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German firm cuts to suit
Ultrasonic cutting machine manufacturer Döinghaus, from Germany, has launched a cutter designed to cut slab products in or out of trays. It will cut triangles and portion round cakes. The unit incorporates a positioning device for accurate product placement and also has an integral cleaning system which uses UV ...
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First Quality sells division
First Quality Foods has sold its couscous packing division to concentrate on its core cereal bar and cake bakery business.The Bristol-based company sold the division, including the Sammy’s brand, to Symington’s - the Leeds-based firm which also packs the Ainsley Harriott brand and own-label products - for an undisclosed sum.First ...
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Doughnut Week inspiration
Bakers across the UK have been signing up for this year’s National Doughnut Week and are urging others to take part with ideas on how to maximise sales.Kim Cowley of Warings Bakery chain in Berkshire has taken part every year since Doughnut Week began. Soon to open its sixth store, ...
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Linx takes down solvents
Linx Printing Technologies has launched a new model of continuous inkjet printer, which is capable of reducing solvent usage by up to 40% and delivering additional cost of ownership savings.The Linx 6900 Solver uses a new ink system and specially created ’intelligent’ software. The coder adapts to specific printing conditions ...
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Easy preparation for fruit and veg
Barbel Quattro has developed a vegetable preparation machine, which can process up to 30kg of vegetables or fruit an hour.The machine features 40 different blades, which keep the delicate cell structure of the product intact, preventing oxidisation and therefore significantly increasing its lifespan, says the firm.Soft fruit, such as banana ...
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Real Good Food sees good sales, but feels profit pinch
The Real Good Food Company (RGFC) achieved increased sales last year, but profits suffered as a result of soaring commodity prices, with a decline in its bakery ingredients division from £5.6 million to £4m, according to its end-of-year results.Revenue across its sugar, ingredients and bakery divisions rose to £231.1m, up ...
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Global supply issue forces Rank Hovis to raise prices
Rank Hovis, the miller, has announced a price rise, effective immediately. Flour has risen £34.38p a tonne, equivalent to 55p per 16kg bag.The last increase took place in early October last year and, prior to that, in August. Jon Tanner, Rank Hovis’ sales and marketing director, told British Baker: "The ...
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Products: Gilberts’ slice of the good life
Gilberts Food Equipment has launched the Nemco Easy Tomato Slicer 11, which can slice tomatoes and onions to a uniform size within seconds for burgers, buffets, salads or sandwiches.It features a new pre-tensioned changeable cartridge, with blades that stay correctly aligned and tightened, so there is no need for ...
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Product news
Tyrrell’s Potato Chips has launched a seasonal variety - Garden Herbs. The launch blends four classic herbs - basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano - to give "delicately balanced yet flavoursome" crisps.Tyrrells is also releasing regular seasonal favourite Summer Barbecue in time for the warmer weather.Tyrrells grows its own potatoes ...
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Obituary
Dan O’Donohoe (63) of Foxrock, Dublin, who collapsed and died suddenly at the beginning of April, was a well-known figure in the Irish baking industry, writes Hugh Oram.In the late 1970s, he was managing director of plant bakery Bolands in Dublin. But trading and union restrictions on plant bakeries at ...
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Sayers’ review
Sayers Bakery in Liverpool has begun talks with union officials over 150 redundancies, as it carries out an operational review which it said was "triggered by the worldwide escalation of raw materials and soaring energy and fuel costs".In a statement, the company confirmed that it had entered a 90-day consultation ...
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== Improve changes NI apprenticeship ==A new apprenticeship for Northern Ireland has been endorsed by Improve, the food and drink sector skills council. As in the rest of the UK, separate apprenticeships for bakery, meat and poultry processing, and food and drink manufacture, will be replaced in the province ...
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== BB’s juicy deal ==BB’s Coffee & Muffins has taken a controlling interest in juice bar, Juice Junction, which has eight stores in Ireland and two in the UK. BB’s plans to incorporate the Juice Junction offer alongside its New Zealand Natural premium ice cream range within its cafés and ...
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== Gates boost for wheat ==Microsoft founder Bill Gates is throwing his considerable financial clout behind efforts to develop rust-resistant varieties of wheat. Gates and his wife, Melinda, have given Cornell University in the US a grant of $26.6 million (£13m) to screen for rust at facilities in Kenya and ...
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Finsbury puts ‘free-from’ market firmly on agenda
The Finsbury Food Group has strengthened its operations in the ‘free-from gluten’ market with the £8.9 million acquisition of Yorkshire Farm Bakery (YFB) and A&P Foods. YFB is a major manufacturer of gluten-free breads as well as rolls and cakes and is located on a freehold site in Hull. A&P ...
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Country Choice takes on rival in NI
UK bake-off and food-to-go giant Country Choice is planning to take on rival Cuisine de France (CDF) on its own turf, by entering the Northern Irish market, which the latter dominates.A team of 12 key Country Choice staff will be blitzing the market over a two-week period from Monday, visiting ...
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O’Briens expands in Scotland
Franchised sandwich bar chain O’Briens will open three new cafés in Scotland this spring. O’Briens has opened a café in Glasgow-based shopping centre Silverburn, and plans to open one in Kilmarnock and another in Gretna by the end of May, bringing the total number of Scottish franchises to 45. ...
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CSM buys Harden Fine Foods
Bradford-based Harden Fine Foods, which supplies mini-bite flapjacks, brownies and cakes to in-store bakeries in supermarkets as well as restaurants and coffee shops, has been bought by CSM NV for £6.4 million. The Netherlands-based firm already owns BakeMark UK and Kate’s Cakes.