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NewsGerrards develops in former Ecclestons sites
North Wales craft bakery chain Gerrards Confectioners has taken on six of Ecclestons Confectioners 10-strong estate, marking a significant investment for the firm. The six shops, in Corwen, Bala, Llangollen, Chirk, Gresford and Park Avenue, Wrexham, will be rebranded as Gerrards and director Dawn Van Rensburg told British Baker the ...
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NewsSayers quietly expands new bakery concept
North-west bakery chain Sayers the Bakers has bought a new bakery venture to the high street in the form of the Poundbakery.
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Subway fights case for zero VAT on toasted subs
A group of Subway franchisees is fighting to have the VAT on toasted sandwiches zero-rated in a case that could have implications for retail bakers and coffee shops across the country.
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l This letter was sent on 1 November to the Prime Minister - the NAMB is awaiting a reply.
Dear Mr CameronThe NAMB represents craft bakers’ businesses in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands and, on their behalf, I am completely appalled at the information in today’s news.Was it on Tuesday, Mr Prime Minister, that you stood before the CBI to encourage businesses (large and small) to ...
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Are you ready for 20% VAT?
Retailers and cash businessesIf you are a retail business, making mainly cash sales to customers not registered for VAT, the new 20% rate applies to all takings that you receive on or after 4 January 2011. But this doesn’t apply to sales before 4 January. In this case, the sale ...
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Next issue: 3 December
lYeastWe look at how liquid yeasts can transform the way you use one of the key ingredients in your bakery, plus other innovationslBake-off: sweet pastriesWhether it’s par-baked or unproven, the quality of bake-off items is getting ever better, but is the demand for innovation being met?lSecurityAll too often, retail bakers ...
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Gore cake of the week no.387
The Pepperpot Café in Dublin created this blood-spattered bride cake in just two hours for Lady Gaga, the singer with a penchant for wearing raw meat dresses, who performed recently in the city.
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Paul plans ambitious growth across London
French bakery group Paul plans to triple the number of stores it has in the UK, opening 50 new outlets in London by the end of 2014. Newly promoted CEO James Fleming, who joined the company as MD in April, told BB that the move was prompted by strong sales ...
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Health & safety - cleaning up your act
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business accelerator specialising in foodservice, bakery and convenience retail sectorsHealth & safety is crucial for every food business to protect our customers and food. Research analyst Him! found out that 48% of customers rated their local bakery/café as having dirty tables ...
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Age concern
The late Gert Bidder was still working for Burbidge’s Bakery in Andover at the ripe old age of 96.She had worked for the Hampshire business since 1936 and did not want to stop, although Steve Burbidge, managing director, explains her workload lessened the older she got and, in the end, ...
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Aures aims for compact performance
The new ODP 500 Posligne thermal receipt printer is ultra-compact and easy to integrate into any cash desk area.The Aures Group’s new product is designed for point-of-sale applications and features front paper-loading and receipt print-out.All the printer’s controls and access points are located on its front face and not on ...
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Traditionals with a twist Angel food cake by Fiona Burrell
Angel Food Cake originated in the US as a way to use up egg whites when the yolks had been used for making pasta and noodles.It is a very light cake, which contains no fat and is lower in calories than most sponge cakes. It is sometimes covered in American ...
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Traiteur’s mini angle
Traiteur de Paris is extending its cupcake range with mini versions.They include chocolate/hazelnut topped with hazelnut chips; lemon/green tea topped with lemon zest; strawberry/pistachio topped with pistachio chips; and blueberry/violet topped with cornflower petals. Supplied in a high-rimmed tray of 48 units, they need to thaw for two hours before ...
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Richard Stevenson answers your questions
QWhat is the legal temperature for frozen food?AActually, there isn’t one. Many years ago there was a temperature control regulation that set a minimum limit of -12C for all frozen foods for all food business operators. But this was removed when it became more established that frozen temperatures and shelf-life ...
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Appointments
Neil Court-JohnstonPeter’s Food ServiceUK manufacturer of pies, pasties and sausage rolls Peter’s Food Service has appointed Neil Court-Johnston to the new post of managing director of its foodservice division. Court-Johnston was previously MD of Holland’s Pies. Among other firms, Court-Johnston has worked with Nestlé UK and Northern Foods, the parent ...
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Australian puds for Xmas
Posh handmade puddings from Australia are vying for space on British Christmas tables this year.Pudding Lane boasts that it does not use any automated processes, production lines, or electric steam ovens to make its Classic Christmas pudding, Date & Toffee Log or Australian Macadamia Nuts and Barossa Valley Brandy Pudding.The ...
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Bakestone stretches loaves
Bakestone has launched a new improved recipe ’Long Loaf’, which will be available through distributor Coultons Bread.The loaf has approximately 20% more slices than any other premium brand in the marketplace, claims the firm. The Long Loaf comes in eight varieties: white thick, 20 slices (not including crust); white medium, ...
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Benefits of a PILON clause
Once an employee has accrued at least four weeks’ continuous employment, they have the statutory right to a minimum notice period of one week. This increases by one week’s notice for every year of service up to a maximum of 12 years for example, six years’ service gives an ...
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Book review
Eric Lanlard Home BakeMitchell Beazley (Octopus Publishing) £20Master patissier Eric Lanlard, cake-maker to celebrities, has launched his second book Home Bake, in which he takes a look at some of his favourite treats, often with a French, twist. This aesthetically pleasing book also offers tips in each section and, ...
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Speciality bread
Presumably Dan Lepard, BB’s resident contributor and The Guardian’s Weekend supplement bakery writer, had no part to play in this bread recipe that appeared in the latter. It unites baking and gardening in a stomach-churning first-time alliance not seen since the legendary mouse-in-bread loaf.Using worms as a nutritious and ...