All British Baker articles in February 2007 – Page 5
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Sudden retirement for Inter Link boss
Inter Link said last week that illness had forced its executive chairman, Alwin Thompson, to retire with immediate effect.Thompson, who founded Inter Link in 1994, had seen a steady decline in his health over the last year, said former deputy chairman Jeremy Hamer, who has become non-executive chairman following his ...
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Sainsbury’s joins show board
Sainsbury’s this week joined the board of patrons for the Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE), which is set to take place on 6-9 April 2008 at Birmingham’s NEC.Bakery category manager Nick Townend will sit on the board, alongside baking industry figures, including Tesco’s Neil Franklin, and Trevor Mooney, joint MD of ...
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Barden takes helm at Northern
Northern Foods’ chief executive Pat O’Driscoll has been replaced by Stefan Barden, the director formerly responsible for its chilled and remaining bakery divisions.Northern Foods said O’Driscoll will work closely with him over the next three months to ensure a smooth handover. Pat O’Driscoll joined Northern Foods in March 2004 and ...
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North East Bakery snaps up Milligans bakery outlets
Newcastle-based North East Bakery has bought 15 Milligans high street bakery shops for an undisclosed sum.Milligans, which was ranked number 42 in British Baker’s recent top 50 bakery retailers’ list, had 22 shops in the Newcastle area.North East Bakery, which was started three years ago as a wholesale and sandwich ...
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BakeMark boost for Doughnut Week
National Doughnut Week 2007 will run from 5-12 May and will raise money for The Children’s Trust, a national charity that provides specialist care and rehabilitation for children with multiple disabilities.Last year, the week raised over £35,000 for the charity and more than 600 bakeries took part all around ...
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Make bakery attractive!
T he Sector Skills Council Improve recently embarked on a drive to attract new talent into the baking industry by rationalising the training courses on offer to ensure they are vocationally led. The campaign is targeted at delivering a 35% increase in enrolments to bakery courses across the UK and ...
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Apuro
With modern trends towards healthy eating, there is increased demand for freshly prepared and well-presented vegetables and fruit. The Ital vegetable cutter available from Apuro (Solihull, West Midlands) produces a steady stream of chopped vegetables at a high speed to keep prep time to a minimum, says the firm.It ...
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RHM buy approved
Premier’s £1.2bn proposed takeover of RHM was approved by The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on 5 February.The OFT announced that the acquisition, which would make Premier the UK’s biggest food producer with combined sales with RHM of around £2.6 billion per year, would not be referred to ...
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NA sets date for annual conference
The National Association of Master Bakers (NA) has announced that its annual conference will be held on the first Bank Holiday in May in Harrogate.The event will take place 4-7 May at the Majestic Hotel, with entertainment including a Disney-themed evening, comedians, soul and jazz singers, casino tables and a ...
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Frozen desserts firm goes into administration
Administrators were called into frozen desserts factory Bonne Bouche Frozen UK in Hartlepool last week, for the third time in four years.Joint administrators Mark Firmin and Richard Fleming, of KPMG Restructuring, have announced that all but 10 of the 242-strong workforce have been made redundant. The administrators said a ...
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International activity
Food & Hotel Asia 2008 (FHA2008), an international food event, is set to take place from 22-25 April 2008 at Singapore Expo. This year a Bakery & Pastry 2008 show has been incorporated for the first time to reflect demand from Asia’s growing baking industry.Bakery & Pastry 2008 is set ...
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General Mills acquires Saxby
General Mills UK has bought family-owned pastry supplier Saxby Bros, to run alongside its Jus-Rol business.General Mills claimed it could supply both the capability and the resource to develop Saxby’s business. It said that by combining the expertise of the two companies and focusing on the needs of the ...
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Return to the 1980s
The year so far has been hailed as "the worst period for bakeries since the 1980s", with a spate of companies announcing redundancies or calling in administrators.This week, British Baker has learned that British Bakeries has started a consultation on plans to close its Plymouth bakery, with over 150 redundancies. ...
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Doughnut Week 2007 launches
National Doughnut Week 2007 will run from 5-12 May and will raise money for The Children’s Trust, a charity for children with multiple disabilities. See Feb 9 British Baker for full details
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Zeelandia
Baking ingredients supplier Zeelandia (Billericay, Essex) has recently launched a new version of its Zedamols Liquid product, which does not contain hydrogenated fats.Zedamols Liquid is an enzyme-based functional product used to enhance the qualities of baked fermented products, including adding moisture and softness. It is used in conjunction with bread ...
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Zeelandia
Baking ingredients supplier Zeelandia (Billericay, Essex) has recently launched a new version of its Zedamols Liquid product, which does not contain hydrogenated fats.Zedamols Liquid is an enzyme-based functional product used to enhance the qualities of baked fermented products, including adding moisture and softness. It is used in conjunction with bread ...
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Alan GreenshieldsGreggsBakery firm Greggs has recruited former Safeway and Morrison’s area operations manager Alan Greenshields to head up its Scottish division.As general manager of Greggs of Scotland, Greenshields will succeed Raymond Reynolds, who has been promoted to retail director for the group, joining Greggs’ board.Greenshields brings more than 26 years’ ...
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Alan GreenshieldsGreggsBakery firm Greggs has recruited former Safeway and Morrison’s area operations manager Alan Greenshields to head up its Scottish division.As general manager of Greggs of Scotland, Greenshields will succeed Raymond Reynolds, who has been promoted to retail director for the group, joining Greggs’ board.Greenshields brings more than 26 years’ ...