All British Baker articles in April 2007 – Page 6
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A beautiful time
T he French are renowned - or reviled - for having the most relaxed working hours in Europe. But someone must have forgotten to tell the slavishly hardworking Eric Rousseau, baker, patissier and chocolatier at north London’s Belle Époque. He puts the ’work’ into ’work ethic’."I get up at midnight ...
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WHEN the ego has landed In bakery the ego has a lot to answer for when it comes to the argument for making your own products and expanding your business, argues Tony Phillips
Recently I was reading a biography of Al Capone, the Chicago gangster boss of the 1920s, and it made me think of the comparison between him and the government. Both stole from the people and told their victims it was for their own good.Yet one great difference was that Mr ...
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Unifine adopts natural stance
Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients held its annual Ingredients in Action day on 28 March, with demonstrations by Unifine’s chef patissier Graham Dunton.The objective of the one-day workshop, held at Unifine’s development kitchen suite in Milton Keynes, was to equip visitors with a knowledge of bakery ingredients.During the session, in ...
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Brambles Foods sold for £22m by private equity firm
Sandwich manufacturer Brambles Foods has been sold for £22 million by NBGI Private Equity.The new owner is Adelie Food Holdings, which is backed by Duke Street Capital. Brambles will run alongside Adelie’s existing sandwich businesses, Food Partners and Buckingham Foods.Richard Morley, NBGI director, said: "Brambles has been a real success ...
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NewsBread in the dock
Find out why Bread Matters author Andrew Whitley is campaigning to "bring back real bread", in British Baker, 13 April