All British Baker articles in January 2007 – Page 4
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Aga bakery division does well
Equipment supplier Aga Foodservice said its bakery operation continued to perform well, in a trading update this week.The division, which includes Mono Equipment and Williams Refrigeration, was boosted by acquisitions including Eloma in Germany. And new central European markets contributed well, said chief executive William McGrath.Mono general manager Andrew Jones ...
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ADM Milling
(Brentwood, Essex) the independent flour miller, offers bakers a range of premixes, concentrates and toppings, for producing Easter goods.The Bakers Mixes range includes Bun Mix, a premix versatile enough to produce Hot Cross Buns. Other Easter recipes include; Simnel Cake, Easter Gateau and Cinnamon Fruit Plait, which can be ...
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Dawn adds to mix with Easter recipe
Sweet bakery and ingredients specialist Dawn Foods (Evesham, Worcestershire) is offering an Easter recipe, using its Baker’s Select Carrot Cake base, as an alternative to the traditional fruit cake recipe.According to Dawn Foods’ marketing director, Maggie Dagostino: "Easter entertaining is not just about Easter eggs and themed cakes. The long ...
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DIY icing set to add profit
Do-it-yourself cake decorating is already a big hit in the USA. Now, new company Cake Décor, based in Glasgow, is set to capitalise on this growing trend in the UK."Bakers can look to the major seasons as a way of introducing novelty and profit to their business," says Cake Décor ...
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5p expected on branded bread
`City analysts are expecting the price of branded bread to go up by around 5p on an 800g loaf next month, as plant bakers seek to cover rising flour and energy costs.David Lang of Investec said he was expecting prices to move on branded loaves this month after plant bakers ...
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NewsInterior motives
Established in 1932, village bakery Warings has invested in a major refurb that brings the shop up to date while maintaining its traditional feel. See 25 Jan British Baker
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Making it to the top
Most traditional craft bakers report that their role on the high street has radically altered over the last few years. Where once they focused on loaves of bread, now anything from baked potatoes to cappuccino is on offer in their shops. Many describe themselves as sandwich retailers and talk ...
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Ingredients watch
The perception that raisins are thought to be a "sticky" sweet fruit, detrimental to oral health, has been rebutted by research conducted by the Illinois College of Dentistry.The research, entitled Phytochemicals in raisins inhibit growth and adherence of plaque bacteria, demonstrates that raisins contain phenolic compounds and other antioxidants that ...
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At the top of his game
If James Campbell had gone straight to college from school, there’s no doubt he would have been a high-flying accountant by now. As it happened, he missed his place on the accountancy course by a month and was told he would have to wait a year to start again. His ...
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Inter Link eyes organic growth
Inter Link said it was set for solid growth in 2007, after admitting it had "bitten off more than it could chew" in 2006.Speaking as it released its interim results for the six months ended November 4, chief executive Chris Thompson told British Baker that the company had made "important ...
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Irwin’s strikes Guinness deal
"Irwin’s bakery of Ireland, in partnership with the beer brand Guinness, has created a new Guiness bread, following two years of pro-duct research and development.Made by Irwin’s at its Portadown bakery, the new wholegrain bread contains 17% Guinness. Michael Murphy, Irwin’s business development controller said that the product had already ...
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Carrs predicts a tough year
Carrs Milling Industries said in an AGM statement this week that a massive increase in wheat prices, combined with high energy costs, will make it a tough year for its food division.Company chairman, Lord Richard Inglewood said: "There remains an inevitable lag in successfully passing on cost increases to customers. ...
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Cooks wins school favour with new healthy canteen
UK bakery chain Cooks The Bakery is following in the footsteps of Jamie Oliver and has opened up a ’healthy’ canteen in a comprehensive school.The school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, has reported that the new school meals have been so successful that servings have increased from 50 to 900 per ...
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Discovery refutes Mission buy
Tortilla supplier Discovery Foods has denied industry rumours that it is about to be sold to Mission Foods, which claims to be the world’s largest tortilla company.Discovery, an independent family business, is looking at various strategic options for securing external investment, admitted MD James Beaton. But reports of an impending ...
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Briefs
n Northern Foods’ shareholders voted in favour of the disposal of the firm’s speciality bread, chilled pastry, cakes and flour milling businesses to Vision Capital at an Extraordinary General Meeting this week.n A poll on our bakeryinfo.co.uk website has revealed that 55% of bakers believe the biggest challenge to their ...
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Small can be beautiful
Our company, based in Fife on the east coast of Scotland, will this year celebrate 150 years of trading, with a Stuart still at the helm.Founded by my great-great grandfather James Stuart, we began trading in 1857 and today have 16 bakery shops and three butcher’s shops, all located within ...
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Quick sale sought for Ferrari’s bakery
Administrators say they are hopeful of a quick sale after Welsh bakery Ferrari’s went into administration on December 18.Administrator Begbies Traynor said it had received an "encouraging number of approaches from interested parties in the baking industry", after advertising the businesses for sale as going concerns. Cleary Foods, Ferrari’s ...
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Future bakery trends
T elling a trend from a fad, or to use the more fitting parlance, separating the wheat from the chaff, is not always easy when it comes to predicting the ’next big thing’ in bakery. It often comes from looking backwards rather than forwards, as the boom in wholegrain over ...
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Tesco fined as Ashby bakery worker suffers burns to feet
Tesco has been fined a total of £24,000 after a bakery worker was badly burned when hot oil from a doughnut machine dripped onto her feet.The company admitted breaching health and safety regulations at its Ashby store, during a hearing before Hinckley magistrates.The court heard that ...