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The call of nature
Health has overtaken convenience when it comes to retailers making claims about food. So says a new report citing ‘natural’ inclusions as a key driver in the rush to cash in on diet and well-being trends. Research indicates the so-called ‘functional foods’ market is still “in a state of evolution ...
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Crime questions
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is seeking responses from all retailers – including bakery retailers – to help gather data for its 13th annual Retail Crime Survey. The BRC hopes to gain a wider understanding on how crime affects the whole industry. The results will be published in October. Kevin ...
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NewsRising demand for renewable fuels puts pressure on prices for wheat
Bakers and millers have been warned to expect a rise in wheat prices of around £20 a tonne by 2010, due to rising demand for biofuels made from wheat.The UK government has ruled that 5% of road transport fuel should be from renewable sources by 2010, and the EU has ...
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National Doughnut Week: why not join us?
Get making those doughnuts – it’s National Doughnut Week on May 6-13 and you still have time to register. While raising money for The Children’s Trust, you will also reap the business rewards of getting involved. Once people are inside your shop, the opportunities for cross-selling products and impulse buying ...
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Greenhalgh’s revamps and expands
Craft baker Greenhalgh’s is to start rolling out “fantastic new branding” to give its 42 outlets a “fresher look” from next month. Bakery production manager David Smart said the new fascia is designed to give the stores a more modern feel. The “G” of Greenhalgh’s has been blown up to ...
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NA’s first lady
The National Association of Master Bakers will install its first lady president at its 119th Annual Conference in Stratford-upon-Avon from April 28 to May 1. The 112th president, Shirley Ryder, will be installed, following the Association’s AGM on the Sunday of the conference. For further information please contact the NA ...
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Muntons gains HGCA funds
Maltster Muntons has secured £25,000-worth of fun-ding through the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Enterprise Awards to enable it to export malted wholegrain flakes to the US market.Stowmarket-based Muntons’ export sales manager Clive Bole said: “This is an exciting move for us because, with these wholegrain flakes, we are launching a ...
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Maynard Scotts takes up unconventional Ministry
TAUNTON desserts company Maynard Scotts has changed its name to Ministry of Cake following a management buy-out last year. Managing director Chris Ormrod takes the title Prime Minister, with a Cabinet, including Ministers for Finance, Transport and Creativity.Mr Ormrod said the company has moved beyond the boundaries of the Maynard ...
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FSA gets ready to consult on folic acid
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is preparing for a 12-week consultation on fortification of bread with folic acid.A briefing paper for an FSA Board meeting on April 6, issued as British Baker went to press, indicated a preferred option is to make it mandatory to add folic acid to all ...
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UCB aims for gluten-free
United Central Bakeries (UCB) has underlined its commitment to the gluten-free market with the opening of a dedicated production area at its Bathgate headquarters, writes Ian Martin.Costing £200,000, the 20,000sq ft “bakery within a bakery” has the capacity to produce £10 million-worth of gluten-free products a year for the market, ...
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NewsAwards winners honoured
Two Baking Industry Awards 2005 winners and one finalist have been made members of the Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow, in recognition of their achievement at the awards, organised by British Baker.Celebration Cake Maker of the Year Debra Cunningham and Student Baker of the Year Andrew Fairley, as well as ...
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NewsBach on song for FoB’s
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) minister Lord Bach will be keynote speaker at the Federation of Bakers’ fifth Annual Conference, on May 10.The conference, chaired by Miles Warnick, chief operating officer of RHM Bread Bakeries, will include presentations from Sainsbury’s trading director Mike Coupe and Unilever ...
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Bakery consolidation continues
Consolidation and rationalisation in the bakery manufacturing industry is particularly hitting smaller enterprises, a new Key Note report indicates.The Market Report 2006 on Bread and Bakery Products shows that, in 2004, there were 125 VAT-registered manufacturers of bakery products with a turnover of up to £49,000 in the UK. In ...
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NewsWage rise worry for bakery firms
Craft bakers are looking at ways to cut overheads after the Low Pay Commission confirmed the minimum wage will rise again in October. A 30p an hour rise in the minimum wage, which comes into force in October, will take it up from £5.05 an hour to £5.35 for ...
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Better plant baking profit found under “the muck”
The plant baking industry is in improved financial health, despite negative indications in a new Key Note market report on bread and bakery products.The Market Report 2006 shows widespread losses in the industry – from the likes of Fine Lady Bakeries, British Bakeries and Allied Bakeries’ umbrella group ABF Grain ...
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In Brief
INGREDIENTS supplier Bakels has expanded its pro-duct development department, led by new head of product development Gary Gibbs.SCHWAN has closed its Global Cake Company frozen desserts factory in Bridlington, Yorkshire, after failing to sell the plant. Some 200 staff have lost their jobs, and an assets-only sale to a mystery ...
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Cornish pasty chain expands
Cornish pasty franchise Oggy Oggy, owned by New-quay-based Crantock Bakery, is planning to establish another 15 to 20 shops this year.Currently there are 10 company-owned stores in Devon and Cornwall and 25 franchise operations. The new outlets will be located nationwide and will either be take-away premises or a take-away ...
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NewsEaster displays
Easter is only a week away, so get ready to enter our Easter display competition. To take part you will need to send us a colour photograph of your Easter-themed window display, especially if it wows your neighbourhood. Next week’s issue will contain full competition details and rules, but you ...
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NewsNational Doughnut Week: Join the fun!
Making James’s Life Worth Living A huge number of bakers have already registered for this year’s National Doughnut Week, sponsored by BakeMark UK, which runs from May 6-13. The funds you raise will make a real difference to the lives of children and their families. As we reported last week, ...
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Queen of Hearts joins Husseys at McCambridge
Dublin-based McCam-bridge Group has acquired Oxford-based cakes supplier Queen of Hearts as it expands its UK operations.The £5 million turnover wholesaler and retail supplier went into administration in February and was bought out by McCambridge on March 17. It will be run alongside the rapidly expanding McCam-bridge Group’s Husseys Bakery ...