All British Baker articles in July 2007 – Page 4
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Joint approach
I would like to express support for both the opinion expressed in Viewpoint and by John Gillespie’s essay - "We need to speak with a united voice or be ignored altogether" - in the 29 June edition of British Baker.In addition to technical, legal and industry promotion issues, one of ...
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International activity
Israel faces a bread crisis, as bakeries have stopped producing government-subsidised, price-controlled bread.Unless the government allows them to put up the price of the subsidised bread, bakers will not be able to afford to make it because of the price hikes in worldwide wheat.Last week, the government refused to raise ...
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viewpoint
As the saying goes ’it never rains, but it pours’. Or if June is anything to go by, it rains, pours, storms and floods, non-stop and without an end in sight.For a depressingly autumnal mid-summer month the elements have taken their toll, with forward wheat prices rising steeply this week ...
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Storming wheat prices
A price rise of up to £55 on breadmaking flour in the next two months is now tipped as "more likely than not", after wheat prices rose nearly 10% in the last week.The breadmaking wheat price for November was £142 a tonne (delivered to the north-west) last week, with industry ...
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Small shops maintain market share
The independent retail sector may be finding its niche after decades of pressure from the multiples, according to the latest TNS data.TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, published for the 12 weeks ending 17 June 2007, found that the independent sector’s share is stable with growth rates of 8%.Edward ...
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Staff health ’should be priority’
According to Ipsos MORI research, commissioned by Investors in People, over a third of employees in the retail sector (37%) believe their employer needs to do more to improve the health and well- being of employees at work.A nationally representative quota sample of around 900 working adults were interviewed between ...
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Health watch
A US study, to be published this month in the Neurobiology of Ageing journal, has found that an increased intake of fresh blueberries could help to minimise the effects of Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases associated with an ageing brain.Alzheimer’s affects over 400,000 people in the UK, according to ...
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The trouble with good ideas
Never believe your own publicity: I got carried away with a previous article I had written and began to believe I was a craftsman.While visiting John Waterfield to steal more good ideas, I met Albert Waterfield and, as bold as brass, I went up to him, stuck out my hand ...
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Rising fortunes
Over 500 craft bakers across the UK took part in the 15th National Doughnut Week, which is expected raise more than £35,000 for The Children’s Trust, a charity which provides special care, therapy and education for severely disabled children.This year the week ran in May and its sponsor, BakeMark UK, ...
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Counter culture
Yorkshire-based Clarks Bakery has given its traditional shop an ultra-modern makeover to showcase its wide product range.The shop refit, at its Victorian-era premises in the market town of Easingwold, near York, has already generated a big sales boost, particularly as a result of its new display counter.The contents of the ...
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Commodities tracker
Butter prices are in turmoil, according to June’s Bulk Dairy Market Report from Staple Dairy Products.Prices in the UK have risen by 40% since January 2007, according to the report. On butter and milk powders it says: "Supplies remain scarce and prices remain firm - and getting firmer ...
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Coffee Republic signs Irish deals
Coffee Republic has signed a franchise deal that will see it launch in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.The company has reached an agreement with CR Coffee Houses to develop its coffee and deli bar concept in the two countries.The group said a first site was set to open ...
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Briefs
n Premier Foods plans to close six of its 11 UK sites following a review of its manufacturing facilities after the acquisition of RHM in March. The review covered Premier’s ambient factories, the RHM Culinary Brands’ factories and the RHM Customer Partnership’s Ledbury preserves factory. The six sites are set ...
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BIE gathers pace
Latest companies to sign up for the Baking Industry Exhibition include Orbital Food Machinery, Abacus Aquameter, Pillopak and Oliver Douglas.Falcon Products, CSS Packaging Machines and Saturn Spraying have also come on board.BIE, organised by William Reed Events, will be co-located with the Convenience Retailing Show, Food & Drink Expo and ...
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Bhs Coffee Lounge format rolls out
Bhs has announced plans to introduce bake-off at its growing chain of upmarket in-store coffee lounges.Retail director Tony Brown told British Baker that the department store chain currently has 13 Coffee Lounges in shops nationwide, after starting trials of the concept last summer.It plans to open a further 40 concessions ...