All British Baker articles in May 2006 – Page 6
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Baker Perkins’ Tweedy eye
Baker Perkins (Peterborough), formerly APV Baker, is offering an upgraded control system for Tweedy mixers. The company says that most Tweedy mixers in daily use are mechanically sound, but their control systems are obsolete and provide limited functionality. Upgrading these improves performance and extends the life of the machine.Tweedy mixers ...
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Baguettes and wraps on the up
Latest sandwich sales figures show a hike in sales of baguettes in supermarkets and continued growth in wraps.The figures from IRI show sales of baguette sandwiches in the supermarket sector were up 45% over the 52 weeks to April 1. Wrap sales grew 16%.Overall market growth was 3.9% over the ...
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NewsHovis bike boy is back
British Bakeries is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its Hovis brand with limited edition packaging introduced as part of a £1m advertising campaign.The packaging features the ‘boy on the bike’ delivery boy image from a 1973 Hovis commercial directed by Ridley Scott. It will be used on Hovis Original Wheatgerm ...
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NewsAutomation nation
“Everyone’s looking for something different,” says Chris Huish of Mono. “There’s a big swing towards artisan-type bread and rolls to give bakers a point of difference and consumers something new.” Swansea-based Mono acts as agent for Austrian firm Baktec, which supplies roll plants across Europe. These plants, with capacities ranging ...
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National Association of Master Bakers Conference
The National Association of Master Bakers’ (NA) 119th annual conference was held in Stratford from April 28 to May 1 and attracted 109 delegates, reports Anne Bruce.They enjoyed social activities including cocktail parties, a banquet, a church service, a cruise along the river Avon, a Caribbean-themed fancy dress fun night, ...
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Arbutus blooms in Cork
Two weeks ago, one of Ireland’s leading proponents of artisan breads moved to a new and much larger bakery in Cork city, which he hopes will allow him to continue expanding.Declan Ryan, owner of the Arbutus Breads bakery, has shifted from his previous premises in the smart Cork suburb of ...
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NewsNA appoints first female president
Shirley Ryder was installed as the NA’s 112th president at its annual conference. Mrs Ryder succeeds Colin Fulcher, who runs the Lilleys Bakery chain in Essex. The new president elect is Mike Holling, retail operations manager of Birds of Derby. Mrs Ryder is the youngest president and only woman to ...
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NewsResolution aims to recruit young bakers
NA MEMBERS passed a resolution to explore co-opting an under-35-year-old director on to its board at its annual conference last weekend. The motion, to recruit an extra director, aged under 35, was brought by London-based craft baker Christopher Freeman, who said he wanted to send a message to young members ...
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Bakkavör strikes again with double takeover
Icelandic fresh foods company Bakkavör Group has snapped up speciality bread producer New Primebake and chilled manufacturer Laurens Patisseries in a major spending spree in the added-value bakery sector in the UK.Bakkavör, which last year took over fresh produce company Geest, said the acquisitions will make it the UK’s largest ...
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Norbake adjusts pressure
The Pietroberto Bread Plant from Norbake (Batley, West Yorks) can produce bloomers, tinned bread and full-sized French sticks, among others, and 150 of the units are already in service in the UK.The compact Pietroberto has a weight range of 120-1,200g and features variable speed and adjustable time in the pocket ...
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NewsGiles adds value
With the sale of its quiche manufacturing plant to The Food Investment Group at the end of January, Milton Keynes-based Giles Foods closed the door on nearly 30 years of producing and selling chilled quiches. But why sell a successful business that had grown by 150% in its previous year? ...
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NewsCountry Style acquires Schwan desserts plant
RAPIDLY expanding bakery supplier Country Style Foods has bought the former Schwan Global Cake Company frozen desserts factory in Bridlington, which was closed last month.Leeds-based Country Style said it had no immediate plans to re-open the site, following its asset purchase from administrators. Chairman Tony Wood said in a statement: ...
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NewsCraft concessions add up to £45m
THE NA has saved craft bakers at least £45million over the last year, said chairman Noel Grout. It has saved the craft industry an estimated £10m a year and £10m in set up costs by gaining a concession from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on EU Animal ...