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Calorie counter
God bless the Daily Mail, which pauses in its project of dividing the food chain into things that give you cancer and things that prevent cancer, to give you the tale of a bad food that’s good for you specifically Mark Haub, who lost two stone in 10 weeks ...
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Lay your cards on the deck
For most bakers the thought of shelling out for a new oven is not a prospect that fills them with joy. But with the progression of oven technology in recent years, the long-term cost benefits could well make up for the initial outlay.Martin Dyson, sales director, Tom Chandley, says upgrading ...
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My Career
Mike Woods, MD, The Just Love Food Company, Blackwood, WalesWhat was your route into the baking industry?I started work as a management accountant at Alliance & Leicester after doing my A-levels and was headhunted by RF Brookes (part of Premier Foods) in Leicester, where I held a similar post. I ...
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Legal case is hot to trot
HM Revenue & Customs is not a classic source of funnies, ’tis true. But the faintly absurd transcript of the tribunal ruling on whether Subway’s toasted sarnies are zero-rated for VAT is a rare exception. This exercise in legalese is a rollicking read and would have you gripped right through ...
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Changing from full-time to part-time
Q We have agreed that a full-time employee can change to part-time hours on a permanent basis. We will shortly be giving them a revised contract to reflect this. But when should we state that their employment started? Is it the date they go part-time or when they first began ...
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Cheese on the menu at Gail’s new store
Over 80 artisan cheeses, including stilton, Camembert de Normandie and Montgomery’s Cheddar, will be sold in a ’store within a store’ at Gail’s seventh bakery shop in London, which opens in Exmouth Market in December. The bakery has teamed up with upmarket cheesemonger Paxton & Whitfield to develop the concept, ...
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Chocolate temptations
Burton’s Foods has launched its Cadbury Christmas Biscuits range, with new products to tempt chocoholics.Seasonal edition Cadbury Mallows come in Caramel and Turkish varieties: the Caramel or Turkish-filled mallow comes on a biscuit base, covered in milk chocolate (RSP: £1.59). Also new are Cadbury Festives 14 biscuits with mint ...
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Report LIFFE sees price of cocoa fall
The year-on-year price of cocoa is now in decline, according to the LIFFE futures data, recorded in British Baker’s commodities table.The price (£/per tonne) on 11 January this year stood at £2,264 (+23.24 yoy) and, by 9 July, had risen to £2,601 (+59.08 yoy). However, in September (6/9) the price ...
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Through the eyes of your craft customers
Imagine your team coming in to work in the morning. They park behind the shop, open up the back door, fill the shelves, have a general clean-up and then unlock the door for business. They then return behind the counter and start serving. Is this good practice? What if they ...
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Mrs Crimble’s joins dot.com revolution
Gluten-free brand Mrs Crimble’s has created Mini Choc Orange Macaroons especially for Christmas. The limited-edition macaroons are orange flavour with a chocolate flavour coating, and a variation on the company’s popular regular versions.The gluten and wheat-free treat comes 12 to a pack, with an RSP of £1.89 and will be ...
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Diary Dates
Planning ahead22-26 January 2011SIGEPLocation: Rimini, Italyhttp://en.sigep.itKicking off the bakery-related trade shows for 2011 is the Italian show SIGEP, the 32nd International Exhibition of Artisan Production of Gelato (ice cream), Pastry, Confectionery and Bakery. Exhibitors numbered 720 in 2010.Located in Rimini, a UK Bread Cup team is taking part in ...
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Can an employee record a disciplinary hearing?
Making covert recordingsOne of our members was recently asked by an employee if he could make a recording of his disciplinary hearing. His request was refused, but it later emerged that he had gone ahead and secretly recorded it on his iPhone anyway.As he is now threatening to use it ...
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Dispensing without effort
Prowrap has introduced the Speedwrap cling film and aluminium foil dispenser, specifically for the baking and catering markets.It claims to be the smallest, neatest and most user-friendly dispenser on the market. The company says hand-tearing straight from the roll is tricky and can lead to ’scrunching’, while traditional commercial dispensers ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Raisins: The Turkish crop has been down-sized consistently from the more optimistic views in June/July. Reports are that, of the total vine fruit crop in the country, raisins make up only 10-15,000mts. With no export programme likely from California, export prices are likely to match the high domestic levels.Sultanas: The ...
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Festive fare
Delice de France has launched its Christmas range, which includes mincemeat pies, cakes and savoury snacks. On the savoury side there is a sage and onion pavé crusty loaf, festive savoury slice and pork and stuffing roll, while four varieties of mince pies also feature in the range: shallow mince ...
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Fresh flavours
From Rondo to Rademaker, Panettone to pizza, the AB Tech Expo show, which recently took place in Milan, was a showcase for equipment and some new flavour combinations.There was much interest in Tagliavini’s new Rotovent rack oven, the RVT68, which is a smaller size than its predecessor, uses less ...
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Reclaiming VAT on fuel
Fuel costs represent a significant outlay for your business. But as there are many different ways of dealing with the VAT on motoring expenses, how can you be sure to get the most back with the least amount of admin?Different methodsThe basic options for recovering VAT on motoring expenses are:l ...
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Ginsters warms to winter
Chicken Balti is the latest Ginsters pie variant to hit the shelves in a bid to warm up chilly shoppers (RSP: £1.99).The brand’s Cheese & Onion Slice has been given an improved recipe this autumn, which includes West Country Cheddar alongside locally sourced onions and potatoes. An on-pack flash will ...
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Mouthing off
"I have to admit to being sick in the sink when I thought it was someone’s dirty tissue or something and I had already eaten part of a contaminated loaf. But when I cut further into the loaf I saw it was a kitchen cloth"shopper Maggie Sullivan of Chepstow finds ...
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Pepping up your presentation
The great thing about bakery products is they speak for themselves. You cannot beat the golden glow of freshly made croissants or smiling gingerbread men, free of packaging.Contrast this, for example, with supermarket crisps, with their all-singing-and-dancing packaging that reveals more air than product once open.Yet packaging nonetheless plays a ...