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Caught in the web
While the Yeo Valley rappers are a viral marketing sensation in the UK, cake toppings brand Duncan Hines had to pull its ad featuring ’blackface’ hip hop cupcakes... aol.it/hfpOqY (A)Nerd cake of the week: an Android phone cake... bit.ly/f0bLhT (B)The ’Lazy Cakes’ brand is launched in the US, with a ...
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Country Range launches certified coffee
Country Range has launched 100% Rainforest Alliance Certified roast and ground filter coffee. The firm described the coffee as sweet, but well-balanced with toasted almond notes.The coffee comes from sustainably managed farms in Brazil, where the beans are selected for their body and flavour."The breakfast occasion is growing in ...
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Christmas cheer
Silly season has arrived in force. For evidence, you need look no further than The Herald in Scotland, which reported on another town collectively embracing its inner loon.The United Parish of Carstairs in Lanarkshire is to be renamed Bethlehem for 24 hours, and nearby Carstairs Junction will be signposted Nazareth ...
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Price vs product - compromise or confrontation
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business accelerator specialising in the bakery, foodservice and convenience retail sectors.My grandmother always used the saying "Penny wise but pound foolish" and, over the years, I’ve come to really understand what she meant.We all need to watch our pennies these days ...
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Wheat prices hit new high for crop year to date
The UK wheat price has reached its highest point for the current crop year, with bakers set to face even higher prices from January as the entire UK export surplus is now spoken for.
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A Dresden dynamo
Another week, another record. This one is notable for being the product of a town’s dedication to beating its own Stollen world record every year, and because of the collective madness that entails.The latest Guinness World Record for a giant Stollen was paraded through the streets of Dresden this month ...
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The essential muffin
Dan Lepard extolsthe beauty of a richlyflavoured muffin andshows us how to makea moist chocolateversion to wooyour customersThere was a time, 50 years ago, when asking for a muffin in a bakery would have got you a disk of dough cooked that morning on a hotplate, ready for splitting and ...
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Warburtons extends lines
Warburtons is to introduce two new lines in a bid to offer consumers an alternative to standard sliced sandwich bread. Its Square-ish Wraps and Sandwich Thins will be available from February, and the firm hopes they will appeal to a younger consumer profile.The white wraps, which can be topped, rolled ...
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Get your tax return filed in good time
Bakers are being urged to beat the New Year rush and file their tax return before 31 January or face a £100 fine.Self assessment tax returns have to be filed online at hmrc.gov.uk/online/index.htm and, if submitting it electronically for the first time, companies will need to register; an activation ...
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Sherwood’s fresh packs
The Sherwood Group’s packaging division has launched Purepack, a new concept in barrier-coated printed packaging, suitable for use in the food industry. Using technology suitable for a wide variety of boards and weights, it features a water-based coating that provides a direct food contact barrier while also offering potential cost ...
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Get fresh
Long-life has long dominated the free-from bakery sector, but the arrival of Genius bread has changed all that. Linda Harrison reportsUntil recently, gluten-free bakery products were the domain of health food shops and niche product aisles in supermarkets. Consumers had to actively seek them out, often finding that the gluten-free ...
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Muffins hold steady
Widespread innovation is keeping the muffin category very much alive, as Andrew Williams discoversIt has been a good year for muffins. So much so, that they may even provide an answer to world peace and not many bakery products can claim that. The US military is reportedly tempting captured ...
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Are you serving up a ’moment of truth’?
Jonathan Winchester, MD of mystery shopping and customer service specialist Shopper Anonymous, points to the power of moments of truthOver the years, thousands of studies have shown that what makes effective one-to-one communication between your team member and the customer has three major components: body language, the tone of your ...
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Mouthing off
Christmas cake if someone can find out who he is. He’s been a hero. Many people would have just looked out of the window and thought the weather was just too bad but he’s kept going and deserves some praise"the Westmorland Gazette reports on a heartwarming story of one cake ...
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Sainsbury’s new naans
Naan bread supplier Honeytop has launched a chilli and mango naan for Sainsbury’s as part of the retailer’s recent Taste the Difference (TTD) range relaunch."We explored new and unusual flavour combinations and worked closely with Sainsbury’s to develop the perfect balance of hot and sweet with the Chilli and Mango ...
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A taste of New York
A front-runner in UK bagel manufacturing, Maple Leaf Bakery has invested in the redevelopment of its branded bagel range and hopes to widen its eating occasions. Georgi Gyton finds out moreThere are several stories about how the humble bagel came to be. Some believe the word bagel is derived from ...
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Seed pricing
Pine nuts: On the basis that we expect to see a major step to normal supply being resumed, now that Russia and China appear to have settled their cross-border issues, we would hope to see prices ease into 2011 and to correct to more recognisable levels in the course of ...
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Report
provide clinical trial results on wholegrainEating three portions of wholegrain foods every day, such as wholemeal bread or porridge, can lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, report Scottish researchers.A study by the University of Aberdeen’s Medical School and Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health gave 200 people three daily ...
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Salt venture
Food manufacturer and ingredients supplier Jardox has collaborated with Cornish Sea Salt to produce two new Cornish pasty seasonings.Ulimate Cornish Sea Salt Pasty Seasoning and Classic Cornish Sea Salt Pasty Seasoning, are based on traditional seasoning recipes but use Cornish Sea Salt instead of regular table salt. As the salt ...
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In Short
Hollywood lights up museum masterclassGreat British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood gave a masterclass on the science of baking at Manchester’s Museum Of Science And Industry. He made scones and Cheddar and apple bread, which will be baked by the museum’s chef and sold in the refurbished museum’s new coffee ...