As Christmas approaches, cafes, restaurants and hotels around the country will be gearing up for the festive season. With more people treating themselves to meals out as they celebrate the upcoming holidays, businesses need to ensure that they are well stocked up and ready to meet the increased demand. This will of course need to...
Convenience shops need a flexible supplier if they are to meet the needs of their customers effectively. The size of many shops makes it impossible to store a huge volume of goods, so regular deliveries are likely to be necessary to maintain stock levels. This can prove to be a risk if you don’t choose...
Bread is in its prime the moment it leaves the oven, but it begins to lose moisture as soon as it is exposed to the air. Along with crystallisation of the starch molecules, this results in bread becoming stale. We want our clients and their customers to get the most out of their bread products...
French toast is enjoyed around the world but here in the UK the toasted breakfast treat is more lovingly known as “eggy bread”. It has been a firm favourite for a long time and can be enjoyed in many ways. Some people love to sweeten it up with a side of fruit and syrups, whereas...
Bread remains one of the staples of the British diet, with households purchasing an average of 99 bread products every year. Approximately 12 million loaves are sold every day across the UK, so it is easy to imagine how hard producers have to work to keep up with this demand.
There is no getting away from the fact that here in the UK we seem to love nothing more than a sandwich for our lunch. 2015 saw many surveys of people all over the country to discover the fillings that people favour for their midday meal.
Bread is a staple of diets in countries around the world because it is cheap to make, versatile, tastt and packed with essential nutrients. The importance of bread means it is often produced in huge volumes to meet demand. However, this also leads to it being one of the most frequently wasted foods because people...
As the specialists in bakery and bread supply in Carlisle and throughout the North West, we’re passionate about bread and we want to make sure that everyone gets the full benefit of our products. Many of us buy too much bread and are unable to use it all up before the use by date, but...
In recent years the UK has seen a growth of upmarket coffee houses and bistros offering a range of different snacks such as tortilla wraps and ciabatta. This led to a slight decline in the demand for old favourites like the bread roll, but recent figures have shown a significant increase in the sale of...
Consumers in the UK tend to overestimate when buying bread to ensure that they don’t run out. This buying behaviour can create problems and result in higher wastage, especially if people aren’t storing products properly. Bread can be frozen before the best before date and be kept for up to six months rather than being...
Alongside bread supply in the North East, we also offer a variety of cakes and confectionary which are ideal for stocking in any shop or cafe. With a wide range of choices to satisfy any sweet tooth, we are confident that our products will help to give your business a boost and ensure that your...
Bread has been a staple of diets from cultures all around the world for millennia. It is made using various cereals and other ingredients and many varieties bear the name of the cereal used in the flour, whether it is wheat, rye or corn. There are almost as many different bread making techniques as there...
According to surveys carried out by a series of independent food suppliers, the traditional Sunday roast is the nation’s favourite dish. The surveys also revealed the UK’s most indispensible food to be sliced bread. Almost a third of 2,000 shoppers surveyed said that sliced bread topped the list as the one food they would not...
Baked goods are amongst the most widely wasted in the UK and bread at the very top of the list. There are several possible reasons for this, including the easy availability of mass produced loaves and the fact that people tend to stick very closely to best before dates. One problem is people don’t want...
Many people are concerned with living healthier lifestyles, and bread products can be at the foundation of a healthy and low-fat diet. Bread gives the body a range of essential nutrients and can help people achieve a healthy and beneficial eating pattern.
Of the groceries which are at the heart of the staple diet for most people in Britain, it’s usually milk and bread which are used in “price wars” between retailers. Both are the most purchased grocery items in the UK today, and the perception is that consumers will take all of their grocery shopping to...
It is estimated that approximately 1% of the population has Coeliac Disease. Classed as an auto-immune deficiency, the condition describes the inability of the small intestine to absorb gluten, a derivative of wheat, malt, oats, rye and barley. Gluten intolerance can be successfully managed by sticking to a completely gluten-free diet and the last few...
Bread is a product which virtually everyone in the UK buys and uses, but that doesn’t mean they will settle for just any product. Patterns indicate that if customers are left feeling let down by unavailability or poor quality of staple diet items such as bread and milk, they will be likely to move to...
Supplying perishable produce, whether it is baked goods, fruits and vegetables or fresh meats, is a battle against time. The products need to be packaged and delivered quickly so they are still as tasty as possible when they reach the shelves in shops. The more time goods spend in transit the faster they need to...
The grocery market in the UK has changed dramatically in recent years, but it is not just online shopping that has had a big impact. Buying trends have shifted a great deal thanks to the boom in convenience shops. Big supermarket names like Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrison’s have all taken the move to open smaller...
