All British Baker articles in August 2009 – Page 5

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    Weave your way out

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Are you a plant baker with a green conscience? Do you ever worry about what happens to all those plastic bread bags used to sell your loaves in the supermarkets? Are yours recyclable, for example? Or do they go straight to landfill?Well, Stop the Week has come across a nifty ...

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    Moving with the times

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Given the continually yelp-inducing world we wake up to each morning of apocalyptic economic forecasts, swingeing job cuts and institutional greed, it comes as little surprise that many of us are greeting the environmental call to arms with mutters of ’sod the environment’. An Allegra Strategies survey earlier this year ...

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    Moving with the times

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Given the continually yelp-inducing world we wake up to each morning of apocalyptic economic forecasts, swingeing job cuts and institutional greed, it comes as little surprise that many of us are greeting the environmental call to arms with mutters of ’sod the environment’. An Allegra Strategies survey earlier this year ...

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    Mouthing off

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    "We sell a bunch of junk. We’ve decided if Whole Foods doesn’t take a leadership role in educating people about a healthy diet, who the heck is going to do it?" - John Mackey, chief executive of Whole Foods Market, takes the moral high ground in The Times by suggesting ...

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    Mouthing off

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    "We sell a bunch of junk. We’ve decided if Whole Foods doesn’t take a leadership role in educating people about a healthy diet, who the heck is going to do it?"- John Mackey, chief executive of Whole Foods Market, takes the moral high ground in The Times by suggesting that ...

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    In the market for... macadamias

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Macadamia nuts are one of the less widely used nuts among bakers and manufacturers, which is probably why the The South African Macadamia Growers’ Association enlisted three UK artisan bakers to come up with some ideas and chivvy things along.Ian Martin, bakery consultant and production manager at Martin’s Bakery near ...

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    Letter

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Dear Editor, A Food Standards Agency study, published last week, stated that there was little to no nutritional difference between organic and non-organic produce. Leaving aside the arguments for and against the study, we would like to focus on two overlooked aspects. For us at least, the major benefits of ...

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    Letter

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Dear Editor,A Food Standards Agency study, published last week, stated that there was little to no nutritional difference between organic and non-organic produce. Leaving aside the arguments for and against the study, we would like to focus on two overlooked aspects. For us at least, the major benefits of organic ...

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    A lavish Lamington

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Those Aussies, don’cha just luv ’em? Not content with calling us poms and the Americans seppos, they now have to wade into the argument as to who has the world’s most bonzer cake (see STW July 31). As they would say in Strine, they big-note themselves that it’s London to ...

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    A lavish Lamington

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Those Aussies, don’cha just luv ’em? Not content with calling us poms and the Americans seppos, they now have to wade into the argument as to who has the world’s most bonzer cake (see STW July 31). As they would say in Strine, they big-note themselves that it’s London to ...

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    Implement innocence

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Baker beware! Innocent items of kitchen equipment could land you in some serious trouble, as one poor man (not a baker in this instance) found to his cost. The item in question was a spatula - a pretty normal piece of kit in your average bakery - but clearly a lethal weapon when brandished at large or used in a not-for-purpose situation.

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    Implement innocence

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Baker beware! Innocent items of kitchen equipment could land you in some serious trouble, as one poor man (not a baker in this instance) found to his cost. The item in question was a spatula - a pretty normal piece of kit in your average bakery - but clearly a ...

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    Future prognosis

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The major chains of Costa, Starbucks and Caffè Nero have been careful to choose sites at locations with high footfall or general tourist attractions, and have benefited from this. Older, established coffee and sandwich shops may not now be best located in comparison. Within a range of different types of ...

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    Future prognosis

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The major chains of Costa, Starbucks and Caffè Nero have been careful to choose sites at locations with high footfall or general tourist attractions, and have benefited from this. Older, established coffee and sandwich shops may not now be best located in comparison. Within a range of different types of ...

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    A question of format

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The history of establishing new republics is littered with grief, surrendered casualties, blood-letting and fraught backward steps. Just ask the French. Or, closer to home, Coffee Republic.At the beginning of 2009, the ambitious coffee chain was riding high on the back of the fastest store growth of anyone in British ...

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    A question of format

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The history of establishing new republics is littered with grief, surrendered casualties, blood-letting and fraught backward steps. Just ask the French. Or, closer to home, Coffee Republic.At the beginning of 2009, the ambitious coffee chain was riding high on the back of the fastest store growth of anyone in British ...

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    Gail’s reveals plans for a fifth store

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    London-based artisan bakery Gail’s has announced plans to open a new shop in Queens Park, hot on the heels of its latest store opening in Clapham last month.The new outlet, Gail’s fifth, is due to open in November and will have its own unique interior as with all other Gail’s ...

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    Gail’s reveals plans for a fifth store

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    London-based artisan bakery Gail’s has announced plans to open a new shop in Queens Park, hot on the heels of its latest store opening in Clapham last month.The new outlet, Gail’s fifth, is due to open in November and will have its own unique interior as with all other Gail’s ...

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    Edible nut pricing

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Almonds: July and August statistics are unlikely to show any sort of volume decline and September-November are the months when shipments are at their highest, so all roads currently point "north".Walnuts: If California produces another big crop in October, then prices might remain stable. India reports only an average crop ...

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    Edible nut pricing

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Almonds: July and August statistics are unlikely to show any sort of volume decline and September-November are the months when shipments are at their highest, so all roads currently point "north".Walnuts: If California produces another big crop in October, then prices might remain stable. India reports only an average crop ...