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Devon venue to host busy student event
Student and trainee bakers up and down the country are gearing up for the annual Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) conference, which takes place from 1-3 May 2009.The conference is being held at the TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay, Devon, and features a host of activities, as well ...
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Chameleon initiative from Tri-Star
The new ’chameleon cup’ from Tri-Star Packaging will change colour when filled with a hot drink.The colour-changing disposable cup is made from single walled cardboard and is available in 8, 12 and 16oz sizes. MD Kevin Curran said: "The change in colour means people really notice whatever’s printed on it, ...
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Consumer watch
By Georgina Wild, marketing manager for him! which analyses consumer behaviour and develops action plans for over 100 retail clientsThere is a huge opportunity being missed to sell more drinks to existing customers in food-to-go outlets, as the penetration of customers buying drinks in those outlets is much lower than ...
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NetApp helps Warburtons manage data
Warburtons has teamed up with NetApp to help manage and store data from its 14 bakeries, producing over a million products a day. As the business has expanded, the organisation of the data has been of critical importance and Warburtons needed an efficient, secure and easy way to manage it. ...
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Droppa in gluten-free move
Droppa & Droppa Specialist Foods has added a new range of breakfast muffins to its gluten-, wheat- and dairy-free products.The muffins come in four flavours: blueberry and pumpkin seed; apricot, pecan and ginger; chocolate, banana and hazelnut; and apple, raisin and cinnamon. They are offered in either packs of 12 ...
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New venue and format for SAMB event
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers’ (SAMB) annual conference is to take place from 16-17 May, 2009 with a new venue and format.Staged at the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Edinburgh, it will start on the Saturday afternoon with technical sessions, followed by the presidential banquet with Abba tribute ...
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New venue and format for SAMB event
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers’ (SAMB) annual conference is to take place from 16-17 May, 2009 with a new venue and format.Staged at the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Edinburgh, it will start on the Saturday afternoon with technical sessions, followed by the presidential banquet with Abba tribute ...
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Saturated fat targets are opposed by industry
The baking industry is opposed to an expected plan to introduce salt-style reduction targets for saturated fats, arguing that such a scheme would be technically problematic and expensive.Following its work on salt, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is widely expected to launch a consultation on targets for reducing saturated fat ...
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Saturated fat targets are opposed by industry
The baking industry is opposed to an expected plan to introduce salt-style reduction targets for saturated fats, arguing that such a scheme would be technically problematic and expensive.Following its work on salt, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is widely expected to launch a consultation on targets for reducing saturated fat ...
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Unifine pastes in fruit
Unifine has focused on fruits rich in antioxidants as well as flavour for its new Flavouring Paste, made from concentrated superfruit juices, fruit pulp, flavours and pieces. It contains cranberries, elderberries, pomegranate, strawberries and apple concentrate. Its new Superfruit Compound can be used to flavour products such as mousses, ganaches, ...
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Janes gains from recipe system
Gloucester bakery, Janes Pantry has installed a two-terminal Recipe Formulation System from Dataprocess Stevens in Blackburn. The system has been designed to provide recipe traceability, as well as product consistency and the elimination of scrap batches caused by formulation errors."By installing this system into our bakery, we’ve saved around 5% ...
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Reduction in planned rate rise welcomed
High street bakery chains have welcomed the decision to reduce a planned 5% rise in business rates, but say the government should have scrapped the increase altogether.Chancellor Alistair Darling made an 11th-hour climb-down on 1 April over plans to introduce an inflation-busting 5% increase in business rates, following pressure from ...
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Reporting in
== Barbara Gallani ==BCCC sector manager - Food and Drink FederationThe 56th Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Technology Conference took place at the end of March and was attended by 70 delegates from industry, ingredient suppliers, government, academia and research institutes, as well as students from Leeds and Reading ...
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School of thought
The National Skills Academy for Bakery (NSA) is soon to reveal plans for an industry-wide vocational bakery skills foundation course. As such, British Baker was invited to gauge reaction from the craft industry on their training needs and received a mixed response."A foundation course sounds like a good idea, particularly ...
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In Short
== Calorie clarity ==Pret A Manger and Subway are among 18 major catering companies introducing calorie information on their menus for the first time, initially on a trial basis. Pret is to trial it in one store initially, with plans to expand to a further 24 shops. Subway stated it ...
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== Sweeteners debated ==In April, the EU is to consider allowing the use of artificial sweeteners in confectionery, biscuits and cake. Confectioners have been lobbying in Europe to get laws changed in light of the pressure on the food industry to reformulate products to reduce sugar. Chocolate, biscuit and confectionery ...
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== Corn Exchange event ==The London Corn Exchange Golfing Society’s centenary meeting will be held at the Trevose Golf and Country Club, Cornwall on 12 and 13 May, with a black-tie centenary dinner held on 12 May at the golf club. All bakers and allied trades are eligible for membership. ...
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== Calorie clarity ==Pret A Manger and Subway are among 18 major catering companies introducing calorie information on their menus for the first time, initially on a trial basis. Pret is to trial it in one store initially, with plans to expand to a further 24 shops. Subway stated it ...
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In Short
== Calorie clarity ==Pret A Manger and Subway are among 18 major catering companies introducing calorie information on their menus for the first time, initially on a trial basis. Pret is to trial it in one store initially, with plans to expand to a further 24 shops. Subway stated it ...