All British Baker articles in December 2006 – Page 2
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Tiffin settles into Asda role
A degree in biology is probably not the first qualification you look for when recruiting an in-store cake buyer or even the fact that the applicant likes to play rugby.Five years of graduate training scheme experience at Northern Foods is probably the more attractive attribute, and so this proved for ...
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Court appearance in stabbing case
Fine Lady Bakeries employee Shahid Rehman has appeared at Oxford Crown Court charged with the murder of colleague Imran Shah.The 29-year-old Urdu speaker will reappear in the New Year to deliver his plea.The two men lived near each other in Banbury and worked the nightshift together at Fine Lady Bakeries.Mr ...
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Flour prices rise again as wheat costs spiral upwards
ADM Milling is to put up its prices on all flours by £21.25 a tonne from January 15.The rise in price is in response to higher wheat costs, ADM Milling’s MD Ian Pinner told British Baker.He commented: "Since August 2006 UK bread wheat prices have gone up by a ...
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Warburtons ads to go national
Warburtons is to launch its first ever national TV advertising campaign as part of a £20m marketing investment in 2007.The ad campaign will build the brand in areas where it is already established, as well as attracting more consumers in areas that are new to Warburtons, it said.The new advertising ...
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International activity
Eastern Europeans are developing a taste for upmarket coffee judging by the results of British-owned coffee chain Coffeeheaven.The AIM-listed coffee bar group, which has 59 sites in central Europe, reported half-year pre-tax profits of £140,000 for the six months to 30 September 2006. This compares with a loss of £366,000 ...
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Folic acid wins favour
The baking industry is braced for a debate about who picks up the bill, after experts recommended flour be fortified with folic acid this week.The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s (SACN’s) recommended on Tuesday that mandatory fortification of flour could cut the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida.On ...
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News review of 2006
JANUARY Called in on 10 January, administrator BDO Stoy Hayward hoped to make a quick sale of independent bakery chain M Firkin. By April Firkin was rescued from administration by baker Ian Bolderston, in a deal supported by flour miller Heygates. Selling Firkin’s 54 shops secured over 300 jobs. ...
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Kart Grand Prix raises £2,500
The Cookie Crew swept to victory at this year’s Bakers’ Benevolent Society Kart Grand Prix, which raised £2,500 for the charity.Sponsored for the first time by Rank Hovis, the event at Daytona International Raceway saw 15 baking industry teams compete in a three-hour endurance race.The Cookie Crew narrowly beat ADM ...
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Reporting in
For decades, organisations in the industry have given awards, bursaries and scholarships to people in baking to enable them to develop their full potential. When every large town had its local bakery college, and the lecturer was well-known to the local baking community, persuading young workers and students to apply ...
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Reporting in
For decades, organisations in the industry have given awards, bursaries and scholarships to people in baking to enable them to develop their full potential. When every large town had its local bakery college, and the lecturer was well-known to the local baking community, persuading young workers and students to apply ...
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Premier’s RHM plans
Innovation and investment were promised by Premier Foods after it took over RHM, which comprises milling, bread and cakes businesses, for £1.2bn this week.Premier’s chief executive Robert Schofield told British Baker: "This acquisition transforms our scale and we believe it will enable us to be a better partner with our ...
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Premier’s path to top
Premier’s £1.2bn takeover of RHM came as a surprise to many investors, but the company has demonstrated an appetite for iconic British brands in the past.Since its stock market flotation two years ago, Premier has acquired Bird’s custard and Angel Delight brands, and the company behind the meat substitute brand ...
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Premier’s path to top
Premier’s £1.2bn takeover of RHM came as a surprise to many investors, but the company has demonstrated an appetite for iconic British brands in the past.Since its stock market flotation two years ago, Premier has acquired Bird’s custard and Angel Delight brands, and the company behind the meat substitute brand ...
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Packing a punch
According to a recent report, Attitudes Towards Ethical Foods in the UK, conducted by consumer, media and market research supplier Mintel, three-quarters of British people believe that they have a duty to recycle. Julie Sloan, senior market analyst at Mintel says: "People in Britain today are clearly ...
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Ulma Packaging
Ulma Packaging offers a range of flowrapping packaging equipment. For small to medium-sized bakery operations the recently updated Florida E flowrapper is suitable for a wide range of bakery applications. Dependent on product, it can operate at up to 150 packs per minute.Another Ulma machine, the Atlanta, has been ...
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Single qualification for N/SVQs
NVQ and SVQ qualifications for the food and drink industry are being replaced by an umbrella title: N/SVQ Food Manufacture.The change follows a two-year consultation period by Improve, the food & drink sector skills council, and will become effective in the spring of 2007. At Levels 2 and 3, the ...
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THE STATE OF THE NATION
Often, I feel the country is going mad, continually trying to buy on price, rather than on quality.With the public’s obsession in buying everything as cheaply as they can, we are shopping ourselves out of jobs. More and more factories are closing down in the UK. And the supermarkets hold ...
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THE STATE OF THE NATION
Often, I feel the country is going mad, continually trying to buy on price, rather than on quality.With the public’s obsession in buying everything as cheaply as they can, we are shopping ourselves out of jobs. More and more factories are closing down in the UK. And the supermarkets hold ...