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Peros aims for One World
A new Fairtrade bakery range, One World, has been launched by ethical foodservice distributor Peros. It comprises: traditional flapjacks; chocolate chip flapjacks; fruit flapjacks; large Eccles cakes; chocolate brownies; chocolate chip shortbread; toffee muffins, lemon muffins, chocolate muffins and blueberry muffins.The range has been produced by artisan bakers in the ...
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Alternative to sodium sets off bakery debate
The launch of a new sodium alternative has sparked a debate on the use of potassium chloride in bread.Volac’s sodium and sugar replacer Volactose Whey Permeate contains 2.6% potassium and is labelled a ’high-performance cross-category sodium and sugar replacer’, which can be used in a wide variety of ...
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Greggs plans new bakery to back up retail growth
Greggs plans to build an additional bakery in the south of England to support the proposed opening of 600 new stores.In its half-year statement in August, the bakery chain said it aimed to open 30-40 net new shops in 2010, but an interim statement this week revealed this has ...
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Bring back the great British tea
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic management agency that focuses on business and brand development within the bakery foodservice and convenience sectorsNot everything about the days drawing in and the onset of winter is depressing. We all start dreaming of savoury or sweet, rich and warm comforting ...
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Export sales window for UK bakeries
Europe’s flourishing coffee shop market could represent a lucrative new export opportunity for British bakery companies well versed in supplying the demanding UK market.According to a new report from Allegra Strategies, the European branded coffee shop market has grown by 9% this year to a total of 9,360 stores in ...
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Bakers fear impact of revalued business rates
Bakers fear a business rates hike will put even more pressure on their already precarious fortunes.Business premises are revalued every five years to ensure that rateable values reflect changes in the property market. However, the next revaluation due to take effect in April 2010 is based on rent ...
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Hovis sees surge in branded breads
Hovis has seen its sales rocket by over a fifth, according to Premier Foods’ third-quarter results.For the 13 weeks to 26 September 2009, Hovis branded bread sales were up 22% compared to the same period last year. A spokesperson for Premier said the current financials reported compare largely to Hovis’ ...
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UK bread prices stay low in world rankings
The UK remains one of the cheapest countries in the world to buy bread, with prices in London and Manchester on a par with those in Lagos, Nigeria and Bangkok, Thailand.
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UK bread prices stay low in world rankings
The UK remains one of the cheapest countries in the world to buy bread, with prices in London and Manchester on a par with those in Lagos, Nigeria and Bangkok, Thailand.According to the latest figures from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), just released exclusively to British Baker, London was 84th ...
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Which? research supports calls for salt reduction
Consumer watchdog Which? said its recent consumer taste test of wholemeal bread showed it was possible to cut salt levels in bread and still deliver good flavour and texture.In research carried out by Which? Magazine, 187 testers tasted 561 slices of branded and supermarket own-label wholemeal bread. Hovis and Kingsmill ...
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Challenging fluctuations on cocoa and sugar prices
Cake and biscuit manufacturers are having to contend with wildly fluctuating sugar and cocoa prices, with little sign that the situation will stabilise in the coming year.Cocoa prices reached a 29-year high of $3,143/tonne last month 17% higher than a year ago and 62% higher than two years ago ...
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Dip, coat or drizzle
KeyChoc has launched new processing machines, designed to appeal to bakers and patissiers.Made from food-grade stainless steel, the machines are suitable for dipping items in chocolate, drizzling chocolate on to cakes or patisserie and coating tray-bakes. The new MM series includes the KeyChoc MM08 Moulding Machine, a table-top-sized processor, capable ...
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Stiletto cuts to free-from
Mrs Crimble’s free-from range has been refreshed to offer a wider range for consumers and to create a more uniform brand identity. Owned by Stiletto Foods, the free-from foods brand now includes light cheese crackers in Rosemary and Onion, Sun-dried Tomato and Pesto and Original Cheese flavours, as well as ...
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Speedibake’s fresh deal
Norbert Dentressangle, which took over Christian Salvesen in 2007, has been awarded a two-year temperature-controlled storage and distribution contract with baked goods manufacturer Speedibake. Part of Associated British Foods, Speedibake is one of the leading producers of own-brand bakery products for the UK retail and foodservice sector. With turnover of ...
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Delice moves to gluten-free
Delice de France has worked with Fayrefield FoodTech to develop a gluten-free bakery range. Delice said it has seen the category develop, to include not just coeliacs, but consumers who choose to eat gluten-free, due to other health benefits.The range consists of sandwich bread and blueberry and chocolate chip muffins, ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Coconut: It is generally thought there is potentially less of a price downside on coconuts than a larger upside. Demand is also thought to increase as prices, helped by the weaker dollar, have improved.Raisins: The new Californian crop will be about 10% less than last year. In Turkey, post-harvest suggests ...
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Reporting in Education opportunity
For such a successful and progressive industry, we experience surprising difficulties in connecting up with the education sector to sell careers in baking. Among teachers, pupils and parents, the level of knowledge about what we offer in careers is abysmal. A great deal more work needs to be done but ...
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Fine Lady sets its sights on the north
Fine Lady Bakeries has announced plans to build a £20m bakery in Newton Heath, east Manchester.Planning permission has been submitted for the site, which would become Fine Lady’s northern base.Joe Street, managing director of the Banbury-based company, said the east Manchester location would offer excellent transport links both north and ...
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Is the FSA ’full of it’?
Salt is yet again top of the agenda at the Food Standards Agency (FSA), with bakers seemingly obliged to stand in a continual firing line. Its new campaign encourages shoppers to look at the labels of foods, such as bread, sandwiches and pizza, and buy those with the lowest salt ...
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Mama’s plans for winter
National Cupcake Week’s overall recipe champion Mama’s Cupcakes has launched a new winter range, including its competition-winning Black Forest variety a chocolate sponge laced with kirsch and glacé cherries.Also in the range is My Christmas Cupcake a fruit cake with sherry-soaked fruit, nuts and cherries, topped with marzipan, ...