All British Baker articles in March 2011 – Page 6
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Stand-in actors
Earlier this year, British Baker reported how Memory Lane Cakes and Kensey Foods products had to be pulled off shelves, because German eggs had been used that risked containing illegal levels of dioxin. For those in the egg replacers market this helped greatly to validate their argument about the food ...
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Top 10 tips on tax planning
With both the budget and the end of the tax year just around the corner Simon Young, director of Montpelier Chartered Accountants, outlines his tips on minimising your Corporate and Personal tax burden.1. Cash in some of your capital gains if you made any this year obvious, but often ...
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Gb Plange holds out a helping hand
Ingredients firm Gb Plange is helping bakers tackle business challenges such as rising costs and reducing additives by hosting a series of development days.
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Breakthrough for coeliacs
According to a new study in Italy, slow-fermented bakery goods, such as sourdough bread, could be safe for coeliacs to eat.
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Greencore concedes defeat over Northern Foods merger
Greencore has announced it does not intend to make a revised offer for Northern Foods, following an announcement last week that it was still considering its options.
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Health fears voiced over recycled cardboard
Concerns have been raised over the recycled carbon often used to house breakfast cereals, after a study showed mineral oils present in the packaging could pass through it and into the food.
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Costa looks set to rile Starbucks with new ad campaign
Costa Coffee is taking on Starbucks again with a new advert, which claims that twice as many consumers prefer Costa to its rival.
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Tameside bakery students attend Chocolate Academy
Two Tameside College bakery students recently had the chance to visit the Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy in Banbury, after winning an all-expenses-paid trip.
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Places up for grabs at free training conference
Food and drink firms keen to get funding for staff training should head to a free conference on boosting performance through skills and careers development.
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Private members’ cake club launched
Cake lovers can indulge their passion in exclusive settings by joining a new private members’ club.
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British Baker Saturated Fat Round Table Debate
Date: Wednesday 30th March 2011Venue: Leatherhead Food Research, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RY>> location and map for Leatherhead Food Research What are the technical, cost, time and resourcing issues facing bakers tasked with reducing sat fats?In 2009 British Baker organised a meeting between craft bakers, manufacturers, fats and oils suppliers ...
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Costa acquires Coffee Nation
UK coffee retail chain Costa Coffee has acquired self-service coffee chain Coffee Nation for £59.5m. Costa plans to launch a new brand, Costa Express, which will target the self-serve coffee bar sector.
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Nutrition Point’s new name
Gluten and wheat-free product supplier Nutrition Point has announced its name has changed to Dr Schär UK.
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Gluten-free firms make inroads into foodservice
Gluten-free bakery manufacturers are tipping foodservice as the next big market for their products as consumers search out restaurants, cafés and hotels that offer ’free from’ menu options. Gluten-free brands, such as Livwell, Genius and Dietary Specials (DS), are making initial moves beyond retail into the foodservice market in response ...
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Annual BSB conference takes shape
The British Society of Baking spring conference will be held from 11-12 April, with pre-dinner drinks and dinner at the Village Hotel, in Ashton-under-Lyne, and the conference programme the next day at Tameside College. Bakery lecturer Lorna Jones will speak on what Tameside College can offer both students and the ...
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Australian coffee grower plans UK shop chain
Australian coffee company Green Cauldron plans to invest £12.5m in a chain of 50 ’boutique’ coffee shops in the UK, which use coffee beans from the company’s farm in Byron Bay and serve cakes and pastries made by local bakers. Fifty outlets are planned over the next five years, with ...
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NewsPCB aims to ’raise the game’ in UK decoration
French sweet decorations company PCB Creation is now selling its products in the UK, after signing a deal with distributor Classic Fine Foods (CFF). The firm, which specialises in decorations for pastry products, launched its new spring/summer collection, along with CFF, at the Sketch Gallery in London, which PCB already ...