All British Baker articles in March 2007 – Page 6
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Crowcon
The new Gasman CO2 detector from Crowcon, a Halma company, is small, light and easy to use.When potentially hazardous levels of CO2 are detected, the Gasman alerts the user with a loud 95dBA alarm, an extremely bright red/blue visual warning and also by vibrating.The Gasman is so small, it can ...
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Costa turns in positive sales
Costa Coffee’s sales were up by 22.1% and 6.7% like-for-like in the 50 weeks to 15 February 2007, parent Whitbread said last week.In a trading update, Alan Parker, chief executive said a rapid expansion was continuing at Costa and sister company Premier Travel Inn. He said: "The food offer has ...
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Commodities watch
Bakers and millers expecting to see a continued drop in energy costs may be disappointed, NABIM director general Alex Waugh has warned. Tensions with Iran, over the detention of 15 British navy personnel in the Gulf, have pushed up oil prices, which have been rising to their highest levels this ...
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Renshaw plays host to Richemont Club members
Members of the Richemont Club (Great Britain) descended on Renshaw in Liverpool last week for a tour around the factory and to see live demonstrations at its test bakery. About 40 members and guests of the Richemont Club attended the event on 28 February.The first demonstration was given by ...
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Carrs hit the history trail
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Carr’s Flour, a new national walking trail, The Miller’s Way, has been officially opened in Cumbria. At 51 miles long, the trail starts in Kendal, ends in Carlisle and traverses some of the county’s most spectacular scenery. Commemorating the journey made by company founder ...
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Saffron cake
Saffron cakes have traditionally been made in Devon and Cornwall, especially around Easter when they are eaten with clotted cream on Good Friday.This tradition is said to have started more than 2,000 years ago when traders from the Middle East exchanged saffron for Cornish tin. Saffron is the world’s most ...
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Pret A Manger plans business expansion
Sandwich chain Pret A Manger plans to open at least 25 new sites around the UK by the end of the year and overhaul 85 of its 155 existing sites.Commercial director Simon Hargraves told British Baker that the company plans to open in locations including Southampton and Cheshire Oaks. Around ...
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Briefs
n Chatwins has invested £40,000 in setting up a new venture called Chatwins Direct. The bakery will deliver lunch to workers in the Crewe and Nantwich area, including sandwiches, drinks, homemade soups, pies and pasties. Chatwins aims to create a fleet of eight vehicles over the next year.n Krispy ...
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Boost for UK bread
The bread and bakery products market saw its best year of sales growth in four years in 2006, according to the new Key Note 2007 report, of which British Baker has gained an exclusive preview.The report says that the bread and bakery products market was worth £3.27bn at retail selling ...
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Potential buyers rumoured to be eyeing up Benjys’ sites
Sandwich chain Benjys’ 47-shop estate is being broken up, after it went into administration on 6 February for the second time in a year.Private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw, which bought Benjys in July, appointed KPMG administrators after building up rent arrears. However, the leases of 41 sites had not yet ...
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Let the lessons begin
JaiBreakfast at the Richemont School was an extravagant affair. Never have I seen such a variety of bread products. Our translator Sigisfried Bienz met us after breakfast and introduced us to our main tutor, Fredy Eggenschwiler, the chief confectioner. While in the main reception, Mr Bienz pointed out a wall ...
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Keeping claims at bay
According to the Employ-ment Tribunal (ET) Service’s Annual Report 2005-06, 127,297 ET claims were received by employment tribunals in that year, whereas the number of claims presented in the previous year was 86,181.Given the statistics it is not surprising that, according to a recent survey by the Centre for Effective ...
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Co-op revamps bakery offer
The Co-operative Group is overhauling its bakery department, as part of a new strategy to make its 3,000 shops "more exciting".The group launched a "truly irresistible" premium brand this week, including speciality bakery products, benchmarked on quality against Marks & Spencer. Co-op category development manager, produce and bakery, Jill McCann ...
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Lowering the cost of bakery maintenance
Reducing the costs of the bread-making process while maintaining quality has been of great benefit to one Kent-based organic baker.Artisan Bread Original is a specialist baker located in a very hard water area. Maintenance costs for scaled-up steam pipes and steam chambers in ovens and proving rooms were escalating due ...
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Mono Bakery Equipment
The compact Omega Depositor, part of a range of confectionery depositors from Mono Equipment, enables bakers to simply and accurately control deposit shape and amount, says the company. The depositor is faster than by hand and guarantees consistency, it adds.
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Catex woos bakers
Dairyland Cuisine is to distribute Pat the Baker breads to foodservice outlets throughout Ireland. The company introduced the breads to its customers at the Catex tradeshow in Dublin last month."We want to be a one-stop-shop, so bread is a great addition to our range," Dave Kiernan told British Baker. "We’ve ...
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Sheffield competition attracts healthy turnout
Nearly 50 craft bakers and students from South Yorkshire, took part in the annual Sheffield Bakery competition on 28 February.The annual competition was open to students attending Sheffield College, Doncaster College and Rother Valley College, as well as local craft bakers, including Staniforths (Rotherham), H Hofmann and Sons (Wakefield) and, ...
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Kirk Hunter, chief executive of the Scottish Association of Master Bakers
Politicians are putting the finishing touches to the various parties’ manifestos for the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May.The experts predict that the election result will be too close to call. We are told that the priority battleground will be on who has the right strategy to develop the Scottish economy. ...
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Apuro
The Atlanta gastronorm range of fridges and freezers from Apuro has been re-designed to significantly improve operating efficiency, cut down on energy use and increase internal storage space, says the company.The four-shelf, single-door AT70TN, has a capacity of 650 litres (23 cu ft), and energy consumption of 3.6kWh ...
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International activity
Bakery suppliers including RHM Bread Bakeries, Bagel Nash, Mr Bagels, Walkers Shortbread, Fuerst Day Lawson and GR Wright & Sons will be exhibiting at international trade fair, Anuga, held in Cologne from 13-17 October.The show is to incorporate Anuga Organic for the first time, a show for organic goods.The amount ...