All British Baker articles in March 2010 – Page 2
-
News
Fraser takes top job at McCambridge
The McCambridge Group has appointed Neil Fraser as its new chief executive, following chairman and chief executive Andrew Coppell’s decision to step down from the board.Fraser had recently been appointed group commercial director from Grant Thorton and is now tasked with leading the business through the next stage of its ...
-
News
New suet firm targets UK market
A new suet manufacturer has set up in direct competition to industry giant Premier Foods.Prima Foods UK is producing up to 30 tonnes of suet a week for bakers, food manufacturers and wholesalers. It also supplies multiples such as Tesco, Morrisons and The Co-operative Group, and small independent retailers."We opened ...
-
News
Pork Farms in teamwork
Savoury pastry product specialist Pork Farms has teamed up with Peperami and Branston to launch a number of co-branded recipes.The new partnerships will see a Spicy Hit sausage roll with Peperami, as well as two Pickle Hit sausage rolls one with Branston Pickle and cheese and one with Branston ...
-
News
Manor faces strike threat
Engineers at Manor Bakeries’ Barnsley site have vowed to repeat strike action if demands for a pay rise are not met.Unite union members at Carlton walked out for 48 hours earlier this week and are set to man the picket line next Monday and Tuesday. The union said 54 workers ...
-
News
Register now for Doughnut Week offer
Bakers who register now to take part in National Doughnut Week 2010 will get a voucher worth £5 off either a bag of Craigmillar Doughnut Concentrate or a box of Readi-Bake Topped Ring Doughnuts, from sponsors CSM United Kingdom.Taking place this year from May 8-15, National Doughnut Week raises money ...
-
News
IXIA develops denester
Pick-and-place denesting technology specialist IXIA Packaging Systems has developed a high-performance denester for the baking industry. It has been designed to automatically pick, fold and place U card or acetate pack bases on to a flighted conveyor, ready for filling and wrapping.U cards or acetates are used to line the ...
-
News
Dawn strikes major deal with Subway
Cooked and fermented meat supplier Dawn Farm Foods has announced a seven year contract, worth E700m (£631m), to supply Subway’s franchise in Europe.Subway currently has 1,485 outlets in the UK and Ireland and a further 1,400 across Continental Europe. Dawn Foods chief executive Larry Murrin said it was a significant ...
-
News
Reporting in Training: continued development needed
Matthew MayAlliance for Bakery Students and Trainees RepresentativeTwo years ago the ’One Voice’ meeting was held at the NEC in Birmingham during the Baking Industry Exhibition. The event was called in response to an industry-wide acceptance that the current education and training provision was falling short of delivering industry requirements.During ...
-
News
Starbucks drives in new motorway outlet concept
Road-users will soon find it easier to pick up a coffee and a pastry after Starbucks revealed plans to open nearly 60 new outlets at motorway service stations and petrol forecourts.The company, which has 661 outlets in the UK, has signed a licensing deal with forecourt operator Euro Garages to ...
-
News
Trade snapshot: Richemont Club visit
Dawn van Rensburg, Richemont Club of Great BritainMost of us will use fruit ingredients in some form in our day-to-day baking, but we don’t often have the chance to see the story behind the box or pail it arrives in. So an opportunity to discover this and get an insight ...
-
News
Firkins closes three shops, but plans six
Troubled bakery chain Firkins is closing three of its stores, just a few months after the chain was bought out of administration for the third time. However, the West Midlands company now trading as Newbridge Bakery is set to open six stores in the region and insists it ...
-
News
Cataclysmic creations
If you thought the Cake Wrecks blog was the final word in disaster cakes, behold a revelation: a blog that catalogues cataclysms through the medium of cake.Apocalypsecakes has taken it upon itself to be the diviner of Doomsday, prophesying the coming of the final curtain call via a series of ...
-
News
Finsbury sees decline in cakes as habits change
Finsbury Food Group has reported an 11% decline in cake sales in the first eight weeks of 2010, as consumers continue to trade down.In its interim results for the 26 weeks to 2 January, 2010, the country’s second-largest cake producer reported an 8% fall in like-for-like cake sales to £65.3m, ...
-
News
Traditionals with a twist FRuit scones by Fiona Burrell
Scones are the staple of the tea table. Whether served with clotted cream and fresh strawberries or butter and jam, they are an integral part of a very British institution. There are many different varieties of the plain and not-so-plain scone. The recipe for scones is thought to have originated ...
-
News
Bullish growth for café chain
Premium café chain Patisserie Valerie is on target to have 125 stores by 2013, with at least six opening this year.Shops in Leeds, Bath, and London will soon follow those recently launched in Cambridge and Canterbury and the firm is in negotiations to open even more in 2010. There are ...
-
News
Brand clinic: Statistics and lies
Don Williams, CEO of brand and design consultancy Pi Global, bewails bad statistics"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." Damned right! Everyone knows that statistics are usually unreliable, agenda-ridden and often total bobbins. Of course, if a baker stocks 100 brown loaves and 100 white loaves ...
-
News
Delice rolls out products for birthday
Delice de France, which is marking its 25th anniversary this year, is celebrating with the launch of 60 new products for spring, as well as a revamped website.Joining its Breads of the World range is a new Mediterranean Bread a sourdough bread containing Kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and red ...
-
News
Belvoir’s twist on tradition
Belvoir Fruit Farms is launching new pressés, described as having a refreshing ’homemade’ taste.Raspberry Lemonade Pressé (25cl) is a blend of raspberry juice, lemon juice and lightly sparkling Belvoir spring water, while Organic Orange & Jasmine Pressé (25cl) is a zesty blend of orange, lime and lemon juice with a ...
-
News
Bakers chosen for World Cup challenge team
Wayne Caddy and Mickael Jahan will represent the UK in The Louis Lesaffre Cup, after winning two categories in the UK national heats at the Baking Industry Exhibition earlier this week.
-
News
New breads for bake-off
Country Choice has added a Harvest Grain Parisienne to sit alongside its existing White Parisienne. The new 400g baguette, made from a blend of brown flour and malted wheat grain, should be baked from frozen for 12 minutes.New Batched Brown Crusty Rolls follow the firm’s launch of Batched White Crusty ...