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Seed pricing
Pine nuts: Prices have remained stable since the last report, largely due to inactivity. Although Pakistani prices are still substantially higher than those from China, the latter’s improved supply this season, with additional quantities sourced once more from over the border in Russia, has restored some sense of pricing perspective ...
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Reporting in The trend for treats
Nick HarrisManaging director, BFP WholesaleOver the past few weeks, economic sentiment expressed in the media would suggest we are all becoming home-birds terrified to step outside in case we should be tempted to spend some money.Is this really true for the bakery sector? Current market research suggests that an ...
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Academy experienceTwo Tameside College bakery students recently had the chance to visit the Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Banbury, after winning an all-expenses-paid trip. Fay Corrigan and Rebekah Simpson won the prize after competing in the California Raisins’ Future Baker Competition 2010 last year. The students, accompanied by Tameside tutor ...
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BSB golf day detailsThe British Society of Baking annual golf day is at Marriott Forest of Arden Golf and Country Club in Meriden, Warwickshire, on Monday 9 May from 12.30pm. Golfers get to play the course and enjoy a three-course evening meal for £130. Contact Keith Houliston on 01869 247098 ...
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Warburtons’ £1 loafWarburtons has developed a 600g loaf exclusively for Poundland, currently being trialled in stores. The 600g version of the Toastie loaf, as thick- or medium-sliced, retails at £1. It is currently on trial at 78 stores, and a full roll-out is expected later this month, said a spokesperson ...
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Breakthrough for coeliacs
According to a new study in Italy, slow-fermented bakery goods, such as sourdough bread, could be safe for coeliacs to eat.
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Gb Plange holds out a helping hand
Ingredients firm Gb Plange is helping bakers tackle business challenges such as rising costs and reducing additives by hosting a series of development days.
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Health fears voiced over recycled cardboard
Concerns have been raised over the recycled carbon often used to house breakfast cereals, after a study showed mineral oils present in the packaging could pass through it and into the food.
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Greencore concedes defeat over Northern Foods merger
Greencore has announced it does not intend to make a revised offer for Northern Foods, following an announcement last week that it was still considering its options.
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Tameside bakery students attend Chocolate Academy
Two Tameside College bakery students recently had the chance to visit the Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Banbury, after winning an all-expenses-paid trip.
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Costa looks set to rile Starbucks with new ad campaign
Costa Coffee is taking on Starbucks again with a new advert, which claims that twice as many consumers prefer Costa to its rival.
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Private members’ cake club launched
Cake lovers can indulge their passion in exclusive settings by joining a new private members’ club.
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Places up for grabs at free training conference
Food and drink firms keen to get funding for staff training should head to a free conference on boosting performance through skills and careers development.
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Costa acquires Coffee Nation
UK coffee retail chain Costa Coffee has acquired self-service coffee chain Coffee Nation for £59.5m. Costa plans to launch a new brand, Costa Express, which will target the self-serve coffee bar sector.
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Annual BSB conference takes shape
The British Society of Baking spring conference will be held from 11-12 April, with pre-dinner drinks and dinner at the Village Hotel, in Ashton-under-Lyne, and the conference programme the next day at Tameside College. Bakery lecturer Lorna Jones will speak on what Tameside College can offer both students and the ...
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Gluten-free firms make inroads into foodservice
Gluten-free bakery manufacturers are tipping foodservice as the next big market for their products as consumers search out restaurants, cafés and hotels that offer ’free from’ menu options. Gluten-free brands, such as Livwell, Genius and Dietary Specials (DS), are making initial moves beyond retail into the foodservice market in response ...
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Nutrition Point’s new name
Gluten and wheat-free product supplier Nutrition Point has announced its name has changed to Dr Schär UK.
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NewsPCB aims to ’raise the game’ in UK decoration
French sweet decorations company PCB Creation is now selling its products in the UK, after signing a deal with distributor Classic Fine Foods (CFF). The firm, which specialises in decorations for pastry products, launched its new spring/summer collection, along with CFF, at the Sketch Gallery in London, which PCB already ...
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Australian coffee grower plans UK shop chain
Australian coffee company Green Cauldron plans to invest £12.5m in a chain of 50 ’boutique’ coffee shops in the UK, which use coffee beans from the company’s farm in Byron Bay and serve cakes and pastries made by local bakers. Fifty outlets are planned over the next five years, with ...