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Longer life on the double
A double-wall packaging system that prolongs the shelf-life of part-baked bread and reduces the quantity of additives required for its preservation has been awarded patents in the UK and France.The system seals a layer of modified gas around the bread, but the gas does not come into contact with the ...
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Premium growth drives Finsbury
Year-on-year sales at Memory Lane Cakes are up 3.3% and have risen 15% at speciality bread producer Nicholas & Harris after 20 weeks of Finsbury Food Group’s financial year. All the growth at Memory Lane has come in the latter half of that period, after a quiet summer.The group’s The ...
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Ingredients watch
As we are all aware, some parts of the baking industry are still diminishing.The craft bakeries that are left have to contend with limited staff numbers and in some cases reduced technical knowledge or experience. That is where sometimes things can go wrong.Ingredients manufacturers are pleased to support ...
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Ingredients watch
As we are all aware, some parts of the baking industry are still diminishing.The craft bakeries that are left have to contend with limited staff numbers and in some cases reduced technical knowledge or experience. That is where sometimes things can go wrong.Ingredients manufacturers are pleased to support ...
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Single qualification for N/SVQs
NVQ and SVQ qualifications for the food and drink industry are being replaced by an umbrella title: N/SVQ Food Manufacture.The change follows a two-year consultation period by Improve, the food & drink sector skills council, and will become effective in the spring of 2007. At Levels 2 and 3, the ...
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Premier’s path to top
Premier’s £1.2bn takeover of RHM came as a surprise to many investors, but the company has demonstrated an appetite for iconic British brands in the past.Since its stock market flotation two years ago, Premier has acquired Bird’s custard and Angel Delight brands, and the company behind the meat substitute brand ...
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Premier’s path to top
Premier’s £1.2bn takeover of RHM came as a surprise to many investors, but the company has demonstrated an appetite for iconic British brands in the past.Since its stock market flotation two years ago, Premier has acquired Bird’s custard and Angel Delight brands, and the company behind the meat substitute brand ...
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Premier’s RHM plans
Innovation and investment were promised by Premier Foods after it took over RHM, which comprises milling, bread and cakes businesses, for £1.2bn this week.Premier’s chief executive Robert Schofield told British Baker: "This acquisition transforms our scale and we believe it will enable us to be a better partner with our ...
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Reporting in
For decades, organisations in the industry have given awards, bursaries and scholarships to people in baking to enable them to develop their full potential. When every large town had its local bakery college, and the lecturer was well-known to the local baking community, persuading young workers and students to apply ...
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Reporting in
For decades, organisations in the industry have given awards, bursaries and scholarships to people in baking to enable them to develop their full potential. When every large town had its local bakery college, and the lecturer was well-known to the local baking community, persuading young workers and students to apply ...
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Scotch Pie Champion named after charity success
This year’s Scotch Pie Champion is Keith Stuart, production director of Fife’s RT Stuart bakery and butchery chain.He picked up the trophy at the annual awards ceremony held near Gleneagles in Scotland on St Andrew’s Day last week.Stuart said he was "over the moon" to be awarded the accolade, suggesting ...
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Bakery sales boost IAWS
IAWS has reported an "excellent" performance for its financial year ending 31 July 2006, with pre-tax profits up by 14.6% to ?123.5m (£83.3m). Group revenue was 10.6% higher at ?1.557bn from ?1.408bn.The "outstanding feature" was the performance of the Group’s Food Division, which includes Delice de France and Cusisine de ...
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William Reed reveals Baking Industry Exhibition plans
Research conducted after this year’s NEC shows resulted in a clear majority of exhibitors saying they wanted British Baker and publisher William Reed to run a bakery show for the industry.William Reed Exhibitions said it is therefore proud to launch a major new event, The Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE), at ...
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Greenwood targets training at banquet
Over 200 people attended the Worshipful Company of Bakers’ annual election banquet last week at the Mansion House in London, where Anthony Greenwood was elected as the new Master. He was presented with the chain of office by outgoing master Alan Willis.Anthony Greenwood said: "During my year of office I ...
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Briefs
n Full-time student bakers are being encouraged to enter a new competition that showcases their bread-making and confectionery talents using California raisins.Organised by the California Raisin Administration Committee, first prize in the competition will see the winning team taken on a trip with the famous Richemont School. Second prize is ...
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Shoppers support small shops with Wedge card
Specialist stores such as bakeries are closing at an alarming rate, but a new type of loyalty card could halt the slide.The Wedge card has been launched in Lambs Conduit Street, London, and is the brainchild of Big Issue founder John Bird and his daughter, Diana. It provides discounts and ...
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Longer life on the double
A double-wall packaging system that prolongs the shelf-life of part-baked bread and reduces the quantity of additives required for its preservation has been awarded patents in the UK and France.The system seals a layer of modified gas around the bread, but the gas does not come into contact with the ...
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Premium growth drives Finsbury
Year-on-year sales at Memory Lane Cakes are up 3.3% and have risen 15% at speciality bread producer Nicholas & Harris after 20 weeks of Finsbury Food Group’s financial year.All the growth at Memory Lane has come in the latter half of that period, after a quiet summer.The group’s The Best ...