All British Baker articles in February 2010 – Page 2
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Closure threat at Hovis Wigan sees risk to jobs
Premier Foods has announced that up to 98 jobs are at risk at Hovis’ Wigan bakery, with proposals for the closure of its roll plant.The firm has undertaken a review of its morning goods business, "following a number of developments in the market", and is proposing changes, which could affect ...
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Caught in the Web
Some other unexpected things found hidden in cakes... http://bit.ly/9jtfae Forget your mixers and ovens, you can now bake a cake using Photoshop... http://bit.ly/a8LM6b Rhubarb crumble kills cancer... http://bit.ly/d0avk1 The world’s cake-eating champion ate 14 cakes totalling 1,120g of fat in just 8 minutes... http://bit.ly/9Jsqn4 100 cakes ...
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Send us your captions!
This evil gingerbread man was born out of the disturbed imagination of a "new media research lab" called Kitchen Budapest. In classic Have I Got News for You fashion, we’re inviting readers to come up with a humorous caption. The best one will be printed in the next issue of ...
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A true cake walk
Stop the Week often dreams of a world entirely composed of cake. So we are overjoyed to hear of an artistic project based in Oakland in California, called Cakeland, which transforms a walkthrough retail space into a haven that’s good enough to eat. Actually, it’s mostly made of foam. The ...
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Traditionals with a twist Chelsea Buns
Chelsea Buns were originally made in London in the early 1700s. They are a sticky, sweet treat and are either finished with glacé icing or sugar syrup. They usually contain dried vine fruits, mixed peel and mixed spice. The method for Chelsea buns can be used with all sorts of ...
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Britvic and Pepsi go large
British soft drinks manufacturer Britvic and PepsiCo UK is to launch what they are calling "the biggest pack innovation that the market has seen in over 15 years".A new range of 600ml PET bottles will be available from April 2010 across the no- and low-sugar drinks in Britvic’s carbonates range, ...
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Hovis to drive white bread as sales surge
Premier Foods has announced strong growth for Hovis’ branded bakery, and plans to push for further sales of white bread.In the firm’s preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2009, it announced that branded bakery sales for Hovis grew by 13.5% to £370m, though it explained the increase in ...
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Wry look at rye bread
It’s a showdown of epic proportions two heavyweight bowel-shifters shaping up for the ultimate contest. In the red corner, rye bread. And in the blue corner, laxatives. Let’s get ready to rumble!Everyone knows that whole grains are the bowel’s best friend if you’re bunged up. But are they better ...
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Brand clinic: Good pack design
Don Williams, CEO of brand specialist Pi Global, says a real-world picture of your target audience is key to effective pack designMany years ago, a wise, if cantankerous, very senior American client in a very large multinational (both of whom shall remain nameless), said to me: "No one ever went ...
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Crantock’s small bites
Crantock Bakery has launched new breakfast pasties, to cater for busy consumers who want to eat-on-the-go. The new ’Breakfast Bites’ have been developed following retailer feedback requesting a broader range of products. The pasty will be available in two variants: sausage, cheese and baked beans or smoked bacon, beans and ...
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Barton updates silo design
Barton Fabrications is promoting the use of its high-specification sugar and flour silos to bakeries in the UK.The silos can feature a penthouse design, where the top of the silo has a built-on enclosure an element that used to be much more popular before ATEX legislation came into force."The ...
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Business doctor helps out bakery
Royston’s Traditional Bakery in Long Stratton has enlisted a ’business doctor’ to help grow its bakery and coffee shop.Royston Owen and his wife Michelle took over the bakery, formerly known as Mr Bunn the Baker, in May 2007 after spending four years as bakery manager for the previous owners Gary ...
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Wild Bean extends BP bakery offer
Wild Bean Café has expanded the range of bakery products served at its 230 stores in BP petrol stations.Custard and jam iced finger buns, topped with sweet fondant icing and a traditional piped icing decoration, are one of three new products launching this spring. The buns, which retail for £1.19, ...
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Shelter needs bakers’ help
This year, housing and homelessness charity Shelter is holding its annual baking fundraiser in March.
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Protected food firms join forces in new association
A new association has been formed to boost the profile of regional foods in the UK.The Protected Food Names Association, formed by UK producers of protected regional food products and those who are currently applying for that legal status, met for the first time this week. Regional foods, including Cornish ...
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Craft or artisan?
Paul Merry, a craft baker and teacher at Panary Breadmaking School, Dorset, continues the debateIn both the advertising world and industrial baking, the need for catchphrases is a powerful force for debasing language and broadening the appeal of certain phrases to a point where they tip over into meaninglessness. One ...
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The British Baker archive
20 January, 1933:A "mean trick"The risks that bakers constantly face were demonstrated at the Feltham Police Court on Friday. A baker had obliged a woman defendant by supplying her with a Christmas pudding. On the day following Boxing Day, the woman called upon the baker and complained that a stone ...
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Morrisons embarks on new drive for apprentices
Morrisons is taking on another bumper crop of apprentices this year, signalling it intends to continue championing craft baking.The supermarket chain will put 160 people through the NVQ Level 2 in Dough Production and Baking qualification.Most of the trainee bakers will already be working in Morrisons stores, while it usually ...
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Salt alternatives put to the test
As BB reported last issue, calls to cut salt in food are showing no signs of quieting down, with bakers still public enemy number one as far as people’s salt intake goes at least in the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) eyes. Controlling salt levels is no mean feat ...
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Pret pursues strategy for UK airport development
Pret A Manger has taken more steps towards its goal to be represented at all major airports across the UK, after securing locations at Birmingham and London City airports.The new outlets at Birming-ham, set to open in May, will be the first launched in an airport outside the south-east region. ...