All British Baker articles in January 2007 – Page 3

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    Marching into the limelight

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Last year, Bolton-based Greenhalgh’s set in motion ambitious plans to rebrand and expand its retail estate. Production director, David Smart explains that traditional bakeries like Greenhalgh’s are facing increasingly tough competition from modern fast food chains and cafés, such as Starbucks and Caffè Nero, making modernisation and product innovation essential."The ...

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    RH Hall to move to new premises

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Bakery equipment supplier RH Hall is moving to a new 23,000sq ft headquarters in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.There are plans to install a development kitchen at the site, which will showcase equipment and also become the Southern base for the Food Development Association (FDA). Opening in April, it will hold regular ...

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    Real Good results

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Real Good Food Company this week said that overall trading "exceeded expectations" last year, although Hayden’s performance, part of its bakery division, had fallen short of predicted levels.According to the group’s pre-close statement, released January 16, the bakery division’s sales were up by 6%. The division includes Hayden’s Bakeries ...

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    Gb Plange UK

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    With Christmas over, the next treats to appear on bakery shelves are hot cross buns, according to Gb Plange UK (Runcorn, Cheshire)."Increasingly we’re seeing bakers add their own touch to hot cross buns - for example, twists of fresh orange and lemon zest in addition to the traditional sultanas, raisins ...

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    A formula for convenience

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    As with many things in life, size isn’t everything. While the behemoths of the baking industry will naturally take up the lion’s share of shelf space in multiple retailers, opportunities are opening up for small regional operators to supply at a local level.Nick Hill, category controller at Musgrave Budgens Londis ...

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    Commodities - flour

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Flour cost rises of over 25% will result in a 10% increase in bread prices in the Republic of Ireland (approximately 10-17 cents loaf), according to the Irish Bread Bakers Association (IBBA), which represents the major plant bakeries in Ireland.Grain and flour prices have increased by E20-30 per tonne and ...

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    Irish pitta chip plant to open

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    A new flavoured pitta chips business is due to start production in County Donegal, north-west Ireland, in April.Largo Foods, which has its headquarters in Ashbourne, Co Meath, has set up a new subsidiary - Pita Éireann Teo - to make a range of flavoured snack food products from pitta bread.The ...

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    Yes, chef!

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Over-worked, obsessed by details and prone to fits of temper, chefs have a fearsome reputation thanks to the on-screen antics of Gordon Ramsay. So you might think selling bread to top restaurants is a nerve-wracking affair for a baker. Turn up with something that doesn’t match the head chef’s lofty ...

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    Briefs

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    n Quiznos, the US sandwich chain, has appointed Greg Brenneman, the former Burger King chief executive, as its new president and chief executive. Brenneman left Burger King in April and currently manages TurnWorks, a private equity firm, which has acquired an undisclosed stake in Quiznos.n Confectionery specialist Thorntons said like-for-like ...

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    Children’s Trust has merry Xmas, thanks to Biggs

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Mark Biggs and his mother Sally, of Bigg’s Bakery in Littlehampton, West Sussex, raised over £4,000 for charity the Children’s Trust between September and Christmas.They held fund-raising events including a jacket potato supper and a raffle, to give eight children living at the Children’s Trust’s Hawthorn House in Tadworth, Surrey, ...

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    Bargain bread in UK

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket bread on sale in London is cheaper than bread on sale in Cairo, Bangkok, Beijing and even Manchester, latest figures from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveal.The data, supplied exclusively to British Baker, shows a standard kilo of bread cost 61p in a London supermarket.That meant London’s supermarkets ranked ...

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    Christmas puds boost Northern’s bakery division

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Northern Foods said its remaining bakery business returned to growth of 1% in the third quarter, in a trading update this week.Its Christmas pudding business had a good seasonal period, it said. But year-to-date revenue was 4.9% lower in its remaining bakery companies than the previous year, for the third ...

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    Better-for-you bakery

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    With the countdown on to 2010, when the new Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines on salt levels begin to bite, and with retail giants continually shifting their marketing stance on additive-free, non-GM or low salt, bakers are under constant pressure to keep up with changing demands. Yet many bakeries ...

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    SAMB: Gangmaster law to hit bakeries

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Scottish Association of Master Bakers (SAMB) has warned bakers to be aware of new "poorly defined" gangmaster licensing laws.The Gangmaster Licensing Act is primarily aimed at employment agencies, but also introduces a formal system of licensing workers on the processing and packaging side of bakery businesses, said SAMB ...

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    BakeMark’s

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Cheshire-based BakeMark’s (Wirral) Easter lines range includes a number of versatile, easy-to-use products.The mix for Simnel cake produces a moist fruit cake with a rich texture and good crumb stability, according to the company. BakeMark UK offers a range of dough conditioners that facilitate dough handling and processing, lending a ...

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    Bakehouse

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    With chocolate being a hit at Easter time, Bakehouse (Bagshot, Surrey) has developed the Triple Chocolate Danish, with a filling of soft, dark chocolate with white and milk chocolate drops, encased in a traditional plait of flaky Schulstad Danish pastry and topped with real chocolate pieces.Bakehouse has used its new ...

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    The bagel boys grow up

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    It’s amazing that this all started with a business plan and a warehouse in near Rotherham," says Maple Leaf Bakery’s managing director, Peter Maycock.Eight years on, the speciality breads company has a £90m turnover and 1,000 employees. The roll call of its businesses includes New York Bagels, the French ...

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    Wm Reed bakery show gets industry backing

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    William Reed Events & Exhibitions promised "massive investment" as it unveiled plans for a new Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE) this week.Highlights of the new show, which will take place at Birmingham’s NEC every two years, will include a demonstration theatre, artisan master classes, competitions and a working bakery.The exhibition will ...

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    Kluman & Balter

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Bakers can use Kluman & Balter’s photocake decorating system for Easter cakes. Images of rabbits, flowers, eggs or other Easter themes can be transferred from a PC to a special printer that uses coloured, food-safe ink to print onto sugarpaste sheets, which can be placed directly onto the cake. Kluman ...

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    Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients

    2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The bun spice formula from Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients (Milton Keynes, Bucks) is three times as strong as the average liquid spice, claims the firm. Quality Bun Spice enhances the flavour of fruit in specialities such as hot cross buns, Bath buns, teacakes, fruit loaves and tea breads. It ...