All British Baker articles in February 2007 – Page 8
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Baking the digital way
Ingredients supplier Sonneveld’s European Bakery Innovation Centre (EBIC) is taking the baking industry into the 21st century. Digital cameras can record everything in iats test bakery and images they take are put on the internet so that they can be viewed anywhere in the world.Temperatures are monitored throughout the bread-making ...
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Bakery at heart of Whole Foods
US natural and organic retailer Whole Foods Market says the bakery department will be the centrepiece of its first UK megastore, which will open in Kensington, London in June.David Doctorow, vice president, North Atlantic region, said plans for the 75,000sq ft store in Kensington, London, are "progressing fantastically".The store ...
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The Village Bakery
The Village Bakery (Melmerby, Cumbria) has introduced Organic Brownies, made with Green and Black’s organic dark chocolate and crunchy walnuts.The brownie contains no unrefined organic sugar and uses organic free-range eggs and butter. The Village Bakery also says it has new packaging to display all dietary requirements and nutritional content, ...
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Bakery at heart of Whole Foods
US natural and organic retailer Whole Foods Market says the bakery department will be the centrepiece of its first UK megastore, which will open in Kensington, London in June.David Doctorow, vice president, North Atlantic region, said plans for the 75,000sq ft store in Kensington, London, are "progressing fantastically".The store ...
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The Village Bakery
The Village Bakery (Melmerby, Cumbria) has introduced Organic Brownies, made with Green and Black’s organic dark chocolate and crunchy walnuts.The brownie contains no unrefined organic sugar and uses organic free-range eggs and butter. The Village Bakery also says it has new packaging to display all dietary requirements and nutritional content, ...
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Kirk Hunter, chief executive, Scottish Association of Master Bakers
As we enter 2007 the industry is facing up to major increases in costs. One local baker recently told me that he was experiencing the biggest increases in raw material prices in living memory. His tale is typical.The immediate problem is the announcement by the major flour millers of the ...
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Kirk Hunter, chief executive, Scottish Association of Master Bakers
As we enter 2007 the industry is facing up to major increases in costs. One local baker recently told me that he was experiencing the biggest increases in raw material prices in living memory. His tale is typical.The immediate problem is the announcement by the major flour millers of the ...
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David Fursdon, president, Country Land & Business Association
I’m sure the baking industry would like more consumers to ’Just Ask’ whether the bread, pie or cakes they are buying are made locally or with British ingredients.The ’Just Ask’ campaign, by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), was launched by the Prime Minister and David Miliband, the Secretary ...
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Immigration officers arrest workers at Allied factory
FIVE workers at the Allied Bakeries plant in Gateshead have been arrested by immigration officers on charges of working illegally.The officers quizzed 16 staff at the plant and arrested five on suspicion of having fake passports and fake asylum registration cards. The staff had come to the company through a ...
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Immigration officers arrest workers at Allied factory
FIVE workers at the Allied Bakeries plant in Gateshead have been arrested by immigration officers on charges of working illegally.The officers quizzed 16 staff at the plant and arrested five on suspicion of having fake passports and fake asylum registration cards. The staff had come to the company through a ...
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Bakkavor reveals UK plans after last year’s takeovers
Icelandic firm Bakkavor, which owns New Primebake, said it had strengthened its position in the UK, as it released its results for 2006 this week.The company reported an operating profit of £113.9m up 71% year on year, and total sales of £1.2bn, with like-for-like sales up 10% year on year.In ...
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Bakkavor reveals UK plans after last year’s takeovers
Icelandic firm Bakkavor, which owns New Primebake, said it had strengthened its position in the UK, as it released its results for 2006 this week.The company reported an operating profit of £113.9m up 71% year on year, and total sales of £1.2bn, with like-for-like sales up 10% year on year.In ...
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Oakdale up for sale as it calls in administrators
Leeds-based malt loaf specialist Oakdale Bakeries called in administrators KPMG Restructuring on January 26.The company, which turned over £30m last year, blamed trading losses and a competitive environment for the decision.Richard Fleming, joint administrator and restructuring partner at KPMG’s Leeds office, said: "The business has encountered difficulties as it has ...
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Oakdale up for sale as it calls in administrators
Leeds-based malt loaf specialist Oakdale Bakeries called in administrators KPMG Restructuring on January 26.The company, which turned over £30m last year, blamed trading losses and a competitive environment for the decision.Richard Fleming, joint administrator and restructuring partner at KPMG’s Leeds office, said: "The business has encountered difficulties as it has ...
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ADM Milling
The organic bread market saw a 10% sales increase in 2006, and 2007 is set to see the same growth. In response, ADM Milling (Brentwood, Essex) supplies Soil Association-certified Organic Stoneground Wholemeal flour, milled at the Allinson Flour Mill, and Organic Strong White flour.Strict certification controls are applied to ...
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ADM Milling
The organic bread market saw a 10% sales increase in 2006, and 2007 is set to see the same growth. In response, ADM Milling (Brentwood, Essex) supplies Soil Association-certified Organic Stoneground Wholemeal flour, milled at the Allinson Flour Mill, and Organic Strong White flour.Strict certification controls are applied to ...
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Scotch Pie Week raises nearly £11k
The Scotch Pie Club, which runs the annual World Scotch Pie Championships, has raised just under £11,000 in its inaugural National Scotch Pie Week, held last November in aid of The Scottish Society for Autism.Scotch Pie Club members who took part in the fundraising week included past World Champions ...
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JOB OF THE WEEK
Frankonia The Bread House We are a highly successful wholesale bakery located near Kingston upon Thames and take immense pride in the quality of our products, clientele and our staff. Due to continual growth and expansion, we are looking for a craft baker to join our team. You ...