All British Baker articles in May 2010 – Page 6

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    Chevler brings in new system to fit demand

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Chevler has announced it is to introduce a new production planning system, in order to cope with soaring demand for its baking cases and muffin wraps.The company has said that, shortly, it expects to announce record turnover and profit figures for its first year of operation under new leadership, following ...

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    Délifrance brings in largest range to date

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Délifrance UK has announced the launch of 80 new product lines from May.The expanded range of breads and morning goods is courtesy of the company’s acquisition of Le Pain Croustillant in Southall in 2009, and the expansion of its own morning goods manufac-turing operation.Among the lines launched this month are ...

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    Soup firm branches out into quiche market

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    New Covent Garden has made a break away from fresh soups and has launched its first range of chilled quiches. The firm, which also offers a range of risottos, has made the decision to diversify in order to strengthen its brand’s all-year-round appeal.Group marketing manager Andrew Ovens told British Baker ...

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    Soup firm branches out into quiche market

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    New Covent Garden has made a break away from fresh soups and has launched its first range of chilled quiches. The firm, which also offers a range of risottos, has made the decision to diversify in order to strengthen its brand’s all-year-round appeal.Group marketing manager Andrew Ovens told British Baker ...

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    Maison Blanc plans for brand growth

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Following a huge overhaul of the French boulangerie and patisserie chain, Maison Blanc’s 14 shops are now positioned for the growth of the brand planned over the next three years. Maison Blanc co-founder Raymond Blanc told British Baker that the chain was “in the midst of huge changes”, but was ...

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    Maison Blanc plans for brand growth

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Following a huge overhaul of the French boulangerie and patisserie chain, Maison Blanc’s 14 shops are now positioned for the growth of the brand planned over the next three years.

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    Maison Blanc revamp results in return to profit

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Following a huge overhaul of the French boulangerie and patisserie chain, Maison Blanc’s 14 shops are now positioned for the growth of the brand planned over the next three years. Maison Blanc co-founder Raymond Blanc told British Baker that the chain was "in the midst of huge changes", but was ...

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    BIA entry deadline extended

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    A revised deadline of 21 May has been given for all categories in this year’s Baking Industry Awards. So make sure you get your entries in as soon as possible. The Awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate the best of the British baking industry, and are attended by key ...

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    Belts for Brace’s

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    George Brace, an engine driver from the Cambrian Colliery in the Rhondda Village of Clydach Vale, decided to open a small bakery and started a business that is now a highly respected plant bakery, still run and managed by his family.Brace kept his day job, while the rest of his ...

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    Pieminister on the ball

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Pieminister has launched a new flavour in response to demand for original vegetarian pies. Its Mean Bean Pie is filled with Mexican three-bean chilli, butternut squash and fresh coriander.The pie makers will also be marking the Football World Cup this summer with the launch of two new products in May: ...

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    Drop in UK bakery sales troubles Maple Leaf

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Poor bakery sales in the UK have helped to cause a decline in Maple Leaf Food’s fortunes.The Canadian firm, which sells bagels here under the New York Bakery Co brand, blamed lower sales volumes in the UK bakery operations for its falling figures; sales fell to C$381.5m (£246.8m) from C$412.5m ...

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    Drop in UK bakery sales troubles Maple Leaf

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Poor bakery sales in the UK have helped to cause a decline in Maple Leaf Food’s fortunes.The Canadian firm, which sells bagels here under the New York Bakery Co brand, blamed lower sales volumes in the UK bakery operations for its falling figures; sales fell to C$381.5m (£246.8m) from C$412.5m ...

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    US show throws up bakery treats

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Remember 12 March’s Stop the Week news of the US exhibition Dairy-Deli-Bake, featuring an unlikely guest speaker, former president George W Bush? Well, it continues to throw up gems. In the latest show literature, we are treated to a preview of one intriguing innovation to be showcased: salads in pastry ...

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    Craft bakers’ help required

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out a review of its high workplace temperatures policy, with a view to drawing up sector-specific guidance for bakery workers, and is looking for craft bakers to voice their views.The HSE has already had input from a number of large industrial bakeries, ...

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    Well-known Irish baker passes on

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Paddy Garvey, a renowned figure in the Irish bakery trade, has lost his battle with cancer. He died in a Dublin hospice at the end of April, having been seriously ill for over a year.For 20 years he ran the bakery and retail business Mervue Confections, in Clontarf, Dublin, which ...

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    Reporting in Spring is in the air!

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Nick HarrisManaging Director, BFP WholesaleTemperatures are rising at last, the snow seems a distant memory and the chaos over volcanic ash is subsiding. Spring is the time to look forward and start to think about those lazy summer days, when everyone wants to eat outdoors. But before that we have ...

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    Unifine scoops Pruvé distribution agreement

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Sylvia Macdonald Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients has signed a sole UK distribution, sales and marketing agreement with pastry-maker Pruvé.

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    Ginsters goes after the snack and share market

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Ginsters aims to drive forward growth in the snacking and sharing occasion with the launch of new savoury products in time for summer. The Cornish firm has also made further investments in automation at its Lynher bakery in Callington in order to increase production at the site, and has just ...

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    ABST contest deadline near

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The deadline is looming for entry into the competitions to be held at the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) Annual Conference, on 12 June. The conference takes place at the Alton Towers Hotel, Alton Towers, from 11-13 June.Several new competitions are on the schedule this year, including one ...

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    BIA 2010

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    A revised deadline of 21 May has been given for all categories in this year’s Baking Industry Awards. So make sure you get your entries in as soon as possible. The Awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate the best of the British baking industry, and are attended by key ...