All British Baker articles in January 2010 – Page 5
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Doughnut Week dateThe date of National Doughnut Week 2010 has been announced as 8-15 May. The fundraising event, sponsored by CSM UK (previously BakeMark UK) raises money for The Children’s Trust through the sale of doughnuts. Bakers give a donation to the charity for every doughnut sold.Fox’s up Rocky salesFox’s ...
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Borders coffee outlets closedAll 36 Starbucks outlets located in Borders shops in the UK have been forced to close after the book chain’s administrator MCR was unable to agree the sale of any part of the business as a going concern. The outlets closed on 22 December and a spokesperson ...
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Reporting in
Alex Waugh,Director general, Nabim2010 opened with a broad food strategy statement from Defra, ’Food 2030’. This set out targets for the food sector, such as "produce more with fewer resources and fewer carbon emissions", "protect food safety" and develop "informed consumers able to choose and afford healthy food, supported by ...
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The UK coffee shop sector has remained resilient in recession, despite several key players having gone into administration, according to Allegra Strategies’ Project Café9 UK report, but slower growth is forecast for 2010. The market, made up of more than 11,000 outlets, saw growth of 6.2% in 2009, with sales ...
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Trend predictions
The media is awash with trend predictions for 2010. So we’re not about to break ranks, are we? Here’s Stop the Week’s half dozen...1. Whoopie goldmine"The freshest food fad to waft in from American bakeries," declared The Times on Saturday, "is the humble whoopie pie, a cake-and-cream dessert sandwich". ...
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PPE reduces rubber risk
A new metal detectable elastomer, designed to help bakeries reduce the risk of rubber contamination in bread and other bakery products, has been launched.Detectaseal is FDA-compliant and has been developed by Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE). Fragments as small as 2mm can be identified by conventional, in-line, metal detection equipment.The o-ring ...
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Warburtons makes most of muffins
Warburtons has launched new Toasting Muffins this month, and is encouraging retailers to take advantage of the cold weather by offering them to consumers. The muffins will be available in packs of four, and can be marketed as an alternative breakfast food. They have been gently forked around the middle, ...
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Nut store: macadamias
Macadamia nuts are native to Australia but are also cultivated commercially in Hawaii. They are very difficult to crack out of their shells, but are well worth the effort. They have a creamy flavour and crunchy texture, which goes well with semi dried fruits such as cranberries, cherries and blueberries. ...
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Kingsmill taps into taste for oats
Kingsmill has spotted a gap in the market and filled it with a new smooth loaf, baked with oats and wheat, branded Oatilicious. The firm said it has looked to what’s popular within the breakfast cereal market and has applied it to bread. "Oat-led products, combining the goodness of wholegrain ...
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Wenzel’s trials kiosk format in tube station
London chain Wenzel’s has opened a trial kiosk outlet at London’s Baker Street station this week as it explores new routes to market. The 600sq ft outlet, which opened on 14 January, sells a range of food-to-go items and is open from 6am to 9pm, seven days a week.The 16-shop ...
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In the market for... Long Fermented Sourdough
Sourdough is typical of artisanal baking: the art of encouraging wild yeast cultures to ferment just at the right time and for so long you could probably read War and Peace. I have worked with many bakers who are so proud to boast of starters that have been in the ...
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An eye towards Easter
You don’t have to wait until September’s National Cupcake Week to capitalise on the cupcake craze, which shows no signs of slowing. In fact, cupcakes saw sales volume growth of 13.7% and average prices per pack increasing by 7.2% (TNS Superpanel, 52 w/e 4 October 2009). "There is still potential ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Coconut: Prices remain at reasonable levels. Given the general bullishness across the market and with coconut in increasing demand across a variety of applications, pricing is more likely to rise than to fall.Raisins: Prices should have weakened further than they have, yet origin sellers remain cautious in the hope that ...
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Macphie cupcakes
These premium Easter-themed cakes use Macphie’s Genoese Mix and 5th Avenue icing and offer a high profit margin.ToppingSugar and chocolate sprinkles1. Mix 500g Chocolate Genoese Mix and 70g margarine for 1 minute on a slow speed. 2. Add 200g water and mix for 1 minute on slow speed, scrape down, ...
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CSM cupcakes
This recipe combines CSM’s Craigmillar-branded Extra Moist Cake and Crembel Lemon Fudge Icing.Easter Cupcake baseDeposit Craigmillar Extra Moist Cake Mix in Plain or Choc into a cupcake tray lined with paper cases. Bake at 190°C for approx 12-15 minutes.ToppingOnce cool top with melted Craigmillar Natural Colour & Flavour Lemon Fudge ...
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Country-of-origin labelling creates confusion
New research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed that there is a low level of consumer engagement with, and understanding of, country-of-origin labelling (COOL).
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Heinz feeds need for choice
Heinz Foodservice is to offer Heinz SqueezMe! sauce pods in a variety pack from February. The 80-pod pack will be made up of five different sauces 20 Heinz Mayonnaise, 20 Heinz Garlic Mayo, 20 Heinz Tartare, 10 HP Brown and 10 HP BBQ.Tal Drori, brand manager for Heinz Foodservice, ...
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Chappell’s collapses in run-up to Christmas
Melton Mowbray pork pie company Chappell’s Fine Foods has gone into liquidation just six months after it was taken over by a new owner with ambitious plans to expand sales.The factory in Wigston, Leicester, closed suddenly before Christmas, leaving its 12 employees out of work and its customers frantically searching ...
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Caught in the Web
Jesus appears on a naan bread (again)... http://bit.ly/5HEwH4 Yet more geeky Star Wars cake creativity... http://bit.ly/8IS04K How do you make a cake worthy of Elvis’ 75th birthday (he’s still alive, you know)? http://bit.ly/8B2Qk7 Can you really sell a cupcake for $10,000? Er, no... http://bit.ly/8431Vi Why ...
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Fit for purpose: Style can’t be everything
Richard Hamilton of HamiltonBIG, a creative retail and brand consultancy, reflects on style and substance in shop designThe look of the store obviously needs to reflect your own personal ambitions and being guided by a store designer is certainly of benefit. But of course I would say that. To ...