All British Baker articles in June 2008 – Page 2
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Prison bakeryA £1.5 million commercial bakery has been opened at Lindholme, a category C prison near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The inmates are learning to make croissants, Danish pastries and choux pastry for profiteroles and are helped to gain national vocational qualifications. On release, they are being recruited by firms such ...
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Salt limitIndustry expert Barbara Gallani, from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), has warned that many UK biscuits and cakes are now "at their limit regarding salt reduction, both technically and in terms of taste and texture". Speaking at the recent Caobisco Conference, she said levels have been reduced by ...
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FSA’s point-size pushThe Food Standards Agency has revised its guidance on clear labelling for food packaging, suggesting that manufacturers should use at least an eight-point font size for essential information, especially on safety. The FSA said this reflects concerns that some existing labels containing information on food content are too ...
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Greggs growsGreggs has opened a new shop in Ravensthorpe Retail Park, in Yorkshire, as part of the Ravensthorpe regeneration scheme. More than £100,000 has been invested in the new site, which has created 10 new jobs in-store. It is the third Greggs shop to open in the area.Sweet bakery salesA ...
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Seriously wasted
With landfill tax now costing £32 a tonne and set to rise by £8/tonne every year until 2012, business is facing an inflation-busting bill for its waste.And disposal is, in fact, just the tip of the iceberg; the cost of waste also includes raw materials, management time, processing and transport ...
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Seasonal seller
Fresh apricots are available now, and as they need a warm climate to thrive, most of the apricots on sale in Britain during the summer come from European countries revelling in hot climates. They are cultivated in many areas worldwide from Asia to Australia, North Africa to the USA. ...
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Tesco plans train trips
Multiple retailer Tesco is planning to move some of its freight, including baked goods, off road and on to rail. The plans coincide with the opening of a large distribution centre in Scotland, which will employ 1,700 people.A Tesco partnership with the Scottish government will see an estimated 13,000 road ...
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US pasty
Pasty specialist Ginsters has launched a New York-style Steak and Cheese pasty to its Pasties of the World range. The pasty contains West Country steak, New York deli-style mustard and manchego cheese.Head of brand marketing at the Cornish company Andy Valentine said: "New York-style Steak and Cheese means we can ...
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Sunset for organics?
How do we solve a problem like organics? Once the hills were alive with the sound of ringing cash tills, as the organic market continued its decade-long steady growth. But the organic idyll was recently upset by an ominous rumbling in the form of new data, which showed that the ...
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Recruitment needs to start young
I’d like to reply to the comment by tutor Jim Bridge in the 16 May edition of BB, about the fact that we need to be looking at 13 to 14-year-olds. Alas, most school careers officers don’t have a clue about bakery as a career.I had a good relationship with ...
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Mouthing off
"Due to the tension I felt a little bit dizzy. I cannot take a shower because I have all the tapings and there was not enough time for everything."Probably for that reason, when I came back on court I felt a little bit dizzy. But I ate some bread, some ...
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Reporting in Growing a skilled workforce
The Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM) held a forum on 6 June focusing on Growing a Sustainable Bakery Industry. The theme included social, economic and environmental topics.One of the critical issues discussed was the current skills challenges facing the industry. Derek Williams, development director for Improve, the skills ...
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Let’s get technical
The importance of investing in the future of the industry emerged as a key theme at this year’s SAMB (Scottish Association of Master Bakers) Technical Sessions, which were held at the Peebles Hydro Hotel. Guest speaker Pat Smyth, who is president of the Irish Association of Master Bakers and managing ...
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Gatorade revamp
Brand owner PepsiCo International has got Ziggurat Brands to redesign the packaging for Gatorade for its first scale launch in the UK. The refreshed packaging has been designed to emphasise the brand’s sports performance benefits.The new design shows an athlete racing up an LED graph to demonstrate the phased introduction ...
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Have a good service game
It’s great to see a new report highlighting an opportunity for more sales of snazzy cakes in the foodservice sector. Well, it would be if anyone could agree on what on earth foodservice actually means.All the major market analysts operate ever-so-slightly different definitions of foodservice, which makes the sector ...
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FWB puts on its gloves
FWB Products has launched a range of gloves for the catering and foodservice industries. The range includes nitrile, latex, temperature-resistant, chain mail and disposable varieties. The gloves have been designed to be compliant with all relevant food legislation and regulations.FWB Products distributes products for engineering, industrial and trade, with more ...
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Ryvita and Jordans join forces
International food, ingredients and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) has announced the merger of W Jordan & Son (Silo) (’Jordans’) and its Ryvita Crispbread business.ABF will hold a 62% interest in the combined businesses, the balance of which will be held by Jordans’ existing shareholders. ABF acquired a ...
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Food in the News
The Guardian featured a letter that challenged the notion that rising grain costs has contributed greatly to soaring prices on the shelves. It said: "According to the EU directorate for agriculture, the grain cost within ’bread, cereals and respective products’ fell from 19% in 1970/71 to 4% by 2002/03. It ...
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Kit to fit
Düsseldorf’s giant exhibition halls swallowed up more than 179,000 visitors over the seven days of Interpack, a monster, triennial processes and packaging bash. More than 2,700 exhibitors, including packaging and processing equipment manufacturers, used the event to launch their very latest models, boasting improved efficiency and sophisticated technology. Both traditional ...
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N&W shows support for Fairtrade
Beverage machine manufacturer N&W is celebrating after successfully showcasing its equip- ment in conjunction with Percol, the Fairtrade and organic coffee brand, at Caffè Culture.Percol used the show as a platform to launch its new Fairtrade espresso beans into the foodservice sector, as well as its award-winning freshbrew Fairtrade and ...