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Jus-Rol gets into shapes
Puff pastry supplier Jus-Rol has launched ’Shape It Up’, whereby bakers can source ideas and recipes using Jus-Rol’s three different pastry shapes - oval, round and square. Jus-Rol’s Puff Pastry Shapes are pre-rolled, cut to size and defrost in a few minutes. Recipes include Cheese, Tomato & Bacon Wraps, Chicken ...
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Glisten results shine as it grows snacks investment
Snack and confectionery company Glisten’s latest financial results reveal a year of strong growth, with revenue for the year to 30 June rising 26% to £73.8m and pre-tax profit up 18% to £6.68m.Chief executive Paul Simmonds said the AIM-listed UK company, which owns premium and healthy snack brands including Fruitus, ...
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Pantheon plays it hot
Pantheon has launched a new kettle to heat and store soups and casseroles. The PSK Soup Kettle heats up to 10 litres of liquid-based products, such as soup, sauces and casseroles. It then maintains them at the optimum serving temperature. The operator can alter the temperature dial, depending on usage.Only ...
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NA’s seminar for managers
The National Association of Master Bakers (NA), supported by The Worshipful Company of Bakers, is running a seminar for newly appointed supervisors and managers on Wednesday 8 October 2008, at the Best Western Midland hotel, Derby. It will be delivered by Simon Johnstone, whose seminars have been reported as being ...
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New sponsor for Summit
Dawn Foods will be sponsoring British Baker’s Baking Industry Summit 2008. This year’s summit, to be held in London on the 27 November, will cover all the essentials of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), with top speakers including Tesco, Asda and Greggs. "The summit looks set to stimulate interesting debates and ...
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My family bakery in Kent has just had its inspection, ready for work experience placements next year. This made me wonder how many bakers are taking up this worthwhile and rewarding opportunity.We have been involved with the local school work experience scheme for over 20 years. At first, the scheme ...
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Consultancy roleNeill Hastie who retired from Greggs after almost 30 years, has set up a consultancy for the baking industry. His specialities are ingredients through NPD, production, engineering, building, risk and overall project management. Contact him on 0191 378 1871 or email: neill.h@talktalk.netNana-Tom’s expandsThe Dorman Museum in Middlesbrough is now ...
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Enzyme price riseAB Enzymes is increasing the price of most of its baking, food and speciality enzyme products by 10%, with immediate effect. All prior contracts will be honoured and are unaffected by the increase. Eric Marks, vice-president of business operations, said: "The price rises are necessary to cover part ...
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Organic winnersGloucestershire’s Hobbs House bakery has won the Baked Goods category for its Wild White loaf in the Soil Association’s Organic Food Awards. The Cakes, Puddings, Biscuits and Confectionery category was won by Judges Bakery in Hastings, East Sussex, for its macaroons.Fosters’ awardA director of Fosters Bakery has been awarded ...
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Rubicon purchaseAG Barr has completed its acquisition of exotic fruit juice company Groupe Rubicon. The deal was completed for an initial cash consideration of £59.8m. The addition of Rubicon will enhance Barr’s customer base and diversify its portfolio.Greggs adds outletGreggs has opened a new shop in Yeovil, Somerset - the ...
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Fire rips through De Gustibus bakery
De Gustibus’s Oxfordshire bakery has been destroyed in a fire. The blaze ripped through the artisan baker’s Abingdon plant on Wednesday night (10 September), damaging most of the building before firefighters arrived. Owner Dan Schickentanz said: “Only the walls are left standing – the place is completely gutted.”
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Dawn’s Cakes at Bakers’ Fair North
Dawn Foods will be on hand at Bakers’ Fair North to keep hunger pangs at bay, by offering a cake and a hot cup of something to every visitor. Dawn are sponsoring the refreshments section of the show, which is the UK’s only autumn exhibition for bakery companies, cafés and coffee shops, and will be giving attendees a free cake from its Adore and Sweet Bakery Snacks along with tea or coffee.
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NewsHovis reveals TV ad details
Hovis has revealed more details on its major TV campaign, which will be shown for the first time this Friday, 12 September. The ad, which was filmed in Liverpool with a cast of more than 750 extras, depicts the highs and lows experienced by Britain during Hovis’ existence.
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Fosters Bakery director wins award
A director of Fosters Bakery has been awarded Yorkshire’s Young Director of the Year at a prestigious ceremony in Leeds. Michael Taylor from Fosters in Barnsley received the accolade at a gala evening at the Queens Hotel on Thursday 4 September, held by the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Directors (IoD).
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National Skills Academy comes a step closer
The baking industry has moved one step closer to establishing a National Skills Academy for Bakery, after a shortlist of academic institutions invited to bid to become the ’network champion’ was decided this week.Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association and Leeds Thomas Danby are now in the running for the ...
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Greggs boss vows action to reduce landfill waste
Greggs’ chief executive Ken McMeikan has pledged to crack down on wasted food, as he takes the helm of the UK’s largest bakery retailer. McMeikan told British Baker: "We throw away sandwiches that we make that day, but they are still perfectly edible. I’m a little frustrated at the moment that we have to send a lot of product to landfill that could be used in different ways. We don’t want to." Former Sainsbury’s retail director McMeikan, who is two months into his new role, said Greggs would work more closely with charities which distribute food fit for human consumption to hostels. "There are people in our country who cannot afford to eat; they are homeless. We should be doing more to ensure that they are eating, at least," he said.
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AG Barr gets a taste for the exotic
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has announced the acquisition of Groupe Rubicon - a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of exotic juice drinks.Rubicon had sales of £27.3m for the year ended 31 December 2007 and will diversify Barr’s product range, while significantly enhancing its customer base.AG Barr chief executive Roger White said: ...
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Alimec unveils pizza line
Italian machinery company Alimec recently opened its factory doors to show pizza manufacturers an in-house demonstration of its new Pizza Topping and Make-Up line.The 1,200mm line has been designed for four rows across of 250mm and 275mm pizzas and has the capacity to run at 60 rows per minute using ...
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Ian Dobbie to take on leading role at British Bakels
Paul Morrow, managing director of British Bakels, has appointed Ian Dobbie as new managing director designate from 1 October. Dobbie, who currently heads up the UK division of Délifrance, takes over full responsibility at Bakels from 1 January.Morrow said: "Ian has more than 20 years’ experience in technical and commercial ...
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BakeMark taps into growing demand for seeded bread
BakeMark UK has added three new multiseed bread ingredients to its Arkady range - Waldkorn Classic, Waldkorn Krokant and Combicorn Malzsonne.Following the launch of its Seeds ’n’ Grains mix, the new Multiseeded mixes have been designed to cater to consumers’ growing desire for seeded breads. Data from TNS Superpanel (52 ...