All British Baker articles in June 2009 – Page 5
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== Egg mark on-pack ==Manufacturer Pork Farms has become the first major retail brand to display the British Lion egg products mark on-pack. The move follows Pork Farms’ decision to use 100% British Lion egg products across its Scotch egg and snack egg range. Head of marketing Andy Napthine said ...
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== Peter’s new pasties ==Peter’s Food has teamed up with Pilgrim’s Choice as it introduces pasties to its newly launched Premier Range, being rolled out from April to June. The four new varieties are The Pilgrim’s Choice Cheese & Spring Onion, Cornish, Chicken, and Pork & Cider. They will be ...
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== Northern highlights ==Northern Foods announced a "strong performance" in its full-year results to 28 March 2009. Revenue in its bakery division increased by 5.4% to £216m. The firm’s ’Vinnie’ campaign helped improve awareness and distribution of the Fox’s brand, but the firm said "competitive pressure in the puddings market ...
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Report
In Edible Oils Market, Eccelso MD Gordon Kirkwood’s monthly report, he noted the food industry was relatively recession-proof, even if margins were under some pressure. And a product mix between indulgence and value items was essential.In the edible oils market, the production of rape oil for 2009/10 is forecast ...
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Pie high
For every yin, there is always a yang. While some firms suffer in the face of recession, pie producers can take heart that comfort foods are on the up, with Mintel even revising its market growth figures upwards."[Savoury pastries] were showing steady growth anyway but they’re proving to be recession-proof ...
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No happy medium
Rather than finding a happy half-way house between the demands of health campaigners and the needs of plant bakers, the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) 2012 salt reduction targets were greeted with criticism from both sides when they were published last month."Technically impossible" is how the Federation of Bakers described the ...
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Sandwich forum
FP: To speed up lunchtime sales we now have more multi-deck self service chill units in busy shops.DS: There is nothing wrong with a queue as long as it is only two to three minutes. It gives customers the chance to see what else you have got, but it has ...
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Food for thought
Judging by the number of bakery suppliers working the room at the UK Coffee Leader Summit 2009 two weeks ago, you could easily imagine 2010’s event being rebranded the UK Coffee & Bakery Bandwagon Jumpers’ Summit. And why not? With the branded coffee sector set to grow by at least ...
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Edible nut pricing
Almonds: From mid-May, the first of the official crop estimates start to generate and pricing will react accordingly. Demand appears to be stronger than ever, especially from the Far East and, despite the global economic downturn, will probably prevent any major further price decrease, despite bearish news on a big ...
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DNM purchase
The publisher of British Baker, William Reed Business Media (WRBM), has acquired Decision News Media (DNM) - an internet publishing company dedicated to reporting breaking news for the global B2B industries.DNM, based in Montpellier, France, has established a reputation for authoritative, in-depth and insightful news reporting of food, nutrition, cosmetics ...
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Jebb points to diet-related health factors
Dr Susan Jebb, head of human nutrition research at the Medical Research Council, looked at health and what is in store for the population.She told FoB conference delegates that one in three men and women have high blood pressure (hypertension) and one in four die from cancer. She then ...
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Lavazza delivers the ’perfect’ espresso
Lavazza Coffee has launched a capsule system called Lavazza Blue. Guaranteed by the company to deliver "the perfect Italian espresso every time with no compromise on flavour or body", Lavazza Blue claims to turn every user into a real "cappuccinatore".The system comprises a Lavazza Blue machine and ...
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Panel debates salt and obesity
A panel discussion at the FoB conference, chaired by Julian Hunt of the Food and Drink Federation, touched on the issue of salt.Paul Molyneux, quality director of Hovis, said that salt had been reduced by 30% since 2000. But Dr Susan Jebb disputed the figure and said there was ...
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Reporting in Thought-provoking conference
Last week saw the Federation of Bakers’ annual conference and, once again, it proved to be poignant and thought-provoking (see pg 8). John Cridland from the CBI set the scene with an open and honest report on the recession, predicting that recovery will not start until the spring of 2010, ...
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Concentrate on the positives
Bakery is an industry full of challenges, but also of immense importance to customers, and everyone has an opinion and an emotional response to the category. I’m a customer, former manufacturer - I worked from 2004-2007 for RHM - and current retailer, a blend that I hope allows me a ...
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National Cupcake Week competition launched
British Baker is delighted to announce the launch of a cupcake cake-off competition in the run up to National Cupcake Week, which takes place from 14-19 September.
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Grain D’Or targets coffee shops with new ranges
London-based Grain D’Or has launched two coffee shop brands for pastries and muffins, which it hopes will cross over to supermarket shelves.Part of the bakery group that includes Fletchers, Kara Foodservice and specialist bread company LBD, Grain D’Or unveiled the North West 10 Bakery pastry brand and New England ...
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Mhor’s code
I couldn’t decide whether it’s genius or a disaster..." was one onlooker’s response after being introduced to the twin-cyclone effect of the Lewis brothers and their artisan bakery concept.The multi-entrepreneur siblings - and forces of nature - gifted delegates at the Scottish Association of Master Bakers’ annual conference ...
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Hollands chooses local cheese for pies
Hollands Pies has launched its new cheese and onion pie recipe, using mature cheese from the award-winning Dew Lay Creamery in Garstang. The new recipe has been developed using Holland’s ’Pie Panel’ of amateur pie tasters. The manufacturer says the pie reflects consumers’ growing desire for local provenance, with the ...
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Chandley’s green move
Oven manufacturer Thomas Chandley has introduced a more environmentally focused rack oven. The model has been enhanced to make it run more efficiently, saving energy usage.Engineers have reduced the connected load of the conventional rack oven from 39kW to 33kW. The ovens have also been modified to incorporate more ...