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Ronnie Corbett to front Baking Industry Awards
British Baker is thrilled to announce that acclaimed comedian Ronnie Corbett is to host this year’s Baking Industry Awards, on 8 September at the Park Lane Hilton, London. Corbett’s first outing on stage was aged 15, playing The Wicked Aunt in a panto at his local church youth club in ...
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Bakehouse data points to regional differences
Office workers in the north of England and Scotland are the most likely to buy lunch in a bakery (13%), followed by those in the Midlands and Wales (11%) and the South (6%).A survey by Bakehouse found that supermarkets are the most popular place to buy lunch for Southern ...
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Craft baker embraces new technology to boost sales
Artisan craft bakery Winnie’s has been using bluetooth technology in a fresh bid to target nearby consumers. The bakery, based in Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare, started trialling the technology as part of its marketing campaign, by alerting con- sumers with messages of special offers in-store. Bluetooth wireless technology allows data to ...
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Employee’s theft nearly bankrupts bakery
Fuller’s Quality Bakers in Yorkshire was nearly bankrputed by an employee, who stole almost £12,000, a court has found.
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BSB conference tackles topical bakery issues
The British Society of Baking’s (BSB) annual conference is to take place on Tuesday 16 June at the Ardencote Manor Hotel, Claverdon, Warwick.Accommodation is available on 15 June, with a conference dinner and entertainment taking place that evening.Speakers at the conference include: Chris Beaney, president of the National Association of ...
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Bakery firm capitalises on falling London rents
Bakers are being attracted into previously premium-value retail units, such as train stations, as the recession brings about plummeting rents and rent-free deals.Last week, London-based bakery chain Wenzel’s opened its 14th store in West Ealing, agreeing to a five-year tenancy and six months rent-free, after rates dropped from £80,000 to ...
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Giles Foods rolls out new dough balls
Chilled and frozen manufacturer Giles Foods has added limited-edition Tomato and Chilli dough balls to its standard range.The bite-size dough balls are sold chilled in 145g packs of 12 and will be available in Asda from mid-May.Giles Foods marketing director David Marx says he expects the product to be ...
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Better-for-you ingredients
Ingredients company, Pecan Deluxe Candy has launched a range of healthier products which are lower in salt and fat.The ’better for you’ range includes products suitable for use in bakery items, such as reduced fat and salt brownie pieces and no-sugar chocolate pieces.A variety of flavours and sizes is available, ...
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Raymond Blanc to relaunch Maison Blanc patisserie chain
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc has returned after a long absence to spearhead a major relaunch of the Maison Blanc patisserie chain. Blanc started the company in 1981 and now aims to take it back to basics as a consultant chef, offering quality French bread and patisserie. Each store will offer breakfast, light lunches and afternoon tea.
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Brakes launch Brit canapés
Foodservice supplier Brakes has expanded its portfolio of mini savoury buffet items, with seven new canapés developed as a twist on traditional British recipes. Varieties include Brakes Mini Cottage Pie, a shortcrust pastry case filled with minced beef and onion gravy, topped with a rosette of Cheddar and chive mash.Also ...
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Trade refutes vegetarian fears for plant bread
Press reports claiming that enzymes used in industrial breadmaking were "not fit for vegetarians" have been refuted as "confused" and "unfounded" by the industry.The stories, prompted by the Real Bread Campaign, were based on the accusation that enzymes used to make bread may be derived from animal sources, such as ...
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Breakfast on-the-go
McVitie’s Cake Company has launched a range of mini croissants, featuring a chocolate or strawberry filling.The croissants expand on McVitie’s morning goods range, until now consisting only of waffles. They can be eaten straight from the pack, or warmed in the oven. The mini croissants have been designed to ...
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Italian coffee chain has designs on UK market
An Italian coffee shop chain hopes to bring ’la dolce vita’ to the UK, with a plan to open its first store in London later this year.The 50-strong La bottega del Caffè is currently opening a new store every month across Italy and wants to replicate its success ...
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EC health claims criteria ’flawed’
Consumer lobby group Which? reckons several bakery products could legally carry health and nutritional claims if proposed EC regulation gets the thumbs-up.The EC’s regulation (EC) 1924/2006 on Nutrition and Health Claims on Foods was passed in May 2006 and aims to ensure foods comply with specific nutritional criteria or ’nutrient ...
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Optimistic coffee outlook
Coffee shop bosses are optimistic that cautious customers will soon be returning for their regular caffeine fix again.Despite tough trading during the last six months, executives expect conditions to begin improving in the next few months, although they don’t anticipate full recovery until at least the middle of next year.Allegra ...
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Consumer watch
By Georgina Wild, marketing manager for market research firm him!Do you think that all customers know exactly what they want when entering a retail outlet? Well 31% of customers walking into a coffee chain tell him! that they do not know what they are going to buy, so there is ...
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Uniq sees sales continue to fall
Marks & Spencer sandwich supplier Uniq reported falling sales in the first three months of the year, down 4.9% on the same period in 2008.The European chilled convenience food group blamed a slow- down in its markets and the later timing of Easter for operating losses that were slightly lower ...
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Upper Crust trials station kiosk format
A new Upper Crust prefab wheel-in kiosk has gone on trial at London Bridge station, as parent SSP experiments with formats.Upper Crust brand manager Britta Ashu told British Baker that the kiosk will be fully finished off-site, before being positioned just outside the station. The London Bridge pilot does not ...
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Lower UK margin mix hits Maple Leaf earnings
Ontario-based Canada Bread’s UK subsidiary, speciality bread and bagel manufacturer Maple Leaf Bakery UK, has seen a drop in earnings for the first quarter to 31 March, 2009.The decline has been put down to "a lower margin product mix" due to the more pronounced effect of the recession in the ...
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HGCA points to importance of provenance
New research commissioned by the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) has revealed that the bakery sector is under-playing the provenance card in product marketing.Based on interviews through seven focus groups, the research found that bread and morning goods fell behind the brewing and dairy industries over perceptions of provenance claims, ...