All British Baker articles in April 2009 – Page 4
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Scottish firm opens two shops as sales rise 30%
West Scotland-based James Allan Bakers has expanded with the opening of two new shops in Partick and Alexandria.The bakery, based in Torrance, near Bishopbriggs, has experienced a 30% rise in sales this year, enabling it to expand its estate. It now employs 60 staff at its main bakery and 11 ...
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Wholesale success for fine food firm Lewis & Cooper
Fine food retailer Lewis & Cooper’s move into wholesale looks to be paying off after its fruit cakes and biscuits were listed at 11 National Trust shops and retailer Lakeland ordered 11,000 of its plum puddings. The Northallerton-based shop, famous for its plum puddings and fruit cakes, launched its wholesale business in October, targeting delis, farm shops, restaurants and cafés.
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Rowe’s finds reggae rhythm
Cornish bakery Rowe’s has revealed that its new Reggae Reggae Chicken Pasty is now outselling its Traditional Steak variety – a first in its history.The Reggae Reggae Chicken Pasty was launched at the start of the year in over 300 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide. It has been developed using Reggae Reggae ...
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CSM bakery profits take a hit
Bakery products supplier CSM’s profits have been hit due to pressure to reduce selling prices, according to its first quarter trading update. Netherlands-based CSM, which owns BakeMark UK, saw volumes in bakery supplies down 3.8% compared to Q1 of 2008, with “the more luxury pastry items particularly affected”. Sales in ...
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Illegal workers arrested at Wimbledon bakery
Nine men and one woman were “encountered” working illegally at the Anglo-Austrian Patisserie in Wimbledon last Wednesday (15 April). The UK Borders Agency sealed the exits of the bakery on the Hazlemere Industrial Estate, before entering the building. Forty people were questioned and employees’ documents were checked and nine men ...
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Wholesale success for fine food firm Lewis & Cooper
Fine food retailer Lewis & Cooper’s move into wholesale looks to be paying off after its fruit cakes and biscuits were listed at 11 National Trust shops and retailer Lakeland ordered 11,000 of its plum puddings.The Northallerton-based shop, famous for its plum puddings and fruit cakes, launched its wholesale business ...
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Shops reopen after fire tragedy at Andrew Jones Pies
Andrew Jones Pies’ two shops have reopened and a new factory has been sourced following a tragic explosion at its factory on Good Friday, which left one man dead. The explosion happened at Andrew Jones Pies bakehouse in Old Leeds Road, Huddersfield, only minutes after the 5am shift had ...
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Shops reopen after fire tragedy at Andrew Jones Pies
Andrew Jones Pies’ two shops have reopened and a new factory has been sourced following a tragic explosion at its factory on Good Friday, which left one man dead.
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CSM bakery profits take a hit
Bakery products supplier CSM’s profits have been hit due to pressure to reduce selling prices, according to its first-quarter trading update.
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New training providers join NSA
Four new training providers have joined the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing, taking the number in the network to 32.
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National Doughnut Week countdown begins
There is less than a month left until the start of National Doughnut Week (NDW), but there’s still time to sign up and get involved. The week, sponsored by BakeMark UK, runs from 9-16 May and gives bakers the chance to benefit from boosting its doughnut sales as well as making money for charity.
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New training providers join NSA
Four new training providers have joined the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing, taking the number in the network to 32.The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (Cafre) has become the first organisation to be accredited as part of the NSA in Northern Ireland, and will lead ...
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National Doughnut Week countdown begins
There is less than a month left until the start of National Doughnut Week (NDW), but there’s still time to sign up and get involved.The week, sponsored by BakeMark UK, runs from 9-16 May and gives bakers the chance to benefit from boosting its doughnut sales as well as making ...
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Huddersfield bakery explosion leaves one man dead
A Huddersfield bakery is recovering from tragedy after an employee was killed and another badly injured when an explosion at its factory caused part of the roof to fall, starting a fire. The explosion occurred at Andrew Jones Pies bakehouse in Old Leeds Road on Good Friday, only minutes after the 5am shift had started.
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Are you ready for National Craft Bakers’ Week?
It’s not long now till National Craft Bakers’ Week, so make sure you get involved and promote your business. Running from 8-13 June, the aim of the week is to raise the profile of independent craft bakers – ‘The Shop That Never Sleeps’ – and, in doing so, capture increased ...
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Cookie Man wins waste award
Esher-based bakery, The Cookie Man, has been crowned winner of the Surrey Business Waste Minimisation Award. The privately-owned business introduced two waste minimisation schemes last year and now recycles all food and cardboard waste. As well as preventing around 750 tonnes of waste going to landfill, it will also save ...
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In my world
Jo Fairley is co-owner of Judges organic bakery and grocery shop in Hastings and co-founder of Green & Black’s chocolate firm with hubby Craig SamsIs success spelt s-p-e-l-t? When we first opened Judges Bakery in Hastings, spelt loaves were a Saturday-only item - but by popular demand, we’re now baking ...
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Testing times
Athree-year research project, subjecting wheat to a battery of routine and newly devised tests, has identified accurate and rapid methods for bakers and millers to quantify flour’s quality and usability.Dr Eimear Gallagher, Ashtown Food Research Centre (AFRC) Teagasc, Dublin, and Professor Francis Butler, University College Dublin (UCD), headed up the ...
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Show off your skills
== baker of the year Sponsored by Vandemoortele ==Judges are seeking a baker who can show a dedication and passion for quality finished products and the willingness to meet the challenges of the current business climate. Entries can be from small or large firms and do not have ...
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In Short
== Calorie clarity ==Pret A Manger and Subway are among 18 major catering companies introducing calorie information on their menus for the first time, initially on a trial basis. Pret is to trial it in one store initially, with plans to expand to a further 24 shops. Subway stated it ...