All British Baker articles in July 2010 – Page 5
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Supply deal
Free-from bakery firm Droppa & Droppa Specialist Foods has won a contract to supply gluten-, wheat- and dairy-free breads to London firm The Bread Factory.Hendon-based The Bread Factory supplies artisan breads and morning goods to a number of top restaurants and hotels in London, and has a six-outlet retail business ...
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The Ring cycle?
Bakery warehouse supervisor Dave Barnes was told by his wife he’d have to retake his wedding vows after losing his wedding ring at work and that ’threat’ triggered a UK-wide hunt by his bosses and workmates.Dave (30), who works for the Sweet Success Sugarcraft and Bakery in Hyson Green, ...
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Creating a new life for leftovers
Who said students learn nothing at university any more? Tesco’s Laura Fagan appears to be carving out a niche for herself developing morning-after-leftovers sarnies. Her latest contribution to Britain’s biggest retailer’s shelves is the lasagne sandwich inevitably dubbed the Lasarnie by the News of the World. Last year, Fagan ...
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Richemont sets course for decoration
The Richemont Bakery School in Lucerne, Switzerland, is to host a special course on decorative breads, marzipan modelling and chocolates, from 17-21 October.The course, which will be in English, is being run in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Bakers and the Bakers’ Company Education and Research Foundation London.The trip ...
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Latest wheat price rise could impact flour costs
Despite the Met Office announcing the sunniest June since 1929, the rise in wheat prices in the past few weeks could mean a significant increase in flour costs.
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Cargill combines formulations for texture
Cargill’s new texture solutions combining pectin and starch are usable in all types of bakery fillings.The products, obtained by using specific combinations of Unipectine pectins and starches from Cargill’s C*Tex, C*CreamTex and C*PolarTex ranges, cover a large variety of uses, from ready-to-use bakery fillings to tailored formulations. Said ...
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Study sees consumers return to premium cakes
Sales of muffins, cookies and cake slices bounced back from the recession in the past year as consumers began trading up to premium products.
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Traditionals with a twist ROCK Buns by Fiona Burrell
These delicious little cakes suffer from having a name which makes them sound unappetising. In fact they are like a crumbly version of fruit scones and are delicious. They evoke childhood memories of baking at home or at school. They look quirky and distinctive against other cakes, buns and scones.Like ...
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Tap into the munch bunch
For bakeries and cafés, the crisps and snacks market, worth £2.6bn in 2009 according to Mintel, can be a lucrative part of their business.Health continues to be one of the dominant trends in new product development. Some of the fastest-growing snack products of the past five years have been cereal ...
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Broderick’s gains UK footing
Dublin-based Broderick’s looks set to be a new contender in the UK cake and snack bar market after it secured its first UK listing, which will see the brand stocked in 200 WH Smith stores.
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Brave new world
Reformulation has resulted in overall salt reductions of up to 50% in many of the UK’s most popular brands of cakes and biscuits since February 2006. And the sector has also been proactive on reducing artificial colours and trans fats, but sat fat reduction remains a challenge.All this has been ...
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Brand clinic: Using equities
Don Williams, CEO of brand and design consultacy Pi Global, looks at the pointers or ’equities’ that make your brand stand outBrands are expensive beasts. Global investment in them is phenomenal and, to be really successful, you have to support them at a level that their respective ’playing ...
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Book Review
Cake: a global historyNicola HumbleIs it a biscuit? Is it a cake? The age-old Jaffa Cake debate finally settled through the courts (it’s cake) provides an intriguing hook for this exploration of cake throught the ages. From Sacher tortes to Marks & Spencer teacakes, debates have raged over ...
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Healthy bite
Munchy Seeds is hoping to bring it latest offering Crunchy Bites to high-street bakeries. The snack is available in handy 30g packs, as well as 250g and 500g snack tubs.Crunchy Bites consists of dry roasted sweet apricot kernels and pumpkin & sunflower seeds with a dash of savoury ...
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Building barriers
Paper-based packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has developed a barrier coating for food packaging that is both water- and grease-resistant. It is made from a non-hazardous opaque water-based liquid, which when dried forms an inert translucent film. The firm said the technology will enable packaging containing frozen foods or hot and ...
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Fabulous Bakin’ Boys doubles snack cake line
The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys plans to invest £6m in a new fully automatic snack cake line, which will enable it to double capacity at its Oxfordshire bakery.The first stage of the investment has seen the firm recently sign off a £3m order for packaging equipment, including three Ulma flow-wrappers, a ...
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Paul Rhodes opens second bakery outlet
Greenwich bakery Paul Rhodes London has opened a second upmarket shop in Notting Hill and hopes to open two more next year in the capital. The new store is twice the size of the firm’s first outlet in Greenwich, opened in 2008, and includes a 25-seater café. It sells artisan ...
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Question mark on FSA leaves bakers in limbo
The baking industry has to wait until autumn to discover whether the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will be axed as part of the government’s cost-cutting agenda.
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FSA introduces salt calculator for craft bakers
A new online salt calculator has been launched by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to help craft bakers reduce the amount of salt in their bread.The tool has been designed to help bakers calculate the level of salt in a finished product, which will also enable them to work out ...
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Union Market provides opening for bakeries
Artisan bakeries the Flour Station and the Bread Factory have won listings with Union Market a newly launched retailer that combines elements of a farmers’ market with the convenience of a supermarket. The first Union Market store, located in the 5,000sq ft former booking hall at Fulham Broadway underground ...