All British Baker articles in April 2009 – Page 5
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== Sweeteners debated ==In April, the EU is to consider allowing the use of artificial sweeteners in confectionery, biscuits and cake. Confectioners have been lobbying in Europe to get laws changed in light of the pressure on the food industry to reformulate products to reduce sugar. Chocolate, biscuit and confectionery ...
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== Corn Exchange event ==The London Corn Exchange Golfing Society’s centenary meeting will be held at the Trevose Golf and Country Club, Cornwall on 12 and 13 May, with a black-tie centenary dinner held on 12 May at the golf club. All bakers and allied trades are eligible for membership. ...
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== 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 ...
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== 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 ...
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== 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 ...
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In Short
== Sweeteners debated ==In April, the EU is to consider allowing the use of artificial sweeteners in confectionery, biscuits and cake. Confectioners have been lobbying in Europe to get laws changed in light of the pressure on the food industry to reformulate products to reduce sugar. Chocolate, biscuit and confectionery ...
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== Corn Exchange event ==The London Corn Exchange Golfing Society’s centenary meeting will be held at the Trevose Golf and Country Club, Cornwall on 12 and 13 May, with a black-tie centenary dinner held on 12 May at the golf club. All bakers and allied trades are eligible for membership. ...
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Short and sweet
The economic winds of change seem to be blowing people’s cookie-buying habits within in-store bakery (ISB) in strangely different directions at the moment. Buffeted by the storms of recession, shoppers have latched on to trusted brands, buying more licensed cookies, while at the same time jumping ship from ’premium’ products ...
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School of thought
The National Skills Academy for Bakery (NSA) is soon to reveal plans for an industry-wide vocational bakery skills foundation course. As such, British Baker was invited to gauge reaction from the craft industry on their training needs and received a mixed response."A foundation course sounds like a good idea, particularly ...
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Reporting in
== Barbara Gallani ==BCCC sector manager - Food and Drink FederationThe 56th Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Technology Conference took place at the end of March and was attended by 70 delegates from industry, ingredient suppliers, government, academia and research institutes, as well as students from Leeds and Reading ...
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A question of tastes
TasteTech: you could assume the name stands for taste technology and you’d be spot on. But aren’t tastes, or ’flavourings’ as they are called, those artificial things that we really don’t need?That is up to you, the baker, confectioner, or NPD specialist, but consumers certainly enjoy the flavours ...
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Trend predictor
Following on from the cupcake wedding cake craze, the latest (and unlikely) trend we’ve picked up on from the US is, er... pie wedding cakes! In fact, we’ve already spotted one UK company specialising in them, offering sweet and savoury options: www.pieand.co.uk. "Why not go for small stands of 13 ...
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Reduction in planned rate rise welcomed
High street bakery chains have welcomed the decision to reduce a planned 5% rise in business rates, but say the government should have scrapped the increase altogether.Chancellor Alistair Darling made an 11th-hour climb-down on 1 April over plans to introduce an inflation-busting 5% increase in business rates, following pressure from ...
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Spice rack: Nutmeg
The nutmeg tree is native to the Moluccas (The Spice Islands), although it is now also grown widely in the West Indies. Nutmeg is not a nut and, as such, is not a danger to people with nut allergies although, rarely, some people can be allergic to it.Nutmegs are generally ...
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Mouthing off
"Things that normally would be pleasurable for rats didn’t elicit the same degree of relish, which leads us to believe that a salt deficit and the craving associated with it can induce one of the key symptoms associated with depression"- Somebody call the FSA! Psychologist Kim Johnson at the University ...
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Top marks
When observing Jane Hatton in teacher mode with her ’team’ of students at Brooklands College, it’s not hard to see why she’s suited to the job. Despite having a somewhat winding career path herself, the lecturer now steers students at the college in Weybridge, Surrey, towards their future, and her ...
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Machines to go
A cheaper 2-group traditional espresso machine and grinder will cost you about £2,500-£3,500, with more premium models going up to about £6,000. This is quite an investment for a bakery wanting to add coffee to its offer, but it would allow you to sell the most popular drinks, such as ...
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Janes gains from recipe system
Gloucester bakery, Janes Pantry has installed a two-terminal Recipe Formulation System from Dataprocess Stevens in Blackburn. The system has been designed to provide recipe traceability, as well as product consistency and the elimination of scrap batches caused by formulation errors."By installing this system into our bakery, we’ve saved around 5% ...