All British Baker articles in June 2008 – Page 4
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Scottish community seeks to save bakery
Residents of Dunbar in East Lothian are so concerned about the possible closure of the William Smith’s bakery, that they are putting together a plan for the local community to buy it.Sustaining Dunbar, a not-for-profit association affiliated to the Dunbar Community Develop-ment Company, was officially launched on 30 April this ...
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Apuro plugs the gap
Distributor Apuro has introduced the low-cost Samsung semi-commercial microwave oven to "fill the gap between light-duty domestic models and more expensive, larger commercial microwaves". The Samsung Superlite CM1039K has a power output of 1,000w and has a black metal outer cabinet and stainless steel inner cavity. Apuro says it ...
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Appointments
Various rolesFinsbury FoodsFinsbury Foods has repositioned four members of staff to strengthen sales and marketing.Mark Bruce (images from left to right) becomes brand director, responsible for developing and driving brand plans for the portfolio of licences held by Finsbury, including Disney, Nestlé and Thornton’s Weight Watchers.John Steele becomes brand manager, ...
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Ribena’s juicy duo appeal
Ribena is supporting its recently launched Ribena 100% Pure Juices, with a £3m TV and radio advertising campaign to heighten awareness of its new 100% Pure Juice’s two flavours - Blackcurrant Blend and Raspberry & Blackberry Blend. Airing now, the ’Juicer’ campaign focuses on the range’s "nothing but pure ...
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Austrian appeal
This is a real classic from Switzerland and Austria, where it’s as well-known as a Bakewell Tart is here.It is a dense short cake, made with ground hazelnuts and cinnamon, and is fantastic taken with tea or coffee.It is simple to make, but requires some skill with a piping bag. ...
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Buyer found for Tindale & Stanton
Tindale and Stanton has been rescued from administration securing almost 160 jobs in the process. Joint administrators Ian Stokoe and Ian Green of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, announced the completion of the sale of the business and assets of Tindale & Stanton Limited to Hobson Foods Limited, on 11 June 2008. Hobson ...
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Bluebird flies in for AM
Kettering-based labelling, bar-coding and software solution specialist AM Labels, has added the world’s first 3.5" screen all-in-one PDA, the Bluebird, to its portfolio. The Bluebird offers powerful functionality, integrated GPS receiver with worldwide navigation capability and is teamed with a large 3.5" screen, suitable for sales and mobile staff where ...
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The genius of Dr Allinson
Are your staff lethargic? Are they difficult to motivate? The solution is simple: wean them off the workplace booze and cheese binges.Hints to shop assistants: "To get good work out of anyone he must be properly fed. An assistant suffering from indigestion, due to heavy meat food, cheese, and ale, ...
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To top it all
W ith increasing consumer awareness about what they are eating, the current trend is the use of natural fresh ingredients. It’s easier for small craft bakers who sell locally to use more fresh fruit pieces in their toppings, as many have a relatively short shelf-life and are made for immediate ...
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Best Bakeries aims for management buy-out
South Wales-based company Best Bakeries, which went into administration on Wednesday (4 June), may be saved by a management buy-out (MBO).The bakery, which supplies Ferrari’s Fresh Bakeries’ shops, has appointed Alistair Wardell and Nigel Morrison of Grant Thorn-ton Recovery and Reorganisation in Cardiff as administrators.Around 100 staff were employed ...
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Want some advice? Talk to CenFRA
Manufacturers and bakers will be able to get free advice on automating their plants from CenFRA, a newly-formed body whose vision is to to provide independent, affordable automation solutions.Funded by Yorkshire Forward and The Northern Way, CenFRA - a not-for-profit organisation - has been set up to carry out assessments ...
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Sayers buy-out as Lyndale goes into administration
A total of 450 jobs have been axed after the Lyndale Group was put into administration, which led to the closure of the Sayers’ bakery in Norris Green, Liverpool, 41 stores across the north west and the Sayers headquarters in the city.The job losses were implemented after a management buy- ...
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Sandwich guru: Adam Gilbert
A lot of time is spent here at the SoHo Sandwich Co working with both our chefs and numerous bread suppliers to create interesting combinations of fillings with the right bread to bring out the flavour. We need to use a perfectly balanced selection of flavours and textures to make ...
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What does ’foodservice’ actually mean?
Defra’s Food Service and Eating Out: An Economic Survey (2007), defines foodservice suppliers as providers of food items to catering outlets that offer eating locations outside the home. But retailers are increasingly supplying foodservice-style products for consumption at home and the range of retail outlets offering food (eg, sandwiches), virtually ...
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Crackdown on abuse of workers
Food manufacturers should welcome the crackdown launched by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) to stamp out exploitation of foreign workers, which will involve up to 30 raids across the UK, inter- national law firm Eversheds said last week.Eversheds partner Owen Warnock said the GLA’s Operation Ajax was probably the ...
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60-second sales pitch Julie Croker, managing director, Katermart
What’s new?A range of two, compact electric convection ovens - the KF620 and KF412 from Katermart - suitable for bakers, coffee shops and sandwich bars.What’s so special about it?Both ovens can be plugged into a 13A socket, so none of that three-phase special power requirement rubbish. Just plug & play! ...
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Construction starts on Warburtons’ £45m plant
Work is under way on Warburtons’ £45 million new ’super-bakery’ in Bristol, which is expected to employ 450 staff and produce 1.5 million products each week.The 220,000sq ft bakery, which is being built on a 12-acre site at the Western Approach Distribution Park at Severn Beach, is expected to ...
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Next issue 27 June
lMeal deals special With Subway leading the way on meal deals, we ask if more bakery retailers should be following suitlBusiness building Our focus on cutting wastage continues as we see what businesses are doing to make their operations more sustainablelCelebration cakes Forget birthdays and Christmas - the trade in ...
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Record entries for BIA 2008
A total of 105 new entrants - a record number - have entered the Baking Industry Awards 2008, to be held on Monday 15 September.The awards, which take place at the Grosvenor House hotel in Mayfair, London, have attracted a total of 229 entrants, 67 more than last year. The ...
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In the BB Archives November, 1893: thefts of confectionery
At West Kent Quarter Sessions, Maidstone, Benjamin Shepherd, confectioner, was charged with stealing two gross of aniseed balls and other articles, to the value of £3, the property of William Hodges, Chatham, between 1 June and 3 October.William Hughes, groom, and Henry Edward Hughes were also indicted for the theft ...