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Food Standards Agency stripped of nutrition and labelling
The UK government has confirmed its intention to retain the Food Standards Agency (FSA), though a number of its former policy areas will become the responsibility of other government departments.
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NewsTameside student triumphs with scholarship
Tameside College bakery student Cameron Potts has been selected for the Hovis Scholarship Award, which enables students to obtain first-hand bakery experience through working with industry professionals.
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NewsJohnstone’s Bakers trebles turnover
Johnstone’s Bakers has announced that its turnover has more than trebled since 2007 following a major investment in a state-of-the-art factory.
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Report HGCA Planting and Variety Crop Survey 2010
The planting of wheat in Britain has increased in area by 10% compared to last year’s figures, according to the HGCA’s Planting and Variety Survey for the 2010 crop. Conducted by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board’s cereals and oilseeds team, it revealed wheat planting has risen from 1.803m hectares ...
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Trade snapshot: Olympics 2012
Baker Sarah Gayton has issued a call to all small artisan bakers to stand up and be counted when the Olympic organisers come to awarding food contracts. She commis-sioned special Olympian Oatie mugs and sent them to David Cameron and Nick Clegg along with her biscuits to remind ...
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July in-store: the 5-a-day challenge and the ’Easy 3’
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business firm, specialising in the bakery, foodservice and convenience retail sectorsDid you know that a staggering 31% of bakery product customers would value nutrition information (him! Food-to-go Report). But perhaps it’s not so surprising really, as your consumers continue to demand ...
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Next issue: 30 July
lHalloweenNow firmly established as one of the main trading peaks for bakery, we round up what’s new and offer a surprise recipelBakers’ ReviewAll the legislative and business updates from the National Association of Master Bakers, essential to every craft bakery businesslDividers & mouldersFor every baker looking to make their process ...
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National Cupcake Week Top 5 spots:
1. The latest trend is ice cream-themed cupcakes: bit.ly/cva37p2. Someone tries and fails to make "tobacco cupcakes": bit.ly/aiwghw3. Top cupcake-related breakthrough? Lickable paper cupcakes: bit.ly/biYdP14. Cupcake blog that does exactly what it says on the tin: www.cuteboyswithcupcakes.com5. The Guardian’s iffy guide to making the "perfect" fairy cake: bit.ly/cva37pl ...
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Age-old argument
Arkady Ancient Cereals is a new concept bread mix from CSM United Kingdom, which combines ancient cereals einkorn, emmer and spelt to create a fresh take on rustic ingredients.Emmer is a dark-grained, ancient cereal with an aromatic flavour that can be traced back 10,000 years, while einkorn, which has a ...
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Reporting in Alarm bells ring in sandwich industry
Jim WinshipDirector, British Sandwich AssociationThe news that Bream UK, a sandwich manufacturer in Southall, London, has been fined £20,000 for hygiene-related offences highlights an increasing unease in the sandwich industry over poor standards.The concerns arise due to some smaller producers struggling and seeking to cut corners and prices to stay ...
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Amazon website moves into bakery sector
Bakery products including muffins, flapjacks, rye bread and gluten-free loaves are available to buy through Amazon’s new grocery website, which launched earlier this month.The online store is selling over 22,000 grocery lines from third-party suppliers and is offering free delivery to customers who join Amazon Prime for £49 per year. ...
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Warburtons sets out its stall amid ’solid’ profits
Warburtons saw a respectable rise in profits last year despite an "unprecedented" hike in commodity prices.Pre-tax profits reached £62.8m for the 52 weeks ending 26 September 2009, up from £57.5m in 2008, on sales of £510m, up from £498m. The company said it had seen a "solid operating performance in ...
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Co Armagh pie firm steps up UK listings
Braeside Country Pies has announced its first listings in the UK multiple and independent retail sector, and is seeking to expand its UK business further.The Northern Irish firm, based in Co Armagh, recently secured a distribution deal with Cambridge-based Fordham Fine Foods and Devon Cakes of Ottery St Mary. "We ...
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Barley is back
German milling company Kampffmeyer Food Innovation has reintroduced an ancient barley variety Stone Age barley flakes.The grain contains high levels of cholesterol-lowering beta glucans, is easy to process and, due to its high amylopectin content, also extends the shelf-life of baked goods.Barley has been out of favour in the ...
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Export deal for Irish bagel firm
Broadway Bagels of Dungarvan, Co Waterford, has won its first export deal to mainland Europe, for its frozen, pre-sliced bagels.These are to be distributed in Spain by Taste of America and by Fricodan distributors, which supplies the Dinosol supermarket chain. The first consignment, of 10,000 bagels, is being shipped very ...
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Union Market provides opening for bakeries
Artisan bakeries the Flour Station and the Bread Factory have won listings with Union Market a newly launched retailer that combines elements of a farmers’ market with the convenience of a supermarket. The first Union Market store, located in the 5,000sq ft former booking hall at Fulham Broadway underground ...
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Question mark on FSA leaves bakers in limbo
The baking industry has to wait until autumn to discover whether the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will be axed as part of the government’s cost-cutting agenda.
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FSA introduces salt calculator for craft bakers
A new online salt calculator has been launched by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to help craft bakers reduce the amount of salt in their bread.The tool has been designed to help bakers calculate the level of salt in a finished product, which will also enable them to work out ...
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Paul Rhodes opens second bakery outlet
Greenwich bakery Paul Rhodes London has opened a second upmarket shop in Notting Hill and hopes to open two more next year in the capital. The new store is twice the size of the firm’s first outlet in Greenwich, opened in 2008, and includes a 25-seater café. It sells artisan ...
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Fabulous Bakin’ Boys doubles snack cake line
The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys plans to invest £6m in a new fully automatic snack cake line, which will enable it to double capacity at its Oxfordshire bakery.The first stage of the investment has seen the firm recently sign off a £3m order for packaging equipment, including three Ulma flow-wrappers, a ...