All British Baker articles in May 2010 – Page 2
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Managing jury service requests
Jury service creates unexpected problems for employers. But sometimes, an employee can ask to be excused – or to have their selection deferred.
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Italian style
Thomas the Baker is launching a range of authentic Italian breads The Rustica using Italian flour imported from Rome. Rustica Classico combines fine Italian flour, extra virgin olive oil and malt flour; Rustica Formaggio uses Italian flour and fresh grated cheese; and Rustica Pomodoro is a blend of ...
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Integrating Le Pain
There are lots of ways to raise money for charity. And swimming 1.5 miles around London Docklands, getting straight on to a bicycle with still wobbly legs, then going for a long run is more challenging than most.But Ian Dobbie, MD of Délifrance, enjoys a challenge. After raising money for ...
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Peter’s Yard gains Selfridges listing
Edinburgh-based artisan bakery Peter’s Yard has announced that its handmade Swedish crispbreads will now be available on the shelves of Selfridges’ food hall.The firm has gained 100 listings from retailers in the 12 months since its first UK retail listing with Fortnum & Mason.Wendy Wilson-Bett, co-founder of Peter’s Yard, said: ...
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Fun and games
Bakery-themed video games are rare, so we welcome ’Pile up! Bakery’ a two-player puzzle game in which players compete to stack the highest pile of pastries, cakes and slices of fruit falling off an assembly line, and balance it to prevent it from crashing down. Despite costing just a ...
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Fluid movement
Lancashire company SpringThyme Oils has developed a range of fresh-flavoured infused fluid shortenings specifically for the bakery sector. They are made by blending hard and soft vegetable oils with fresh herbs and spices, such as chilli, garlic, rosemary or thyme. These are then infused into an oil matrix to create ...
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Five-a-day targeted
Kids’ drink Robinsons Fruit Shoot is launching Fruit Shoot My 5, a new range of juice drinks to help mums give their kids one of their five-a-day. The range is a blend of 80% real fruit juices and 20% water, which comes with a no-spill sports cap in three flavours: ...
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Whoopie pie first for M&S
Marks & Spencer is the first British supermarket to launch a range of whoopie pies the latest bakery craze from the US with over 20,000 products sold in the first weekend. Burgeoning interest in the treat, which is made from two discs of sponge filled with buttercream, prompted ...
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Fast food solutions
In these hectic times, snacking on the go has come into its own. But as our lifestyles gather speed, driven by the need to tweet every time we boil the kettle, the need for fast food solutions that keep pace grows ever more acute. Sometimes one yearns for a 120psi ...
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French fancy
Parisian chocolatier Maison du Chocolat has launched a range of macaroons for the summer. They include: Passion a dark ganache infused with passion fruit between a light almond biscuit; Andalousie an almond macaroon filled with fresh lemon zest infused into a dark ganache; Porcelana a dark macaroon, ...
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Training tops topics at NAMB event
Training and education were at the forefront of the National Association of Master Bakers’ achievements last year, outlined by chairman of the board Mike Holling at the annual conference.Holling said the NAMB’s craft seminars, supported by California Raisins, would continue, as would training courses on HACCP. He revealed that one ...
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Limiting pay in lieu of holiday entitlement
A new case says that employers must make it clear to an employee that their right to payment in lieu of any holiday entitlement at the end of employment applies only to the final holiday year. What is the best way to deal with this?
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Salary requirements during jury service Q&A
Q: Must we pay an employee their full salary while they are absent on jury service, and, if so, can we claim compensation?
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Dried fruit pricing
Raisins: With provisional prospects looking increasingly optimistic for both optimal Californian and Turkish new crops from August, raisin pricing over the next four to five months will be largely determined in California, by their ability or willingness to compete with Turkey.Sultanas: Recent weeks’ sales are some 30% lower than for ...
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CSM mixes offer variety
Bakery ingredient specialist CSM United Kingdom has launched two new, improved Craigmillar Creme Cake Mixes, suitable for muffins, sheets and loaf cakes, so bakers can create variety from a single mix. The resilient crumb structure means cakes slice cleanly and inclusions are held evenly throughout the batter. Both mixes meet ...
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If your lease is due to expire there are several issues to be considered
Is the lease a ‘protected’ business lease? The law protects business leases on expiry of their term, unless the provisions are excluded in the lease. This is known as Security of Tenure.
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Délifrance reveals results of company integration
Just over one year on from Délifrance’s acquisition of Le Pain Croustillant and Sofrapain from Premier Foods, the integration is now complete.Délifrance UK MD Ian Dobbie, told British Baker: "We have had good support and investment from parent company Nutrixo, which also owns Grand Moulins de Paris, Moul-bie, and other ...
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Is green your colour?
By its very nature, baking is an inefficient use of energy: baking requires the highest temperatures (200-240°C); bread is a low-density product (90% air); and the occupation ratio in an oven is generally very small.Then there is the energy required for the preheating of the oven, as well as extra ...
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Check your waste line
If you’ve used sales predictions and discounted food that’s nearing it’s sell-by date, but there’s still stacks of unsold sandwiches and cakes, then there’s only one thing for it: chuck it away.Most councils offer a paid-for commercial waste collection,while there are plenty of smaller disposal companies around, but food waste ...
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Walkers Charnwood crowned supreme pie champion
Walkers Charnwood Bakery walked away from Melton Mowbray with an armful of accolades, including Supreme Champion, at the British Pie Awards on Wednesday.