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Bigberry goes natural
Devon-based Bigberry, part of Extreme Drinks, is to launch its new look smoothies, available in Pineapple & Pear, Acai & Strawberry and Raspberry & Mango varieties. They contain no artificial colourings, preservatives, stabilisers or sweeteners and are packaged in 100% recyclable 250ml bottles.Co-founder Lee Wilson said: "Bigberry smoothies are pasteurised ...
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UK bread prices drop down the world rankings
Anne BruceThe UK has dropped down the world rankings of retail bread prices, despite price increases in bread over the year, putting the UK in line with those in the developing world.According to latest data from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), released exclusively to British Baker, London and ...
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Callebaut sees ongoing sales growth
Chocolate and cocoa manufacturer Barry Callebaut has reported continuing sales growth for the first three months of fiscal 2008/09. The firm’s sales volume grew by 2% and sales revenue rose by 7.2% in local currencies. However, growth in the reporting currency - CHF (Swiss francs) - was up by only ...
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Ishida captures more data
Ishida Europe has developed a new data capture system for checkweighers in order to help production reporting procedures. The Ishida Data Capture System (IDCS) records data from packs weighed by up to 100 checkweighers and stores it on a secure database. It offers a range of reporting options, as well ...
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Extra work on cards as ’gluten-free’ laws change
New requirements for the content of products labelled as ’gluten-free’ could mean extra work for bakeries, following the announcement of new EU regulations. The new rules, which will apply to foodstuffs specifically produced for people intolerant to gluten, will have to contain less than 20 parts of gluten per million ...
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Starbucks’ woes continue with further store closures
Starbucks has announced plans to close a further 300 under-performing stores - 200 in the US and 100 internationally. However, details have yet to be released on whether UK stores will be affected. Starbucks is the fourth-biggest bakery retailer in the UK, behind Greggs, Subway and Costa, according to the British Baker’s Top 50 league table of bakery retailers, based on store numbers in 2008; it opened 99 stores in the UK last year.
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Reaseheath on course
Nantwich-based Reaseheath College has teamed up with Chester University to launch a bakery course aimed at baking industry professionals.The Professional Certificate in Bakery Technology comprises three, 12-week modules, covering bakery science and technology; bakery products composition and manufacture; and bakery processing and engineering.Each module requires around 200 hours of study ...
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Vandemoortele divests soya division
Vandemoortele has decided to focus on its bakery (frozen bakery products) and lipids (fats and margarines) divisions and is preparing to sell off its soya foods division, Alpro.The Belgian group’s bakery and lipids divisions make up 80% of its turnover, and it has said it wants to "further expand ...
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National Starch takes on fat
Ingredients supplier National Starch Food Innovation has launched a new speciality starch for the reduced-fat cake market. This can be used by bakery manufacturers to create cakes using up to 75% less margarine, butter or shortening.It has been designed to meet the challenges bakers face in producing products with reduced-fat ...
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Future view
Costa’s head of product development, Beverley Philips, shares her hopes and thoughts for the year aheadWith 2009 shaping up as a year of economic difficulty, it could prove challenging for retailers to convince customers to spend on non-essentials. For my team and I, this year will be about ensuring our ...
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Martin Clayton, bakery specialist at Morrisons, shares his thoughts on the supermarket’s goals for 2009At Morrisons we have the largest number of craft food specialists anywhere in the retail sector. This year we’re strengthening this position and launching a far-reaching programme to train new craft food specialists, including bakers, and ...
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Jacksons plans growth
Baking Industry Awards winner Jacksons The Bakers has opened a new £1.2m bakery, with a view to expanding into new areas, including supermarket supply.The one-shop Chesterfield bakery has targeted expansion of its wholesale business, which currently accounts for two-thirds of its turnover, after scooping the Tesco-sponsored Quality Product Award at ...
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Win a top-of-the-range toaster with Kingsmill
’Wake up to Wholegrain’ and set yourself up for the day with a breakfast that includes half or even all of your daily allowance of healthy whole grains.This is the message Kingsmill is promoting in its new breakfast initiative in 2009 to highlight the goodness of whole grain and champion ...
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Tony Phillips
Tony Phillips, British Baker’s columnist for many years, died on Saturday, 17 January. He had been ill since September.Tony started his business, Janes Pantry, with his wife, Barbara, and a £750 bank loan. It grew to a nine-shop business, employing 110 staff, with a thriving van service, catering arm ...
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== Bakery education in the UK ==Terry SharpHead, baking & cereals processing department, Campden BRIAs the National Skills Academy Champion for the bakery sector, our responsibility at Campden BRI is now to facilitate the development of a course curriculum that will suit employees of bakery companies of all sizes. The ...
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Newcastle-based craft baker Ian Thomson has been appointed chairman of the steering group for the proposed bakery arm of the National Skills Academy, replacing outgoing chair Dave Brooks, former MD of Finsbury Foods. Funding for the academy’s pilot foundation course, due to launch in March, has also been agreed. Thomson ...
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== Patisserie to pay out ==Patisserie chain, Le Pain Quotidien has been ordered to pay £27,000 after a customer fell 12ft down an open delivery hatch in the shop floor in Kensington, West London. Doctor Mohan Gopal crashed into lift machinery before landing on the basement floor of the shop. ...
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The construction of Greggs’ new £16m North West bakery headquarters has been completed. The 75,000sq ft site in Openshaw, Manchester, is expected to be fully operational by March and will house Greggs’ current staff at its Clayton plant. It will lead to some additional higher-skilled jobs in the bakery and ...
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== ADM in German buy ==ADM has signed an agreement to purchase German company Schokinag, which will see it expand its chocolate and cocoa business in Europe. Schokinag produces chocolate couvertures, cocoa powder and cocoa butter. Scott Walker, managing director, ADM Cocoa International, said it will help them better ...
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Administrator called in to ailing bagel supplier
London-based manufacturer The Bagel Group has gone into administration, with around 80 jobs believed to be at risk. The company, previously known as Mr Bagels, produces bagels under the Mr Bagels brand and filed for administration on 16 January 2009. MCR Corporate Restructuring is administrator.