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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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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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Jackson’s puts £5.5m in pot for expansion
Hull-based Jackson’s Bakery has announced plans to invest £5.5m in expanding its Derringham Road site with a view to meeting increasing demand for its bread both at home and abroad.
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M&S claims top new sarnie award
Marks & Spencer’s Ultimate Aberdeen Angus Beef with Red Onion Chutney Sandwich has been named Britain’s Favourite New Sandwich of 2011.
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Daily Mail takes modern bread quality to task
The Daily Mail has claimed that despite the newspaper’s campaign to improve the quality of British bread 100 years ago, it is in fact worse than in 1911.
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Original Cake Company announces acquisition
Lincoln-based The Original Cake Company has acquired Nottinghamshire firm Special Little Cakes.
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Greggs opens doors to chip and pin
Greggs has introduced chip and pin technology across all its shops, with customers now able to pay for transactions over £3 by card.
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Free Cordon Bleu scholarship worth £30,000 up for grabs
Le Cordon Bleu London is to award a free scholarship for its prestigious course, Le Grand Diplôme, from its new international flagship school of culinary arts in London.
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Have you made the FMCG Product of the Year?
Entries are now being accepted for Product of the Year 2012. Now in its eighth year, it is the nation’s largest independent survey, conducted by TNS Research International, into FMCG product innovation, with over 12,000 consumers voting.
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Football club beats bakers to top gong at British Pie Awards
Morecambe Football Club has swept the board at the British Pie Awards. The Npower League Two team won the Supreme Champion award for its chicken, leek and ham pie at the event, which took place in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – the home of the pork pie.
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William Reed backs job plan
British Baker’s publisher William Reed Business Media is to support a new careers initiative, led by the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and Improve, the food and drink sector skills council.
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Mixed performance in pies and pastries sector
Value sales of pasties have fallen by 3.9%, while sales of sausage rolls have grown by the same percentage, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Britons unhappy with ailing high streets
A new survey has added fuel to calls for government intervention to revive Britain’s struggling high streets.
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Bread price inflation shoots up
Following a rollercoaster few months for bread prices, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures show that prices are soaring.
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Rising dairy prices add to bakery company woes
UK wholesale dairy prices have crept up after a dip during March and early April, with bakers being hit by the rising cost of unsalted butter in particular.
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Anuga attracts British bakers
Anuga Trade Fair takes place at Koelnmesse, in Cologne on 8-12 October, with one whole hall given over to bakery.
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Leicestershire bakers meet salt targets
Leicestershire bakers have been praised for reducing the amount of salt in their bread.