Warburtons to launch gluten-free range in January
29 November 2010
UK baker Warburtons has revealed details of its upcoming gluten-free range.
The just-food management briefing - healthy snacking - NPD
29 November 2010
Given the highly competitive nature of the snack foods market, levels of innovation and new product activity have traditionally been on the high side.
The just-food interview - John Bason, Associated British Foods
22 November 2010
Investor and media attention may often focus on growing fashion retail chain Primark but owner Associated British Foods has an extensive grocery business in markets like the UK, the US and Australia. In this month's just-food interview, Dean Best spoke to ABF finance director John Bason about the recent changes within the group's grocery division, its performance and the prospect of having to face rising commodity costs.
UK: Warburtons redesigns brand logo
1 November 2010
UK baker Warburtons has redesigned its brand logo, with the new design to be rolled out from this month.
UK: Warburtons director to join Genius Foods
28 October 2010
Warburtons commercial director Roz Cuschieri is set to move to Genius Foods in the role of director for the gluten-free bread firm.
UK: Genius Foods to launch GBP3m ad campaign
15 October 2010
Genius Foods is to launch what it claims is the first television advertisement for a gluten-free bakery brand in the UK.
just the facts - The gluten-free bakery sector
14 October 2010
UK baker Warburtons has revealed plans to launch a range of gluten-free products. As consumer diets and innovation changes, here we take a closer look at the gluten-free bakery sector.
UK: Warburtons to launch gluten-free range
6 October 2010
UK baker Warburtons has revealed plans to launch a range of gluten-free products.
UK: General Mills MD takes FDF president role
5 October 2010
The managing director of General Mills' operations in the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region, has been elected president of UK industry body the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Editor's choice: highlights on just-food this week
24 September 2010
A slew of stories about UK private label and the latest developments in stevia, the low-calorie sweetener, demanded analysis this week, while we shone the spotlight on two US firms reporting their latest results - ConAgra Foods and General Mills. The week's M&A whispers centred around snack brand Pringles and commodity traders Louis Dreyfus and Olam International.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
24 September 2010
This week has been firmly focused on private label relaunches, with Asda, Ocado and Sainsbury's all relaunching various aspects of their own-label ranges. The war of words between Casey's and Couche-Tard may calm a little bit this week as Casey's slate of board nominees were reinstated on the convenience operator's board. Here's the best of what was said this week:
UK: Warburtons to close Welsh bakery
23 September 2010
UK bakery Warburtons today (23 September) revealed plans to close its bakery at Newport, South Wales and has begun consultation with its 114 employees and their representatives.
On the money: Own-label bread decline no concern for Premier Foods
4 August 2010
Premier Foods plc has brushed off concerns over declining volumes from its non-branded breads division.
Preview: Premier Foods plc's H1 results
3 August 2010
Shares in Premier Foods plc, the UK's largest food maker, fell by more than 3% today (3 August) amid concern in some quarters of the City ahead of the publication of the company's half-year results tomorrow.
UK: Fire damages Warburtons' Bolton bakery
30 July 2010
UK baker Warburtons has started to seek the cause of a fire at its Bolton bakery that broke out yesterday (29 July).
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
7 May 2010
UK retailers Marks and Spencer and Asda both announced the departure of members of their executive teams this week. For M&S, finance and operations director Ian Dyson left to jon pub group Punch Taverns, while Asda announced the exit of CMO Darren Blackhurst. And, aside from a raft of quarterly results, there was some M&A activity, with Poundland the subject of a takeover from US private-equity firm Warburg Pincus who described the firm as "an exceptional business". Here is the best of who said what this week.
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