All British Baker articles in March 2007 – Page 3
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Swift choice for Wholebake
Vegeterian food manufacturer Wholebake faced a challenge when it needed to handle multi-packed products, including flapjacks and high-energy bars, in a new packaging format.The company’s mix of automated and traditional bakery means that production capability can range from short runs to 40,000 bars a day, and it therefore required a ...
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Cereform’s
Cereform’s (Northampton) new "fruity" muffins include Rhubarb and Custard and Fruit Salad. They are made using natural flavours, while trans fats and hydrogenated fats have been eliminated.At the same time, Cereform has introduced another new muffin recipe at the opposite end of the spectrum, the Montana dark chocolate muffin. This ...
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Briefs
n Singer Gordon Grahame is hoping the £14 million Kingsmill ad campaign will boost his career. Gordon, 39, who performs as Lucky Jim, was stunned when parent Allied Bakeries asked to use his song, You’re Lovely To Me.The Edinburgh-born musician said: "I have been playing tiny gigs, but this will ...
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Making bread ’healthier’
Are bakery companies alone being targeted in a bid to reduce salt in foods?This was the question asked by Pat Smyth, of the Yeast Products Com- pany, at ’A Bakers Dozen’ workshop, organised by Relay*, in Dublin on 8 March. "This is damaging the perception of bread as a product," ...
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Bakery central as Morrisons undertakes image revamp
Bakers will take centre-stage at Morrisons stores, as the chain embarks on a strategy to reinvent itself as a cut-price Waitrose.Bakery counters will be more visible as part of its Market Street concept - fresh food counters intended to mimic an old-fahioned shopping experience. New packaging will flag up the ...
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First winners at Firkins bakery
Staff of Firkins bakery’s Cannock branch are to go an all-expenses-paid shopping trip, as part of an incentive competition devised by the Midlands-based firm.Each of the six staff at the Market Hall Street branch were also given a £100 profit-related bonus for providing good customer service. Manager Lesley Rimmer said: ...
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New design for M&S bakery
Marks & Spencer revealed it was building on its takeaway and bakery offer, at the HGCA’s Processor Conference in London.Trading executive Ian Bentley, who heads the retailer’s ambient food area, told delegates that M&S was modernising its food halls to move them away from a traditional supermarket feel, with ...
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BakeMark UK
As part of the Readi-Bake range, BakeMark UK (Wirral, Cheshire), supplier of bakery ingredients and frozen speciality bakery products, has launched two varieties of coconut macaroon.The Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroon and Cherry Coconut Macaroon are supplied ready-to-bake in pre-cut squares.BakeMark UK has also extended its selection of ...
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Bakehouse’s
Bakehouse’s latest sweet pastry products include a Honey Nut Twist, a Toffee Nut Croquante and an Apple & Sultana Granola Slice.Following on from the success of the Surrey-based company’s savoury twist range, the Honey Nut Twist combines an all-butter pastry twist with a sweet honey filling, topped with cashew and ...
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Andy Pollard, chairman of The British Society of Baking
My election came towards the end of 2006 which, like so many years of late, was challenging. Several pressures conspired to give the industry a hard time and we have begun 2007 with a number of well-known names missing from the market.Challenges last year included the increase in raw material ...
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Fusion café gets second airing
Mexi-Cali, a Mexican/Californian fast-casual dining concept, is set to open its second site in London in mid-April.The company opened its first outlet, Beach Burrito Café, in Soho in July 2006. The new 16,000sq ft restaurant, which will be located on the Fulham Road, Chelsea, will have 80 covers. The concept ...
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’Active health’ in shape for Asda
Asda has revealed that "active health" lines, such as prebiotic breads, are driving growth of its speciality bread range and outstripping market growth rates.Figures provided to British Baker by Asda show a 389% growth in sales of its active health products across the year, to £1.4m. Asda’s figures compare to ...
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18th Century plum cake
Plums in old recipes mean currants rather than plums. Plum cakes were popular and there are a variety of recipes to choose from. This one comes from The Experienced English Housewife by Elizabeth Raffald, which was first published in 1769. Raffald was an impressively busy woman. She worked as a ...
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viewpoint
I have just returned from the Délifrance Sandwich World Cup Final (pg 4 and future issue) in France. It was sheer delight to hear French craft baker and chairman of judges Jean-Luc Pouvaran speak in passionate terms about mother doughs, the art of kneading and slow fermentation to produce ...
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viewpoint
I am sorry to hear about the troubles afflicting Skeltons of Hull (pg 4). The family company has 43 shops and 670 employees. It is continuing to trade in administration and blames price increases and supermarket competition.Whatever the reasons, this has been a long time coming - six years in ...