All British Baker articles in January 2006
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NewsUp to scratch
Nantwich-based craft baker Arthur Chatwins has built up a loyal following in the north west over a history that spans nearly 100 years. Its high-quality scratch-baked range of breads, savouries and cakes are popular with customers in 19 bakery shops and five coffee lounges, in the North Staffordshire and South ...
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NewsThe toast of Paris
Rue des Martyrs is a typical Parisian commercial street, sloping up towards the Sacré Coeur and within walking distance of the Gare du Nord station. Constant queues outside Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Arnaud Delmontel, on the ground floor of a sumptuous late 19th-century building, are hardly surprising. Its proud owner Mr Delmontel, aged ...
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NewsMake light work of microwaves
For light-duty applications, the Sanyo EMS 1000 microwave oven is newly available from UK agent Valera (West Thurrock, Essex).It has a power output of 1,000 watts and includes a stainless steel cavity and external construction. It also features a ceramic base plate and electronic controls with digital display.Measuring 296mm(h) x ...
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NewsProgram the President to meet your kneads
The new programmable Kemper President Mixer can be used to mix doughs, pastes and batters, says supplier Eurobake (Lostock, Bolton). It also handles a range of volumes and, with an intensive mixing action, the mixer achieves evenly kneaded doughs in a short time, adds the firm.The Kemper President is a ...
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Yields grow as pressure mounts
APV Baker’s (Peterborough) technique of pressure-vacuum mixing is now available as a retrofit packaging for the Tweedy range of mixing systems.This new capability covers all the mixers in the current Tweedy range and also older machines installed before the introduction of the pressure-vacuum process.The benefits of pressure-vacuum mixing include: increased ...
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GEO Mixer from Interbake
The GEO Mixer from Interbake (Bury, Lancashire) is designed for cake or pastry products. The structure of the unit is made entirely from stainless steel, while an internal washing system can be programmed to a production schedule. Carbon dioxide gas is piped through the machine, which kills the bacteria. This ...
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Early sale hope for M Firkin
Administrators hope to complete the sale of craft bakery chain M Firkin as a going concern by the start of February.Administrators BDO Stoy Hayward said they are talking to a number of interested parties.The 136-year-old firm, which is the UK’s sixth-lar-gest bakery chain, with 53 shops, called in administrators on ...
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Cooks rolls out new look as it seeks sites
Bakery chain Cooks, previ-ously Three Cooks, says it is “actively looking” for new stores, as it rolls out its new “Cooks” store format.Chairman Geoff Peppiatt said the Cooks concept has now been finalised after trials in five of its 190 shops over the last year. The concept will be rolled ...
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NewsOil-free gearbox makes for clean mixing machine
JBS Master Baker (Market Deeping, Peterborough) has a new planetary mixer with an oil-free gearbox. Developed by Italian mixing specialist Sancassiano, it provides hygiene, maintenance and production advantages on a wide range of products, claims the company.The oil-free gearbox eliminates the possibility of leakage and product contamination and allows a ...
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SelfCooking Center from Rational
Rational (Luton, Bedfordshire) has developed a tray that makes it easier to bake muffins in its SelfCooking Center.The muffin tray has up to 24 moulds and is made of specially developed material that prevents sticking. Once baked, the muffins are easy to remove from the non-stick moulds, says the company.There ...
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Crimson is the new brown
ADM Cocoa (Koog aan de Zaan, the Netherlands) has launched a new bright red cocoa powder, De Zaan D-11-ZR. The ingredient is made from selected cocoa beans and imparts a brilliant colour and well-balanced flavour in dairy, ice cream, bakery, cereal and confectionery products, says the company.The first in a ...
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In Brief
- Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson has announced the appointment of Paul Myners, chairman of the Guardian Media Group, as the new chair of the Low Pay Commission, which advises government on the National Minumum Wage.- Warburtons has reintroduced its 400g Hot Cross Bun Loaf for Easter, with a ...
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Rise in energy costs set to push up bread prices
Bread prices look set to rise as bakers are hit by an increase in the price of gas, widely used to power ovens.This month, gas costs 92p a therm on the forward market for the first quarter of 2007, compared to 65p in November 2005. The MD of one industrial ...
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NewsMix with the best, says Mono
The Mono (Swansea, West Glamorgan) range of mixers offers a choice for most bakery needs from busy production units to craft bakeries, says the company. Mono offers Esmach spiral mixers and Varimixer Bear high capacity mixers. Part of the Aga Bakery group of companies, Mono is able to advise on ...
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Ocean Spray’s better berries
Cranberry supplier Ocean Spray (Spalding, Lincs) has launched sweetened dried cranberries (SDCs) with less sugar and more fibre to enhance the fruit’s health properties. With 50% less sugar and twice the fibre of the original SDC, the launch enables manufacturers to produce diet or ‘light’ foods by declaring a ...
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NewsBenbo Planetary Mixer
The new Benbo Planetary Mixer from Nisbets (Avonmouth, Bristol) is suitable for bakers, hotels, restaurants and canteens looking for a durable, reliable and powerful machine, says the company.This 20-litre commercial bench model mixing machine is safe and easy to use, featuring a lever-operated bowl lift, safety stop when the bowl ...
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You can’t beat a belt-drive, says JBS
A new range of Ergo Bear planetary mixer by JBS Master Baker (Market Deeping, Peterborough) incorporate handling and operational improvements, says the firm.The range of 40-, 60-, 80- and 100-litre machines, developed by Danish manufacturer Wodschow, is mechanically belt-driven, regulating the speed while the machine is running, says JBS. Conventional ...
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BB’s expands on health lines
Shopping centre coffee operator BB’s Coffee & Muffins is preparing to extend its healthy range including new healthy sandwiches over the course of the year.The first new product, launched this month is a low-fat, low-sodium Cranberry and Orange muffin for customers on a low-fat diet, made from a mix supplied ...
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Do bakers want the DTI to keep Sunday special?
Bakers have called the possibility of liberalising Sunday trading hours “bad for business” and “bad for society”. The present law restricts stores over 3,000sq ft to opening for six hours on a Sunday. But the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched a consultation on the issue on January ...