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The news portal of baking+biscuit provides up-to-date articles on business deals, retailers, distributors, production, market developments, personal data, new products and more.

Europain 2012: 3–7th March in Paris

  • Friday, 3 February 2012
  • dates
Europain and Intersuc, the worldwide bakery, pastry-, ice-cream-, chocolate- and confectionery-making exhibitions, focus on innovation and offer a new vision of innovation and trends that should be followed by bakery and foodservice professionals. Th...Read more …

Rapid growths at Bakers Delight

  • Wednesday, 1 February 2012
  • baking industry
Bakers Delight, a large Australian owned bakery franchise chain with outlets in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, expects to accelerate franchise expansion in 2012. The company has welcomed 35 new franchisees over the six months since 30th June 2011...Read more …

Jim Vinz to be co-CEO at Le Duff America

  • Tuesday, 31 January 2012
  • personal data
Le Duff America has appointed restaurant and hospitality industry veteran Jim Vinz as co-CEO of Le Duff America, the North American management company of café brands that include la Madeleine Country French Café, Bruegger’s Bagels, Timothy’s Wo...Read more …

Expansion plans at Greggs

  • Monday, 30 January 2012
  • baking industry
The British bakery chain Greggs plc, Newcastle Upon Tyne, recently presented its expansion plans for 2012. Chief Executive Ken McMeikan wants to open approx. 90 more shops in 2012 in the typical style of Greggs, i.e. with sweet and salty snacks as we...Read more …

VK Mühlen sells its Polish business

  • Friday, 27 January 2012
  • supplier
At the end of December 2011, the VK Mühlen AG Company, Hamburg, Germany, signed a contract for the disposal of its VK “Polen” GmbH business to the LLI Euromills Company for EUR 19m. The LLI Euromills is the milling sector of the LEIPNIK-LUNDENBU...Read more …

Auchan und Leclerc: new organic store concept

  • Thursday, 26 January 2012
  • food market
The two French retailers Auchan and Leclerc are working towards developing a new organic store concept in France that will offer both natural and fresh products. According to a local specialized magazine, LSA, Socobio – Auchan's organic subsidized ...Read more …

Barry Callebaut’s chocolate for Bimbo’s baked goods

  • Thursday, 26 January 2012
  • baking industry
The Barry Callebaut AG Company from Zurich, Switzerland, and the Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Company from Mexico City, Mexico, have signed a long-term supply agreement for Bimbo’s operations in Mexico. As a result, Barry Callebaut will supply Bimbo’s p...Read more …

Burton’s Foods: from the UK to Canada

  • Tuesday, 24 January 2012
  • food market
The Burton’s Foods Limited Company from St. Albans, UK, has signed a deal to distribute its brands such as Cadbury Fingers with Loblaw, one of the largest food retailers in Canada, with over 1,400 supermarkets . From early this year, a total of 11 ...Read more …

Bimbo: new plant in Argentina

  • Monday, 23 January 2012
  • baking industry
The Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V. Company from Mexico City will build a baked goods plant in Coroba, Argentina. The plant will be the sixth in Argentina, with an outlay of USD 30m (approx. EUR 23.6m). In this investment, the state will provide their sha...Read more …

UK: Greggs announces positive turnover

  • Friday, 20 January 2012
  • baking industry
The British bakery-c afé-chain Greggs plc, Newcastle Upon Tyne, announced an increase in total sales of 5.8 % for the financial year 2011 (52 weeks ending 31st December 2011). Like-for-like sales grew by 1.4%. The company opened 98 new shops during ...Read more …