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Co-op pie contract is top news for Topping family
Doncaster-based The Topping Pie Company has won a national contract to supply 200 Co-operative stores with its pies and quiches as part of a strategy to increase business with the major multiples.
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Islington firm to spread Euphorium across UK
Islington’s Euphorium Bakery has outlined ambitious expansion plans, which will eventually see its model franchised out across the UK. Operations director Andrew Green told British Baker that, from an initial two shops in Islington, the company has added five more over the last two years. A sixth the biggest ...
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Scone company expands as it plans to diversify
Scone manufacturer Haywood & Padgett (H&P) is investing in expansion at its Barnsley bakery, with plans to develop new lines, and diversify into foodservice. The firm currently supplies predominantly retailer own-label scones, as well as H&P branded scones and Melters into the major multiples in the UK, including Tesco, Asda, ...
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Welsh winner invests £3m
Hot on the heels of being named Baker of the Year, Robin Jones, MD of The Village Bakery (Coedpoeth), has announced plans to invest £3m in a new 30,000 sq ft bakery to meet growing supermarket demand. The new bakery, due to open next May, producing bread and morning goods, ...
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Can sickness absence trigger maternity leave?
There are only a few weeks to go before a pregnant employee goes on maternity leave and she has just rung in sick. You don’t want to be messed about; you need certainty. So can you rely on this event to trigger an earlier start date?We receive many sickness absence ...
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Lovetub pud double act is hot stuff
Farmhouse Fare has launched a range of puddings designed to take dessert eating from the dining table to the sofa.The 300g microwaveable Lovetubs range comprises Caramel and Chocolate puddings which can be eaten straight from the tub. The firm, a subsidiary of Daniels Group, also hopes the new desserts will ...
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Arla’s money-saving glaze
A new egg-free glaze from Arla Foods Ingredients gives a long-lasting shine and golden colour to baked goods.Multilac BK1111 is an E number-free, natural and cheaper alternative to liquid pasteurised egg, typically reducing raw material costs by 10-30%, said Arla."Multilac BK1111 is based on our own innovative technology," said Søren ...
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Austrian soy arrives in UK
New to the UK market are Soja soya flours and ingredients from Austria. Soja produces gluten- and lactose-free whole soy products and is currently supplying into international bakery and pasta brands.These range from enzyme-active soy flour, Soja Austria Pan, to soy flakes, Soja Austria Flakes. The finely ground soy flour ...
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Art of the grotesque
Here at Stop the Week, we’ve developed pretty strong constitutions and consider ourselves connoisseurs of all that is weird, left-field and extreme in baking. However, our stomachs are about to be tested next month at the bakery world’s first-ever 18-certificate event.Eat Your Heart Out a Halloween-themed pop-up bakery shop ...
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You learn nothing in your own midden*(*literally a rubbish tip, but here a back yard)
Alan Stuart is MD of Stuarts of Buckhaven and president of Scottish BakersA ’midden’ tour is one of life’s pleasures. Being a baker I can walk down any street, pop into the baker’s shop, introduce myself as a fellow baker and almost always a rapport will be struck. If I ...
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Last chance to register for Bakers’ Fair
Don’t forget to register to visit Bakers’ Fair, supported by Norbake, which will take place at Bolton Arena on Sunday 3 October. Now in its fourth year, the fair it is the UK’s only autumn exhibition for progressive and professional independent bakery companies, cafés and coffee shops. The event is ...
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Bakery start-up - rising to the challenge part II
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business accelerator specialising in the bakery, foodservice and convenience retailIn the last issue (10 September 2010) we looked at some of the challenges of setting up a bakery. In this issue we consider the importance of seasonality, promotions, customer service & ...
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Trade snapshot FWP Matthews’ Italian bakery workshop
Earlier this month, FWP Matthews hosted an Italian bakery demonstration at its mill in Chipping Norton. Italian baker Aldo Cordero, from the Cordero family mill, produced a range of breads, including focaccia, ciabatta rustica and pugliese. The mill has hosted French bakery demonstrations for a number of years, but this ...
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Bakery with a kick
It is the classic adage of every drug dealer to ’never get high on your own supply’ one which the management of America’s first ever ’caffeine bakery’ would be well-advised to issue to their bleary-eyed staff at the start of a 3am shift.The year-old bakery, named A Snack in ...
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Big-top bonanza at BIA
It was a night of fun and surprises! As over 800 guests gathered for the Baking Industry Awards they were greeted by three white-shrouded living statues performing tricks. Then, heading into Warburtons’ champagne reception, it was time to network, greet friends and finalists and begin enjoying the circus-themed evening.Soon, guests ...
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Bolton’s calling
Bakers’ Fair, supported by Norbake, is back at the Bolton Arena this year and takes place on Sunday 3 October (9.30am-3.30pm). The event, now in its fourth year, is free to attend and is the UK’s only autumn exhibition for progressive and professional independent bakery companies, cafés and coffee shops. ...
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Book your place at the BSB conference
The British Society of Baking (BSB) Autumn Conference is now taking bookings for the networking dinner on Monday 4 October, and conference on Tuesday 5 October.
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Reporting in Convincing consumers of bread’s value
Gordon Polson Director, Federation of Bakers August is usually known as the silly season in the media with little genuine news. But this summer, the newspaper columns were filled with more sobering stories about wheat prices and food costs and it’s a topic that has been hitting the headlines constantly ...
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British wheat demand sees further price surge
Wheat prices surged again last week, surpassing the highs of August, as global supply problems boosted demand for British wheat and the UK harvest was smaller than expected.
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When can you use hidden CCTV cameras?
Q You are suspicious that an employee is up to no good and are thinking about installing hidden CCTV cameras to catch them red-handed. Is there anything you must consider first?A Occasionally, you may get a hunch that an employee is up to mischief for example, you might suspect ...