All British Baker articles in June 2010
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UK government-procured flour must meet set standards
All flour bought by government departments will soon have to conform to British farming and manufacturing standards. Under a new government plan, flour used in hospitals, schools and prisons will have to meet production standards such as the Red Tractor scheme or LEAF Marque scheme.
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NewsJaffa cakes war is waged
Biscuit maker Bahlsen is to take on McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes with a new six-figure advertising campaign for its Messino cake – an “upmarket oblong Jaffa”.
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Rumours quelled over selling by number
The European Parliament (EP) has been forced to quell fears that food businesses would be banned from denoting the number of products on-pack, after a proposal for the continuation of selling by number was rejected by MEPs in a recent vote.
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Irwin’s Bakery invests €1m in supply chain
Irwin’s Bakery will invest €1m into its Irish supply chain network during the next three years to create a direct route to retailers in the Dublin area.
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Truly Scrumptious sugarcraft school now open
Linlithgow-based designer cake business Truly Scrumptious is to open a Cupcake Cafe Bar amd Cake Decorating School later this month.
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NewsRenshaw’s World Cup Cupcake
In honour of playing in the World Cup we’ve designed a fun-style cake to share while you watch the match! Use 7 cup cakes to make this fun design. Place the cup cakes together in a football shape and top with Renshaw Vanilla Mallow Topping - ideal as a twist on a tear and share cake.
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Fords Bakery is rescued from administration
Scullions Wholesale Bakery, a subsidiary of the McGhee Group, has bought fellow Scottish firm Fords Bakery out of administration, saving 87 jobs.
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Unifine aids GB pastry team
Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients is to support UK participants in the Amoretti 2010 World Pastry Team Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, in July.
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Budget: food to remain zero-rated
The standard rate of VAT will increase from 17.5% to 20% from 4 January 2011, announced chancellor George Osborne in his first Budget earlier today, but zero-rating for most food remains in place.
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Roberts Bakery buys ailing Aldreds
Roberts Bakery has purchased Aldreds the Bakers after parent company D&G Food Group put its four bakeries up for sale earlier this month.
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In my world
Jo Fairley is co-owner of Judges organic bakery and grocery shop in Hastings and co-founded and sold Green & Black’s chocolate firm, with hubby Craig SamsWhatever your politics, there can hardly have been a small business in the land that didn’t give three cheers upon hearing that the new Con-Dem ...
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By number rulingThe European Parliament was due (16 June) to vote on the inclusion of a provision in the Food Information Regulation (FIR) directive, which, under the existing EU directive, allowed member states to sell some wrapped products by number, such as six-pack rolls. See bakeryinfo.co.uk for update.Delice’s Irish moveCuisine ...
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Unifine celebratesUnifine Food & Bake Ingredients will be celebrating its 10th birthday on 19 June. To celebrate, the firm will be sending a box of Belgian chocolates to customers ordering products this month. It will also be offering special deals including 11kg of SuCreme Nova Plus for the price of ...
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Turner prizedMich Turner, founder and director of London’s Little Venice Cake Company, has been honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, in recognition of her achievement and service to the catering industry. "There are very few occasions in your life when you are so genuinely overwhelmingly surprised. ...
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Vandemoortele buyVandemoortele has struck a deal to take over margarine and frying fats activities from Dutch company Van Dijk Food Products part of the EFS Group. "With this move, Vandemoortele is pursuing its strategy aimed at focusing on further growth of its two main activities namely margarine and ...
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Subway snaps up top sandwich slot
Subway has taken the number one spot for UK sandwich sales, according to a report published by the British Sandwich Association (BSA).Subway’s sales accounted for 60% of the total sandwich bar market, according to the BSA, selling almost £70,000 more than its closest rival, Tesco.The report, containing data from Kantar, ...
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No ’trial periods’
It doesn’t matter how careful you are, an employee can turn out to be a disaster. For a new hire, they might look good on paper and perform well at interview, but as soon as they take up the role, they may fall short of the mark. If, during the ...
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Pasty play
Crantock Bakery has launched an "un-Cornish" pasty in reponse to customer demand. The Crantock Armadillo marks a new style of pasty, as it is top-crimped, rather than crimped along the side. "We know the armadillo style isn’t Cornish and we would never pass it off as such. However, we have ...
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Mouthing off
"Herbert entrusts me with the ’secret’ recipe. In truth, it’s simple, containing just three ingredients: smelt flour, which gives the bread a lovely nutty flavour; Cornish sea salt and water"Smelt? Not spelt? Jasper Gerard of The Telegraph’s whiffy take on BB columnist Tom Herbert’s ’record’ £12 loaf"There is a truly ...