All British Baker articles in June 2010 – Page 4
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Should you always be honest with references?
Not all poorly performing employees have to be managed out of a business by an employer some leave of their own accord. When they do, their appalling timekeeping and dreadful attitude are usually quickly forgotten. But it is probably inevitable that they will move on to worry another unsuspecting ...
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Palm oil aimed at bakery
Fats and oils supplier AAK, has introduced Akofluid sustainable palm oil to its product portfolio. It is designed to reduce waste, saturated fat usage and the impact on the environment. The firm has redeveloped its Akofluid Pumpable Shortening, which is a blend of rapeseed and palm oils, so that the ...
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Planning ahead
Sunday 27 June, Melton Big BakeAs part of the Melton Mowbray Country Fair, the organisers are inviting bakers to enter the Big Bake competition. Entries are invited from bakers working in bakeries, restaurants, pubs, supermarkets and cafés, although there will also be a separate home bakers category. Judging will be ...
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Technical Advice
Richard Stevenson, technical manager at NAMB, answers members’ queries on food and trading law and other business issuesQMust I register my business with the Local Authority?AYes. The new Europe-wide food hygiene regulations, which came into force in 2006, made this a specific obligation for all food businesses. In the UK ...
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Aryzta picks up additional baked goods firms
Swiss-based baker Aryzta has unveiled two acquisitions that it hopes will strengthen its market position in Europe and the US.The firm, which produces bread and pastries under brands including Cuisine de France and Delice de France, now owns Fresh Start Bakeries, a global supplier of speciality bakery products, and Great ...
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High number of entries for ABST competitions
Almost 1,000 entries were submitted for competition classes at the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) Annual Conference, held at the Alton Towers Hotel from 11-13 June, up from over 700 last year.The Hovis and Granary competition attracted the highest number of entries, with over 400 loaves entered in ...
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Be a barista with 2000 S
WMF is to launch its new 2000 S coffee machine at the Caffè Culture exhibition at the end of this month. The company boasts that this new piece of kit can help anyone make coffee like a barista, with its advanced, integrated milk foaming capabilities. Three models are available: the ...
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24 November, 1933: The Man on the Moon’s Weekly Tips 2 - Farls
The farl is a brown loaf, aerated chemically, shaped similarly to scones, only four times the size. Volume is not attained by adding excess baking powder, but by thoroughly mellowing the gluten. Try out this recipe it should give the finest brown loaf you have ever made:Ingredients: 4lb wholemeal ...
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EU rejects traffic light food labelling
MEPs have thrown out a proposal for ‘traffic light’ values on food packaging, but have backed plans for food labels that feature mandatory nutritional information, defeating the UK Food Standards Agency’s wish to see traffic light labelling adopted universally.
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MEPs reject proposal for bakers to sell by number
MEPs have rejected the inclusion of a provision in the Food Information Regulation (FIR) directive, which would allow bakers in the EU selling wrapped products by number to continue doing so, following a vote at the European Parliament yesterday (16 June).
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Union to ballot staff at Maple Leaf for strike
Staff at the Maple Leaf bakery plant in Walsall are to be balloted on industrial action, following a breakdown in negotiations over pay rates.
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Eco-bakery Thoughtful Bread triples in size
Bristol-based eco-bakery The Thoughtful Bread Company has moved to a new purpose-built bakery at Farrington’s Farm Shop.
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Vote called on baking by numbers
The European Parliament is to vote on the inclusion of a provision in the Food Information Regulation (FIR) directive, which would see UK bakers selling wrapped products by numbers allowed to continue doing so.
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Community funds new bakery in Exeter
A bakery producing sourdough breads and homemade cakes is set to be at the heart of a new local food shop and café in Exeter, which is to be financed entirely with investment from the local community.
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Aryzta announces double acquisition
Swiss-based baker Aryzta has unveiled two acquisitions that it hopes will strengthen its market position in Europe and the US.
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Maher speaks out about Mary Queen of Shops experience
It has to be one of the most talked-about television shows on a bakery in history. The first episode of the new series of Mary Queen of Shops, screened on 7 June, saw retail guru Mary Portas come head-to-head with Maher & Sons bakery owner Angela Maher in a battle of wills. This culminated in Portas and her crew being asked to stop filming and leave the premises.
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Hobbs House lays claim to most expensive loaf
Hobbs House Bakery has claimed it sells the most expensive loaf in the UK, at £21 a pop – if it’s sold in a gift box that is. Its Shepherds Loaf was created by Tom Herbert, a director at the Circencester-based bakery, as part of the BBC 4 programme ‘In Search of the Perfect Loaf’, which aired in March this year.
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Mono buys rights to make Bluebird machinery
Mono Equipment has announced the purchase of Bluebird Packaging Machines after it went into liquidation in April.
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Warburtons extends British wheat commitment with Openfield
Warburtons has announced a long-term extension to its UK milling wheat contract with farmer-owned business Openfield, as it continues to maintain its support of British wheat.