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DoH reveals food team but stays quiet on salt
The Department of Health has announced its new staff line-up after taking on the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) work on nutrition and food reformulation. Led by Clair Baynton, deputy director nutrition science and delivery, the team consists of: Alison Tedstone, head of nutrition science; Corinne Vaughan, head of nutrition ...
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Falling sales in frozen hits Northern Foods
Bakery profit was up, but falling sales in Northern Foods’ Frozen division hit total profit for the 26 weeks ended 2 October 2010. Operating profit stood at £17.5m compared to £20.5m in the first half of the 2009/10 financial year.
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Bakers incensed by proposed pension plans
by Patrick McGuigan Small bakery firms have slammed government proposals that will oblige businesses to automatically enrol staff in pension schemes and make contributions rising to 3% of each worker’s salary.
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Staff to go in overhaul of P&A Davies business
Nearly 50 staff who thought their jobs had been saved when Frank Roberts & Sons bought P&A Davies out of administration are to be made redundant.
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Next issue 19 November
lFats & oilsBritish Baker reviews one of the key areas of development in bakery since the Food Standards Agency announced its aim to drive down saturated fat levels in productslDeck ovensWe find out about the latest technology, features and updates that oven manufacturers have to offer to meet the varying ...
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3663 celebrates Christmas
Foodservice firm 3663 has unveiled a whole host of new Christmas lines including a number of bakery products. These include a Whites Feta and Pesto Tartlet, containing Greek feta cheese and pesto sauce with black olives and rosemary. Also new are Icefresh Orange Cream Enrobed Chocolate Profiterole Bites; Raspberry Trifle ...
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Another crackers café
Stop the Week has previously reported on one ’pay what you like’ bakery shop in the US, with all proceeds going to charity. The Japanese have gone one better, with a café that offers free freshly roasted and brewed coffee and snacks all day long, with one proviso that ...
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NewsTesco steps up to bridge gap for Poppy Appeal
In a bid to rectify a shortfall in donations to the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal, due to its decision to delist more than 10 Hovis lines, Tesco has pledged to donate "tens of thousands" to the cause.
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Former telecoms manager opens artisan bakery
Bakery Andante, the brainchild of a former telecoms manager, opened this week in Edinburgh.
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Back to brands
Through the downturn, the desserts market has held up well but it has been own-label and core own-label rather than premium own-label leading the growth. Now, it looks like the brands are staging a comeback."Normally you would expect brands to be a higher value and lower volume share ...
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Solae sells belief in soya
New functional ingredient Fibrim 1270 is targeted at bakers looking to make their products healthier and more cheaply.Solae has launched the soya ingredient a complex blend of insoluble fibre, soluble fibre and protein for a variety of baked goods. The company said that emerging research suggested soya fibre ...
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Book Review
The High StreetPhilip WilkinsonQuercus Books, £20If ever there was a timely moment to remind a government of its pre-election bluster about reviving the high street, it is this spin-off of a major BBC series that airs this month.The High Street offers the historical backdrop to the programme in which a ...
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Brand clinic: a question of choice
Don Williams, CEO of brand and design consultancy Pi Global, bewails the pressure group coercion that forces beloved brands to changeI’ve lost count of the number of times some of my ’more mature’ relatives have whinged about brands and, more specifically, about how they’ve been messed up! "Heinz Tomato Ketchup ...
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Qi brings taste of China to UK
Qi Teas offers a wide range of premium teas, which are grown and prepared in the remote Yellow Mountain region of China. They include organic green teas, loose-leaf, energy, lifestyle and golden black teas, which are available in either 25 envelope, string or tag teabags, or 100g loose-leaf packs.The firm ...
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Traditionals with a twist Seed Cake by Fiona Burrell
Seed Cake was a favourite in Victorian times, but is not something we see very often these days and it is worth reviving. The seeds are caraway seeds and care must be taken with the amount that is added, as they can be a little too pungent if too many ...
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Tipsy treats for cake lovers
As the world is introduced to the concept of wine and cupcake pairing (see Caught in the Web below), two bakers are making a living from baking tipsy treats laced with alcohol. Krystina Castella and Terry Lee Stone have published a book: Booze Cakes Confections spiked with spirits, wine ...
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Caught in the web
For those who need another morbid bakery fix following Halloween, a novel twist has been organised by the Met Bar in London, which this year celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead festival (Dia de los Muertos) on 2 November, including coffin shaped chilli-chocolate mud pies (A)... bit.ly/9tTuZgCheese and wine ...
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Choc full of taste
Muntons has launched Maltichoc a new ingredient designed to enhance chocolate baked goods, while reducing raw material costs.Andrew Fuller, Muntons product development technologist, said a reduction of 50% in cocoa powder was achievable with the inclusion of Maltichoc, while seeing no loss of product quality. "In fact in our ...
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Report Ethical and dark drive chocolates, finds Mintel
Dark and ethical chocolate products are gaining in popularity as total chocolate sales in the UK continue to rise despite the tough economy.According to Mintel, UK sales of chocolate increased by 9.2% between 2007 and 2009 to reach an estimated £3.6bn and sales are projected to grow to £4.1bn by ...
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Click here for local food
Islington in London is home to dozens of independent food businesses with a loyal following among the area’s residents. Butchers, delicatessens and cheesemongers thrive there and Ottolenghi, the bakery and restaurant, has its flagship store in Islington making and selling patisserie, including its best-sellers, passion fruit meringue tart and lemon ...