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Wayne Caddy shows how to make a traditional baguette
Caddy was part of the UK team that entered the first stages of the World Cup of Baking earlier this year. This video was first shown at the British Society of Baking Autumn Conference.
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Youngsters drive new love for baking
Sixteen- to 24-year-olds are the main driving force behind the upsurge in interest in baking, according to a new survey by Leisure Range Cookers. Over 1,500 people polled in the UK and Ireland showed that the younger generation were six times more likely to bake something from scratch every day, ...
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Best in west champion
Bristol-based baker The Cottage Loaf Bakery, in Congresbury, scooped the title of the Best West Country Baker at the recent Western Bakery Championships. The event, which was held at Bako Western, and arranged by the Western Region of the National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB) also saw Martins Bakery ...
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Reporting in The latest on acrylamide
Just three years after the ’discovery’ of acrylamide formation in food in 2002, the food industry was able to develop a ’toolbox’ summarising all the findings to date and helping food manufacturers identify the best ways to reduce acrylamide formation in their products.The FoodDrinkEurope (previously CIAA) Acrylamide Toolbox has been ...
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CASH shifts salt focus to other baked goods
Last month it was bread and now it is the turn of cakes, muffins and scones to be criticised for their salt content.However, the latest criticism of baked goods has been blasted as "unnecessary" and "disproportionate" by National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB) chairman Mike Holling.He was speaking out ...
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Scottish Bakers to tour members
Scottish Bakers, in partnership with Scotland Food & Drink, is to conduct a new tour to meet its members.
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Retailer deals lead to brighter Sunrise
Sales are up by 14% at Sunrise Bakery as the popularity of Caribbean food continues to grow. The West Midlands-based firm, which makes products such as traditional Caribbean hard dough breads, spiced buns, Bulla cakes and an African bread, has just expanded its business with Asda and Tesco.Celebrating its 45th ...
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Scottish cake manufacturer
Sutherlands has opened its first coffee shop, in Clydebank shopping centre. The Dumbarton-based firm used Quality Equipment Distributors’ ’continental coffee shop’ system as part of its design, which includes a glass-topped ice cream cabinet.The bakery firm said it plans to open more outlets across Scotland in the future.
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Household spending falls – especially on food
Household spending in Britain has fallen at an unprecedented rate over the past three years, an economic study has claimed.
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Wheat forecasters see production stay stable
UK wheat availability looks set to be similar to last year, according to the AHDB/HGCA’s Early Balance Sheet.Published ahead of the official Defra estimates to be released on 16 November the provisional wheat production estimate stands at 15.363mt (0.485mt higher than 2010) up 3% on last year, ...
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Krispy Kreme reveals northern growth plans
Krispy Kreme is to target the north east and Scotland as part of the retailer’s ambitious plans to expand following a £25m management buy-out (MBO).Joint managing director Rob Hunt told British Baker the doughnut brand was in "advanced discussions" with landlords in the two regions in order to fill in ...
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Positive growth prospects for hot savoury pastries
Hot savoury pastry snacks are the fastest-growing segment within the European bakery market, according to the latest report by research company Gira.Despite the relatively small size of the segment around one million tons Gira said it offered excellent growth prospects for both manufacturers of packaged goods, and bake-off ...
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September retail sales up slightly
UK retail sales increased slightly by 0.6% in September – beating the forecasts of analysts.
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NIBC links up with Scottish Bakers for training initiative
The Northern Ireland Bakery Council (NIBC) has developed a training partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College and Scottish Bakers.
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Fudges unveils bakery redevelopment
The Dorset-based bakery Fudges has unveiled a nearly £1m investment that will increase production at its Salbridge site by up to 50%.
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BOGOF to supermarket deals
A new Bank of England report has unwittiingly revealed that UK shoppers are turning their backs on buy-one-get-one-free (BOGOF) deals.
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Online grocery shopping to double by 2016
New research claims the value of sales from online grocery retailing will double by 2016 to £11.2bn, up from the estimated £5.9bn for this year.
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Potential job losses at Allied’s Gateshead bakery
Allied Bakeries has told employees at its Gateshead bakery that it is proposing to close the manufacturing site in February next year, putting over 100 jobs at risk.
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Bakery firms feature in Fast Track tables
A number of bakery firms have featured in both the Sunday Times Top Track 250 league table, and the Fast Track 100, published by the newspaper this month.
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Park Cakes staff vote to strike
Staff at Park Cakes have voted in favour of strike action, following a dispute over a new contract for workers starting in September.