All British Baker articles in April 2008 – Page 3
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NewsGroom boom
Aspiring brides have literally been left on the shelf at a Nottingham bakery. Paul Brown, owner of Sweet Success bakery, told a British Baker journo that the company has been busy making wedding cakes for gay men’s civil partnership parties. But the high demand for groom figurines has left a ...
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NewsBook review
With a title like ’Fantastic Party Cakes’, cake maker extraordinaire Mich Turner’s latest opus, which features a gushing endorsement from alpha male chef Gordon Rammo on the cover (the f-words must have been edited out), could equally be strapped with the anti-Yorkie tagline: ’It’s not for boys’.This collection of dainty ...
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Meiko does its bit for planet
Warewashing company Meiko UK has taken the first step in implementing a carbon offset programme for every road, air and freight mile undertaken on behalf of the company. Several of the firm’s energy, chemical and sustainable kitchen food waste products will automatically qualify for ’footprint points’ that convert into pounds ...
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BIE is rated a success
Exhibitors and visitors alike expressed satisfaction over the Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE), which took place at Birmingham NEC on 6-9 April. Many standholders have already signed for the next show, which will take place in two years’ time.As well as many ingredient and machinery stands, the student competitions, supported by ...
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BIE showing in style
Visitors to the Baking Industry Exhibition 2008 (BIE) not only had access to 120 exhibitors, but could also take advantage of a range of innovative features.The latest equipment and machinery was showcased at a fully-functioning demonstration bakery, which churned out a variety of products from doughnuts to muffins during the ...
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From Humble beginnings
With a trained chef as a mother to teach her cookery from an early age and a father who worked for Lloyds Bank providing commercial nous, it’s perhaps not surprising that Gemma Parker has ended up running an increasingly successful cake-making business in Norfolk.Parker gained inspiration through her ...
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NewsNappy baker’s happy
You may remember, three weeks ago, when Stop the Week featured a story on [http://www.baby-cakes.co.uk], which makes its cakes from unconventional ingredients: nappies. Well, owner Miranda Hart got in touch to express her delight at the coverage, and concurred that the concept would have struggled in the BBC’s ...
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NewsThe plant baker
According to the food pundits, the snacking agenda for the year ahead is healthy eating. Well I have a problem with healthy eating; it’s all so negative, so depressing - you can’t eat this, you can’t eat that. It’s ’free-from’ this and ’low in’ that and definitely none of the ...
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Aulds negotiates a move
Scottish bakers Aulds is consulting with its 150 employees at its Greenock factory about a possible move to a new manufacturing facility 16 miles away in Inchinnan, as its current plant is outdated.In a statement the company said that all the staff had been guaranteed continuity of employment if the ...
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Around the show with... Tom Herbert
Piping bags that pipe themselvesIt’s such a great idea, we can’t believe it’s not been done before. This piping bag system allows you to pipe an ingredient through the nozzle without having to squeeze the bag. The pipe - a rubber tube that is under pressure - is simply released ...
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Call to arms
One small step for bakers (or a few steps upstairs to the conference rooms at Baking Industry Exhibition), one giant leap for baking kind. What last year appeared a challenge at one time as unlikely as putting a man on the moon - getting the baking industry to speak with ...
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A Positive approach to labelling
Positive ID labelling has developed a new multi-purpose label that can both carry printed data and indicate when pre-packed foods have achieved the correct temperature. The label is printed with a special ink strip that remains invisible until it changes to black at the specified temperature, ensuring the ...
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Greggs appoints new chief executive
Greggs has appointed Ken McMeikan, currently retail director at Sainsbury’s, to succeed Sir Michael Darrington at the helm of the company.Sir Michael is due to retire at the end of July, after 24 years with the company, but will remain on the board as a non-executive director.McMeikan, who will become ...
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Allen offers print solution
Allen Coding Systems has launched a low-cost, thermal transfer printer specifically designed for food industry users of traditional hot stamp equipment. The 53LTi enables customers to upgrade to a more versatile system that easily prints vital fixed and variable text and graphics.It has 300dpi print resolution; cassette ribbon ...
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Reporting in: We all have a duty to consumers
In these days of economic uncertainty, fuelled by the credit crunch, falling equity markets and commodity market speculation, it is increasingly important that we all (suppliers, wholesalers, and bakers) work together throughout the supply chain and focus on the consumer."Always remember that you are manufacturers without machines, working for retailers ...
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Finsbury puts ’free-from’ market firmly on agenda
The Finsbury Food Group has strengthened its operations in the ’free-from gluten’ market with the £8.9 million acquisition of Yorkshire Farm Bakery (YFB) and A&P Foods.YFB is a major manufacturer of gluten-free breads as well as rolls and cakes and is located on a freehold site in Hull. A&P shares ...
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Husky adds chilled display
Husky Group has launched the IcePod 2 Modular display freezer or chiller combination, which has three separate stackable pods.Each module operates as either a chiller or freezer through simple thermostatic adjustment and can work individually or together as a stack.The company has also unveiled the Mega Cavern Multideck, which is ...
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Skills Academy plans push ahead
Leading figures from across the baking industry are being invited to join a representative steering group to push forward plans for a new National Skills Academy for Bakery, following a successful skills summit at the Baking Industry Exhibition last week.Justine Fosh, director of the National Skills Academy, told the One ...
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Latest AC Nielsen market figures
for Northern Ireland have put Allied Bakeries Ireland (ABI) as Belfast’s top-selling bakery, showing that the company controls the top two bread brands in the province.ABI claimed to have held the top spot in Northern Ireland’s bread industry with its flagship brand Kingsmill for eight years and the figures reveal ...