All articles by Jerome Smail
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NewsReal Bread Campaign seeks new ambassadors
The organisation is encouraging applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to volunteer to as champions for baking without chemical leavening and additives
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Subway teams with Walkers to offer crisp sandwich
The ready salted crisps will be added to Subway’s range of ingredients from 7 April to 23 May 2021
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Ingredion acquires texture specialist KaTech
The global ingredients supplier has bought the formulation solutions provider, with sites in the UK, Germany and Poland, for an undisclosed amount
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Subscription service showcases new brands for retail listing
The Buyer’s Discovery Club subscription service from consultancy The Good Food Group provides retailers with boxes of products to assess their suitability
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Scottish Bakers renews apprenticeship training contract
The trade body’s NFDT arm will receive government support to deliver 481 apprenticeships for food and drink businesses during 2021-22
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Interview
Why Proper Cornish longs for a return to the ‘old normal’
The Bakery Manufacturer of the Year looks forward to markets opening up again, the chance to make the most of its new facilities, and the opportunity to celebrate its BIA success in person
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Interview
Brian McErlain on starting Bertie’s Bakery amid a pandemic
The founder reflects on what it was like to open a business in the shadow of Covid-19 and reveals the lessons learned from his time at Genesis Crafty
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Feature
What do classic cakes look like across the globe?
From opera cake to sachertorte, pandan cake and more, the sky’s the limit on the wide range of international classics just waiting to be discovered
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Addo Food Group seeks talent for graduate initiative
The chilled pastry producer is offering a two-year programme for degree holders interested in a career in food manufacturing, operations and commercial management
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IBA trade fair shelved until October 2023
The Munich-based international bakery event has been postponed from its original date of 24-28 2021 due to uncertainty around Covid-19 travel restrictions
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Project D doughnut deliveries go nationwide
The handcrafted products will be baked overnight and delivered in corrugated cardboard boxes via DPD’s next-day service
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Pladis unveils £4.5m ad campaign for Jacob’s Mini Cheddars
The ‘Welcome to Cheddar Town’ launch features an animated TV creative, Channel 4 sponsorship and social media amplification
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Bread producers wanted for bacterium risk research
Campden BRI is looking for partners from the bakery sector for studies seeking to combat the dangers of Clostridium botulinum in bread products
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M&S launches Colin the Caterpillar cupcakes
The new version of the birthday favourite is joined by a special Mother’s Day iteration of Connie the Caterpillar
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Warburtons to build £18m thin bagel production plant
The new facility will be located at the company’s Stockton bakery on Teesside and will create 30 jobs
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Sainsbury’s to close £1.4m bakery college facility in London
The supermarket chain has announced a restructuring plan that will see the college continue at a nearby location
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Wall’s Pastry unveils Great Family Favourites range
The selection of ’classic springtime products’, including pies and quiches, will be available in selected Asda stores from 18 March
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Synergy unveils fat-reducing flavour ingredient for baking
In company tests using a muffin recipe, the innovation enabled a 37% reduction in fat, as well as 22% less saturated fat and 14% fewer kcals
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British Pie Week 2021 activity round-up
Britain’s pie makers have been rolling out NPD, donating to charity and polling the nation on their favourite pastry treats in celebration of the week
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Research points to big benefits from bakery salt reduction
Reformulation could contribute to 200,000 fewer adults developing heart disease by 2050 but the authors of the study say tougher action is needed
