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Traditionals with a twist Hand-raised pies By Fiona Burrell
Hand-raised pies were historically made using wooden moulds to shape the pastry prior to filling and baking. Nowadays, it is possible to make them using other shapes for moulding. For example: honey jars, small soufflé dishes or anything that is straight-sided and not too deep. Hot water crust pastry is ...
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Sandwich news from Café+ Live
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business agency, specialising in the bakery, foodservice and convenience retail sectorsThis year’s Café+ Live@CRS, Birmingham NEC 21-24 March was the best ever. Oxxygen was there to unite top brands such as Costa, Café Torelli, Market Fresh, Greencore, PepsiCo., him! and many ...
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The chill factor
It has been said that looks aren’t everything, and this certainly seems to be the case when it comes to chilled serve-over units. Although the aesthetics of these units is important to the overall look of the shop, versatility and function are also key selling points for bakery retailers.Bakers also ...
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Hovis targets debts by closing Wigan rolls line
Hovis is to make at least 115 workers redundant as it attempts to reduce its debts.
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Grand designs
The craze for record-breaking baked goods shows no signs of dying out this time it’s the world’s biggest piano cake. An effort from Confection Bakery in Michigan, USA, measured 4ft wide by 6ft long and 5ft high. Weighing 300lb, it was supported by wooden legs and sculpted Styrofoam.The cake ...
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Get ready for National Doughnut Week
Don’t forget to make the most of National Doughnut Week 2010, which kicks off this Saturday. The week, sponsored by CSM UK, runs from 8-15 May and raises money for charity The Children’s Trust, through the sale of doughnuts.
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Get ready for National Doughnut Week
Don’t forget to make the most of National Doughnut Week 2010, which kicks off this Saturday. The week, sponsored by CSM UK, runs from 8-15 May and raises money for charity The Children’s Trust, through the sale of doughnuts. As well as raising money for charity, it is also a ...
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Edible nut pricing
Almonds: Prices have largely stabilised since the last report. The Spanish crop and bloom was conversely affected by the snows during bloom, so a much smaller new crop is predicted with prices already well up and likely to continue in the medium to long term. The first so-called "objective" ...
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Egg warning
Bakers and manufacturers are being warned of possible egg shortages when new EU legislation takes effect.From January 2012, it will be illegal in EU countries to produce eggs from traditional battery cages. Instead, producers must convert to new enriched cages, which have more space, perches, a scratching area and nest ...
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Egg warning
Bakers and manufacturers are being warned of possible egg shortages when new EU legislation takes effect.From January 2012, it will be illegal in EU countries to produce eggs from traditional battery cages. Instead, producers must convert to new enriched cages, which have more space, perches, a scratching area and nest ...
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US firm slices its way into UK market
US machine supplier United Bakery Equipment (UBE) is on a mission to crack the UK market.The automated slicing and packaging equipment specialist plans to raise its profile after installing its first high-performance UBE band slicer at a leading UK plant baker. Peter Wallin, director of UK partner Habwood Technical Solutions, ...
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Sonneveld snapped up by Norwegian giant
Dutch firm Sonneveld, which produces bread improvers, mixes and release agents, is to become part of Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) in Norway.Oslo-based firm OFI, which offers a range of bakery ingre-dients, has acquired the shares in Sonneveld Group BV, based in Papendrecht, the Netherlands, including all its subsidiaries.Peter Egginton, sales ...
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Inclusion innovation
Anyone noticed a change in supermarket hot cross buns this year? Did you observe, perhaps, that the fruit was particularly moist? Well, you would be right.More and more, big industrial bakers are insisting that their vine fruits are pre-soaked in orange juice or water to give them extra succulence. It ...
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Monster munches
You wait around ages for a zombie-themed cupcake recipe book to be launched and two come along at once. Isn’t it always the way?Both books represent the backlash against the cutesification (ok, we invented that word) of cupcakes. The first is by a former graphic designer and the second from ...
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Mouthing off
"I don’t deny myself anything. Right now, my weakness is for cupcakes. I was sent 12 of them when I got to No.1 all different flavours"Cheryl Cole kicks off her own pro-obesity campaign"Assume you’ve done Eclair Short?"following a request for names of cake-themed politicians, former deputy PM John Prescott ...
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Premium pastry push
Bakehouse has launched a new range of fully baked pastries called Patisse, designed to meet the demand for premium sweet pastries reminiscent of those found in high-end patisserie outlets.The new pastries come in six different varieties: caramel & pecan rosette; rhubarb crumble square; orange & poppy seed rosette; chocolate & ...
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Riding the third wave
A lot of the hype in the coffee shop market at the moment surrounds the much-trumpeted so-called ’third wave’ of coffee shops. In case you missed the memo, the third wave refers to a band of quality-obsessed indie artisans currently germinating in the capital. These follow the second wave ...
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Scottish conferenceThe Scottish Bakers’ annual conference is to take place at Doubletree Hilton Hotel, Dunblane, from 15-16 May. The event will include the SAMB Annual General Meeting, technical sessions, a formal dinner and the installation of the new president Alan Stuart. There will also be a golf competition at Auchterarder ...
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Pastry focus at showSIAB, the Italian bakery show, which takes place in Verona on 22-26 May, will be featuring one hall dedicated to pastry. It has also launched an area to highlight packaging, marketing and distribution. Key features of the show will include a revival of Renaissance Breads and also ...
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Hummingbird dealFamous cupcakery Hummingbird Bakery has announced it has signed a two-book deal with Harper-Collins. The new book will be out in Spring 2011 with a focus on themed baking and decorating. The London-based bakery published its first cookery book last year. Hummingbird has also just launched an online ordering ...