All British Baker articles in March 2008 – Page 2
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Trademark bid leads to ’gingerbread war’
Cumbrian bakery The Gingerbread Shop says it will have to wait until August to find out if its application to trademark the term ’Grasmere gingerbread’ has been successful, after objections from a local cafe owner.Steve Bell, who makes gingerbread at his Grasmere restaurant Williams, has lodged several objections with the ...
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Barilla sells off bakery division
Italian pasta company Barilla has put its German subsidiary Kamps Bakeries up for sale, six years after acquiring in a deal worth around E1.8bn.Kamps comprises 900 mainly franchised craft bakery shops and five plant bakeries, employing over 1,200 people. Turnover in 2007 was E208m with a further E300m from sales ...
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Top hotel boss plans bakery
The owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant has won a battle to open what he calls an "old-fashioned and traditional bakery", deep in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside.Tim Hart, who runs the acclaimed Hambleton Hall, has been given permission for the development, despite objections from planning chiefs because of ...
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Baker wins scholarship at New York institute
A Scottish craft baker has won a £9,400 scholarship to study traditional artisan bakery techniques in New York.Susannah Silver from Kirriemuir in Angus, who set up her own business last year, will participate in the eight-week Art of International Bread Baking course at the French Culinary Institute in the US ...
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Local baker fights back
A small bakery in Kirkham, Lancashire, has taken on a supermarket giant and won. While many bakers would hang their head in despair at the prospect of competing cheek by jowl with Morrisons, David Cross of Manor House Bakery worked in close partnership with another local bakery and used both ...
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More time for awards entries
The deadline for entries to the Baking Industry Awards has been extended to Friday, 16 May.The awards, now in their 21st year, recognise the achievements of companies and employees and reward innovation. Winners will be announced at a glitzy dinner at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on 15 September. An entry ...
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Developing markets already hit by the grain price hikes
Wheat pricing has almost tripled since the turn of the century, according to the World Bank.The bank’s development prospects group’s lead economist Don Mitchell has warned that it is likely to take several years "for supplies to increase to rebuild stocks and allow prices to fall".Grain price spikes, ...
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Soaring euro adds to pressure on struggling baking industry
Bakers and suppliers who source ingredients, finished products and machinery from Europe say they are under increasing pressure from the strong euro.Companies who signed deals months ago have told British Baker the agreements will cost them more than anticipated, as the euro has soared against the pound.The euro-to-pound exchange rate ...
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28%
Market research firm Technomic says that 57% of around 3,500 respondents to a survey "had never been to a bakery cafe restaurant" in the US. Staggeringly, 28% of those non-customers don’t visit bakery cafés because they are "not familiar with what food items the concept offers". THEY DON"T KNOW WHAT ...
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Sep 1935
The importance of seeing that everything is perfect cannot be overestimated. For instance, say you have made 24 Madeira cakes that are not all they should be. The batter may have been cold and, instead of being potential ’trade-getters’, the resultant cakes are a little tough.Many confectioners pass articles like ...
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What the judges said
About marketing and Tricia Barker:The Asda judges were particularly impressed with the "off-beat name" and brave signature product, the US-inspired cinnamon square. They recognised Tricia’s work in marketing the bakery’s superb products and service
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What the judges said
About skills achievement and Paul Barker:Rich’s judges were impressed with "the way Paul had effectively contributed to the growth of all his employees" and noted how "Paul’s passion for applying his acquired bakery skills had helped establish a new brand."
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Cinnamon Square at a glance
Established: November 2005Shops: 1, a bakery and the Makery, with an upstairs caféAge of the building: Nearly 500 years. It is part of an early 16th-century houseProducts: Cinnamon square, cakes, patisserie, traditional breads and speciality breads, morning goods and some chocolatesBaking courses: For adults and children, they include ’Introductory ...
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Theatre of baking
Husband and wife partnership Tricia and Paul Barker run a very individual bakery and café called Cinnamon Square, in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. What makes it unusual is that this is Britain’s first ’theatre of baking’, where customers can watch the bakers make cakes and pastries and quiz them about how they ...