All British Baker articles in May 2010 – Page 4
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2010 NAMB conference report
The feedback from this year’s NAMB conference at Heron’s Reach in Blackpool was great. Tired but happy – that’s how I felt at the end of the event.
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4 August, 1935: Worst thing since bread slicing
Now in America they have a machine for slicing dough before it is baked, and this idea is rather novel. The ’Do Slicer’ passes the moulded dough piece to a cutting frame where 25 sickle-shaped knives revolve through slots in the frame. Melted fat is smeared automatically on the knife ...
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Doughnut chain Tim Hortons eyes expansion
Canadian coffee and doughnuts franchise chain Tim Hortons, which operates 290 self-service kiosks in convenience stores in the UK and Ireland, is set to expand its international operation with fast-growing China and India seen as potential targets.
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Baking Industry Awards deadline nears
There are only two days left until the deadline for all entries to the Baking Industry Awards 2010. So if you haven’t sent your entry form in yet, make sure you do it by end of Friday, 21 May!
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Warburtons intent on minimising redundancies
Warburtons has announced that no compulsory redundancies are set to be made in the first phase of its £25m Bolton bakery redevelopment.
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EC threat to products sold by number
Bakery products sold by number, such as four-packs of crumpets and six-packs of rolls, are under threat because proposed EC labelling legislation only makes provision for products sold by weight.
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NewsGenesis Crafty in Marks & Spencer
Co Londonderry-based artisan bakery Genesis Crafty has launched a new Irish Bakery range in Marks & Spencer, after successfully gaining supplier accreditation from the retailer.
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Frost & Snow cupcakes boost job opportunities
A cupcake bakery and café, which creates training and job opportunities for people who have been made homeless, is part of a £10m scheme to improve a Birmingham-based housing and support group.
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NewsProsperity Brownies launch in Waitrose
West Sussex firm Prosperity Brownies has started supplying nine Waitrose stores in Sussex with its brownies and flapjacks this month.
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NewsPeter’s Yard crispbreads launch in Selfridges
Edinburgh-based artisan bakery company Peter’s Yard has announced its handmade Swedish crispbreads will now be available on the shelves of Selfridges’ food hall.
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Greggs eyes bakery production site in Wiltshire
Greggs has revealed it has found a piece of land which it believes is the right location for its planned new bakery in the south.
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Mathiesons Bakeries sale announced
Scottish bakery Mathiesons has been sold to newly-formed company Mathiesons Foods Limited, saving around 340 jobs.
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Ronnie Mackay passes away
It is with regret that British Baker announces the death of Ronnie Mackay, aged 92, on 25 April.
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is a young entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé chain of shops, as well as smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay, in Oban, ScotlandSpending hours in front of a computer screen analysing spreadsheets and comparing the slow growth this year to that of last year is no fun, ...
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Two-way street
Whereas systems with dough dividers and moulders have dominated the bread and roll market for many years, the significant new trend is production of bread from a continuous dough band, for quality and flexibility, even at the lower end of the scale. Gentle dough handling, along with ease of operation, ...
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Showcase success
Set in the beautiful and also slightly quirky town of Glastonbury, Burns the Bread has pride of place on the high street, set among shops selling crystals and books on fairies and witchcraft. Yet unlike its neighbours, the bakery has its head firmly in the real world and a honed ...
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In Short
Scottish conferenceThe Scottish Bakers’ annual conference is to take place at Doubletree Hilton Hotel, Dunblane, from 15-16 May. The event will include the SAMB Annual General Meeting, technical sessions, a formal dinner and the installation of the new president Alan Stuart. There will also be a golf competition at Auchterarder ...
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Pastry focus at showSIAB, the Italian bakery show, which takes place in Verona on 22-26 May, will be featuring one hall dedicated to pastry. It has also launched an area to highlight packaging, marketing and distribution. Key features of the show will include a revival of Renaissance Breads and also ...
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Hummingbird dealFamous cupcakery Hummingbird Bakery has announced it has signed a two-book deal with Harper-Collins. The new book will be out in Spring 2011 with a focus on themed baking and decorating. The London-based bakery published its first cookery book last year. Hummingbird has also just launched an online ordering ...