All British Baker articles in February 2007 – Page 6

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    Packaging watch

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    As part of Marks & Spencer’s recently announced £200m, eco-friendly Plan A, it is pledging to reduce the use of packaging by 25%. In addition, packaging will be made from sustainable materials or recycled sources, such as cardboard, glass and plastic.The plan sets out to restrict the range of packaging ...

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    Packaging watch

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    As part of Marks & Spencer’s recently announced £200m, eco-friendly Plan A, it is pledging to reduce the use of packaging by 25%. In addition, packaging will be made from sustainable materials or recycled sources, such as cardboard, glass and plastic.The plan sets out to restrict the range of packaging ...

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    Steenbergs Organic

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Steenbergs Organic (Ripon, North Yorkshire) has launched a range of heat-treated organic herbs and spices, including poppy seeds, black pepper, chilli, coriander seeds, cumin, ginger, paprika, rosemary, thyme, turmeric and white pepper. Products are sourced from suppliers in the Mediterranean, India, Africa and Sri Lanka.Steenbergs Organic has also launched ...

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    Steenbergs Organic

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Steenbergs Organic (Ripon, North Yorkshire) has launched a range of heat-treated organic herbs and spices, including poppy seeds, black pepper, chilli, coriander seeds, cumin, ginger, paprika, rosemary, thyme, turmeric and white pepper. Products are sourced from suppliers in the Mediterranean, India, Africa and Sri Lanka.Steenbergs Organic has also launched ...

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    Your Letters

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    As one of the 800 members who do not use training from the National Association of Master Bakers, I too am a little fed up with the near hysteria over the Board’s decision to look for better quality and more cost-effective training for our members. As CEO Gill Brooks Lonican’s ...

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    INSIDER

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    I’m on a full-time NVQ Level 2 in bakery course at Brooklands College, in Weybridge, Surrey. We make all sorts of products, such as white loaves, brown loaves, puff pastry, lemon cake, doughnuts, ginger cake, scones - anything really. My favourite is bread, because I find it easy and more ...

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    INSIDER

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    I’m on a full-time NVQ Level 2 in bakery course at Brooklands College, in Weybridge, Surrey. We make all sorts of products, such as white loaves, brown loaves, puff pastry, lemon cake, doughnuts, ginger cake, scones - anything really. My favourite is bread, because I find it easy and more ...

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    Ginsters gets subs rolling

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Ginsters has added ’submarine’ rolls as it develops its sandwich range, with fillings including chargrilled chicken and bacon, double cheese and onion and ham, egg and tomato."We recognise the importance of being able to offer variety, especially to customers who regularly shop in the same store for their lunch," said ...

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    Ginsters gets subs rolling

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Ginsters has added ’submarine’ rolls as it develops its sandwich range, with fillings including chargrilled chicken and bacon, double cheese and onion and ham, egg and tomato."We recognise the importance of being able to offer variety, especially to customers who regularly shop in the same store for their lunch," said ...

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    FWP Matthews

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Independent flour mill FWP Matthews (Chipping Norton, Oxon) offers a Cotswold Organic Crunch flour, containing organic wheat flour, organic malted wheat flakes and organic malted wheat. The firm’s range includes four organic white flours, three organic brown flours, three organic French flours and three other organic cereal flours.

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    FWP Matthews

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Independent flour mill FWP Matthews (Chipping Norton, Oxon) offers a Cotswold Organic Crunch flour, containing organic wheat flour, organic malted wheat flakes and organic malted wheat. The firm’s range includes four organic white flours, three organic brown flours, three organic French flours and three other organic cereal flours.

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    A whole lotta foods

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The assault on the senses starts at the front door of the Whole Foods Market. As you enter, a rainbow of dewy fresh fruit and vegetables stretches from the front entrance in wicker baskets.Rounding the first aisle, you come upon the deli counter, which runs along the back of the ...

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    A whole lotta foods

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The assault on the senses starts at the front door of the Whole Foods Market. As you enter, a rainbow of dewy fresh fruit and vegetables stretches from the front entrance in wicker baskets.Rounding the first aisle, you come upon the deli counter, which runs along the back of the ...

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    Fermex International

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    For producing organic rustic bread, Fermex International (Worcester, Worcestershire) offers Crème de Levain, a patented live, liquid sourdough, with standardised, high levels of acidifying bacteria and aromatic yeasts in packs of five litres and 1,000-litre tanks.

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    Fermex International

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    For producing organic rustic bread, Fermex International (Worcester, Worcestershire) offers Crème de Levain, a patented live, liquid sourdough, with standardised, high levels of acidifying bacteria and aromatic yeasts in packs of five litres and 1,000-litre tanks.

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    Face to face...

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Q How did you come into the baking industry?A My father was with Kelly’s Bakery in Kilcock as a salesman. When I was a child, I used to go down to the bakery with him and it was a love affair. I started at O’Rourke’s bakery (Mother’s Pride) in the ...

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    Face to face...

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Q How did you come into the baking industry?A My father was with Kelly’s Bakery in Kilcock as a salesman. When I was a child, I used to go down to the bakery with him and it was a love affair. I started at O’Rourke’s bakery (Mother’s Pride) in the ...

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    Many hands make light naan dough

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Ethnic bread producer Honeytop Speciality Foods produces over two million naan breads each day at its factory in Dunstable.With such a heavy work-load you might expect machines to be shouldering the burden, but the company still uses skilled hand-stretchers to maintain the light, fluffy texture of its products. The hand-stretchers ...

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    Many hands make light naan dough

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Ethnic bread producer Honeytop Speciality Foods produces over two million naan breads each day at its factory in Dunstable.With such a heavy work-load you might expect machines to be shouldering the burden, but the company still uses skilled hand-stretchers to maintain the light, fluffy texture of its products. The hand-stretchers ...

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    CSM to off-load French factory

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Netherlands-based food company CSM, which owns BakeMark UK, is to sell off part of its French subsidiary, Delices de la Tour, to French baker Panavi for approximately E15m.CSM will sell the Delices de la Tour factory in Le Mans, which specialises in ’beignets’ and frozen pastries. All 140 factory employees ...