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Warburtons director switches to Genius as gluten-free sector hots up
Warburtons’ former commercial director Roz Cuschieri is set to front market-leading gluten-free bread brand Genius, in a move that will pit her against her former employer.
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NewsCapway unveils greener technology for baking
Capway Systems has opened a test baking facility at its head office in Driebergen, the Netherlands to show how new electro-magnetic wave technology can cut baking time and energy bills.
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Salt content in coffee shop pastries and muffins down by a quarter
The high salt content of coffee shop cakes has been highlighted in the latest research by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), but it admitted that some products had seen big cuts in salt levels.
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Global grain markets to feel continued pressure
Agricultural analysts are warning of continuing uncertainty in global grain markets for the foreseeable future, due to possible bad weather and future harvests in the southern hempishere.
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Neill’s packs in new investment
Belfast-based Neill’s flour mill has invested £200,000 in innovative new Fawema packaging machinery, which puts bulk flour into retail packs. David Spence, sales manager, said the investment was part of the company’s commitment to ensure consumers get the highest possible product quality. The move is also part of its drive ...
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Bakers refute negative statistics on training
The proportion of bakeries that have arranged or funded training in the past 12 months has fallen by 17%. It went from 70% in 2007 to 53% in 2010, according to a new report from Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, prepared by BMG Research.
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Chatwins buys up four P&A Davies stores
Craft baker Chatwins has taken over four shops previously run by fellow Cheshire firm P&A Davies, which went into administration earlier this month. Chatwins has rebranded the stores in Chester the city centre, Hoole and Blacon along with one in Ellesmere Port, and employed 28 of the staff ...
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Thorntons plays it cool with bakery and desserts
Thorntons has made the move into the branded chilled bakery and desserts sector with the launch of a nine-strong range into the grocery channel this month.Alongside the dessert range, manufactured for Thorntons by Elisabeth the Chef, the confectionery firm, which already has a successful ambient cakes and bites range, has ...
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Supermarket giant Tesco delists Hovis bread lines
by Sylvia Macdonald In an unprecedented move, Tesco has delisted approximately 11 Hovis breads. According to British Baker sources, the retailer refused to accept a price increase from the baker, leaving Hovis with no choice but to walk away.
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Report: Price still the deterrent to organic purchase
Consumers still balk at the price of organic food, a new report from YouGov SixthSense reveals. Price remains a strong deterrent, with 58% of UK consumers stating that they avoid purchasing organic foods, because of perceived high prices. Around one in four consu-mers also abstain from eating organic because they ...
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Tunnock’s dispute over
Staff at Tunnock’s biscuit factory have accepted a pay deal following a walkout at the Lanarkshire firm. Unite members were balloted on a two-year pay offer of 2.5% backdated to 1 July 2010 and a further 2.5% from 1 July 2011. The deal, strongly recommended by the union, was accepted ...
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Reporting in: Wheat market firm, but pricey
Alex Waugh Director general, Nabim Now that the UK harvest is complete, there’s an opportunity to reflect on the grain market situation. First the good news: although smaller than anticipated, at 14.8 million tonnes, the British wheat harvest is still bigger than last year and the quality is generally acceptable. ...
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Food in the news
Photographs of a McDonald’s Happy Meal taken every day for six months, by American artist Sally Davies, revealed that the burger, bun and fries had not started showing even the first signs of mould, reported The Daily Mail. Davies said that at six months old, the food felt plastic to ...
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Tesco versus Hovis: Viewpoint
It is a massive industry spat! Tesco the retail giant, described in the press last week as making £6,000 profit per minute, has delisted 11 Hovis lines because the bread baker has made clear its need to impose a price rise.
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Pop-up successJapanese customers at the Hankyu Corporation department store queued for up to two hours to sample scones and tea at the Huffkins pop-up tea room in Osaka. The Cotswolds-based bakery sold more than 2,000 cream teas a day when it took bakery staff and local ingredients to the British ...
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Training awardBakeTran, Warburtons and Karen House Associates have jointly won a North West Training Award at the National Training Awards for running a technical excellence training programme to upgrade the knowledge and skills of 20 bakery technical managers at Warburtons. Manchester Metropolitan University awarded the managers credits equivalent to one-sixth ...
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Foster’s MD honouredFoster’s Bakery MD John Foster is to be presented with an honorary degree of ’Doctor of the University’ by Sheffield Hallam University in November. Operations director Michael Taylor said it recognised his achievements as an internationally known baker, and reflected decades of voluntary service to local people, the ...
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French deal for IrishBroadway Bagels, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, which recently started selling into Spain, has now agreed a similar deal for France. Through Bord Bía, the Irish Food Board, the firm did sampling in France, then concluded a distribution deal with Lyons-based Forezia. Broadway Bagels’ co-founder, Rosie Sheehan, said its ...
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NewsLord Sugar’s apprentices make mess of bakery task
Lord Alan Sugar’s team of apprentices proved that it’s not an easy job being a baker, as they carried out their latest task in the BBC1 series, screened last night.
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Erlenbacher sets its sights on UK market
European cakes and desserts manufacturer Erlenbacher is to bring its frozen ranges to the UK foodservice market this month.