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Think inside the box
Despite an almost non-existent summer, it’s nearly back to school time. Among other things, this is a time when mums and dads will be forced to face the issue of what they can put in their children’s lunchboxes.According to research by Mintel, around four billion packed lunches are consumed each ...
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Take a Valera buffet break
Valera has introduced a new range of buffet display units for hot, cold or ambient products.The new City Line range includes New York, Roma and Paris models and has been designed to meet the needs of businesses that require self-service counters.The New York model is available in chilled, hot bain ...
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Brooks steps down from Finsbury
Dave Brooks, chief executive of major own-brand premium cakes supplier Finsbury Food Group, who steered the business into its number two position within the UK cake industry, is to step down from his role with effect from 29 September.Brooks will be replaced by major shareholder Martin Lightbody, previously group strategic ...
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Stat Centre
Coffee shops and cafés are playing a "notable" role in the longer-term trend among consumers for frequent eating out of home, according to new research by Allegra Strategies.In the first phase of a major research programme, How Britain Eats, Allegra found 51% of consumers would choose to have a meal ...
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Clearing the FOG
Up to 150,000 sewer blockages each year are caused by fats, oils and grease (FOG) being thrown down sinks and drains. The time and expense involved in unblocking drains and subsequent clean-up operations can have an immediate impact on the bottom line.With the raft of legislation impacting on ...
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Coffee Republic: franchise sales up, own-store sales "weak"
Coffee Republic chairman Peter Breach has promised to “forcefully address” the “disappointingly weak” performance of its company-owned coffee shops. Full-year results to 30 March 2008 show the company made a net loss of £2.5m (2007: £2.42m), in the first full year since Breach and chief executive Steven Bartlett took control of the business.
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Fairtrade cola set to target growing ’ethical’ market
Percola, a Fairtrade cola drink, has been launched by food and beverage company Food Brands Group. The drink, an extension of its Percol Fairtrade coffee range, is the first Fairtrade cola with no preservatives or artificial colours and will be available in a 500ml bottle.The Fairtrade sugar it contains is ...
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Tesco director to speak at CSR Summit
Tesco’s executive director of corporate and legal affairs Lucy Neville Rolfe will be giving an insight into the supermarket’s corporate social responsibility strategy (CSR) at British Baker’s Baking Industry Summit, to be held in London on 27 November.In an industry where food is baked, packaged, distributed, sold and thrown away ...
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The customer is king
Cuisine de France’s national account manager, Sharon Carney, says that winning the Customer Focus Award, sponsored by BakeMark, at last year’s Baking Industry Awards was a triumph for the business - not to mention a great opportunity to meet Joanna Lumley!Established in 1989, the in-store bakery and food-to-go supplier, a ...
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Helping kids to feel good
The Feel Good Drinks Company is launching a new range of soft drinks aimed at kids. The fruity range, called Feel Good Kids, will initially feature Raspberry, Strawberry and Blueberry; Orange, Pineapple and Banana; and Blackcurrant, Apple and Grape varieties.The 250ml bottles are made of 2/3 juice and 1/3 water ...
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In the market for... five-a-day
== by bakery consultant Wayne Caddy ==The five-a-day recommendation on fruit and vegetables is important to both the food industry and to consumers. It makes sense and is easy to understand. So if consumers have a good awareness and understanding of five-a-day, can bakers target incremental sales with products specifically ...
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Ginger spice in the spotlight
Ginger Sensation is the new cake mix from ingredients manufacturer Macphie. The latest addition to the Sensations cake mix range, it has a warm spicy flavour and contains pieces of crystalised ginger. It is free from artificial colours, flavours, preservatives or hydrogenated fats and comes in 12.5kg packs, with only ...
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Going, going, gone...
A piece of very old cake has been sold at auction for a whopping £1,000; though admittedly, the item in question was actually an 8 x 9-inch slice from Charles & Diana’s 1981 Royal Wedding cake.The white icing with a marzipan base had a sugared onlay of the Royal Coat-of-Arms, ...
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Heinz soups selected for healthy sales
Heinz has launched a five-strong range of premium soups in response to caterers’ growing interest in health, well-being and nutritional quality.The Heinz Select line features Chunky Farmhouse Vegetable, Rustic Minestrone, Hearty Mushroom, Tangy Tomato & Basil and Sweet Carrot & Coriander varieties, which are all based on leading retail varieties.The ...
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Poor weather hits wheat
Continued poor weather is prompting fears of a shortage of bread-making wheat, a decline in quality because of falling protein levels and rising bread prices, as only half the harvest has been completed in some areas.Gary Sharkey, head of wheat procurement at Rank Hovis, told British Baker that between 55% ...
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Make sure the ice is right
The icing on a cake can fulfil a number of requirements. It can be used to make a cake more aesthetically pleasing and can pull together the theme of an occasion. It can be used to keep a cake fresh and help products stand out from their competitors. But icing ...
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Lamination for the nation
German bakery machine manufacturer Fritsch has revealed the latest addition to its range - the Fritsch Laminator 300. It has been designed for bakers who require automation and better quality in the production of dough sheets.The Laminator 300 is tailored for bakeries that produce between 200 and 1,000kg of dough ...
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Mouthing off
== "I’m only baking in a glorified wooden shed. Surely this is not running a business. We have had to stop baking cakes to sell and the council are even quibbling over our tables in the garden on planning grounds." - Civilian Diane Tovey falls foul of North-East Lincolnshire council ...
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Movers and shakers
Subway is set to become the UK’s biggest bakery retailer in the New Year if it continues its current rate of growth, pushing Greggs from premier position.The US franchise chain now has 1,200 outlets in the UK, up 180 since British Baker’s annual Top 50 league table of bakery retailers ...
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No stinting on the nutmeg
News agency AFP has reported that thousands of copies of a Swedish food magazine have had to be recalled, after it inadvertently poisoned some of its readers who followed one of its apple cake recipes.The recipe called for 20 nutmeg nuts, although it should have said two pinches of nutmeg. ...