All British Baker articles in June 2011 – Page 2
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Wrights revamp sees sales boosted by 20%
Wrights Pies has seen sales in its newly refurbished shops climb by around 20% following a £1m investment by the Crewe-based company.
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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 SamsDespite the rise in interest rates and the government cuts, we are all privately or publicly giving three cheers for the fact that ...
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CBP anniversaryNext month sees the 50th anniversary of the Chorleywood Bread Process, which was developed by scientists at the Chorleywood Flour Milling and Bakery Research Association laboratories.Tortilla demand upHoneytop said it has had to increase its tortilla capacity by around 50% in recent months, due to natural growth of the ...
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Hollands Pies is to shed 10 jobs due to improved production efficiencies. The firm, part of Northern Foods, announced the redundancies following employee and union consultation. "Out of the 10, only three were compulsory and the rest voluntary," said a spokesperson for Northern Foods, saying they were planned prior to ...
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BBC seeks bakeryThe BBC is searching for a bakery to take part in a new TV programme about family businesses. The BBC2 series will feature a different business in each episode, and is keen to feature a family-run bakery, particularly one that is facing challenges or dilemmas and is happy ...
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Uniq interestGreencore and Samworth Brothers are reported to be interested in acquiring sandwich and desserts business Uniq, after it was put up for sale by its pension fund.Fox’s on-pack pushNorthern Foods has rolled out an Alton Towers on-pack promotion across a number of its key biscuit brands, including Fox’s. Nearly ...
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Russian revolution
Tucked away in a quiet residential street, just off Mile End Road in Whitechapel, London, is wholesale bakery Rinkoffs. Established by Russian-born master baker Hyman Rinkoff in 1911, the bakery is now run by the third and fourth generation of the family. Although the business, which employs around 35 staff, ...
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Reporting in
Alan ClarkeChief executive, Scottish BakersAt the recent Scottish Bakers conference in Peebles, Peter Ford, director of the Premium Roll Company, delivered an excellent presentation entitled The Definition of Insanity, based on Albert Einstein’s definition of "doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results." Ford highlighted some ...
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Try out some Tascas
La Pizza Company is offering British Baker readers the chance to try out its Tascas range fully baked, folded soft bread pockets for free. The first 12 readers to email their company name, address and telephone to offers@talkingfood.co.uk will receive a mixed case of 24 Tascas, available in ...
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New pasty slant
The Pasty Shop claims to have launched the first ever stuffed crust pasty, as part of a new three-strong range of Italian-inspired pasties.The new additions comprise a Spicy Meatball pasty, featuring a cheese stuffed crust, a Meat Feast Calzone and a Three Cheese pasty, priced at £3.49 each.The new range ...
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THIS MONTH
Watching for fraud P2Insuring employees’belongings on-site P3How far can you gowith a dress code?P4
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Move to modernity
Most people in the industry have always referred to the National Asso-ciation of Master Bakers as the NA. With the organisation entering its 125th year in 2012, it looks certain to drop the ’MB’ for good in a bid to update its image. At a time where locally sourced, crafted ...
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OVF lets trade in on its Secrets
Orchard Valley Foods’ Secret Ingredients line is targeting larger firms as well as home bakers.Since launching last year, the range has mainly been supplied via the company’s website, secret-ingredients.com, to bakeries and home users. But demand from wholesalers and the foodservice sector has prompted OVF to release many lines of ...
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Push for Ice Tea
Britvic is to launch a £1m summer marketing campaign to push sales of its Lipton Ice Tea brand. The drink fits into the ’Cold Hot Drink’ category, which Britvic said is the fastest-growing sub-category, up 123% in volume (data: Nielsen Scantrack Total Coverage MAT 16.04.11).Jon Evans, head of seed brands ...
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Watching for fraud
Difficult economic times can provide additional motivation to dishonest employees to commit fraud against their employer. What can you do to reduce the risk of fraud in your business?What is fraud?Surprisingly, in the UK, there wasn’t a legal definition of fraud until the Fraud Act 2006, so fraudulent activity ...
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Firms face paying for eye tests
Businesses facing the prospect of thousands of pounds in eyesight test charges for staff should consider offsetting occupational health costs with cash plan provision. That is the view of employee healthcare and risk management specialist PMI Health Group in the wake of an EU directive making regular eye tests mandatory ...
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Pruvé offers easy way to a Genoese
New ready-prepared Genoese sheets from Pruvé can be used straight from the box.The 580mm x 375mm x 7mm sheets have applications in a variety of products including occasion cakes, tiramisu or anything needing instant layered Genoese.The sheets which have a six-month ambient shelf life are available in plain ...
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Duties discharged
If you delve into some of the more specialised content on YouTube, the vexed question of "how do they get the filling into garlic bread?" will be resolved.For YouTube’s smorgasbord of digital delights includes a range of films of extruders and depositors and their related injection equipment at work.From macaroni, ...
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Heinz revamps desserts
Heinz Foodservice has relaunched its desserts brand with a new look as well as a refreshed range containing old favourites and some new recipes.The relaunch will begin with the reintroduction of Alveston Kitchens desserts, including fruit-topped cheesecakes, meringue roulades, and chocolate fudge cake.Chris Brough, head of sales at Heinz Foodservice, ...
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Dear Member
Our annual conference takes weeks of organising, so it is always good to hear members go away saying the best ever! The AGM covered a possible change of name for the NAMB and you will soon receive a letter asking for your thoughts it is your association and ...