All British Baker articles in May 2007 – Page 2
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Biscuit line boost for Lees
Confectionery manufacturer Lees Foods, owner of Lees of Scotland and The Waverley Bakery, has announced favourable year-end results, despite cost increases.To 31 December 2006, sales increased by 7% to £14,480,270 on the same period in 2005, and pre-tax profits were up 6% to £631,309.Raymond Miquel, MD, said that the company ...
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More exhibitors sign up to BIE
The latest exhibitors confirmed for next year’s Baking Industry Exhibition include ingredients company Orchard Valley Foods, bakery products supplier Dawn Foods and catering equipment firm Reynards.They will be exhibiting alongside names including Rank Hovis, Fermex and Scobie McIntosh at the show from 6 to 9 April at Birmingham’s NEC.The show ...
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Sir Digby backs science scheme
Sir Digby Jones, former director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, has given his support to Northern Foods’ £450,000 initiative to sponsor undergraduates on food science courses.In a visit organised by Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, Sir Digby met food technologists at Fox’s Biscuits in Batley, which ...
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Aulds unveils desserts factory
Scottish firm Aulds has opened its new £7m factory in Renfrewshire. Employing over 170 people, the new 35,000 sq ft factory and office complex at Inchinnan replaces a previous facility destroyed by fire in September 2005.The new factory produces a range of frozen products, including gateaux and other ...
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Jim Winship, director, British Sandwich Association
The recent closure of a sandwich business, due to listeria, highlights for us all the added risks chilled food operations all have to contend with these days, over and above the complexities of running any business.Like other bacteria, listeria is not something you can see or touch, yet the potential ...
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Stamp of approval
Consumers know whole grains are healthier than refined grains. Two years ago, almost three-quarters of US consumers surveyed said that eating whole grains daily was important to them - yet only 8% reported that finding whole grains was easy*.Our organisation, the Whole Grains Council, and its parent, non-profit organisation Oldways, ...
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Hutton stresses open approach
Food Standards Agency (FSA) chair Dame Deidre Hutton told last week’s Federation of Bakers conference that the agency wants to be "porous" and "as open as possible to external views" on key issues.She urged some 140 delegates at the event in London to keep working with the FSA on ...
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Credible appeal
The organiser of the Great Taste Awards - set up to showcase the best of the UK’s fine foods including bread and cakes - has taken the bold step of going toe-to-toe with supermarkets over premium labels, such as Tesco Finest and Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference, which he claims may ...
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Restructure at Allied
Allied Bakeries is restructuring its UK mainland business into eight regional business units to improve service levels and efficiency.A budget of several million pounds has been allocated to put in place the new devolved structure over the coming months, MD Mark Fairweather told British Baker.Eight local bakeries will serve the ...
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Questions remain over folic acid
The detail of how folic acid will be added to baked goods remains unclear despite the Food Standards Agency (FSA) board’s decision last week to recommend mandatory fortification to health ministers.The FSA hopes to decide at its next board meeting in June whether folic acid should be added at the ...
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Don’t chase your own tail Don’t waste time fretting about things that never materialise, advises Tony Phillips... who also throws in a few choice observations on qualifications
Getting older has few compensations; bits and pieces you never knew you had start to ache and a great deal of time is spent between the doctor’s surgery and the chemist, getting prescriptions for ailments that I’m sure they had never even invented when I was young.Another consequence is that ...
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Doughnut Week targets £40k as bakers rally to the cause
More than 700 bakers and businesses took part in the recent National Doughnut Week, sponsored by BakeMark UK. Money is still being collected, but it is hoped to raise up to £40,000 in total.Campbell’s bakery of Crieff, in the Scottish Highlands, was one of the bakeries which joined in the ...
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NewsBakers’ Fair North West 2007
Click here to download the floorplan and choose your preferred location Sunday October 14th The UK’s only autumn exhibition for the progressive and professional independent baker, held in the modern and spacious environment of the Bolton Arena. Timed especially to aid pre-Christmas planning.
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viewpoint
Bread sales are buoyant, according to the latest figures from TNS (pg 4). The main reason appears to be that premium breads, including brown and seeded, are proving popular and adding value to the sector.Health and nutrition are concerns that are here to stay, but so are climate change ...
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viewpoint
Bread sales are buoyant, according to the latest figures from TNS (pg 4). The main reason appears to be that premium breads, including brown and seeded, are proving popular and adding value to the sector.Health and nutrition are concerns that are here to stay, but so are climate change ...
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Sharewatch
Where Price PriceChange 52-weeklisted (pence) (pence)in penceLowHigh08.05.07 15.05.07Food retailersGreggs ...
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Where Price PriceChange 52-weeklisted (pence) (pence)in penceLowHigh08.05.07 15.05.07Food retailersGreggs ...
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Rising stars
While the nation’s appetite for fresh bread is as healthy as ever, a long-term career as a baker is not often considered by today’s younger generation, but that’s a trend Sainsbury’s is looking to reverse with its Bakery Apprenticeship scheme.So, what advantage does a major multiple like Sainsbury’s gain from ...
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Rising stars
While the nation’s appetite for fresh bread is as healthy as ever, a long-term career as a baker is not often considered by today’s younger generation, but that’s a trend Sainsbury’s is looking to reverse with its Bakery Apprenticeship scheme.So, what advantage does a major multiple like Sainsbury’s gain from ...
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Rule review
Labelling, waste treatment, fortification and saturated fat are on the EU legislative agenda, as parliamentary officer Chris Dabner told the NA conference earlier this month.EU review of food labelling proposalsThe EU is proposing mandatory nutrition labelling on all pre-packed food; an extension of country-of-origin labelling; and improved label clarity."This will ...