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To your credit
As we now all know, the credit crunch has developed over recent months from a phenomenon mainly affecting the banking and capital markets, to a full recession, impacting on every aspect of the economy. As a lawyer specialising in food transactions, it is clear that 2009 will be a very ...
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US firm snaps up Double D
UK oven manufacturer Double D Food Engineering has been acquired by US food processing equipment supplier JBT Food- Tech, for an undisclosed sum.JBT FoodTech’s European head office is based in Helsing-borg, Sweden, but all Double D products will continue to be designed and manufactured at the company’s factory in Broxburn, ...
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Dan gives Delicious food for thought
As a big fan of ex-BB columnist Dan Lepard, Stop the Week was amused to see a scuffle break out between him and Matthew Drennan, editor of Delicious - a magazine he contributes to (or should we say, has done) - on his Guardian baking blog.The spat was over a ...
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A square deal
The Handmade Cake Company has launched a new range of tray-baked Cake Squares. The premium, handmade sponges are also decorated by hand. They measure 365mm x 210mm x 40mm, and come in four varieties: Passion Cake, Chocolate Cake, Ginger & Lemon Cake and Rustic Apple Cake. Cake Squares are targeted ...
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Discount Ireland
Close to 2,000 jobs could be at risk in the Irish Republic baking industry as supermarkets sell bread at big discounts. Jobs under threat are in production, distribution, van sales and among shop staff. And at least one major plant bakery is at risk of closure.So says Pat Garvey, who ...
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Selling the eco ethos
Environmentally friendly packaging is not only a good way for your business to ’do its bit’, but can also act as a selling point for goods, as consumers become increasingly aware of their benefits. But are eco-only packaging companies better than generic companies that offer sustainable options as part of ...
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Eye to the future
Benier - how do you pronounce it? Well, it’s not ’benny-er’, though many of us may have thought so. It’s more like ’ben ear’ and MD David Marsh has a useful way of helping customers and hapless journalists remember. He says we should just think of the phrase ’bin ’ere, ...
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Forfars finds time-saver
Sussex bakery chain Forfars has reduced costs and man-hours after introducing the Toshiba B-SV4D compact desktop printers and Solo software from KTEC to print labels. With label formats stored on the printers, the time-consuming manual labelling process was replaced by printing on demand. The KTEC solution is USB-based, so any ...
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Sandwich forum
Following on from BB’s sandwich forum in 8 May issue, we ask:How do you increase the amount your customers spend with you?MY: By offering great value meal deals - this drives both extra eat-in and take away sales. Staff will also ask customers if they would like a drink with ...
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Spice rack: Ginger
Ginger has been used in British baking for many years in gingerbreads, ginger cakes, parkins and ginger snaps. Although you can occasionally use grated fresh root ginger in cakes and biscuits, ground ginger is more generally used and, in some recipes, the flavour of ginger can be ...
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Missing out on a Mini
The truth of the phrase "you’ve got to be in it to win it" has never been more cruelly exposed - at least in the world of bakery - than it was last week at Bako London’s showcase event to mark its 50th anniversary.Let’s set the scene. Bako, in its ...
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Minimum wage to rise from October
The National Minimum Wage will rise to £5.80 per hour from October this year, for workers aged 22 and over, the government announced last week. This is a 7p increase per hour on the current rate of £5.73 - a rise of 1.2%.For 18- to 22-year-olds the rate will increase ...
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Mouthing off
Customer: "So it’ll be either you or Joanna Lumley running the country next?" Vince Cable: "Hopefully me AND Joanna Lumley" - Following a tough week for MPs embroiled in the expenses scandal, squeaky-clean Lib Dem treasury spokesman Vince Cable, approached by a customer at The Cavan Bakery, eyes a ...
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Seed pricing
Pine nuts: The problem of shorter supply out of China has been exacerbated by the ending of any volumes being allowed to be imported from neighbouring former Soviet Union states, leaving China stranded, with insufficient stocks to meet its existing and new forward demand. We would advise manufacturers to reverse ...
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Report
Consumers are in favour of a single front-of-pack (FOP) labelling scheme, according to the results of a research project by the Project Management Panel, commissioned by the Food Standards Agency.The aim of the study, led by an independent group of experts, was to evaluate the impact of different FOP nutritional ...
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In Short
== Employee cleared ==In our 22 August 2008 issue we published a story on bakery employee Paul Bentley, charged with attempting to contaminate food with peanuts at Pork Farms in Nottingham. Bentley was found not guilty of possessing material for contamination on all charges by Judge John Stokes on 24 ...
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== Tesco’s Genius move ==Recently launched gluten-free bread brand Genius is to launch on the shelves of Tesco from mid-May. Available in brown and white varieties, it is made with natural ingredients, and was invented by trained chef and co-author of Leith’s Techniques Bible Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, who wanted to create ...
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Spring into the summer
Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s time to review your beverage and snacking offer. As you know, when the sun shines, our sales are often affected and not always to our benefit. So let’s explore a ’weather friendly’ menu. With temperatures rising, hot drinks will fall, so ...