All British Baker articles in April 2010 – Page 3
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Hovis shows a Hearty appetite for oats category
Oaty breads are set to become the new battleground in the bread fixture, after Hovis revealed an ambitious £30m 12-month sales target for its Hearty Oats loaf.
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African fruit arrives in UK industry
An unusual fruit from a native African tree, the baobab, is now available for use in bakery products such as cereal bars, muffins and cakes.Baobab, which is contained in a hard nut, has six times more vitamin C than oranges and twice as much calcium as milk. The Organic Herb ...
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ABST hosts Cup rounds
The qualifying and selection rounds for the 2011 UK SIGEP Bread Cup Team will take place at the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) annual conference on 12 June.The conference, which will be held at Alton Towers Conference Centre from 11-13 June, will host four competition classes for the ...
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Atkins Diet returns with £200k marketing drive
The low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, which encourages followers to virtually give up eating bread, has been relaunched, with a new book outlining a revised version of the diet and a £200,000 campaign in national newspapers promoting Atkins food products.Sales of bread in the UK suffered at the height of the Atkins ...
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29 August, 1902: Greedy baker
Probably few more preposterous excuses have ever been given than that which was raised at the Birkenhead Police Court this week, where a baker was charged with having stolen a large Genoa cake, the property of his employers.The cake weighed 7½ lb and was one of 49 baked. The next ...
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Tunnocks invests in efficiency
Scottish-firm Tunnocks has invested £4 million in new machinery to improve efficiency at its Uddingston site, which produces its Caramel Wafers and Teacakes.The firm spent £2m on new machinery earlier this year, including two foiling machines, two flow packs and a robotic case packer earlier this year. MD Boyd Tunnock ...
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HSE seeks craft opinion on heat guidelines
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is in the process of carrying out a review of its high workplace temperatures policy, with a view to drawing up sector-specific guidance for bakery workers, and is looking for craft bakers to voice their views.
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HSE seeks craft opinion on heat guidelines
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is in the process of carrying out a review of its high workplace temperatures policy, with a view to drawing up sector-specific guidance for bakery workers, and is looking for craft bakers to voice their views. The HSE has already had input from a ...
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NewsSAMB reveals new corporate identity
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers has assumed the new corporate identity of Scottish Bakers, as part of a revamp of the organisation’s operations. “As part of this, we wanted to create a fresh public image,” explained chief executive Kirk Hunter. “We felt it wasn’t obvious to the public what ...
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SAMB reveals new corporate identity
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers has assumed the new corporate identity of Scottish Bakers, as part of a revamp of the organisation’s operations.
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New bakery course over-subscribed
The bakery option on a new advanced diploma in Artisan Food Production is over-subscribed as people look to retrain and set up their own businesses.The School of Artisan Food in Nottinghamshire is now accepting applications for the two-year full-time advanced diploma, which begins in September, with students able to specialise ...
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Atkins diet is back
The low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, which encourages followers to virtually give up eating bread, has been relaunched, with a new book outlining a revised version of the diet and a £200,000 campaign in national newspapers promoting Atkins food products.Sales of bread in the UK suffered at the height of the Atkins ...
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Tunnocks invests in efficiency
Scottish-firm Tunnocks has invested £4m in new machinery to improve efficiency at its Uddingston site, which produces caramel wafers and teacakes.
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Pipers signs pie deal at Lord’s
Devon-based Pipers Farm has signed a deal potentially worth £20,000 to supply a range of bespoke pies to Lord’s Cricket Ground.
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Don’t delay, enter BIA today!
Make sure you get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards before the 7 May deadline. The Awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate the very best of the British baking industry, and are attended by key players from across the industry.
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Uniq ups food-to-go sales
Convenience food group Uniq has announced its first quarter group sales were up 4.2%, compared to the first three months of 2009.Its food-to-go sales, which include its sandwiches wraps and deli-fillers business, increased 12.5%, which the firm said reflected its business wins in 2009, which included £15m worth of new ...
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Uniq ups food-to-go sales
Convenience food group Uniq has announced its first quarter group sales were up 4.2%, compared to the first three months of 2009.
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Pipers signs pie deal at Lord’s
Devon-based Pipers Farm has signed a deal potentially worth £20,000 to supply a range of bespoke pies to Lord’s Cricket Ground.The pies, which retail for £4.95 each, are made from scratch in the company’s Cullompton kitchen with meat from local farms that has been hung to improve flavour and texture.Available ...
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Belvita biscuit hits breakfast market
Capital FM radio presenters Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon are fronting a new £3m marketing campaign to promote Kraft’s new Belvita Breakfast brand - a range of biscuits targeting the breakfast market. Claimed to be the only breakfast biscuits in the UK, Belvita biscuits are made with whole grains and ...
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Belvita biscuit hits breakfast market
Capital FM radio presenters Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon are fronting a new £3m marketing campaign to promote Kraft’s new Belvita Breakfast brand – a range of biscuits targeting the breakfast market.