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Mey makes play for May Day Carbon Label
Food brand Mey Selections has become the first Scottish consumer goods company to put carbon labels on its products. Its Luxury Shortbread and two honey products will carry the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label in stores from 1 May, and the company’s ultimate aim is to have the label on ...
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Northern Foods’ bakery sales remain strong
Northern Foods’ Bakery division put in a strong performance in its fourth quarter with underlying revenue up 10.4%. The firm said bakery had performed well over the Christmas trading period, with its Fox’s brand continuing to drive growth within the division.
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PFM uses Pro2Pac for integrated launch
Italian manufacturer PFM Packaging Machinery launched a new integrated multihead weigher and bagging machine at the Pro2Pac exhibition at the ExCeL centre in London this month. The machine is suitable for mid-speed duties of up to 80 bags per minute. The ZCI machine is aimed at smaller or start-up businesses ...
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Ireland holds off on folic acid
Ireland’s food safety body has advised against the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid.The implementation group on folic acid fortification said there would be no benefit to public health, because food manufacturers were now adding it to dairy spreads, fruit juices, milk, yoghurts, soups and cereal bars.England’s Food Standards ...
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Ireland holds off on folic acid
Ireland’s food safety body has advised against the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid. The implementation group on folic acid fortification said there would be no benefit to public health, because food manufacturers were now adding it to dairy spreads, fruit juices, milk, yoghurts, soups and cereal bars. ...
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Brakes aims for top slot in bakery foodservice
Wholesale giant Brakes has set its sights on becoming the num-ber one UK bakery foodservice wholesaler, following the launch of its new bakery division next week, which will target the coffee shop and catering sectors. The division, named La Boulangerie, includes Brakes’ existing bakery products alongside ...
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Allied workers concerned by contract loss
Workers at Allied Bakeries’ plant in Netherton are fearing for their jobs after Tesco reduced its business with the firm, which employs 150 staff at the site. Roy Streeter, regional officer with the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, said Allied was working to secure production contracts from other retailers, ...
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Supermarkets manage to pull in the apprentices
Supermarket chains are attrac-ting record numbers of young bakers to their apprenticeship schemes. While many craft bakers struggle to find recruits, multiple retailers are sourcing enthusiastic would-be bakers from in-store and outside. Both Sainsbury’s and Morrisons report that the category is a growth area, which they have no trouble staffing. ...
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In the BB archives
We have had the usual newspaper correspondence regarding the hardships entailed by the journeyman bakers in making Hot Cross Buns, and we have even had a number of employers declaring publicly that it does not pay to make them, and that when the additional cost for overtime and the general ...
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Craft poll reveals positive attitude to training
Most craft bakers would be happy to spend time and money on staff training, a poll by British Baker on behalf of the National Skills Academy (NSA) has revealed. It found that 92% would release bakers for training at least once a month, with 46% willing to sacrifice at least three days each month if it meant workers learned the necessary skills.
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Join the drive for craft bakers
In recent years, the independent craft bakery sector has sometimes struggled to promote itself to customers and potential employees. Now, the time has come to banish the ’humble baker’ persona and start shouting about yourselves! And craft bakery does have a lot to shout about. Most bakeries can tick ...
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Bookings open for BIA
This week we open for table bookings to the Baking Industry Awards, which take place on Tuesday 8 September at a new venue, the prestigious Park Lane Hilton. The evening kicks off with a Champagne reception, sponsored by Warburtons, taking place in the glamorous Wellington Room, which overlooks Hyde ...
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Book Review
The Bright Idea Handbook: Which? essential guides, £10.99By Michael GardnerThis is definitely a book worth getting hold of before you enter the proverbial Dragons’ Den with a half-baked bakery business idea.Very much geared towards the budding entrepreneur, The Bright Idea Handbook offers a step-by-step guide to getting ...
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Canada Bread drops inquiry
Canada Bread Company, the parent company of the UK’s biggest bagel supplier Maple Leaf Bakery, will take no further action following an internal investigation into allegations that an employee at its UK bakery operations may have sought to influence the pricing of a competitor. Lynda Kuhn, senior vice president, communications ...
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Canada Bread drops inquiry
Canada Bread Company, owner of UK bagel supplier Maple Leaf Bakery, will take no further action after an internal investigation into allegations that an employee at its UK bakery operations may have sought to influence the pricing of a competitor. Senior vice-president, communications and consumer affairs Lynda Kuhn said no ...
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Food for Britain to close its doors
Export consultancy Food from Britain (FFB) is shutting up shop on 31 March, but arrangements have been made to continue supporting British food and drink exporters. From April, any companies interested in export opportunities will need to contact UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).Companies are advised to register on its website ...
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Resignation cake
Step forward a certain Neil Berrett from San Francisco, who is the genius behind this job resignation letter, printed on a cake. The cake, posted on image-sharing website Flickr, reads: "Dear Mr Bowers, During the past three years, my tenure at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has been nothing short ...
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National Doughnut Week: a chance for charity
With National Doughnut Week (NDW) not far off (9-16 May) sponsor BakeMark UK is urging craft bakers to get a head start and make the most of the charitable week with a great giveaway. Since National Doughnut Week began, it has raised over £630,000 for The Children’s Trust, the charity ...
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Combi options
A combi-oven can hardly be accused of being a one-trick pony, unless said pony is capable of carrying out an array of different cooking tasks. For bakery retailers wanting to offer a range of different products, from bake-off pasties to pizzas and quiches, a combi oven is certainly capable ...
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Students’ raisin competition launched
California Raisins is offering students attending the ABST conference in May the chance to win prizes for creating innovative recipes using California Raisins, raisin paste or raisin juice concentrate. The annual ABST conference takes place from 1-3 May at the TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay. There are two different categories ...