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60-second sales pitch
Claire Brown, national sales manager, weCAN SolutionsSo, you supply electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) systems into bakeries. Much interest?A few years ago, I asked the financial director of a large bakery firm, "Do you have a keyboard I can borrow?" My question was met with a quizzical, then a glazed look. "We ...
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Starbucks adopts indie approach for UK stores
Starbucks has turned around its fortunes following a troubled patch, which saw it shed stores, as the UK’s second-biggest coffee chain gears up to roll out its new "bespoke" outlets.A spokesperson told British Baker: "We have more customers than ever before and our like-for-like store sales in the last three ...
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Bakery chains line up to bag Ainsleys shops
There has been an "encouraging show of interest" in Ainsleys of Leeds, after the business was forced to call in the adminis-trators earlier this month, with Greggs and Cooplands (Doncaster) among the interested parties.Joint administrator Joe McLean, a partner at Grant Thornton in Leeds, told British Baker the business was ...
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Coldpack flies in Airliner
Coldpack has launched Airliner, an insulating film material that enables temperature-controlled transit packaging for food products. The product comprises two layers of a special film, manufactured using DuPont Surlyn resin, which are separated by an aluminised honeycomb structure. When filled with air, the design of the packaging creates multiple compartments ...
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Warburtons and Hovis go head-to-head on all-British bread
Both Hovis and Warburtons have announced their intentions to use 100% British wheat in loaves from early 2010, with Hovis stealing a march on its rival by switching the entire range to UK-grown wheat.
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Anneliese shows off tin technology
German firm Anneliese was showcasing bakeware: tins lidded or unlidded. Made from aluminium steel or stainless steel, Anneliese offers optional anti-stick coatings. All the tins are compatible with automated or robot stacking and there is a wide choice of frames, some of which double up as ergonomic handles.www.anneliese.com
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S Black takes a firm approach to fruit
While industrial processed fruit, such as strawberries, can be damaged by mechanical and thermal treatment, freezing or pasteurisation, with a negative effect on the fruit texture, S Black has introduced FirmFruit to combat this effect for manufacturers of sweet pies. Patented by DSM Food Specialities to improve fruit firmness and ...
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Bakels gives Diamond touch to cakes and desserts
"Bakels Multiseed is now the biggest-selling product in four of our worldwide businesses," Paul Morrow, international managing director, told British Baker at the recent Iba exhibition in Düsseldorf. Two new products were demonstrated by Bakels at the show: Diamond Glaze Extra and Frutojam Gourmet. And the firm also displayed a ...
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Further consolidation on the cards for bakeries
The European bakery market will continue to consolidate over the next five years in the wake of the recession, with frozen bakery companies leading the way in mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report.The Rabobank report, The Bakery Sector Beyond the Down-turn, predicts that the bake-off market will go ...
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Double deal for bakers
Capway and Rademaker announced they had entered into a preferred partnership deal at Iba.Under the terms of the deal, Rademaker will provide front-end dough make-up equipment and Capway will supply provers, coolers, tin or tray handling systems and robotic storage, as well as loaders and unloaders. Capway also launched ...
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Bakery under investigation over E.coli
A bakery in Felling, Gateshead has closed voluntarily following an outbreak of E.coli in the area. Myers Bakery is currently being investigated as the possible source of the infection, which has so far been confirmed in nine adults, with six other possible cases in the Gateshead area, as British Baker ...
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Halloween puts spirit into Sainsbury’s bakery sales
Sainsbury’s Halloween bakery products helped push sales in the division up 50% as the retailer announced increased sales for the 28 weeks to 3 October 2009."Bakery has had a fantastic start to the year and the new products we have launched in the Basics range, such as the muffins, have ...
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Ginsters uses technology to bring bakery to classroom
Students studying the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) can now gain access to Ginsters’ Callington Bakery without leaving their classroom, thanks to online video conferencing technology.Using free Skype communication software, pupils are able to talk directly to staff at Ginsters and look around the bakery as part of ...
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Independents set tone for modern bakery outlets
Terence Conran’s soon-to-be-rolled-out Albion café and bakery concept is part of an influential new breed of independent bakery shops that combine upmarket retail with casual dining.That’s the view of retail analyst Greg Hodge, from research company Planet Retail, who says that upmarket bakery shops and cafés, such as Gail’s, Hummingbird, ...
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Bakery nets Merseyside pie deal
After supplying pies to Everton Football Club for several years, Clayton Park Bakery has cornered the football pie market in Merseyside, signing a contract to supply Liverpool Football Club.The Lancashire-based firm will supply Anfield with a wide range of products for both hospitality and concourse catering. The concourse pie range ...
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Brockleby’s scoops listing with Waitrose
Organic pork pie producer Brockleby’s has won a contract to supply its pies to supermarket chain Waitrose.The company, from Asfordby Hill, near Melton Mowbray, will be putting its wares into a Waitrose store in Stamford early next year. Brockleby’s hopes its pies will later go nationwide with the chain.The contract ...
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Toolbox opens up supply chain
Toolbox Bakery Solutions offers supply chain management specifically for bakeries. Graham Jones (below) who represented the company at Iba said: "Our customers are bakers with 20 or more shops or big industrial bakers." The full supply chain management involves raw material handling, production, stock, distribution and transport. Jones added: "We ...
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Christmas teas from Drury
The Drury Tea & Coffee Company has launched a range of Christmas teas and infusions. The loose teas include Christmas Flavoured Black tea and Christmas Flavoured Green tea in 125g packs, as well as Christmas Rooibos Infusion and Christmas Cookie Infusion in 100g packs. The black tea features apple, cinnamon; ...
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New food and drink course in Scotland
A new qualification has been launched in Scotland, which aims to "open up new horizons" for employees in the food and drink industry.The Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Food Science and Technology, which commenced at the end of October at Glasgow Metropolitan College, is a subsidised two-year day-release course that ...
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Hovis denies promotion overload as it gains share
Hovis has not been over-promoting its product, insisted Hovis’ marketing boss, as the brand closes in on rivals Warburtons.Premier Foods’ heavy price promotion of Hovis, alongside Allied Bakeries’ Kingsmill, has seen the number two and three brands respectively steal a march on market leader Warburtons.According to recent data (TNS 4 ...