All British Baker articles in December 2010 – Page 5
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Tetley’s tea for soya milk
Tetley has introduced a new teabag, designed specifically for use with soya milk in a bid to offer more choice to lactose-intolerant consumers, or simply those avoiding dairy. The firm says the non-dairy category is a fast-growing sector, with many large out-of-home outlets, such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee, offering ...
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The heat is on
What is the difference between a toasted sandwich sold by Subway and one sold by Quiznos? Answer: 17.5% VAT, soon to go up to 20%. Why? because HMRC treats one as hot food and not the other.It is all to do with the legal definition of hot food for the ...
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Shot through the heart
If you find yourself in a New York coffee shop being offered ’porn in a cup’, then fear not. This is not Starbucks branching out into illicit publishing. It is, in fact, the latest example of bigger, faster, badder retailing in the US the 10-shot espresso.The official name for ...
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Glacier movement for Star
Equipment manufacturer Starfrost and parent company Star Refrigeration have joined forces to launch a new range of equipment called Glacier.The line combines a spiral freezer and refrigeration plant in one package.The spiral system is suitable for freezing or chilling items, such as pizza, pastry products, desserts and meat and poultry ...
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Walking the Fosse Park way
Sainsbury’s Fosse Park in-store bakery in Leicester is a shining example of how chief executive Justin King’s focus on increasing availability is producing results. Its success in this area is also one of the reasons why it took home the In-Store Bakery of the Year award at the Baking Industry ...
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Reporting in Sanity needed on food legislation
Jim WinshipDirector, British Sandwich AssociationSince the change of government, many thought that the weight of legislation affecting the food industry might just ease a little but signs indicate things are unlikely to change that much.The move by the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) nutrition team into the Department of Health ...
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WMF works on foam
WMF has launched ’Bistro! with dual milk’ following the success of its Bistro! coffee machines.The new machine enables the operator to make bean-to-cup coffee using the fully automatic, one-step process at busy times or, when a more individual feel is required, the manually operated steam wand, which can be used ...
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Glazing made easier
Clean-label ingredients manufacturer and supplier Ulrick & Short has relaunched its additive- and allergen-free range of bakery glazes.Eziglaze was originally developed in response to market demands for more natural ingredient replacements. It can be used on sweet and savoury baked goods, and has been relaunched with improved cost saving value, ...
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Don’t be a victim
When it comes to security risk, a bakery retailer is not in the same category as a jeweller’s and that is something to be thankful for. An armed robbery where rubies and diamonds are the rewards is a more attractive proposition to criminals than bread rolls and doughnuts, with criminals ...
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Danish delights
Financial meltdown or not, it seems UK consumers are frequently tempted by a Danish pastry or pain au chocolat to accompany their breakfast, mid-morning, or afternoon hot drink. Ian Toal, managing director of Delice de France UK and Ireland says the firm has experienced strong demand for its more traditional ...
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Wholesale dairy prices
The wholesale price of bulk cream, unsalted butter and skimmed milk powder dropped last month, according to the latest UK Wholesale Price report by Dairy Co.The price of unsalted butter saw the biggest drop, falling by 6.2% to £3,050 per tonne in November compared to £3,250 in October, and £3,330 ...
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Number crunching
10 millionThe number of people who will try to make a Christmas cake this year 30% of which will go into the bin due to disasters, the equivalent of £30m in wasted ingredients, reckons Sainsbury’s
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Report Coffee shops missing a trick on impulse
Coffee shops are missing out on impulse food sales, according to a new survey analysing the food-to-go buying habits of over 700 consumers by research company Harris International Marketing (him!).The research, which covered people’s experiences in outlets such as Starbucks, Costa, Caffè Nero and independents, found that only 3% of ...
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Culture change
Poor old yeast forever playing third fiddle to salt and flour, which consistently grab all the news headlines. But the times they are a-changin’ as some of the most fundamental processes of breadmaking come into question.For the past 30 years, the main developments in dough conditioning have been the discovery ...
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Caught in the web
Beatable world record of the week: a ’giant’ custardcream biscuit measuring just 59cm by 39cm, by Simon Morgan and Paul Thacker... bbc.in/h81hy32,500-year-old cakes were recently dug up at a cemetery in China, according to the Journal of Archaeological Science, suggesting that the Chinese may have been among the world’s first ...
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Macarons, by Cecile Cannone
Ulysses Press (available from 6 January or as an e-book version from 14 December)When it comes to ’the next big thing’, macarons have been the pretender to the cupcake throne in the confectionery fashionista stakes for some years now. While they’ve yet to tap into the universal appeal of the ...
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Traditionals with a twist stollen Buns by Fiona Burrell
Stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread, which is particularly associated with Dresden. When made at Christmas, it is also called Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen.As the result of a Papal proclamation in the mid-17th century, the bakers of Dresden were allowed to add butter and milk to the mixture, which made ...
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Spanish firm brings a chill to UK
Spanish manufacturer of commercial refrigeration Infricol has introduced a new dual-purpose blast chiller.The firm, which recently launched its first UK operation, said temperatures as low as -18ºC can be achieved in only four hours, or food can be reduced to 4C in less than two hours. If refrigerating, the equipment ...
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Brand clinic: normalising the marginal
Don Williams, CEO of brand and design consultany Pi Global ponders the recent success of gluten-free goodsAbout seven years ago, we started working for a tiny little brand called Mrs Crimble’s. At that time, it was worth in the region of a cup of tea and a pack of digestives ...
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Victor bows to Sovereign
Hot cupboards and counters supplier Victor Manufacturing has launched the Sovereign range of heated drawers, to enable hot food to be safely stored in advance of use.A blown-air heating module circulates hot air around the gastronorm containers, which, combined with a water tray in the base of the unit, ensures ...