All British Baker articles in February 2008 – Page 4
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On ‘sick note Britain’
Smartly dressed, neatly bearded and with a digestive system to die for, Dr Allinson fired off pearls of wisdom as regularly as his bowels. Our nation of work dodgers – a rising percentage of which cannot even drag themselves out of bed in the mornings – should heed the following ...
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Briefs
n Ingredients supplier Mayfair Foods has acquired Hall Farm Merchants, a dried fruit business, with immediate effect. "We feel the acquisition of Hall Farm Merchants’ business fits the dynamics of Mayfair Foods," said a spokesperson for the company, who added that it was looking to make further acquisitions.n ...
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NewsTop toasters: The Full English breakfast toaster
The recently-laun-ched Back to Basics Egg n’ Muffin Toaster is a bog-standard toaster with an egg cooker unceremoniously bolted onto the side. This can cook a full English, sausages, hash browns or tomatoes and the pan detaches for easy cleaning. But why stop there? Where’s yer ketchup dispenser, builder’s tea ...
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West Sussex Bakery cleans up
Carl and Lorraine Edney, the owners of Splits bakeries, have taken over the former West Sussex Bakery in East Wittering. The couple are working hard to turn it into a thriving business again after former owner, Carl Boothby, was found guilty at Chichester Magistrates Court of seven hygiene offences, ...
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Key Note research reveals rising sales at top bakers
The average sales increase for the top 105 bakery companies was 18.9%, for the three years to December 7, 2006, according to a recently published report from Key Note."The sales growth rate shows an upward trend," said the report, "although the growth rate appeared to be slowing towards the ...
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Baker’s mouth’s a goldmine
Hung(a)ry for a way out of the day-to-day bakery grind? Got a mouthful of dodgy molars? Then follow Bill Farnworth, a 58-year-old former bakery engineer from Hindley, who is upping sticks to an idyllic Hungarian village “complete with a deer forest and lake... part paid for by money he saved ...
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Tate & Lyle reports profit lift amid challenging market
Sugar refiner Tate & Lyle has announced that for the four months to 31 January, profit before tax was "marginally ahead of expectations", despite issuing three profit warnings last year.A good performance in its Americas ingredients operations boosted the company’s results. It predicted that pre-tax profits in the six ...
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May–Jun 1933
* By personal experience I have discovered that nothing is more valuable to a man than courtesy and mildness* In all things there is a kind of law of cycles* Endure a rival with patience * He is rich enough who does not want bread* Observation, not old age, brings ...
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Super savouries
The method of making savoury snacks by folding the corners of a square of puff pastry over towards the centre of the filling is well-liked by the smaller baker. Two bakers have reported that the filling for a tomato tart sells well with this, is cheap and easy to make ...
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NewsTop toasters: The roller toaster
This latest bread browning breakthrough eschews the traditional pop-up approach which, let’s face it, has become a bit passé. Its makers were literally thinking outside the box to come up with this nifty roller mechanism. You could probably laminate false passports with it too, or even straighten your hair, if ...
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Reporting in
Terry Sharp, head of baking & cereals processing, CCFRATerry Sharp, head of baking & cereals processing, CCFRAIt has been really encouraging to see how well the baking industry and government have worked together to change recipes and thereby reduce salt in the nation’s diet.We have also seen how the ...
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Partnership principles
T here has never been a better time for the cereals industry to cement partnerships across the supply chain, which will strengthen it going forward and increase profitability for all.Huge volatility in cereals markets has pushed up the prices paid by millers and maltsters, as well as the prices they ...
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Need to know
What is the Sector Skills Agreement (SSA)?Improve says the SSA is the means through which the sector can increase productivity, address skills gaps and provide more responsive training provision.The SSA action plan has generated nine areas on which Improve is focusing employer efforts. Over 200 employers have already signed on ...
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Gold relaunch
Allied Bakeries is set to relaunch its Kingsmill Gold range this month in a bid to claim a larger cut of the premium bread category."The new Kingsmill Gold premium range is designed to take advantage of this growth area," said Jon Wilson, Allied Bakeries marketing director.The launch will be supported ...
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Rebrand to flag up ’good times’
Following its purchase from Northern Foods a year ago, savoury pastry brand Pork Farms is re-establishing its brand with a new look.The re-brand, commissioned by general manager Nigel White, is designed to give it a more modern and contemporary look. "The Pork Farms brand is category leader, worth over £80m, ...
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Fairtrade swap
Coughlan’s of Croydon has received many compliments since it started selling solely Fairtrade coffee across its 22 Munch café outlets.Coughlan’s changed from an expensive premier Italian coffee to a Fairtrade Colombian bean, specially sourced for the company, and says customers have appreciated the change."It’s the right thing to do, ...
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Organics ’dear’ for Irish
A new report has revealed that 32% of consumers in Ireland thought organic food, including bread, was healthier for them, while only 15% said that it was full of flavour.Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) found that more than half of Irish consumers have never purchased organic food. The number ...
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Fair deal
Previously the preserve of teas and coffees, more and more Fairtrade badges have been popping up on bakery products in recent months. Fairtrade is an organisation that helps to improve trading terms and conditions for producers of, among other products, coffee and chocolate from developing countries. But why should a ...
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Cornish pasty makers wait on Defra decision
The Cornish Pasty Association (CPA) is waiting to hear whether Defra will support its application to gain Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for the Cornish pasty under EU law.This will mean that only those within Cornwall who make pasties to an agreed standard will be able to call their ...