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Warburtons reveals gluten-free linesAs exclusively revealed in the 8 October issue of BB, Warburtons is to launch a range of gluten-free products. The newly announced eight-strong portfolio will be rolled out in January and will comprise white and brown loaves and sub-rolls, crumpets and teacakes.Giles doubles bakeryGiles Foods has opened ...
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Health white paperThe government’s public health white paper, published this week, avoided detailed strategies on food pending the outcome of Responsibility Deal consultations currently taking place. Agreements on "further reformulation of food to reduce salt" are expected in the New Year, while it noted that "food containing fruit or vegetables ...
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Festive bonanzaSainsbury’s has announced that, for the four weeks to 25 November, sales of its mince pies were up by 120% compared to the same time last year, and sales of its iced Christmas Cake were up 75%.Online food to soarThe value of online grocery shopping is predicted to almost ...
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is an entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé shop chain, as well as smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay, in Oban, ScotlandQuotes are beautiful things. They colour the canvas of conversation and often express the most complex elements of the human condition clearly and concisely. I usually quote ...
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Snow doesn’t stop NAMB play
Stratford upon Avon once again played host to the annual social weekend of the National Association of Master Bakers at the end of November.
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FSA launches new food hygiene ratings scheme
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has finally started rolling out is national food hygiene rating scheme that encourages retailers and foodservice operators to voluntarily display their hygiene ‘scores on the doors’.
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Consumers willing to pay more for British Lion logo
British Lion egg products has revealed that the majority of consumers are willing to pay more for a sandwich with the British Lion mark, following an in-store study.
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Scotch Pie Champion results postponed
The naming of the World Scotch Pie Champion has been postponed by the organisers, as the recent snow meant entrants would have had difficulty attending the ceremony in Carnegie College, Dunfermline.
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Genius bread founder picks up entrepreneurial gong
Genius Foods founder Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne has been awarded with an ‘Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year’ accolade by the Entrepreneurial Exchange organisation.
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Warburtons to launch eight gluten-free products
Warburtons is set to launch an eight-strong gluten-free bakery range, having revealed in October that the brand would move into the gluten-free market.
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Bertinet crowned Food Champion at Radio 4 awards
Bath-based baker and author Richard Bertinet was named Food Champion of the Year at the Food & Farming Awards 2010 this week after being nominated by listeners of Radio 4’s Food Programme.
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Seaweed bread provides satiation benefits
It has been revealed that seaweed has appetite-supressing qualities after a university student incorporated it as an ingredient in a loaf of bread.
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Ditty’s secures international contracts
Biscuits and oatcakes from Northern Irish bakery Ditty’s are gaining an international following after the company secured new export contracts with companies in New Zealand and London, and began talks with potential customers in France and Hong Kong.
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Baguette Express bucks downturn with openings
Despite slow progress earlier this year, East-Lothian-based franchise chain Baguette Express has added 18 outlets to its estate in 2010, and has its eye on London locations. "We have been encouraged by performance in the last six months, but up until May we were not getting new franchisees in. The ...
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European coffee shops offer UK bakers potential
The European branded coffee shop market has weathered the economic downturn and is set to grow steadily over the next three years, providing UK bakers with a potentially lucrative export market. According to a new report by Allegra Strategies called Project Café10 Europe, the market is predicted to grow by ...
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French-Asian patisserie to launch in London
French-trained chef Loretta Liu has announced plans to open her first Café On outlet in London, following the launch of her patisserie brand this autumn.
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SAMB’s free training is extended across the UK
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers (SAMB) is training bakers in places as far afield as Cornwall, London and Northern Ireland after being recognised by the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink Manufacturing as the main craft bakery training body. The organisation offers Food Manufacture National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) ...
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DoH aims for ’lighter’ touch on nutrition targets
A review has begun of the raft of nutrition targets left by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) under the previous government, which will mark a shift away from the ’carrot and stick’ consultations and aims towards a "lighter" approach to regulation. Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s Responsibility Deal will be launched ...
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New spin for craft bakery’s wheels
A West Sussex craft bakery is making the most of its delivery van by using it as a mobile shop to sell bread and cakes in nearby villages. The Spinning Wheel, which has a shop in Midhurst, came up with the idea after customers at its monthly market stall in ...
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Giles Foods completes first phase of expansion
Bread manufacturer Giles Foods has completed the first phase of a multi-million-pound expansion programme at its Pain Artisan bakery in Milton Keynes.