All British Baker articles in January 2006 – Page 5
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ADM reduces trans fats with non-hydrogenated alternatives
ADM Speciality Oils & Fats (Koog aan de Zaan, the Netherlands) has extended its range of low trans fat products to provide a healthier variation to traditional fats in bakery, confectionery and frying applications.Pura low trans fat shortening consists of unhydrogenated vegetable oils and can be used in cakes, crèmes ...
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NewsTime to add as well as subtract
Healthy eating is a key driver of innovation in baking, but new product developers have tended to cut salt, sugar and fat, rather than add ‘functional’ ingredients that deliver specific health benefits. This stands in contrast to other sectors of the food industry, where functional foods are well established. In ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
There is a culture of training within the baking industry and we want to build on that in 2006. The SAMB is very active on training – we’ve got a couple of hundred youngsters on Skills Seekers and Modern Apprenticeship schemes, and up to 900 adults in our European Social ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
As far as prices go we have been hit by fuel and electricity charges, but I think most members of the industry made a price adjustment upwards to cover that. So I think they would be fairly stable for the next 12 months. My other problem is that Canadian organic ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
We manage the buying for Subway’s franchises in the UK, Ireland and Germany.For Subway, 2006 will be all about increasing store numbers and making strides towards our growth goals – we want to have 2,010 stores in the UK and Ireland by the matching year of 2010. In 2005 there ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
I’m hoping for a more buoyant economy, encouraging people to spend more, and for that spend to be on premium bakery products, whether they be healthy or indulgent. The issue with the UK food market is that we don’t eat more or less calories depending on the economy – we ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
There was a very positive view reported in British Baker recently from Investec that consumers value premium plant bread and I think that applies to baked goods generally. There is a bit of doom and gloom out there that the multiple grocers are the bad guys. I think there is ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
Looking ahead to 2006 I think the challenge will be the same as the last couple of years, which is that suppliers will be driven by the retailers. It’s all about cost reduction, but at the same time retailers are looking for innovation. Sometimes these two things are very difficult ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
Acrylamide, which is formed in low-protein, high-carbohydrate foods cooked at high temperatures, could become a health issue, particularly with well-fired breads. The World Health Organization is now looking at it. There is a feeling that the research that is being done will show that very high levels of acrylamide intake ...
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NewsLook ahead for 2006
David Roberts, chairman, plant bakery Frank Roberts and SonsIt is always essential when attempting to predict the future to look to the past to judge whether any event was sufficiently catastrophic to change the way we see the future.From the baking industry’s perspective the slide into administration of New Rathbones ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
This year will see the roll out of the new shelf replenishment method, which encompasses the new style bread trays. These are in around 130 Tesco stores and we hope to complete that by the end of the year. I would like to see the Federation of Bakers get bread ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
There is almost a merging of the FoB’s and the Flour Advisory Bureau’s public relations work under the Vitality Eating System. That is our response and initiative in terms of a promotion similar to ‘five-a-day’. We’re setting out how people can eat sensibly with a balanced diet that includes bread ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
The cost of utilities such as energy and fuel, and their potential impact upon pricing, will be the key challenge for our supply base and ourselves in the year ahead. This has only begun to emerge as a major issue over the past few months but will inevitably snowball.Other challenges ...
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News2006:THE YEAR AHEAD
We hope to stimulate government ministers, civil servants and local authorities to recognise the importance of small shops on the high streets. We use the term ‘high street’, but it could be a suburban shopping centre, a village or small shops in general. I would like to see progress on ...
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NewsViewpoint
A new year and, by the time you read this, the likelihood is that Harvestime (2005) Walsall plant bakery will be under new ownership. At the time of going to press, favourite bidders to buy the Walsall site appear to be British desserts manufacturer Country Style Foods, though Australian pie ...
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Small shops news
The All Party Small Shops Group has attacked “hilariously uninformed” press leaks about its report on the future of the High Street in 2015. The Group is preparing to release the report within the next three weeks. Speculation about the report, suggesting that a draft copy claims supermarkets will kill ...
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NewsLower TFAs in margarine
BakeMark UK (Wirral, Merseyside) supplies a wide range of non-hydrogenated fats and margarines. These enable food manufacturers to develop baked goods containing lower levels of trans fatty acids (TFAs), says the company. Consumer awareness of the potential health benefits of cutting TFA consumption is driving current demand, adds the firm.Healthier ...
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Obituary - Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson, aged 92, died recently after a short illness, writes his daughter Pat Harwood. Jack was well-known, firstly in Thames Ditton where he bought his first bakery, originally called Taylors. Jack opened his business just after the war, when ingredients were in short supply – at a time when ...
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NewsSpooner invests in pilot tunnel
Spooner Industries (Ilkley, West Yorkshire) has completed its investment in a pilot tunnel oven at its head office. The high performance tunnel oven will enable customers to carry out tests and trials.The oven incorporates three independent, direct gas-fired heating sections and is suitable for baking a variety of products at ...
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Neil Houliston
Neil Houliston, the 17 year old son of British Bakels’ sales director Keith Houliston was tragically killed in a road accident on Christmas Day. He was returning home, having driven his sister to Selby Golf Club where she was temping as a waitress. The funeral service was held in ...