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The road ahead
The humble filling station is not historically known for top bakery cuisine. Not too many years ago, picking up a soggy pasty was about the best the average driver could hope for. But the UK’s fuel retailing industry has been through some pretty major changes recently, and this has resulted ...
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Phone app set to shake up high street
Shoppers will soon be able to pay for purchases with their mobile phones, using new technology.Contactless payment is already used by some sandwich and coffee chains, such as Pret A Manger and Coffee Republic where customers wave a card in front of a terminal, but they would now be able ...
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Northern awaits Boparan bid details
Northern Foods’ shareholders are waiting for details of a cash bid from poultry magnate Ranjit Boparan, which values the company at £342m.The board has given its backing to a bid from the owner of 2 Sisters, despite previously agreeing on the terms of a merger with Irish convenience group Greencore, ...
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Daymark’s BB offer
Daymark UK is offering readers of British Baker the chance to try out its HighGrip piping bags for free. The first 10 readers to call 0800 783 7933 or email enquiresuk@daymarksafety.com (quoting the name of the magazine in the subject line) will receive a free roll of its piping bags. ...
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Wraps ready at Wild Bean
Customers at BP’s Wild Bean Café will now be able to opt for a Hot Pizza Wrap, launched this month in four varieties. Pepperoni features spicy tomato pizza sauce with sliced pepperoni, diced white onion and mozzarella cheese. BBQ Chicken has BBQ sauce, pieces of BBQ marinated chicken breast, diced ...
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Gallaghers believed close to finding a buyer
There is increasing optimism that a buyer has been found for the ’fresh’ division of Gallaghers Bakery, Co Donegal and that more than 40 jobs could be saved.Last month, parent company IAWS announced that 124 of the bakery’s 189 workers were to lose their jobs, when it closed the frozen ...
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Big plans for big days
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business accelerator specialising in bakery, foodservice and convenience retailAre you going to open or close on 29 April as a consequence of the Royal Wedding? Why not find a way of capitalising on these big events? St Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween ...
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Bridor brings colour
Bridor unveiled a range of multi-coloured breads at the Sirha exhibition last month. Developed by Lenôtre, the Arc en Ciel range its rainbow line features six different breads, targeted predominantly at the hospitality and foodservice industries for use in canapés and snacks, or simply for sandwiches. The range ...
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Gore cakes of the week
Less a jinking twist on the heart-shaped Valentine’s fare, more a punt off the park, these ventricle cupcakes will be dished out at The London Dungeon’s Blood & Guts exhibition on 14 February. Yes, you guessed it, the Eat Your Heart Out crew are at it again.What’s more, they’ll be ...
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Caught in the Web
Following the first ever ’disloyalty’ coffee shop card in London last year, the idea is being rolled out to support independents in Lincoln... bbc.in/dVRwy0Anti-Valentine’s Day cookies featuring slogans like "I faked it"... bit.ly/f6nMqm
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Midlands firm plans sandwich chain growth
Midlands-based sandwich bar chain Simply Eat has announced plans to open 100 outlets across the UK over the next five years. Director Pravin Patel told British Baker that the firm plans to open a mixture of company-managed and franchised sites, but also has its eye on acquisitions, having already been ...
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Pretzel snacks put on dark chocolate coat
Dark chocolate is the new twist on a savoury pretzel snack from The Big Yum. The original milk chocolate-covered variant was launched in March 2010, but its success in retailers such as Harrods and Selfridges encouraged co-founders Pippa & Aaron Witcher to launch their Dark Chocolate Swerves eight months ahead ...
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EPOS kit is in the clouds
Doncaster-based firm AlfaRichi has launched a new EPOS system for bakeries, which it believes it is the first to use ’cloud computing’ for the back office. This avoids the risk of losing service or data, as the new system replicates this information on multiple secure servers.Tills are connected via broadband ...
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Weight control
Weight consistency and accurate measurement are crucial for all end-products and their ingredients, no matter whether you run a single owner-operated outlet, a high-street chain or large plant bakery.Take an owner-operated bakery outlet that makes sandwiches for the lunchtime market, for example. Applying the egg mayonnaise, the bacon, lettuce and ...
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Co-op takes seasonal drive
Pies, sandwiches and cakes make up a big part of The Co-operative’s new product range, Taste the Seasons, which will be updated throughout the year.The range hopes to meet the growing demand for seasonal foods, making use of British seasonal produce and reflecting the mood and foods of each season. ...
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West Cornwall Pasty to supply Moto
The West Cornwall Pasty Company, retailer of traditional, handmade Cornish pasties, has signed an exclusive partnership with Moto, the UK’s largest motorway service area operator.
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CSM revises icing
CSM UK has launched a new and improved recipe for its Wrapice icing, which has now been rebranded under the firm’s leading confectionery brand, Craigmillar. It said the new recipe offers a natural vanilla taste, a smoother application, better coverage and a longer shelf-life.According to CSM, Wrapice doesn’t stick to ...
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A modern take on... savoury cupcakes by Lily Vanilli
These cupcakes I first made for a breakfast event with (jelly experimenters) Bompas & Parr. The theme was ’MEAT’ and the centrepiece a hog’s head. Never knowingly doing anything by halves, or even three-quarters, they had decorated their place with huge diagrams of animals divided into their cuts. There was ...
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Matthew Walker Derbyshire
Installed: four 53Lti thermal transfer coding machines for manufacturing of Christmas puddings; installed by Allen Coding Systems, which manufactures thermal transfer, hot foil and laser coding and marking equipment.Currently installed: Matthew Walker currently has 10 of Allen Coding’s machines fitted on its production lines, divided between 53LT thermal transfer coders ...
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Edible nuts
Almonds: Demand for almonds has remained strong over the past two months, with December sales from California up 10% on the previous year. Almond pricing is still cheap compared to other nuts, and demand is predicted to stay strong going forward.Walnuts: This market looks to be extremely problematic for the ...