All British Baker articles in January 2012
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Call to support Real Bread Maker Week
The Real Bread Campaign is looking for bakers, millers and others from within the trade to support its Real Bread Maker Week from 7-13 May.
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NewsLeicester College named bakery champion
Leicester College has been appointed as the new bakery training champion by the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD).
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Keen interest shown in Kingdom Bakers
There has been significant interest shown in the Kingdom Bakers business, according to RSM Tenon.
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NewsHovis to air new British TV ad
Premier Foods will air a new British-themed TV advert for its Hovis bread brand next month.
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Starbucks to launch franchise model in UK
Starbucks has announced plans to open its first franchise stores in the UK later this year.
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Kingdom Bakers goes into receivership
More than 100 jobs are under threat at Kirkcaldy-based Kingdom Bakers, after the company ceased trading last week.
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NewsBBC3’s Young Baker of the Year revealed
Tameside College student Oliver Campbell was crowned Young Baker of the Year in the BBC3 programme of the same name last night (Sunday 29 January). The 17-year-old, from Bolton, impressed the judges with his all-round knowledge, and skills in the areas of pastry, bread- and cake-making and decorating.
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Charity receives 1,800 Cornish pasty donation
Crantock’s Bakery has donated more than 1,800 pasties and turnovers to a charity in Cornwall after missing a delivery to one of its food retailers.
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Monument moveMonument Foods is due to open a factory in Sunderland in the next few weeks to expand its higher-end offering of bakery products. The north-east food wholesaler will transfer production of its cake, pastry and savoury goods to the new site from its current South Shields location.Egg appeal to ...
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Bread ambassador Co-star of Channel 4’s The Fabulous Baker Brothers series Tom Herbert will head up a new campaign to encourage kids to bake their own bread. Herbert has been made an ambassador for the Real Bread Campaign’s Bake Your Lawn scheme, aimed at encouraging schools and their pupils to ...
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Caffè Ritazza revampSSP is looking to redesign the look and operations of its Caffè Ritazza coffee shops, based at transport hubs. This will include the planning and interior design of its cafés, and the way products are packaged, displayed and served.Aromatic moveTwo of Aromatic’s UK staff will join parent firm ...
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Can you still reward long service?
Suppose that you are looking at cost-effective ways to retain employees. One idea is to give those with five years’ service an extra day’s annual leave. Is this still possible or does the Equality Act prohibit this type of reward?It costs a significant amount of money to hire and train ...
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An historical sketch with illustrations - by Mr Paul Pfleiderer
Mr Paul Pfleiderer (of London) delivered an address upon this subject. He observed that it was very difficult for a man like himself not to be biased in the matter a little, but he would try and be as impartial as possible.He had written to nearly all the makers of ...
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NewsSubway unveils growth plan
Subway, the franchise chain of sandwich restaurants, has revealed plans to open a further 600 stores in the UK and Ireland by 2015, creating, 6,000 new jobs.
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Government outlines food export plan
The government has unveiled a plan to export more food to emerging markets in a bid to secure lucrative sales – a move that has been welcomed by the food and drink industry.
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EPP works on versatility with new divider rounder
European Process Plant (EPP) has launched a new compact dividing and rounding machine, designed to process dough pieces of any size.Designed and built by global automatic roll plant manufacturer König, the new stainless steel Mini-Rex Multi offers bakers a highly cost-effective way of trading up from a traditional bun divider ...
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Just Desserts plans growth
Bakery and patissier firm Just Desserts, based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, has invested £20,000 in new equipment to support its growth plans.The firm, which supplies premium handmade desserts and pastries to the hospitality and foodservice sector, said it is now trading 25% ahead of its 2010 performance, and is looking ...
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Spar distributor introduces cookies to thaw-and-serves
James Hall & Co has added a new line of cookies to its recently launched thaw and serve food-to-go range.The distributor for Spar in the north of England has created three product varieties in the range, including Belgian chocolate chunk, Belgian triple chocolate chunk and Belgian white chocolate and raspberry. ...
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Facebook comments can lead to unfair dismissal
Love it or loathe it, Facebook is the modern way to keep in touch these days. However, it can have a major downside for employers when staff post negative comments about the work they do and the people it brings them into contact with.In two recent cases, both employers took ...
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Challenging redundancy selection scores
An employee has been selected for redundancy, properly consulted and told about their individual selection score. But do they have a right to see the actual details behind the score?To ensure that any redundancy dismissal is fair, the employer must always:l Have a sound economic reason for its decisionl Use ...