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Starbucks adopts indie approach for UK stores
Starbucks has turned around its fortunes following a troubled patch, which saw it shed stores, as the UK’s second-biggest coffee chain gears up to roll out its new "bespoke" outlets.A spokesperson told British Baker: "We have more customers than ever before and our like-for-like store sales in the last three ...
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Bakery chains line up to bag Ainsleys shops
There has been an "encouraging show of interest" in Ainsleys of Leeds, after the business was forced to call in the adminis-trators earlier this month, with Greggs and Cooplands (Doncaster) among the interested parties.Joint administrator Joe McLean, a partner at Grant Thornton in Leeds, told British Baker the business was ...
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Coldpack flies in Airliner
Coldpack has launched Airliner, an insulating film material that enables temperature-controlled transit packaging for food products. The product comprises two layers of a special film, manufactured using DuPont Surlyn resin, which are separated by an aluminised honeycomb structure. When filled with air, the design of the packaging creates multiple compartments ...
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Warburtons and Hovis go head-to-head on all-British bread
Both Hovis and Warburtons have announced their intentions to use 100% British wheat in loaves from early 2010, with Hovis stealing a march on its rival by switching the entire range to UK-grown wheat.
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Warburtons and Hovis go head-to-head on all-British bread
Both Hovis and Warburtons have announced their intentions to use 100% British wheat in loaves from early 2010, with Hovis stealing a march on its rival by switching the entire range to UK-grown wheat. While Warburtons said it would launch two “all-British loaves” from March 2010, made using wheat sourced ...
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Spice rack: Aniseed
Aniseed grows in the Mediterranean in sheltered, sunny spots. The plant produces flowers similar to parsley. It bears a strong resemblance to dill, fennel, coriander, cumin and caraway, all of which have a slight liquorice flavour. The seeds are oval, brown and ridged and are harvested from the plant in ...
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Anneliese shows off tin technology
German firm Anneliese was showcasing bakeware: tins lidded or unlidded. Made from aluminium steel or stainless steel, Anneliese offers optional anti-stick coatings. All the tins are compatible with automated or robot stacking and there is a wide choice of frames, some of which double up as ergonomic handles.www.anneliese.com
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S Black takes a firm approach to fruit
While industrial processed fruit, such as strawberries, can be damaged by mechanical and thermal treatment, freezing or pasteurisation, with a negative effect on the fruit texture, S Black has introduced FirmFruit to combat this effect for manufacturers of sweet pies. Patented by DSM Food Specialities to improve fruit firmness and ...
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In the BB archives
A baker who had a better idea of the value of empty flour sacks than he had of the ethics of stealing was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at Darlaston. He went to the bakehouse of a neighbour and wanted to buy 21 flour sacks, the value of which was ...
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Desserts display frozen assets
Surely, ’always leave room for dessert’ is one of life’s truest lessons. It’s certainly one that the pudding brands manufacturers will be hoping buyers keep front of mind as they sharpen their pencils, with an eye to revving up under-performing own-label puddings possibly at the expense of the brands."Certain ...
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Back to the future
Last week Starbucks unveiled its new-look store on Conduit Street in London. Well, a look that’s not supposed to be a look. A look that reflects its newfound back-to-roots indie outlook. So how does it, erm, look?In two words, ’sustainable’ and ’local’. A facelift was long overdue. A recent review ...
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Baguette in the works
The end of the world is nigh. Or at least it was until a chunk of baguette saved the day. Doom-mongers who fear the giant atom smasher in Switzerland the Large Hadron Collider will spark off a particle chain of events that will see the universe cave in ...
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Bakels gives Diamond touch to cakes and desserts
"Bakels Multiseed is now the biggest-selling product in four of our worldwide businesses," Paul Morrow, international managing director, told British Baker at the recent Iba exhibition in Düsseldorf. Two new products were demonstrated by Bakels at the show: Diamond Glaze Extra and Frutojam Gourmet. And the firm also displayed a ...
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Further consolidation on the cards for bakeries
The European bakery market will continue to consolidate over the next five years in the wake of the recession, with frozen bakery companies leading the way in mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report.The Rabobank report, The Bakery Sector Beyond the Down-turn, predicts that the bake-off market will go ...
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Double deal for bakers
Capway and Rademaker announced they had entered into a preferred partnership deal at Iba.Under the terms of the deal, Rademaker will provide front-end dough make-up equipment and Capway will supply provers, coolers, tin or tray handling systems and robotic storage, as well as loaders and unloaders. Capway also launched ...
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Ginsters uses technology to bring bakery to classroom
Students studying the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) can now gain access to Ginsters’ Callington Bakery without leaving their classroom, thanks to online video conferencing technology.Using free Skype communication software, pupils are able to talk directly to staff at Ginsters and look around the bakery as part of ...
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Bakery nets Merseyside pie deal
After supplying pies to Everton Football Club for several years, Clayton Park Bakery has cornered the football pie market in Merseyside, signing a contract to supply Liverpool Football Club.The Lancashire-based firm will supply Anfield with a wide range of products for both hospitality and concourse catering. The concourse pie range ...
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Bakery under investigation over E.coli
A bakery in Felling, Gateshead has closed voluntarily following an outbreak of E.coli in the area. Myers Bakery is currently being investigated as the possible source of the infection, which has so far been confirmed in nine adults, with six other possible cases in the Gateshead area, as British Baker ...
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Halloween puts spirit into Sainsbury’s bakery sales
Sainsbury’s Halloween bakery products helped push sales in the division up 50% as the retailer announced increased sales for the 28 weeks to 3 October 2009."Bakery has had a fantastic start to the year and the new products we have launched in the Basics range, such as the muffins, have ...
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Ginsters uses technology to bring bakery to classroom
Students studying the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) can now gain access to Ginsters’ Callington Bakery without leaving their classroom, thanks to online video conferencing technology.Using free Skype communication software, pupils are able to talk directly to staff at Ginsters and look around the bakery as part of ...