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Belgian eco-baker sets his sights on UK market
A new eco-friendly bakery has been set up in Belgium by the previous owner of Le Pain Quotidien, and plans to supply the UK by March 2010.L’Écopain d’Ignace is the new venture by Ignace Vandekerkhove, who has also owned VDK Ganshoren, Pastridor and Pastri-lux. The bakery, based in Saintes, makes ...
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Unifine’s binding commitment
Unifine Food & Bake ingredients has launched a Liquid Binding Agent (LBA), which uses new technology for the enhancement of biscuits and extruded lines.The emulsified sugar product has a natural flavour and can be used to bind inclusions such as seeds, fruit and nuts into a mix, which ...
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Brannigans’ nostalgic move
United Biscuits (UBUK) has redesigned its Brannigans’ crisps packaging and reverted to its traditional brown paper-bag style, due to a growing trend for nostalgic brands. The range will continue to feature Mr Brannigan on-pack and will also highlight its 65% reduction in saturated fats.The crisps are available in Roast Beef ...
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DrieM brings in new dough sheeting line
DrieM, a new company that has become part of the Kaak Group, represented by Benier UK, has pioneered an automated sheeted dough line, designed from scratch, for the production of artisanal breads and pizza crusts. It will be launched at IBA.Dough is rolled through three progressively tighter sets of cantilevered ...
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Vortex brings in green spin
SAVortex, a company founded by Syed Ahmed, a participant in BBC’s The Apprentice, claims to have launched the greenest hand-dryer - The Vortex. It features unique patent-protected spinning air technology, using no heating elements and recovering energy as it works.The Vortex can dry hands in 10-15 seconds and its ...
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Jobs loss risk at Elisabeth the Chef
Around 200 jobs are potentially at risk after Elisabeth the Chef announced it is to create a new facility in Leamington Spa, which will result in the merging of staff from two existing sites.The bakery and dessert manufacturer, owned by French firm Senoble, plans to create a new facility next ...
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Firm offers a clean sweep
IPC Gansow has expanded its range with the addition of the new 1450 ride-on sweeper. The company says it is a step up from its 1404 sweeper, and has enhanced strength and perfor-mance, due to the use of a fully hydraulic circuit.It has a rot-proof polyester filter, a large sweeping ...
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Consultant points to export gaps
Bakery firms specialising in private-label are in a strong position to build export sales, according to Simon Waring, MD of the UK branch of export consultancy The Green Seed Group.He said retail chains in the US and mainland Europe are looking to develop more sophisticated own-brand ranges. "Most markets ...
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FSA consults on sat fats
Bakery products are at the forefront of the new Food Standards Agency (FSA) consultation on voluntary targets for reductions in saturated fat and added sugar.The consultation will focus on biscuits, cakes, pastries and buns, and will also look at portion size reductions. "We want to make it easier for ...
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Mathiesons hands over control to Symphony
Mathiesons Bakeries has sold a controlling stake in its company to private equity firm Symphony Investment Fund.
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Crantock’s pasty sales rocket
Crantock Bakery has announced it has been doing a roaring trade on Cornish pasties during the recession, with sales up 30% on last year.
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Dress to impress in Cupcake Week
Are you a retailer planning to drive cupcake sales in your shops during National Cupcake Week, beginning 14 September? Then enter British Baker’s window display competition.A prize of two tickets to next year’s Baking Industry Awards is on offer to the winning shop with the best cupcake-themed display. All ...
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Valera offers fresh display
Equipment supplier Valera has launched a new display unit - Vision Counter - which forms part of its Vision range of fully refrigerated modular deli counters.The counter has a large base shelf and three further shelves above for chilled display. It has a wipe-clean stainless steel ...
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Tamar Foods takes on Duchy, following losses
After failing to turn a profit since it opened three years ago, Duchy Originals’ Cornish bakery is to be taken over by Tamar Foods, part of the Samworth Brothers Group, which will produce the brand’s sweet tarts under licence.According to Duchy’s CEO Andrew Baker, the bakery in Launceston has made ...
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Kaak goes to work on recovering energy
The Kaak Group has launched a new Daub Energy Recovery System for bakers and food manufacturers, with the aim of saving customers up to 30% on their energy costs.The company says that, on average, around 53% of the energy supplied to an oven disappears into the atmosphere. Daub’s ovens use ...
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Greggs looks to expand in petrol forecourts
Greggs has taken its first steps into the petrol forecourt market with the opening of a 500sq ft concession at a newly renovated BP petrol station in Bury, operated by Euro Garages.
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Investors show interest as O’Briens flounders
The head office of Irish sandwich chain O’Briens has been put into the equivalent of administration with debts of over E4m (£3.46m).Paul McCann of Grant Thornton, the examiner (the Irish equivalent of an administrator) appointed by the Irish High Court to handle the case, said nine different investors had expressed ...
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Mantinga’s Melange
Frozen bakery supplier Mantinga has launched a new bread basket of artisan breads, targeted at the hotel and restaurant sector, called the Melange du Pain.The five hand-crafted breads are produced using traditional methods by a bakery in northern Bavaria, Germany. They are supplied in a mixed box, frozen and ready ...
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Reporting in
== Alex Waugh Director-general, Nabim ==Working with schools can be fraught with difficulties, as branded businesses such as Cadbury have found in recent years. The National Association of Master Bakers is therefore to be congratulated on the recent success of National Craft Bakers’ Week and the link with schools. The ...
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In Short
== SAMB joins network ==The Scottish Association of Master Bakers has joined the National Skills Academy’s (NSA’s) Network of Excellence for Bakery. Coventry University’s training business Acua, Westminster Kingsway College and Barnsley College have also become accredited NSA members.== Coffee Republic dea ==lAs British Baker was going to press the ...