All British Baker articles in March 2009 – Page 5
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Consumer watch How do we get customers to spend more?
Seventy-seven per cent of coffee chain customers are drinking their purchase in the outlet. Those who spend 15 minutes in a coffee chain spend £4.78 per trip on average. However those who spend more than four times longer - at least an hour - only spend 10% more or ...
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Reporting in Long live local competitions
Where have all the bread and confectionery competitions gone? Down in Kent we still run a county competition each year to find the Champion Kent Baker. The Western Region has been running bread and confectionery competitions for many years. Both competitions are well-supported by bakers from all over their areas. ...
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Tchibo plans new coffee offer
The German-owned Tchibo chain of coffee shops, which is pulling out of its 51 high street retailing sites and 100 shop concessions in Sainsbury’s and Somerfield, told British Baker at Café+ that, in three to four months’ time, it would launch a new coffee service to bakery retailers. Tchibo, based ...
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FSA pushes major chains on health
Major sandwich shops and coffee chains have announced commitments to produce ’healthier’ products as part of a wider project by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) targeting food outlets. Caffè Nero, Greggs, Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Eat, Pret A Manger and BB’s Coffee & Muffins have published commitments, ranging from reducing the ...
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a celebration of talent
In these challenging times, it is more important than ever to recognise the passion and hard work of Britain’s best bakers and bakery companies. Times may be tough for some, but we must not forget that there are still a huge number of highly successful people and businesses in the ...
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celebration cake maker of the year
Renshawnapier is proud to continue its support of the industry by sponsoring Celebration Cake Maker of the Year once again. During this difficult financial time, celebrating the best in the industry is more important than ever, says the company. Open to everyone, ranging from small cake-making specialists right up to ...
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The Bread Factory doubles capacity
Doubling its sales has prompted handmade speciality bread and cake producer The Bread Factory to build a new production facility. The wholesale baker, which has been baking breads and morning goods for more than 17 years, needed more space after sales rose in the last two years. The Bread ...
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Premier plans further push for Hovis brand
Premier Foods has said it will continue its Hovis marketing push in a bid to cement the brand’s turnaround. Alongside TV advertising, the firm plans a big media campaign behind Best of Both at the end of March, followed by the launch of a new range of rolls in April. ...
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Brakes develops savoury tastes
Brakes has added two new products to its savouries and pastry portfolio. Brakes 8-inch Giant Sausage Roll is a ready-to-bake flakey pastry roll containing chopped and shaped pork. Featuring a laddered pattern, which ensures the pastry rises and cooks more evenly, the sausage rolls are available in packs of 40. ...
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CBI fears new tax bill
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling for amendments to the Business Rates Supplement Bill, which it fears could result in the burden of extra taxes for businesses.
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On the ball
There’s no better symbol of how the world has been turned on its head than the jammy doughnut. At the beginning of last year the poor old ball doughnut was in a sorry state. Sales had been declining for several years, with sexy young newcomers such as iced ring doughnuts, ...
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Welsh move for French bakery firm
French bakery PV France is moving to Wales after out-growing its Merseyside factory in Kirby. The firm, whose customers include Ryanair, Café Rouge, and sandwich chain Philpotts Group UK, will spend £1.2m to lease and refit a 25,000sq ft factory at Llangefni on Anglesey, where it will increase capacity ...
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bakery food manufacturer of the year
ADM Milling is delighted to sponsor Bakery Food Manufacturer of the Year for the seventh time. This year, we are looking for businesses that represent all corners of the food baking industry. Whether they are businesses that have grown from traditional craft bakery roots to become excellent specialist bakeries or ...
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bakery supplier of the year
Successful partnerships between suppliers and customers are vital in driving the baking industry forward. To help encourage and recognise the strong relationships that have been built in the sector, Sainsbury’s is delighted to once again sponsor Bakery Supplier of the Year. This award is open to ALL kinds of bakery ...
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Church ire over bakery
Bread and wine have long been seen as a pretty decent pairing - not least since this coupling was cemented when it was put to good use at a certain dinner table some 2,000 years ago. But the biblical significance of this classic bakery and booze combo has escaped one ...
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baker of the year
Matching the high standards set by least year’s entrants to the Baker of the Year category will be tough, but sponsor Vandemoortele is sure that the industry’s top bakers will rise to the challenge. "We had such a great response last year with an amazing number of entries. ...
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Trainee Baker of the Year
Are you a baker training at college or with a company? Are you a keen apprentice? Are you a company with good trainees who deserve recognition? Or perhaps you are a bakery trainer with some outstanding students, whom you feel should be noticed. If so, then we want to hear ...
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Bakehouse homes in on burger buys
Bakehouse’s new Gourmet Burger Bun - designed to hold a fresh 4-8oz burger - has been developed to capitalise on increased consumer demand for premium fresh burgers. The bun is made with extra virgin olive oil and a sourdough starter to give a distinctive rustic taste. It is also dusted ...
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Bagel Nash slows plans for growth
Bagel Nash has scaled back its expansion plans, as the credit crunch bites into the sandwich market. Last year, the Leeds-based bagel shop and café chain hoped to open an extra 43 stores by 2011, but now admits its plan to reach 50 outlets will take longer. It ...
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The Innovation Award
Innovation is the lifeblood of any industry - and the baking industry is no exception. This is why Asda is pleased to support the newly launched Innovation Award, which recognises the companies that are driving the sector forward. The award has a wide remit and is not restricted to a ...