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Community bakery finds permanent new home
The Handmade Bakery, a not-for-profit community-supported bakery in Marsden, West York-shire, has acquired permanent premises after four months of using the pizza ovens at a local Italian restaurant, Mozzarella’s.The new bakery, on Carr Lane in Slaithwaite, will open on 15 August, and will be the first time the bakery, established ...
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Polish bakery supplies Dublin Tesco
The Traditional Polish Bakery in Dublin is now supplying 25 Tesco stores in and around the city. Established in 2006, the wholesale bakery, which employs 23 staff, has also gained orders to supply seven other supermarket and convenience store chains, including Spar and Super Valu.The Polish bakery has had to ...
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In my world - the organic bakery
== Jo Fairley is co-owner of Judges organic bakery and grocery shop in Hastings and co-founder of Green & Black’s chocolate firm, with hubby Craig Sams ==In 1991, long before we took over Judges Bakery in Hastings Old Town, my husband Craig Sams and I started a little chocolate brand ...
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Trick or bakery treat
Halloween is a key time for bakers to capitalise on an increasingly popular calendar date, by producing a range of spooktacular products for both young and old.It is essentially something that mainly children get excited about, but adults are just as likely to be tempted by a whimsically ...
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Belgian eco-baker sets his sights on UK market
A new eco-friendly bakery has been set up in Belgium by the previous owner of Le Pain Quotidien, and plans to supply the UK by March 2010.L’Écopain d’Ignace is the new venture by Ignace Vandekerkhove, who has also owned VDK Ganshoren, Pastridor and Pastri-lux. The bakery, based in Saintes, makes ...
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My cake is bigger than your cake
Important developments in the world of cupcakes - the Guinness World Records? title for the largest cupcake has been achieved in Minneapolis. The mammoth creation, weighing 68.36kg and measuring 30.48cm tall by 60.96cm wide and organised by cakes.com, was said to yield some 1,500 slices and took 13 hours ...
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Unifine’s binding commitment
Unifine Food & Bake ingredients has launched a Liquid Binding Agent (LBA), which uses new technology for the enhancement of biscuits and extruded lines.The emulsified sugar product has a natural flavour and can be used to bind inclusions such as seeds, fruit and nuts into a mix, which ...
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Brannigans’ nostalgic move
United Biscuits (UBUK) has redesigned its Brannigans’ crisps packaging and reverted to its traditional brown paper-bag style, due to a growing trend for nostalgic brands. The range will continue to feature Mr Brannigan on-pack and will also highlight its 65% reduction in saturated fats.The crisps are available in Roast Beef ...
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DrieM brings in new dough sheeting line
DrieM, a new company that has become part of the Kaak Group, represented by Benier UK, has pioneered an automated sheeted dough line, designed from scratch, for the production of artisanal breads and pizza crusts. It will be launched at IBA.Dough is rolled through three progressively tighter sets of cantilevered ...
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Vortex brings in green spin
SAVortex, a company founded by Syed Ahmed, a participant in BBC’s The Apprentice, claims to have launched the greenest hand-dryer - The Vortex. It features unique patent-protected spinning air technology, using no heating elements and recovering energy as it works.The Vortex can dry hands in 10-15 seconds and its ...
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...the science of cake cutting
How do you cut a cake fairly, so everyone gets an equal slice? That’s a question that has troubled some of the greatest minds in history. Thankfully, technologyreview.com has reported on "a significant breakthrough" in this complex art. A mathematical algorithm has been found, which allows each person to have ...
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Geek cakes this week
Continuing on from last week’s Star Wars toaster, it appears there’s more mileage to be had in targeting the "geek pound", as we’re coining it. Bakery geeks that we are on Stop the Week, we spotted these Ewok, Stormtrooper and Hans Solo-in-carbonite cakes on www.geekologie.com. Not bad, but if you ...
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Spice rack: Cardamom
Cardamom pods are the seed pods of a tropical fruit of the ginger family, known as Elettaria cardamomum. Green cardamom is recognised as having a superior flavour to brown or black cardamom. It is available in pods, which should be opened and the seeds lightly crushed, or in ready-ground form. ...
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Homage to Castleford
Back in 1122, many Englanders rushed off to the crusades to recapture the Holy Land. It was also a time of turbulence in Europe and, on home soil, ’bandits’ roamed, often stealing from the rich and poor alike. But one haven of tranquillity, Castleford Mill, West Yorkshire, simply went about ...
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Jobs loss risk at Elisabeth the Chef
Around 200 jobs are potentially at risk after Elisabeth the Chef announced it is to create a new facility in Leamington Spa, which will result in the merging of staff from two existing sites.The bakery and dessert manufacturer, owned by French firm Senoble, plans to create a new facility next ...
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Firm offers a clean sweep
IPC Gansow has expanded its range with the addition of the new 1450 ride-on sweeper. The company says it is a step up from its 1404 sweeper, and has enhanced strength and perfor-mance, due to the use of a fully hydraulic circuit.It has a rot-proof polyester filter, a large sweeping ...
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Consultant points to export gaps
Bakery firms specialising in private-label are in a strong position to build export sales, according to Simon Waring, MD of the UK branch of export consultancy The Green Seed Group.He said retail chains in the US and mainland Europe are looking to develop more sophisticated own-brand ranges. "Most markets ...
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FSA consults on sat fats
Bakery products are at the forefront of the new Food Standards Agency (FSA) consultation on voluntary targets for reductions in saturated fat and added sugar.The consultation will focus on biscuits, cakes, pastries and buns, and will also look at portion size reductions. "We want to make it easier for ...
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Mathiesons hands over control to Symphony
Mathiesons Bakeries has sold a controlling stake in its company to private equity firm Symphony Investment Fund.
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Crantock’s pasty sales rocket
Crantock Bakery has announced it has been doing a roaring trade on Cornish pasties during the recession, with sales up 30% on last year.