All British Baker articles in January 2006 – Page 2
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NewsA simple country baker
A few days ago an agenda came through my email for the Retail Confectioners International Convention, which is held in Pennsylvania, the US, in June. I noticed my name was down as a speaker and the topic was The Art of Making Money. As I have been attempting that very ...
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NewsMixed up baker has the tools for the job
When craft bakers buy new machinery, weighing up the competing claims of all the equipment suppliers can prove a headache. Often a quick call to a bakery comrade will cut through the sales pitch and determine the value of a new piece of kit. But now bakers have a double ...
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Birds backs landmark match
Birds of Derby’s Bolton shop became the set for a series of BBC outside broadcasts before the Burton Albion vs Manchester United replay on January 18.Conference side Burton had earned a lucrative FA Cup replay after holding Manchester United to a draw earlier in the month. Retail operations manager Mike ...
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NewsGet attached to the Quattro
Apuro (Solihull, West Midlands) has launched the Quattro QPM20 planetary mixer. The company says it is robust, reliable and available through catering equipment distributors nationwide. The 20-litre mixer features a ‘number 12’ hub that is compatible with accessories from well-known suppliers – so bakers needing a new mixer will ...
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NewsWarburtons appoints new managing director
Warburtons managing director Brett Warburton is to become executive director from April, with current finance director Robert Higginson taking over as MD.Brett Warburton, who has been MD for six years, will now focus on quality and technical matters, and maintaining and developing the company’s culture. Chairman Jonathan Warburton said: “We ...
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NewsAmbit International
Ambit International (Enfield, Middlesex) has launched two new models in the President range of spiral mixers, targeted at industrial bakeries with high capacity requirements. Manufactured by Kemper, the latest models – the 200 and 250 – handle dough capacities from 160kg up to 400kg. The wheel-out spiral mixers are ...
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NewsFACE TO FACE - MERVYN HEMPTON, Operations executive, Allied Bakeries, Belfast President, IAMB
Q. How did you get involved with the Irish Association of Master Bakers (IAMB)?A. When I was chairman of the Northern Ireland Bakery Council I was put forward for the presidency of the IAMB. The association represents three organisations: the Northern Ireland Bakery Council; the Irish Bread Bakers Association, which ...
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Adams gets low-GI rating
Craft bakery chain Oliver Adams is to start marketing one of its best selling loaves as low Glycaemic Index (GI), following independent trials at Oxford Brookes University.The bread is made using white flour and an Arkady combicorn mix, supplied by BakeMark UK. This was certified as having a GI rating ...
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NewsChatwins acquires prime city centre site in Chester
CRAFT bakery chain Arthur Chatwin is to open its 20th shop on February 8, in a prime site in Chester town centre.“This is a massive move for us,” said retail director Edward Chatwin. “We’re really excited at the prospect of opening in Chester city centre. We have 20 outlets ...
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Offers accepted for two of Harvestime’s plants
HARVESTIME (2005) administrators are processing offers for the company’s Walsall and Leicester bakeries, as attempts to sell the business continue.Administrator John Kelly of Begbies Traynor said offers for the company’s bakery in Walsall and the main bakery of its two in Leicester have been accepted, subject to contract. He said ...
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Real Good Food to stick to knitting in 2006
The Real Good Food Group said it hopes for “a bit of stability” in 2006, after a busy 2005.Chief executive John Gibson told British Baker the company had set itself stretching targets for 2005 in its Bakeries division (Hayden’s Bakeries and Seriously Scrumptious Cakes). It was also challenged by integrating ...
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NewsFinsbury invests £1m in Scottish acquisitions
Finsbury Food Group is investing £1m in its three new Scottish businesses, acquired in November 2005.The group plans to upgrade all three businesses, California Cake Company, Campbell’s Cake Company and United Central Bakeries (UCB), CEO Dave Brooks told British Baker. It wants to improve their infrastructure, grow capacity and improve ...
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PEOPLE
Food from Britain (FFB) has promoted JANE WAKELING to head of client development and appointed KIRSTY GRIEVE as regional food and drinks manager. Ms Wakeling leads the organisation’s consulting and will have responsibility for providing FFB clients with strategic and practical support to ensure they gain maximum benefit from ...
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NewsMEET THE NEGOTIATOR
Mr Polson, who was born in Glasgow, now lives in a village in north Oxfordshire with his wife and two children -– girls aged nine and 13. He has worked in trade associations for 20 years and has had positions with the British Amusement Catering Trades Association, the British Insurance ...
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NewsInnovation Showcase
Easter offers bakers the opportunity to showcase new products, extend product ranges and create added-value goods to tempt high street customers, says Renshaw (Merseyside).“Bakers looking to maximise profits at Easter should consider three specific product areas – traditional Easter fare, modern twists on old favourites and seasonal themes to enhance ...
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NewsGenesis gives an Irish welcome
Northern Irish craft bakery Genesis ran a “Welcome Home” promotion over the festive period, greeting holidaymakers arriving back in Belfast City Airport with slices of its Crafty Wheaten range.Genesis marketing manager Liesa Donaldson said the company, assisted by Miss Northern Ireland Lucy Evangelista, distributed almost 24,000 slices of bread to ...
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NewsFor display purposes
Kluman & Balter (Waltham Cross, Herts) says it provides bakers with a full range of ingredients to produce imaginative Easter goods, from hot cross buns to simnel cakes, rabbit-shaped cakes and individually decorated fairy cakes.“It’s an opportunity for bakers to go to town on their displays with scope for bright ...
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Vive la différence
Since setting out as an apprentice patissier 18 years ago in northern France, I have gained experience of both the French and British baking industries.Several years ago, I began climbing the UK career ladder at Le Pain Croustillant, followed by jobs at Allied Bakeries and Roberts Bakery (Northwich, Cheshire). I ...
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NewsCracking Easter
Like the first daffodils of spring, Easter is a time when the creative skills of Slattery’s in Manchester really bloom. The chocolatier and his team are small and flexible enough to develop new products almost overnight and it’s this approach that has led to innovative takes on old favourites like ...