All British Baker articles in February 2011 – Page 5
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IFE Show preview
The International Food and Drink Exhibition takes place from 13-16 March 2011 at ExCeL, London, and will feature a number of bakery exhibitors and new product launches. The Bakery & Confectionery area is just one part of the show, which expects to attract up to 20,000 visitors this year. Exhibitors ...
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Helping your team to sell more products
Jonathan Winchester, managing director of mystery shopping and customer service company Shopper Anonymous, asks are your staff really making the sale?Sales are at the heart of any business and giving staff even a basic level of sales skills can make a huge difference to profits. This doesn’t mean asking them ...
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Government should ’wake up’ to organic opportunities
A new report from the Soil Association, ‘The Lazy Man of Europe’, asks the government to wake up to what Europe can teach the UK about backing organic food and farming.
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Pukka takes pies further
Pukka Pies is to launch its range of microwaveable pies into the foodservice and wholesale sectors. The pies can be microwaved from frozen in three-and-a-half minutes the result of extensive development and test-marketing by the firm, which includes a new shortcrust pastry recipe designed specifically for the microwave.Initially available ...
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Pork Farms Nottingham
Installed: Applied Principles’ data capture system, Principle Suite.Solution: Queens Drive has been working with Applied Principles since July 2009 to improve processes and remove paper for the benefit of retail customers. Goods In and Low Risk were the first areas to remove paper and the additional equipment is being used ...
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Eyes on the pies of love
An aphrodisiac pie may sound like a contradiction in terms, but that’s what Accrington-based Holland’s Pies has devised for Valentine’s Day. The so-called Aphro-piety, created by chef Tom Bridge along with Holland’s, contains chicken thigh, perry cider, asparagus in a lemon-infused cream sauce, topped with smoked oysters and decorated with ...
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Enter now!
Get your entries in for the National Association of Master Bakers’ Bakery Competitions to be held at Bakers’ Fair Spring. Taking place at Newbury Racecourse on Sunday 10 April, the new event for 2011 will play host to competitions available to all bakers consisting of seven classes for ...
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Edible nuts
Almonds: Demand for almonds has remained strong over the past two months, with December sales from California up 10% on the previous year. Almond pricing is still cheap compared to other nuts, and demand is predicted to stay strong going forward.Walnuts: This market looks to be extremely problematic for the ...
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Matthew Walker Derbyshire
Installed: four 53Lti thermal transfer coding machines for manufacturing of Christmas puddings; installed by Allen Coding Systems, which manufactures thermal transfer, hot foil and laser coding and marking equipment.Currently installed: Matthew Walker currently has 10 of Allen Coding’s machines fitted on its production lines, divided between 53LT thermal transfer coders ...
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A modern take on... savoury cupcakes by Lily Vanilli
These cupcakes I first made for a breakfast event with (jelly experimenters) Bompas & Parr. The theme was ’MEAT’ and the centrepiece a hog’s head. Never knowingly doing anything by halves, or even three-quarters, they had decorated their place with huge diagrams of animals divided into their cuts. There was ...
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CSM revises icing
CSM UK has launched a new and improved recipe for its Wrapice icing, which has now been rebranded under the firm’s leading confectionery brand, Craigmillar. It said the new recipe offers a natural vanilla taste, a smoother application, better coverage and a longer shelf-life.According to CSM, Wrapice doesn’t stick to ...
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West Cornwall Pasty to supply Moto
The West Cornwall Pasty Company, retailer of traditional, handmade Cornish pasties, has signed an exclusive partnership with Moto, the UK’s largest motorway service area operator.
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Co-op takes seasonal drive
Pies, sandwiches and cakes make up a big part of The Co-operative’s new product range, Taste the Seasons, which will be updated throughout the year.The range hopes to meet the growing demand for seasonal foods, making use of British seasonal produce and reflecting the mood and foods of each season. ...
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Weight control
Weight consistency and accurate measurement are crucial for all end-products and their ingredients, no matter whether you run a single owner-operated outlet, a high-street chain or large plant bakery.Take an owner-operated bakery outlet that makes sandwiches for the lunchtime market, for example. Applying the egg mayonnaise, the bacon, lettuce and ...
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EPOS kit is in the clouds
Doncaster-based firm AlfaRichi has launched a new EPOS system for bakeries, which it believes it is the first to use ’cloud computing’ for the back office. This avoids the risk of losing service or data, as the new system replicates this information on multiple secure servers.Tills are connected via broadband ...
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Pretzel snacks put on dark chocolate coat
Dark chocolate is the new twist on a savoury pretzel snack from The Big Yum. The original milk chocolate-covered variant was launched in March 2010, but its success in retailers such as Harrods and Selfridges encouraged co-founders Pippa & Aaron Witcher to launch their Dark Chocolate Swerves eight months ahead ...
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Midlands firm plans sandwich chain growth
Midlands-based sandwich bar chain Simply Eat has announced plans to open 100 outlets across the UK over the next five years. Director Pravin Patel told British Baker that the firm plans to open a mixture of company-managed and franchised sites, but also has its eye on acquisitions, having already been ...
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Caught in the Web
Following the first ever ’disloyalty’ coffee shop card in London last year, the idea is being rolled out to support independents in Lincoln... bbc.in/dVRwy0Anti-Valentine’s Day cookies featuring slogans like "I faked it"... bit.ly/f6nMqm
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Gore cakes of the week
Less a jinking twist on the heart-shaped Valentine’s fare, more a punt off the park, these ventricle cupcakes will be dished out at The London Dungeon’s Blood & Guts exhibition on 14 February. Yes, you guessed it, the Eat Your Heart Out crew are at it again.What’s more, they’ll be ...
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Bridor brings colour
Bridor unveiled a range of multi-coloured breads at the Sirha exhibition last month. Developed by Lenôtre, the Arc en Ciel range its rainbow line features six different breads, targeted predominantly at the hospitality and foodservice industries for use in canapés and snacks, or simply for sandwiches. The range ...