All British Baker articles in July 2011 – Page 6
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Unifine adds shine to buns
Unifine has added a new vegetable-based alternative to egg-based glazes, which can be used on products such as hot cross buns. UniShine is a sterilised, clean-label, ready-to-use gloss, which is created from vegetable proteins. It offers bakers shiny-topped products, and a uniform, non-sticky surface which doesn’t cling to silicon paper ...
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Next issue: 29 july
lHalloweenAs you can see from the gore cakes above, scary cakes are in vogue and what better opportunity to let loose your creative demons than Halloween?lDividers & mouldersA crucial element of any efficient bread production, we speak to machinery suppliers about the latest kit on the marketlBakers’ ReviewAll the ...
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Are you our cupcake champion for 2011?
Today is the last day to get your entries in for British Baker’s annual National Cupcake Championships.
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Border Biscuits invests £2.5m to grow business
Lanarkshire-based Border Bis-cuits hopes to boost business by 50% with a £2.5m investment.Sales reached £9.5m last year at the 25-year-old family-owned firm, which now plans to increase manufacturing capabilities and plant capacity over the next 18 months. It has already spent £2m on a new production line, which helped to ...
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Peter’s in pub pie link-up
Pie-maker Peter’s Food Service has teamed up with brewer and pub operator Greene King as part of a long-term campaign to support UK pubs.
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Warburtons takes swift action to contain fire
Warburtons has suffered a fire on a muffin line at its Variety Bakery in Bolton. The blaze broke out on the morning of 11 July, and was attended by three fire engines, from Bolton and Bolton North stations, who contained and extinguished the fire.
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Heron Foods acquires second site
Irish gluten-free bakery Heron Foods has acquired a second production site in County Cork as demand from customers in Ireland and the UK grows.
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Greencore in Uniq bid
Greencore has made a recommended cash offer of £113m for Uniq plc, which has been agreed by the boards of both firms.
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Bertinet to teach kids about baking
School children around the country are being offered baking lessons via a live video-link from French baker and chef Richard Bertinet.
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Dawn Foods fined for oil spill
Dawn Foods has been fined £23,500 and ordered to pay £7,950 costs after admitting two charges that resulted in the pollution of the River Avon.
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Sign up for Slattery & Unifine baking day
There are only a few places left for the jointly run Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients and Slattery’s Patissier and Chocolatier bakers’ open day.
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Lantmännen opens UK site
Lantmännen Unibake is poised for growth in the UK after seeing the official opening of a new 8,000sq m bakery dedicated to Danish pastry production. The new purpose-built bakery in Bedford will employ about 150 people and will be able to produce more than 150 million Schulstad-branded Danish pastries a ...
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California Raisins sees strong growth
The use of California Raisins among craft bakers has doubled in the past five years to an average of 11 tonnes per baker, according to UK and Europe marketing director Peter Meadows. Speaking at the annual National Dried Fruit Trade Association Review, where he was elected to the council for ...
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British egg industry calls for government support
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) is calling for an effective intra-EU ban on the trade of egg and egg products produced by conventionally caged (‘battery’) hens from entering the UK market from the beginning of next year.
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Approval for new EU food labelling rules
The European Parliament has approved new EU food labelling rules, designed to help consumers make more informed, healthier choices.
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AAK airs concerns on palm oil claims
Edible oils and fats supplier AAK UK is warning manufacturers not to make misleading claims when buying sustainable palm oil products. It said some businesses had started to make claims about their use of sustainable palm oil without necessarily being members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) or ...
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Scottish bakers hit back at latest research on salt
Scottish bakers feel unfairly targeted by the Food Standards Agency in Scotland (FSAS) which reports that consumers have not reduced their salt consumption in the last five years.
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Wheat speculation comes under G20 scrutiny
Regulations to curb financial speculation on wheat have moved a step closer, although bakery suppliers warned they would be difficult to introduce.
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UK wheat plantings are up
Total wheat plantings are up 1% in Great Britain, according to the latest HGCA Planting and Variety Survey.
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NewsTesco listing for Genius as it moves into pies
Genius Gluten Free, a major supplier to the free-from market, is venturing outside of bread for the first time. It has launched a range of five savouries and secured a listing with Tesco for all of them.