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DCA Kerry will be showcasing the exciting new Sanomat fresh cream machine, which has the dual innovations of being a self-creaming system as well as being self-cleaning. "It basically aerates fresh cream and does away with manual, open-bowl mixing," explains Robert Forster of Kerry. "Historically, cream machines have tended to ...
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Apprenticeship funding of £10m made available
The baking industry could benefit from new government plans to make over £10m of funding available to businesses, with the launch of a trial to develop Apprenticeship Expan-sion Programmes.The trials will be delivered through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and funding of £10m will be available over ...
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CCE picks up Abbey Well
Coca-Cola Great Britain has added Abbey Well to its portfolio, with the acquisition of Waters & Robson Holdings.Abbey Well, sourced in Morpeth, Northumberland, will be bottled by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). The Abbey Well site and its employees will be transferred to CCE on completion of the sale, according ...
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NSA steering group achieves six-month target
The steering group of the National Skills Academy (NSA) for Bakery has achieved its first six-month target, said Jonathan Cooper, business development manager of the NSA.Its aims were industry representation, agreeing the training needs of the industry, and identifying a bakery champion, named as Campden BRI, to co-ordinate the development ...
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Administrator sought for Megans as Ferrari’s closes
Megans Bakery in Hirwaun, South Wales is seeking to appoint an administrator, director Steve Fogo has told British Baker.The company filed for admini-stration on Tuesday 9 December, but Fogo said "it is too early too tell" if potential administrator, Resolve Partner, would be hopeful for a buyer for the firm. ...
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Quiznos admits closures as credit crunch bites
More than a third of Quiznos’ sandwich shops in the UK have closed in the past year, due to the current financial crisis, leaving the company a long way short of its ambitious plan to open 200 franchise stores.According to British Baker’s Top 50 Bakery Retailers poll, the US franchise ...
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Aryzta enjoys all-round increases
Bakery supplier Aryzta has seen its revenue increase across all its divisions, with overall group revenue up a total of 31.8%, according to the company’s first-quarter interim management statement.Within its European Food division, group revenue has increased 4.5% and stands at E298.7m (£259.1m).Its Food North American ...
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Bakers avoid the worst of Irish contamination
British bakers and manufactu-rers have largely been unaffected by the Irish pork contamination issue, but a number of pork products have been recalled as a precautionary measure.Frank Hayes, from Kerry Foods in Ireland said: "Our production in Ireland is very much centred around the Irish market, so by and large ...
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BakeMark parent opens innovation centre
CSM has officially opened its Innovation Center in Merksem, Belgium, which will focus on the latest developments in bakery margarines. It follows the opening last month of the company’s Innovation Center for frozen and bakery products at BakeMark’s site in Bromborough, Wirral, and is the third of four European centres ...
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BakeMark’s Cool cookie
BakeMark UK is introducing another licensed cookie to its range with Nestlé. The Quality Street Matchmakers Cool Mint Cookie has an American-style soft bake texture and will join the likes of Nestlé Toffee Crisp Cookies, Nestlé Rolo Cookies and Nestlé Milkybar Mini Cookies.Each case of the new cookies contains 32 ...
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Bakery chain plans UK growth
The UK franchise operator for international eat-in bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ) is planning to open four new London sites over the next few months, two of them before March.Village du Pain, which owns the UK and Ireland master franchise, has 10 stores around London. A Hampstead outlet is ...
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Waterfields scoops up Merseyside bakery chain
Waterfields has bought Pimblett’s 10 shops in the St Helens’ area of Merseyside out of administration, after the craft bakery chain went out of business at the beginning of the month.Around 65 jobs have been saved in the deal, which takes Waterfields’ retail estate to 49 shops, but Pimblett’s central ...
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’Real’ bread campaign starts
Thousands of people have pledged their support to Sustain’s Real Bread Campaign, which promotes bread that is made without additives and has been fermented for at least four hours.The brainchild of author and baker Andrew Whitley, the campaign officially launched on 26 November, with a website featuring a ’real’ bread ...
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Britvic maintains growth
Britvic’s full-year results reveal continued growth in the soft drinks market, with overall group revenue up 29.3% to £926.5m (£716.3m - 2006/07), despite the UK soft drinks market falling by 0.8% in volume over the period.Its revenue in Britain and from international sales also rose 4.8% to £725.8m for the ...
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California Raisins’ innovation competition
California Raisins is inviting bakers to take part in its 2009 Innovation competition. It aims to find the most innovative new products that have been created using California Raisins, California Raisin paste or California Raisin juice concentrate.
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Ginsters’ festive cheer
Ginsters has launched three new festive lines to capitalise on consumer demand for party food and traditional flavours. A new 12-pack of Mini Festive Rolls in Pork and Cranberry and a standard Mini Sausage Roll 12-pack are offered. Ginsters has also brought in a limited-edition Christmas Sandwich, available in seasonal ...
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Chunk gets Smart on pastry
Pie and pastry maker Chunk of Devon now uses an automated Smart pastry rolling sheeter from Eurobake. Achieving the right balance of meat, vegetables, gravies and pastry is important to the West Country-based company, as is a machine that could give it the right pastry consistency.The Smart model ...
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Melitta colours up espresso
The Melitta C5 is a fully automatic bean-to-cup espresso machine, and is capable of producing five espresso-based coffees. It can be supplied in a variety of sizes and the machine has different options available for providing hot water and steam and either an integrated or external milk chilling and foaming ...
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Rademaker focuses on craft style
The Rademaker Crusto bread line has been specially developed for large craft and industrial breadmakers to create artisan breads.Crusto’s cutting tools shape the bread without harming the structure, says the company. The Crusto’s ’cut bread’ technology allows bakers to work with strongly hydrated doughs, such as ciabatta for instance, and ...
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Landmark development
Landmark Wholesale has launched a new 500ml orange juice drink under its Lifestyle own brand. The juice, packaged in a PET bottle has been introduced in response to demand for healthier drink options. It is packed in a single-serve re-sealable pack and contains no added sugar or preservatives. ...