All British Baker articles in May 2012 – Page 5
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Redundancies follow loss of contract for W C Rowe
Cornish bakery firm W C Rowe is making around 40 redundancies following a major contract loss, believed to be with Tesco. British Baker understands the Penryn bakery firm, which employs more than 500 members of staff, has lost its contract with the supermarket chain. However, Tesco refused to confirm this ...
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Renshaw sees icing go British
Cake decorating ingredients manufacturer Renshaw has launched a limited-edition Great British Icing Pack. Targeted at sugarcrafters and home bakers wanting to maximise on Britain’s summer of events, the pack includes four 200g of ready-to-roll icing one red, one white and two blue. Additional tips are included in packs to help ...
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Sales up at Maple Leaf Bakery
Sales were up for Maple Leaf Bakery UK, in a first quarter financial statement which saw parent company Canada Bread’s overall earnings slashed.
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Join in the contests at Bakers’ Fair
Bakers’ Fair Summer will once again host a series of competitions for bakers, organised by the National Association of Master Bakers. These will be judged live at the show and are open to all bakers to enter you don’t need to be a member of the NAMB to do so. ...
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Bakers prepare for grand Jubilee
Bakers are set to cash in next month as the country celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The official celebrations, taking place from 2-5 June will see a flotilla of boats travel up the Thames, a BBC concert at Buckingham Palace and a carriage procession for the Queen. To coincide with ...
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Kerry butters up bakers
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours is looking to enhance the flavour of buttery biscuits with its new Beatreme range. The Irish supplier of food ingredients has developed the line, which includes cream, butter and cultured dairy, and has been created by naturally culturing fresh milk solids. The Beatreme range, which also ...
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Pork Farms backs sharing pie range
Pork Farms’ new sharing pies are being promoted through a £10m on-pack giveaway promotion. The Nottingham-based firm has created the 295g pies, which come in four varieties including medium Melton Mowbray, Scotch egg, medium pork pie with Branston Pickle, and chicken, ham and pork pie. The new line is being ...
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Morrisons listings for Bacheldre
Bacheldre Watermill has secured listings for six of its lines in 383 Morrisons stores. The retailer will stock the mill’s organic spelt flour, stoneground organic rye and organic stoneground wholemeal flour in June, followed by three new products in July: Millers Malted and Rustic Crunch bread mixes, plus Rustic Country ...
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April showers bring welcome relief for wheat
Heavy rainfall in April has alleviated immediate concerns about the impact of the sustained dry weather on the UK’s wheat crop, although large swathes of England remain in drought. According to the HGCA, the wet weather has gone some way to "redressing the balance" following an exceptionally dry February and ...
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Product NewsKonditor & Cook unveils trial Jubilee cake
London-based bakery retailer Konditor & Cook unveiled the trial version of the cake it will be producing for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Bakers stage renewed effort to avert 20% VAT
The baking industry is set to meet HM Revenue & Customs’ officials for last-ditch talks about the introduction of 20% VAT on hot pie and pasties. The meeting, with members of the National Association of Master Bakers (NAMB) and high-ranking officials from Greggs and the Cornish Pasty Association, comes after ...
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Morrisons: 1% LFLs decline “satisfactory”
Morrisons yesterday unveiled a 1% dip in like-for-like sales (LFLs) yesterday – describing its first-quarter performance as “satisfactory”.
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Product NewsTesco’s Everyday Value range makes TV debut
Tesco has aired a TV advert as part of a national marketing campaign to promote its refreshed low-cost brand, Everyday Value.
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Product NewsGolden Valley wraps up BRC plaudit
Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists (GVPS), which supplies hand- and machine-applied pallet wrapping to the food manufacturing sector, has been awarded BRC accreditation in storage and distribution.
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BBC radio show reviews egg supply
BBC Radio 4 presenter Sheila Dillon has assessed the supply of eggs in the UK following the European Union’s decision to ban battery cages.
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NewsBakers make Profit Track 100 listing
A number of bakery and food manufacturing firms have been included in The Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 list. The league table has positioned Noble Foods, based in Tring, Hertfordshire, as part of its top 100 British private firms with the fastest-growing profits, based on the last three years of available accounts.
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GM plea to protesters
Scientists developing genetically modified (GM) wheat have asked campaigners not to damage crops at a trial at Rothamsted Research.
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Job losses at equipment firm
Around 62 jobs are thought to have been lost at bakery equipment manufacturer Turkington Europe, after the firm was placed in administration.
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NewsUK youth bakers win Russian awards
The Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) UK youth baking team has scooped a number of awards at the 12th Russian Bread Cup in Moscow. Organised by The Russian Guild of Bakers and Confectioners, the competition on 26-27 April saw the team pick up a gold award in the Production Class for the most product made in weight. The team consisted of team captain Nicole Haymes of the Chatsworth House Farm Shop, alongside Jaegar Andrew and Emily Harrison of Sheffield City College.