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Speciality Breads joins Red Tractor scheme in foodservice first
Margate-based manufacturer Speciality Breads has signed up to the Assured Food Standards’ Red Tractor scheme.
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Bakers invited to pork contest
The Bpex Foodservice Pork Product of the Year competition for 2011 is now accepting entries for its Pork and Pasty category, supported by British Baker. Entries, of both fresh and frozen products, are welcomed from any bakers of pork and pastry products for the foodservice sector. The closing date for ...
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Mich Turner reveals big plans for the new year
Celebration cake maker Mich Turner MBE has revealed exciting plans for 2011, including new premium branded cakes for retail, a book, a range of baking utensils and the UK’s first cake-making tuition app. Little Venice Cake Company’s (LVCC) branded cakes feature new packaging and will be priced sub-£10. They arrive ...
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NAMB takes action to train teachers to bake
Teachers around the country are getting bread-making lessons so that they can inspire teenagers to bake. The National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB) is sending board members into schools as part of the Teach Food Technology programme, designed to prepare for when food technology becomes a compulsory part of the ...
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Dessert bar arrives in UK
Burger King has opened its first standalone UK dessert bar, following the initial launch of the concept in Benidorm, Spain earlier this year. The outlet in London’s Westfield Shopping Centre is the second of its kind in Europe, and will offer a specialised menu, featuring existing products, including BK Fusions ...
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NewsMaple Leaf relaunches bagel brand
Maple Leaf Bakery UK has announced its New York Bakery Co brand is to be relaunched on 4 January, as the firm aims to drive growth in the bagel sector. The firm has reformulated its bagel recipe, to give it a more authentic New York look and taste, following extensive ...
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De Gustibus closes one ’high-rent’ London store
Award-winning artisan bakery De Gustibus is closing its shop in Marylebone after being stung by a 40% rent increase. Its two other London shops in St Paul’s and Borough Market will remain open, said founder Dan De Gustibus, who vowed to go "back to basics" and regroup the business. He ...
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Patisserie Valerie ramps up out-of-London expansion
Patisserie Valerie is continuing its expansion outside London with a new outlet in Salisbury, and more planned in the New Year.
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Indulgence targets £12m as it invests in new site
Premium dessert manufacturer Indulgence Patisserie has announced it will be investing £250,000 in a new site, and hopes to increase turnover to £12m over the next few years. The new site will be adjacent to the company’s existing premises in Clough Road, Colchester, where it has been since 1988. MD ...
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Brace’s to take over Warburtons’ Newport bakery
Welsh independent bakery Brace’s has announced it is to take over Warburtons’ Newport bakery in Rogerstone, with plans to safeguard many of the 114 jobs at risk.
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Europe opens door to enzyme labelling on pack
The Real Bread Campaign is calling for any new European food labelling law to flag up bakery enzymes as potential allergens. It follows ambiguous recommendations from the Council in charge of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer affairs (EPSCO), which approved draft regulation on ensuring that food labels carry key ...
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Reporting in Upping the Environmental Ambition
Julian HuntDirector of communications, Food and Drink FederationWe have always believed that food producers who embraced the green agenda would discover that what was good for the environment was nearly always good for their bottom line as well. That was one of the rationales underpinning the Five-fold Environmental Ambition launched ...
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Bakers battle through the Arctic conditions
Bakeries in northern England and Scotland are continuing to struggle with the bad weather, while deliveries to the region have also been hit."We are quite used to dealing with snow up here, but the severity and duration of this recent blast has taken everyone by surprise," said Lewis McLean of ...
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Scottish body offers bakers free PR deal
Bakers north of the border are getting help to raise their profile with a free PR service.Scottish Bakers is encouraging its 250 bakery members to come up with news stories that it can send out to the local media. Chief executive Alan Clarke said: "The key message is about supporting ...
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Real Bread Campaign launches initiatives for schoolchildren
The Real Bread Campaign (RBC) is going into schools in a bid to spread knowledge about its definition of ‘real bread’ to the next generation.
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Wheat prices hit new high for crop year to date
The UK wheat price has reached its highest point for the current crop year, with bakers set to face even higher prices from January as the entire UK export surplus is now spoken for.
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Get your tax return filed in good time
Bakers are being urged to beat the New Year rush and file their tax return before 31 January or face a £100 fine.Self assessment tax returns have to be filed online at hmrc.gov.uk/online/index.htm and, if submitting it electronically for the first time, companies will need to register; an activation ...
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Muffins hold steady
Widespread innovation is keeping the muffin category very much alive, as Andrew Williams discoversIt has been a good year for muffins. So much so, that they may even provide an answer to world peace and not many bakery products can claim that. The US military is reportedly tempting captured ...
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Hollywood lights up museum masterclassGreat British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood gave a masterclass on the science of baking at Manchester’s Museum Of Science And Industry. He made scones and Cheddar and apple bread, which will be baked by the museum’s chef and sold in the refurbished museum’s new coffee ...
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Master bakers dinnerKingston and District Master Bakers is hosting its annual dinner and dance on Saturday 19 February. It will take place at the Oatlands Park Hotel in Weybridge, Surrey, and will begin with a drinks reception, followed by a four-course meal, cabaret and dancing. Tickets cost £57.50. For details, ...