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Nut store: macadamias
Macadamia nuts are native to Australia but are also cultivated commercially in Hawaii. They are very difficult to crack out of their shells, but are well worth the effort. They have a creamy flavour and crunchy texture, which goes well with semi dried fruits such as cranberries, cherries and blueberries. ...
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Warburtons makes most of muffins
Warburtons has launched new Toasting Muffins this month, and is encouraging retailers to take advantage of the cold weather by offering them to consumers. The muffins will be available in packs of four, and can be marketed as an alternative breakfast food. They have been gently forked around the middle, ...
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PPE reduces rubber risk
A new metal detectable elastomer, designed to help bakeries reduce the risk of rubber contamination in bread and other bakery products, has been launched.Detectaseal is FDA-compliant and has been developed by Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE). Fragments as small as 2mm can be identified by conventional, in-line, metal detection equipment.The o-ring ...
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Trend predictions
The media is awash with trend predictions for 2010. So we’re not about to break ranks, are we? Here’s Stop the Week’s half dozen...1. Whoopie goldmine"The freshest food fad to waft in from American bakeries," declared The Times on Saturday, "is the humble whoopie pie, a cake-and-cream dessert sandwich". ...
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The UK coffee shop sector has remained resilient in recession, despite several key players having gone into administration, according to Allegra Strategies’ Project Café9 UK report, but slower growth is forecast for 2010. The market, made up of more than 11,000 outlets, saw growth of 6.2% in 2009, with sales ...
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Reporting in
Alex Waugh,Director general, Nabim2010 opened with a broad food strategy statement from Defra, ’Food 2030’. This set out targets for the food sector, such as "produce more with fewer resources and fewer carbon emissions", "protect food safety" and develop "informed consumers able to choose and afford healthy food, supported by ...
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Plan for EuropainEuropain will take place over five days, March 6-10, at its usual home Parc des Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte in Halls 1-4. Hours are 9.30am to 6.30pm each day. Bakery and pastry form the largest sections of the show, with manufacturers, millers and equipment suppliers exhibiting. It runs alongside ...
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Food plan unveiled Last week, the Government published its new food strategy, Food 2030, which sets out its goals for long-term food security and sustainability. One of the main aims of the strategy is for well-informed consumers to be able to choose healthy and affordable food, produced and supplied by ...
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Doughnut Week dateThe date of National Doughnut Week 2010 has been announced as 8-15 May. The fundraising event, sponsored by CSM UK (previously BakeMark UK) raises money for The Children’s Trust through the sale of doughnuts. Bakers give a donation to the charity for every doughnut sold.Fox’s up Rocky salesFox’s ...
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Borders coffee outlets closedAll 36 Starbucks outlets located in Borders shops in the UK have been forced to close after the book chain’s administrator MCR was unable to agree the sale of any part of the business as a going concern. The outlets closed on 22 December and a spokesperson ...
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Storm troopers
For once, the national press have been the baker’s best friend. This week began with: "Snow crisis: it’s panic in the shops" (Daily Express); "Panic buying hits supermarkets" (Daily Mail) and, our favourite, "Grit hits the fan" (predictably, The Sun). With images of barren shelving offering a helpful visual cue ...
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Winter warmers
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic management agency that delivers business acceleration processes and brand development within the foodservice, bakery and convenience retail sectorsWith all that wind, rain, sleet and snow it’s a miracle anyone ventured out over the holiday season, but thankfully they did and most ...
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is a young entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé chain of shops. He recently opened smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay in Oban, on Scotland’s west coastI recently got nominated for a Career Award at the Young Scottish Ethnic Achievement Awards. The competition was stiff and I didn’t ...
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Greggs achieves Christmas sales rise
Greggs’ sales in the Christmas week were up 6.5% and like-for-like sales grew by 4.4%, as the high-street bakery chain served around a quarter of million customers more than in the comparable week last year.
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Greggs achieves Christmas sales rise
Greggs’ sales in the Christmas week were up 6.5% and like-for-like sales grew 4.4%, as the high-street bakery chain served around a quarter of million customers more than in the comparable week last year. The firm also saw a 3.1% rise in total sales for the four weeks to 26 ...
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McCambridge announces intentions to close factories
McCambridge has announced it intends to close two of its Own Label division factories as part of its strategy to streamline the business.Group commercial director Neil Fraser said Lisa Bakery in Oldham, which produces predominately swiss- and mini rolls, and William Lusty in Heywood, Lancashire, which manufactures slab cakes, have ...
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Hovis see branded bakery sales increase
Premier Foods’ Hovis division saw positive growth in branded bakery last year, however retailer brand bakery and milling sales fell throughout 2009. Across its Grocery, Hovis and Chilled divisions, Premier Foods said it expects to report “encouraging branded sales growth” of 6.4% in its trading update for the year ending ...
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Hovis sees branded bakery sales increase
Premier Foods’ Hovis division saw positive growth in branded bakery last year, but retailer brand bakery and milling sales fell throughout 2009.
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Greggs leads major new UK bakery league table
Greggs held on to its position as the UK’s largest bakery retailer by the narrowest margin in British Baker’s new BB75 league table for 2010.
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Supermarkets’ upbeat Christmas trading figures
The latest TNS figures on the UK grocery market cast a positive light on trading over the Christmas period. For the 12 weeks to 27 December 2009, the major multiples achieved higher sales than the comparable figures in 2007. Waitrose, in particular, saw a large sales rise - up 16.5%, ...