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Warburtons to launch eight gluten-free products
Warburtons is set to launch an eight-strong gluten-free bakery range, having revealed in October that the brand would move into the gluten-free market.
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Bertinet crowned Food Champion at Radio 4 awards
Bath-based baker and author Richard Bertinet was named Food Champion of the Year at the Food & Farming Awards 2010 this week after being nominated by listeners of Radio 4’s Food Programme.
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Seaweed bread provides satiation benefits
It has been revealed that seaweed has appetite-supressing qualities after a university student incorporated it as an ingredient in a loaf of bread.
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Ditty’s secures international contracts
Biscuits and oatcakes from Northern Irish bakery Ditty’s are gaining an international following after the company secured new export contracts with companies in New Zealand and London, and began talks with potential customers in France and Hong Kong.
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Baguette Express bucks downturn with openings
Despite slow progress earlier this year, East-Lothian-based franchise chain Baguette Express has added 18 outlets to its estate in 2010, and has its eye on London locations. "We have been encouraged by performance in the last six months, but up until May we were not getting new franchisees in. The ...
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European coffee shops offer UK bakers potential
The European branded coffee shop market has weathered the economic downturn and is set to grow steadily over the next three years, providing UK bakers with a potentially lucrative export market. According to a new report by Allegra Strategies called Project Café10 Europe, the market is predicted to grow by ...
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French-Asian patisserie to launch in London
French-trained chef Loretta Liu has announced plans to open her first Café On outlet in London, following the launch of her patisserie brand this autumn.
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SAMB’s free training is extended across the UK
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers (SAMB) is training bakers in places as far afield as Cornwall, London and Northern Ireland after being recognised by the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink Manufacturing as the main craft bakery training body. The organisation offers Food Manufacture National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) ...
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DoH aims for ’lighter’ touch on nutrition targets
A review has begun of the raft of nutrition targets left by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) under the previous government, which will mark a shift away from the ’carrot and stick’ consultations and aims towards a "lighter" approach to regulation. Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s Responsibility Deal will be launched ...
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New spin for craft bakery’s wheels
A West Sussex craft bakery is making the most of its delivery van by using it as a mobile shop to sell bread and cakes in nearby villages. The Spinning Wheel, which has a shop in Midhurst, came up with the idea after customers at its monthly market stall in ...
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Giles Foods completes first phase of expansion
Bread manufacturer Giles Foods has completed the first phase of a multi-million-pound expansion programme at its Pain Artisan bakery in Milton Keynes.
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NewsGerrards develops in former Ecclestons sites
North Wales craft bakery chain Gerrards Confectioners has taken on six of Ecclestons Confectioners 10-strong estate, marking a significant investment for the firm. The six shops, in Corwen, Bala, Llangollen, Chirk, Gresford and Park Avenue, Wrexham, will be rebranded as Gerrards and director Dawn Van Rensburg told British Baker the ...
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NewsSayers quietly expands new bakery concept
North-west bakery chain Sayers the Bakers has bought a new bakery venture to the high street in the form of the Poundbakery.
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Subway fights case for zero VAT on toasted subs
A group of Subway franchisees is fighting to have the VAT on toasted sandwiches zero-rated in a case that could have implications for retail bakers and coffee shops across the country.
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Paul plans ambitious growth across London
French bakery group Paul plans to triple the number of stores it has in the UK, opening 50 new outlets in London by the end of 2014. Newly promoted CEO James Fleming, who joined the company as MD in April, told BB that the move was prompted by strong sales ...
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Cheese on the menu at Gail’s new store
Over 80 artisan cheeses, including stilton, Camembert de Normandie and Montgomery’s Cheddar, will be sold in a ’store within a store’ at Gail’s seventh bakery shop in London, which opens in Exmouth Market in December. The bakery has teamed up with upmarket cheesemonger Paxton & Whitfield to develop the concept, ...
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Report LIFFE sees price of cocoa fall
The year-on-year price of cocoa is now in decline, according to the LIFFE futures data, recorded in British Baker’s commodities table.The price (£/per tonne) on 11 January this year stood at £2,264 (+23.24 yoy) and, by 9 July, had risen to £2,601 (+59.08 yoy). However, in September (6/9) the price ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Raisins: The Turkish crop has been down-sized consistently from the more optimistic views in June/July. Reports are that, of the total vine fruit crop in the country, raisins make up only 10-15,000mts. With no export programme likely from California, export prices are likely to match the high domestic levels.Sultanas: The ...
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Reporting in Read the small print
Phil OrfordChief executive, Forum of Private BusinessSaving money on utilities should be the mantra of every small bakery emerging from the worst recession for several generations. That means shopping around for the best deals but, as I know myself having run several businesses, most busy bakers simply do not ...
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Ashers’ first exportsNorthern Irish bakery firm Ashers Baking Co has won its first export order, worth a potential £75,000. The firm has signed a deal with Dublin-based foodservice business VF Foods in Dublin, which will supply the bakery’s products to public sector organisations in the Republic of Ireland.Permission to growHayden’s ...