All British Baker articles in February 2009 – Page 5
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’E’ effect for water
Hoshizaki has launched a new chemical-free cleaning system, which takes ordinary tap water and transforms it into Alkaline ’E’ Water and Acidic ’E’ Water. The ROX machine can use these two water types for almost all cleaning and sanitising requirements, without the use of chemicals and detergents. It is available ...
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Get your just desserts
This truly great-tasting dessert can be made so simply. Crème brûlée (burnt cream) is a smooth custard dessert with a caramelised sugar topping, often overlooked by bakers to sell, leaving it to the restaurateurs. If you have retail plus a coffee shop, you have two opportunities for a sale.Crème brûlée ...
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Create a stir with swirls
With Christmas out of the way let’s roll out Easter! These innovative Easter Bun Swirls are ideal as ready-to-eat snacks, a major advantage over the ever-popular Hot Cross Bun.The technique is based around products such as Chelsea Buns (without the batching) or Pain au Raisin. The dough is simply spiced ...
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Continental shift
A high-street shop with a retail front-end and any of a variety of eat-in options could be dismissed as ’neither fish nor fowl’. It can also prove to be something of a phoenix for a business that is marking time.High-profile examples of bakery-led retail with eat-in tend to be in ...
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Consumer watch
== Food-to-go opportunity knocks ==== By Georgina Wild, marketing manager for him! which analyses consumer behaviour and develops action plans for over 100 retail clients Each year him! speaks to thousands of customers while they’re eating and drinking at food-to-go outlets such as Greggs, Pret A Manger and ...
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Esquires Coffee Houses expands on UK franchise
Esquires Coffee Houses UK has announced plans to grow its franchise by another eight stores in the UK, by summer 2009.The company, now in its tenth year of trading, currently has 25 outlets in the UK. It opened the first of its planned eight outlets in Letchworth Garden City, Herfordshire ...
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National Cupcake Week sees dates changed
British Baker has moved the date of National Cupcake Week to the week commencing 14 September, in order to give bakery retailers more time to prepare. The remit for the week has also been expanded to include everyone from craft bakeries to cafés and supermarkets - so make sure you ...
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Braby brings in silo service
Braby has launched a new silo cleaning, maintenance and inspection service.The UK manufacturer of stainless steel and aluminium silos will offer a full servicing menu in order to ensure that bakeries stay ATEX-compliant and also to extend the life of their silos. ATEX is a European directive enforced by the ...
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M&S wins tax battle over teacakes
Marks & Spencer has won a 13-year tax battle over the status of its chocolate-covered teacakes, although there is still confusion around the legal ruling.The Law Lords upheld a decision made by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year, which ordered the Treasury to refund £3.5m VAT on the ...
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Vinopolis makes move into bakery
Wine business Vinopolis has been given the go-ahead to open a bakery, restaurant and shops by London’s celebrated food market, Borough Market.The development will house a combined 24-hour bakery and retail unit, which will supply products sold in the new retail units as well as to the St John group, ...
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Irish bakery holds its own in recessionary market
Bakery is more recession-resistant than other food, because consumers are unwilling to trade down, according to Irish food board Bord Bía.Bord Bía identified bakery as one of the few categories that did well during 2008. It stated that a resurgence of the packed lunch and reduction in eating out has ...
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In my world - the deli bakery
Jo Fairley is co-owner of Judges organic bakery and grocery in Hastings and co-founded Green & Black’s chocolate firm with hubby Craig SamsAs yet, not that much bread is sold over the internet - although Ocado was recently so successful with the launch of fresh bread that, within weeks, it ...
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Snowfalls bring mixed results for UK bakers
The recent snow caused problems for bakers up and down the country, as shops were forced to close. Yet some say they benefited from extra trade.Croydon-based Coughlans Bakeries took a hit of between £25-£30,000 when its 22 shops were forced to stay closed for the day; shop staff simply couldn’t ...
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Starbucks fights back in US with value meal deals
Starbucks announced this week, that it would be introducing breakfast meal deals in its US stores for $3.95, in response to the financial pressures faced by its customers.The coffee chain claimed customers would save $1.20 on average per visit. At the end of January, Starbucks had announced plans to ...
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Buttery bread with attitude
For various reasons, the idea of onion bread sometimes frightens consumers. But with Onion & Butter Bread, the butter reduces the impact of the onion.Blending with butter will slightly decrease the onion-ey taste and will also considerably enhance the bread’s shelf-life. The method I propose will also ...
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Bako to review position as Armstrong leaves
David Armstrong, MD of Bako UK for the last year, left the company at the end of January.Armstrong, who formerly worked for Threshers and Unwins, has been recruited by supermarket Asda to work in a senior position within the retailer’s wine and spirit buying team.Bako chairman Michael Bell, of Bells ...
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Recipes & Ingredients
Welcome to this Special Feature on Recipes and Ingredients. Last week, some friends who live near Bromley in Kent, phoned me to say that the Saturday lunchtime queue stretched right outside their local baker’s. That was music to my ears. I rather wished a TV crew had rushed round there ...
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Firkins Foods eyes up ambitious expansion
The boss of Firkins Foods has vowed to have 50 bakeries operating within the next two years - just months after saving 30 former Firkins Bakery shops from the administrator. The West Midlands bakery group - formerly Firkins Bakery - had to lay off 140 staff and shut 20 of ...
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The Bagel Group bought out of administration
London-based manufacturer The Bagel Group, which filed for administration earlier this month, has been sold to a new company, Mr Bagel’s Limited, as a going concern. The business has been acquired by the Mansouri family for an undisclosed sum.According to a statement released by the new firm, the purchase has ...
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Fox’s adds to Chunkie line
Biscuit brand Fox’s is adding a new cookie to its half-coated Chunkie range this month. The Chunkie Extremely Chocolatey Fruit & Nut Cookie contains dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chunks, nuts and raisins and is semi-coated in milk chocolate.Fran Kitson, Chunkie Cookies brand manager, said the new additionwas expected to ...