All British Baker articles in January 2011 – Page 2
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Penguin opts for caramel
United Biscuits UK has added a caramel wafer to its McVitie’s Penguin range, available in a nine-pack, to sit alongside the existing Penguin Wafer."The introduction of McVitie’s Penguin Wafer has been one of our most successful brand extensions in recent years," said brand director Matt Brown. "The new caramel-flavoured addition ...
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Craft brands
A business’ brand identity can be an important selling tool. It’s what makes you recognisable on the high street and should be what your customers think of when they hear your name. Having said that, you cannot just rely on a pretty logo; your brand identity must work in conjunction ...
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Food Doctor branches out
The Food Doctor is making a break from the health food aisles with a new range targeted at the mainstream sector. The new line-up features several bakery items including bread, bagels, pittas and wraps.The firm said its move into the mainstream aisles reflects the fact the health and well-being categories ...
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Book Review
If the fashion for iced biscuits had been on the wane, The Biscuiteers have single-handedly made it their mission to revive the tradition in the UK.Having been inspired by highly decorated biscuit creations on a visit to New York, founder Sarah Moore and partner Stevie were inspired to start a ...
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Cake behind closed doors
You may be aware of secret dining clubs, where pop-up restaurants open for one-off banquets and intimate high-cuisine dinners. The same is now happening with cake.The Clandestine Cake Club in Leeds is one such affair, offering a get-together for cake baking enthusiasts. Stop the Week signed up and can reveal ...
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Model behaviour
If further evidence were needed of the fashionable status of cake, so-cutting-edge-it’s-obsolete-by-the-time-you-read-it AnOther Magazine will be celebrating its 10th birthday by commissioning 10 of the world’s best designers to work with cake makers to create the "ultimate birthday cakes".The likes of Christian Louboutin, Philip Treacy and Vivienne Westwood have signed ...
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A modern take on... BAKEWELL TART by Lily Vanilli
British bakeries have been flooded in the past few years with American bakery items such as the cupcake. Cupcakes can be done well, and I think they’ll be around for a long time to come, but the trend seems to have finally reached a plateau. For months, journalists have been ...
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NewsBakery retailers see a rise in outlet openings
The UK’s biggest bakery retailers are defying the tough economic conditions with the overall number of new outlets opened by the leading 75 companies (by store numbers) up 6.9% in the past year.
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Global bakery news
According to foodnavigator.com the German bakery market is likely to see further consolidation as the dominance of small bakeries are unsustainable in the long-term, claimed the new director of the bakery ingredients division of Arla Foods, Søren Krarup. She said the time was ripe for larger companies domestic and ...
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NewsRoyal visit for Artisan School of Food
The Artisan School of Food had a visit from the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, who were given a tour around the facilities, and unveiled a plaque to commemorate their visit this week.
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Animate your laminates
A huge variety of options to suit every space and budget is available in sheeting and laminating equipment intended for massive factories, giant retail chains, such as Greggs, or even down to smaller craft bakeries.Sheeters are designed to produce cut lids for the top of pies from bulk pastry. The ...
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Dr Karg adds organic line
Seed crispbread brand Dr Karg has added to its portfolio with the launch of a new line of organic wholegrain snacks.The new Mini Crispbreads will be available in 30g bags in sesame & linseed, Emmental cheese & pumpkin seed, and tomato mozzarella with Provençal herbs. The snacks are rich in ...
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Spring into action
Almost before Santa was back up the chimney this year, the sound of hopping was heard as the Easter bunny came into view. Supermarket Tesco put out Easter ranges on New Year’s Day, even though Easter is late this year, on 24 April, almost a month after the earliest date ...
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Finsbury disputes recovery costs after dioxin scare
Finsbury Foods is disputing recovery costs after its Memory Lane cakes were recalled from supermarket shelves during the egg dioxin scare.
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Sugar beet quality could hit ABF rise
Associated British Foods (ABF) has warned that a damaged UK sugar beet crop could slow growth this year, after reporting group revenue up 10% in the 16 weeks to 8 January.
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NewsUK team named as contender for Bakery World Cup
The UK will have a tense wait to find out if its team will progress to the Bakery World Cup 2012 as a wild card, after narrowly missing a guaranteed slot at the European heat this week.
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Pret ready to grow
Pret A Manger aims to shake up its image and promote its store expansion plans with a PR push.
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NewsCharity begins in-store
Morrisons’ bakery staff helped deliver 100 loaves of bread to a good cause while preparing for their big store opening.
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Olympic organisers target small bakeries
The organising committee of the London 2012 Olympics is keen to source products from small- and medium-sized bakery companies as it gears up for the 17-day event next year.
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NewsRoberts loaves get new look
Independent Cheshire baker Frank Roberts & Sons hopes new bread packaging will help raise its profile in more parts of the country.