All British Baker articles in March 2008 – Page 6
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Budget report
Alistair Darling revealed his plans for the UK economy in his first ever budget this week, but how will the baking industry be affected? See 21 March British Baker
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viewpoint
This week, I was passed down a family recipe hailing from the Gwendraeth Valleys in West Wales - one which utilises bread in a hitherto forgotten way. It’s called siencyn (pronounced shen-kin). Imagine the following delight: tea, sugar, bread and lumps of cheese, all in a bowl. That’s right, ...
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Reporting in
Mike Holling, president, National Association of Master BakersRecently I had the privilege of attending the National Association of Master Bakers’ (NA) Northern Region annual dinner in Newcastle. It was a grand event and an opportunity to listen to members’ views on several issues.Apart from the serious concerns over the ...
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Medal winners
Sugarcraft students from Brooklands College competed in a bi-annual catering exhibition at ExCeL in London’s Docklands and achieved great success.Hyang Soon Yoon, who lives in Walton, won three gold medals and first-in-class for her wedding cake, decorated with sugarpaste and pastillage miniature. Her fellow students, Maki Kato and Yukiko Mori ...
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To Russia with love
Leeds Thomas Danby college is taking its bakery skills overseas, after securing funding to collaborate with schools in Russia.The Further Education college, which holds CoVE status for its Catering, Hospitality, Bakery and Food Manufacture provisions, has received Prime Minister’s Initiative funding to collaborate with a school in Russia, sharing ...
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Labour of love
The coffee shop culture is not a new concept in the Lake District National Park, but recently, the trend has been reaching out to those in search of more than just the afternoon treat of tea and scones. Forward-thinking bakery owners Phil and Ruth Eastwood, a husband-and-wife team, say they ...
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Ibonhart sells a slicer to Siberia
Bakery equipment supplier Ibonhart of Norwich is reaping the rewards of a 15-year trading relationship with Russia.Last year, through its Russian agent, it sold 10 bread slicing and bagging machines to four bakeries in the Moscow region, an order worth almost £1 million.Other orders are in the pipeline and, ...
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Ways to glaze
The equipment bakers use for applying spray coatings and glazes ranges from basic hand-held spray bottles to highly sophisticated automated systems. Spray automation has huge potential for raising production efficiency, reducing wastage of labour and materials and improving product consistency. But do costs rule it out for all except the ...
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Tesco repeats Scottish festival
The Scottish baking industry will be represented at Tesco’s Enjoy the Taste of Scotland food festival in Glasgow, from 25-27 April.Now in its third year, the free event will see over 100 Tesco suppliers from all over Scotland exhibiting in the city’s George’s Square. "The event has been a great ...
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French fancy
Paris-Nord Villepinte will play host to this year’s Europain & Intersuc exhibition, which welcomes confectionery and bakery professionals from around the world.The show covers eight sectors: retail, traditional bakery, industrial bakery, patisserie, confectionery and chocolate, in-store catering, ice cream and La Rue des Ecoles. Show organiser Exposium anticipates that visitor ...
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Ethical trends
Retail sales of Fairtrade products in 2007 were worth £493m, up a staggering 81% on 2006 sales of £273m, according to the Fairtrade Foundation.Sales have been increasing by over 40% year-on-year since 2002. Tea and coffee sales, in particular, have shown dramatic rises. Fairtrade coffee sales rose 24% to over ...
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Living on the edge
Are you a senior executive or director? Are you also one of an increasing number of people who, internally, feel under pressure to perform at levels that are not sustainable, but without which, your future is insecure? The pressure comes from fearing what might happen if you do not perform ...
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Getting Dressed to sell
Being with it and modern is very difficult these days. There are those who tell me it is old-fashioned to wear a tie and jacket on even semi- formal occasions.But why can I not wear what I consider correct? To me, it is just a mark of respect to my ...
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On keeping a healthy “downstairs”
So seldom in these trying times can one find an authority to turn to for tips on how to keep one’s “excretory organs” in fine fettle, so thank heavens for Dr Allinson’s ageless advice. Incidentally, we’re guessing that the august physician had yet to launch his own bread brand when ...
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Pullins in a new direction
Angela Pullin’s arrival into her parents’ business has brought a renewed vigour, plus a slice of not inconsiderable marketing and PR nous. In four short years, she has helped pull Pullins beyond its traditional markets, culminating in canny new branding and packaging last year. What’s more, she says, this modernising ...
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Premier faces up to difficult trading, as cost rises hit home
Premier Foods has admitted that the timing of bread price rises last year and consumer concerns about its Hovis white bread played a significant part in losses of £73.5m for 2007, announced this week.Rocketing wheat prices were identified by the company as the main reason for a 48.4% fall ...
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Consumer watch
Shoppers are increasingly confident about the food they eat, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey, which found people are less concerned about issues such as additives, food poisoning and GM foods.The eighth annual Consumer Attitudes to Food Survey found that, since 2006, the percentage of people concerned about ...
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NewsTop toasters: The CNC toaster printer
Save the rainforests by printing out your emails, not on paper, but on toast. This marvel of toaster technology is essentially a computer-controlled printer that shoots hot air rather than ink at the bread. The possibilities are endless, if slightly pointless.
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Chasing the dream
Disgruntled with the humdrum of the busy city life, Barry Hawthorne moved to the Isle of Skye from Cape Town. Captivated by the moody Scottish countryside, it’s here that he set up his pet project - a bakery called The Isle of Skye Baking Company."I first came to Skye in ...
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FPB urges rethink on tax plans as next Budget looms
The 2008 Budget, out next week, is likely to heap an unfair tax burden on many smaller firms, such as craft bakers and bakery retailers, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB).In his Pre-Budget Report and the Comprehensive Spending Review of 9 October, 2007, Chancellor Alistair Darling revealed that ...