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Industry man passes on
It is with great sadness that Dawn Foods announced that Fred Gascoyne passed away suddenly on Wednesday 9 March.Gascoyne had worked as technical support manager for Dawn for the past two years, but had worked in the baking industry for around 40, and was a well-known and respected figure. He ...
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Scones score sales leads
Scone manufacturer Haywood and Padgett has launched a new premium scone range targeted at the foodservice sector.The individually-wrapped scones include cheddar, sultana and Cornish butter varieties.Account manager Cat Goldsmith said the company had picked up some really good sales leads from the show, which will hopefully aid the firm’s push ...
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Mouthing off
"Stop. Collaborate and listen; Ice is back with a brand new invention; rap while you wrap so gimme a handclap; what we’re gonna make is called the squareish wrap; spread some pesto and add some tomato, a lotta mozzarella and a little bit of basil"Warburtons enlists rapper Vanilla Ice to ...
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Pastry pull
Belgian pastry manufacturer Pidy displayed a whole selection of new products at the IFE exhibition at ExCeL, London last week.As well as moving into purely chocolate products, such as thimble-sized chocolate cups, the firm also launched a range of chocolate-coated mini cones, ice-cream cones and tortilla wraps in a bid ...
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UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports have grown for six years in succession, passing the £10bn mark for the first time in 2010. Cereals and bakery exports pushed through the £2bn mark, up 8.1% on 2009 to £2,079.2m.The new report, published by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), named the ...
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Reporting in United, we stand...
There is increasing mainstream media interest in baking, helped by programmes such as the Great British Bake-off and the Great British Food Revival, with Michel Roux Jr arguing the case for bread. This has begun to generate more coverage for the debate about how bread is made.While this is perfectly ...
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BIA gets under wayThis year’s carnival-themed Baking Industry Awards have been officially launched. Taking place on 7 September, they will once again be a celebration of all that is great in the industry. Turn to pages 14-21 to see which categories you can enter, or see www.bakeryawards.co.uk for more information.High-rise ...
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Belgian into UKBelgian firm Holeki launched in the UK with two distributors this week Bindi and SFD. The firm, which manufactures a range of sweet pies, tarts and cakes, already supplies Gate Gourmet and Aldi in Europe. It has also just launched a new protein dessert, which tastes like ...
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Asda cupcake dealCupcake producer Mama Doreen’s has won a listing in Asda following a tie-up with deliciouslyorkshire. The Harrogate-based business, which uses local Yorkshire ingredients, will initially supply five ranges to the supermarket’s Pudsey branch: Sticky Toffee, Vanilla, Lemon, Chocolate, and a seasonal range.Healthy focusThe London Bread & Cake Company ...
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Boost for GreggsCatering to Brits breakfasting on the run has helped push Greggs’ profits up by nearly 8% in the last year. The chain has sold more than 10 million breakfast rolls since it launched the breakfast meal deal last February. Preliminary pre-tax profit (52 w/e 1 January 2011) rose ...
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Tiny treats at Starbucks
Starbucks has launched a Petites range of bakery products this spring. It includes cake pops - small cake balls, dipped in chocolate, on a lollipop stick - in almond, rocky road and sparkle varieties; red velvet, and chocolate whoopie pies, a salted caramel pecan bar, and a raspberry white chocolate ...
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Stealth and welfare
The residents of the fictitious mono-cultural town of ITV’s Midsomer Murders may not like it, but the days of unadulterated whiteness are over.The last 12 months have seen the rise of the mixed-race loaf. Sales in the stealthy healthier white sector have grown by 8.1% year-on-year (Nielsen Total GB Coverage ...
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Wedding wings
Thinly-stretched royal wedding bandwagon product of the week goes to Toastabags, for its ’Toast the Royal Couple’ toaster sleeves, used for making less-than-regal toasties. No, the image of Wills and Kate does not burn on to the bread. It’s just a picture on a bag.A smidgen more effort went into ...
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Tickets available for Federation of Bakers’ luncheon
Health Minister Anne Milton will give an insight into government strategy at the Federation of Bakers’ annual luncheon.
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Dairy Federation backs dietary fats report
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has welcomed an FAO/WHO report, which found there was no convincing evidence that total dietary fats had a significant effect on coronary heart disease (CHD) or cancer.
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Maple Leaf Bakery in Grease musical tie-up
Maple Leaf Bakery is to entertain consumers with an early morning performance of Grease as part of a New York Bakery Breakfast Club initiative.
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Wedding cake maker makes move to high street
Celebration cake maker Jeanette Chappell has moved from her kitchen to the high street after 18 years.
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Entry opens for 2012 Sigep Bread Cup
The contest to find a team to represent the UK in the 2012 Sigep Bread Cup is now on.
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Aryzta predicts calmer waters in the UK
Speciality bakery business Aryzta believes a sales decline in Ireland and the UK is stabilising.
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NewsHarrogate cupcake maker lands Asda deal
Cupcake producer Mama Doreen’s has won a listing in Asda following a tie-up with deliciouslyorkshire.