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Never too late to automate
The baking industry has traditionally prided itself on its artisan production methods, usually portrayed by television commercials showing the baker’s lad on his bicycle, delivering fresh bread or a loaf gently rising in the oven. However, the multi-billion pound bread and morning goods market now delivers an estimated 12 million ...
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Baguette Express gears up for rapid expansion
Sandwich chain Baguette Express is set to expand rapidly next year after awarding master franchises in Greater London and Greater Manchester, and signing 20 franchisees in locations including Cardiff, Birmingham and Blackpool.The firm currently operates 57 stores in Scotland and England, but hopes to double this number in the next ...
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Bakels drives multi-seed
Ingredients supplier Bakels is to launch a consumer campaign for multiseed bread in January. The theme is ’Multiseed bread tastes great and it’s great for helping to control your weight’, and the campaign will be supported by posters, shelf talkers and stickers. Consumers will also be directed to a ...
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BakeMark UK takes on new identity
BakeMark UK is to change its name to CSM (United Kingdom) from 1 January.Gerald Hoetmer, worldwide CEO of CSM, said: "The name change reflects our local and global corporate identity. It capita-lises on our position as worldwide leader in the industry, showing our ambition to use our combined strength as ...
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Wetherspoon expansion offers promise for bakers
Bakery suppliers to JD Wetherspoon are looking forward to a surge in orders after the pub chain announced it will open 250 pubs over the next five years, taking its total number of outlets in the UK to nearly 1,000.Wetherspoon plans to invest £250m and create 10,000 jobs in the ...
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Brooks joins Bakin’ Boys as they target multiples
The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys has ambitious plans to double sales in the next three to five years by ramping up sales with the major multiples.Dave Brooks, previously chief executive of number-two cake player Finsbury Food Group, told BB that he had been brought on board as a non-executive director to ...
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Bra-faced cheek?
Winning by a nose in the final furlong to snatch the ’Letter of the Year’ title is the following missive, received this week by email.Open-minded types that we are, we weren’t ruling anything out. "Pray tell, how do you envisage working with us?" we asked, intrigued by the possibilities opening ...
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Caravan carry-on
Our lingerie story should convince you that British Baker is a broad church. And so it is that we extend a hand oh why hold back, have a kiss, it’s Christmas! to our new friends at Practical Caravan magazine. Stop the Week spotted a story online about a ...
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CASH criticises retailers on high festive salt levels
Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has slammed supermarkets, coffee shops and sandwich chains for selling Christmas bakery products that contain high levels of salt. The pressure group, which argues that salt is responsible for raising blood pressure and increasing the risk of strokes and heart disease, surveyed ...
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UK coffee shops set to grow despite recent casualties
The UK coffee shop sector has remained resilient in recession despite a number of key players having gone into administration, but slower growth is forecast for 2010, according to a new report.
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Warrens sees Christmas pud exports take off
Warrens has seen orders for its Christmas puddings rocket, as the value of the pound against the euro has dropped further still. The Cornish firm which only exported around 500-600 Christmas puddings in 2008 has seen this figure leap to an estimated 4,000-5,000 for 2009.Its seasonal export of puddings includes ...
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Comment
Cocoa pricing hits 25-year high The price of cocoa hit a 25-year high this month, with LIFFE March 2010 price, reaching £2,256/tonne. The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO), said one of the main reasons for the price rise is three consecutive years of supply deficit. "For the current cocoa year (October-September) ...
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Cornish firm plays it cool
Independent English firm Daymer Bay has launched a new range of iced teas, available in peach, lemon and mango flavours. The company, which takes its name from a stretch of sandy beach in North Cornwall, focuses solely on producing iced teas. The tea is sourced from Sri Lanka, where a ...
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Lallemand pioneers new yeast with Vitamin D
Yeast-maker GB Ingredients’ owner Lallemand has pioneered a new yeast, which it says should help bread compete against breakfast cereals.The new yeast, available from January, is a natural source of Vitamin D. This vitamin has recently been hitting the media headlines, with health experts saying that many Britons do not ...
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D-day for Lallemand
If you’ve read the papers recently you’ll have seen lots of stories stating that many of us do not have enough Vitamin D. Prior to the 1800s, people spent their lives largely in agricultural communities, working or playing outdoors, with the main source of Vitamin D being the sun. The ...
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End of a decade
That was the year that was. The deepest recession in history, unprecedented industry interference from the food regulator, a series of big name chains toppling like dominoes not to mention a glut of biscuit-related scandals (more of that later), and well, looking back, it could have been a lot ...
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FDF firms ’on track’ with emissions
UK food and drink manufactu-rers have reduced their carbon emissions by 19% equivalent to one million tonnes since 1990, announced the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).As it launched its progress report for the second year of its Five-Fold Environmental Ambition, the FDF said its members are "well on ...
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Enzyme targets quality
Novozymes has launched a new fresh-keeping enzyme that aims to improve bread quality and extend shelf-life. Novamyl Pro, which follows on from Novozymes’ existing product Novamyl, is a new maltogenic amylase preparation, which claims to offer improved crumb softness, elasticity and moistness."What is great about Novamyl Pro is that it ...
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Memory Lane tightens production as sales fall
By Sylvia Macdonald and Georgi GytonProduction is to be cut at Finsbury Food Group’s premium cake business Memory Lane Cakes, as sales continue to fall in the recession.The bread, cake and morning goods manufacturer said production at the Cardiff business is likely to be cut from seven to five ...
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Food in the News
According to The Telegraph, a survey commissioned by pudding maker Matthew Walker has found that only 41% of those asked will be having roast turkey for their Christmas dinner, with beef, lamb, chicken, goose and duck all increasingly featuring on the festive menu.The London 2012 Organising Committee has pledged to ...