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WC Rowe boss takes the top accolade at BIA09
Tuesday night’s Baking Industry Awards saw WC Rowe’s MD Alan Pearce walk away with the prestigious title of Baker of the Year, in the Vandermoortele-sponsored category.The 1930s-themed event at the Park Lane Hilton, London was a great success. Darren and Lilia from the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing dazzled the guests ...
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UBUK adds baked bites
United Biscuits UK (UBUK) has launched a new range of snack crackers Jacob’s Crack’o’Bites. The snack bags are available in 25g packs and come in Cheese, Sour Cream & Chive and Barbecue flavours.The crackers are thin and crispy and are baked, not fried. They contain no artificial colours or ...
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ADM brings in new mix
ADM has launched a new Cupcake Mix and Fondant Icing Mix in time for bakers to prepare for National Cupcake Week. Bakers only need to add cake margarine, egg and water to the mix and products can then be topped with the Fondant Icing Mix.The cupcake mix can also be ...
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Giles Foods’ investment aims to double turnover
Giles Foods will double production at its Milton Keynes factory next year by opening a second unit next to its Pain Artisan bakery.The new unit, which will increase total production space at the site to over 9,000sq m, will be dedicated to garlic bread and dough ball production, with four ...
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Allied Bakeries reports upbeat results
Higher margins at Allied Bakeries should help parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) post positive full-year results.In an update prior to its expected announcement in November, ABF reported that operational improvements had boosted margins, while its grocery division had achieved good revenue in the second half of the year to ...
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Malt mooted as alternative to low-salt
Bakers looking for ways to reduce salt in bread are being offered an alternative to bland low-salt options.Hopped Spraymalt Light a product made from malt and hops, spraydried into a fine powder is already used in the brewing industry, but malted ingredients manufacturer Mun-tons has discovered it works ...
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Bread tastes to be formally assessed
A newly formed association, the National Organisation of Bread Tasters, is due to attend the SIAB exhibition in Italy from 22-26 May next year, where it will reveal plans for courses on the sensory assessment of bread.Founded by Walter Cricrì, an agronomist and sensorial analyst, and formed in conjunction with ...
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Honeyrose scoops up Greenwich Cakes assets
Honeyrose Bakery has bought all the unencumbered assets and equipment of London baker Greenwich Cakes, following the latter’s voluntary liquidation.London-based organic handbaker Honeyrose acquired bakery production, packing and office equipment. MD Lise Madsen said it could offer great value to existing Greenwich Cakes customers, who, in most cases and for ...
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SALSA assurance proves popular with bakers
A food safety accreditation scheme for small, local food producers, which is recognised by the supermarkets and foodservice distributors, is proving particularly popular among bakery firms.Set up in 2007, the Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) scheme currently has 85 members from the bakery sector, 34 of which have received ...
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Premier Foods to look into attitudes to bread
Premier Foods is to study why shoppers are binning so much bread.The Hovis manufacturer will team up with Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to research consumer behaviour and attitudes around buying, storage and usage habits. Findings will be used to develop a targeted approach to help reduce bread waste.Neil ...
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Baker of the Year’s firm lands new Tesco deal
Cornish craft bakery WC Rowe has sealed a deal to supply Tesco stores nationwide with scones under the Tesco Finest brand.WC Rowe, whose MD Alan Pearce is the BIA09 Baker of the Year (see pg 4), already supplies Tesco stores in the south-west region with own-brand baked goods, but this ...
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Bakery School revamps modules
The Bakery School, the online learning site for bakers, confectioners, cake decorators and pastry makers, is to launch new categories and a better-value, three-tier subscription rate later this month.The non-profit-making site, pioneered by former bakery tutor Jean Grieves and award-winning baker Albert Waterfield, features 55 modules that take learners, including ...
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Raising the bar marker
UK oven manufacturer, Double D Food Engineering (a division of JBT FoodTech), has developed The Revoband Panini Bar Marker for the retail and foodservice sectors, designed for bulk quantities of panini bread in any required configuration.It can produce bar marks straight across the breads or at an angle and works ...
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Kingsmill launches new format with Little Big Loaf
Kingsmill is back on TV this week, featuring Kingsmill Great Everyday White and its new Little Big Loaf, kicking off its largest multi-media initiative since the brand’s 2007 relaunch.The company will sink millions into plugging the brand, spending more than £11m during the next year, following a £4m marketing drive ...
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Real Bread embarks on membership crusade
Shoppers, bakers, millers and farmers are being urged to join the crusade for wholesome loaves by becoming members of the Real Bread Campaign.Project officer Chris Young said: "This is the chance for everyone who cares about the state of bread in Britain to add their voices to the unified cry ...
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Crazy option for Christmas
Crazy Bags, distributor and stockist of promotional bags in the UK, is adding a laminate canvas shopping bag to its range in time for the Christmas season, and says bakers can use them as a great promotional platform.Andy Steavenson, director for Crazy Bags, says they are a way of generating ...
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Nestlé extends chunky offer
Nestlé Kit Kat Chunky Caramel is now available in the hospitality sector, following a retail launch earlier this summer.The new bar is being supported by a £7m media campaign, including TV and outdoor advertising, digital, sampling and PR, all designed to target 16- to 34-year-olds, drive awareness and trial and ...
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Pidy stays Neutral on cones
Belgian pastry company Pidy has launched a mini waffle cone for use with savoury fillings.The Mini Cone Neutral comes in boxes of 112 or 308 pieces and each pack can be ordered with a unique artist’s palette-shaped cone stand, containing up to 35 holes. The cones are 7.5cm in length ...
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Cranberry connection
Ocean Spray’s ingredient technology group is to launch a new sweetened dried cranberry (SDC) the Whole SDC at the Fi Europe show in Germany this November. It has been developed in response to a demand from snack and confectionery manufacturers for larger fruit piece sizes."One of the key ...
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Consumer watch
If you want to maximise the number of customers walking through your doors and get them to return time and time again, then you really need to understand why they are visiting you and what they want from their visit. him! has just spoken to over 1,300 coffee chain customers ...