All British Baker articles in March 2012 – Page 5
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FEM rides a wave with new blender
Foodservice Equipment Marketing (FEM) has launched a new blender, capable of making iced coffee drinks in 12 seconds. The East Kilbride firm’s Hamilton Beach Tempest blender uses a patented wave action, 3HP motor and two speed settings jump cycle and pulse button to break down ice into smooth drinks. Its ...
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Comas devises easy-clean biscuit machine
Bakery equipment manufacturer Comas has developed an easy-to-clean in-line biscuit sandwich machine. Supported in the UK and Ireland by Epsom-based European Process Plant, Comas’ Capptronic has been designed so that components such as lateral guides, aligning rollers and dosing manifold can be quickly removed for cleaning. The fully washable frame ...
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Planglow introduces bakery-themed labels
Label and packaging firm Planglow has developed a line of bakery-themed labels, suitable for sandwiches and cakes. The Baker’s Choice range has been designed with a simple wheat-sheaf motif on a wheat-textured background with a flour-dusted and matt effect. The range is available in sheets or rolls, with small and ...
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Bakers sought for China visit
Bakers are being invited to attend a pan-industry fact-finding trip to China, organised by David Powell. The trip, from 8 to 15 May, will see a a group of bakers from the UK tour various craft bakers, retailers and specialists, culminating with a visit to the trade show Bakery China ...
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Aulds takes cakes to show
Aulds Delicious Desserts will be launching a line of freezer cakes at this year’s Food & Drink Expo. The desserts and patisserie business, which has supplied cakes and desserts to the annual Royal Garden Party for more than 10 years, has created two pre-portioned varieties that can be served straight ...
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Tesco needs to invest for success, argues analyst
Tesco will need to invest heavily in quality, freshness and training for its in-store bakery offering over the next two years, according to a retail analyst.The supermarket chain plans to create 20,000 new jobs by 2013/14, and said bakery will form a major part of its extensive recruitment drive, in ...
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Marks & Spencer to roll out new-look ISBs in store revamp
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed it plans to roll out its new in-store bakery (ISB) format to all stores by mid-2013.The retailer’s first new-look store opened in Kensington High Street, London, in September last year. This coincided with the announcement by Mark Bolland, chief executive, of plans for 15 ...
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Lucozade aims to Revive
Lucozade has launched a low-calorie sparkling energy drink brand, using natural flavours. Lucozade Revive comes in three flavour varieties lemongrass with ginger, orange with açai, and cranberry with açai which all contain B vitamins and contain 50 calories per 380ml bottle. Sophie Birrell, Lucozade Revive senior brand manager, said: "The ...
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ADM adds to chocolate decorations
ADM Cocoa has introduced two new varieties to its chocolate decorations range. The new chocolate marbled buttons and layered chocolate chunks join the firm’s deZaan range and have been developed to be used as decorations or inclusions. The buttons are available in 1cm, 2cm and 3cm pieces to suit a ...
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BB75 Lunch attracts top baking industry peers
Greggs has once again topped the BB75 table, with the highest number of bakery retail outlets, keeping Subway at bay in the number two spot. With 84 more outlets than this time last year, at the last count Greggs had 1,571 shops, with Subway on 1,424 after adding only four ...
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NewsIn pictures: Europain 2012, Paris
Europain 2012, held in Paris this week, saw 770 exhibitors and more than 30,000 people descend on the bi-annual bakery exhibition.
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Erlenbacher targets CO2 reduction
Cake and dessert manufacturer Erlenbacher is on the way to hitting its C02 reduction targets, having significantly decreased its usage of heating oil and fresh water.
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J2 claims to redefine POS terminals
J2 Retail Systems has developed a new point-of-sales machine, designed with speed in mind. The international manufacturer of PC-based touchscreen hardware has launched its J2 680 system, incorporating the firm’s EPoS touchscreen, which can be counter-, pole- or wall-mounted. It is available in dual and quad core variants of the ...
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Euphorium invests £1m in factory and shops
Euphorium Bakery is investing £1m in a new factory and shop, and has plans to open a further 20 new shops. The north London-based chain, which currently has seven outlets, is due to open the 7,500sq ft factory, 10 times the size of its previous production facility, in Islington this ...
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Morrisons sees positive growth for the year
Morrisons has announced a 7% increase in turnover, for the year ended 29 January 2012, with underlying profits before tax up 8% to £935m.
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February sees pick-up in food sales
Food sales performed better in February compared to the previous month, with UK retail sales up 2.3% on a total basis.
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NewsBEPA warns over egg supply
There has been a reduction in the supply of legal eggs available for processing, the British Egg Products Association (BEPA) has warned.
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NewsAllinson bread promotes free herb kit
Allied Bakeries has launched a new promotional campaign for its Allinson bread brand, offering consumers their own grow-your-own herb garden kit.
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Waitrose posts positive food sales
Food sales are up 3.6% at Waitrose on a like-for-like basis. The retailer said it had increased its market share by 0.2% to 4.1% in the year ended 28 January 2012, with sales excluding VAT up 7.9% to £5.07bn.
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Edme offers ’Open Mill’ visits
A mill in Essex is throwing open its doors to the public in an attempt to improve knowledge of how local grain is manufactured.