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RGFC to tackle costs with increased prices
Food manufacturing group the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) has reported strong sales in its bakery ingredients division, up 13%. RGFC indicated it would seek to again increase prices in response to its own rising costs.Sales in its bakery division - made up of Wiltshire-based Hayden’s Bakeries and Seriously ...
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Dupont goes under cover
DuPont has launched the DuPont Tyvek Dual coverall, designed to offer flexibility, breathability and added durability.The Category III, Type 5 and 6 protective garment features front and sleeves made entirely from Tyvek fabric and a back panel made of DuPont’s composite technology (ACT) fabric. The Tyvek material offers protection ...
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Rest your wrist - on a croissant
The benefits of allowing your pastry to rest are well-known. Just as important is letting your pastry-making wrist rest at the end of a hard day’s work. After all, when it comes to powering up your PC to do your accounts, the rigours of pushing a computer mouse around could ...
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Linpac cuts its film to suit
Linpac Packaging has launched a new polyolefin stretch film called MagicLIN. The film has been designed to be easier to cut than traditional cling films, and can be cut by hand, removing the need for a blade.The film is made from multi-layer polyolefin, and can be used to cover food ...
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Délifrance’s summer offer
Délifrance has launched two new pastries aimed at maximising catering opportunities in the longer days and lighter evenings throughout summer. The first is a lighter Viennoiserie, an apricot fruit basket, topped with half a Moroccan apricot.A raspberry and custard basket, filled with 16% raspberry jam and topped with light crème ...
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The great training debate
OK, so let me confess straight up - I am an accountant and the amount I truly know about baking can be written on a grain of baking powder. The only time I have ever baked was on a 72-foot, 50-tonne yacht in the mid-Atlantic, which was racing for ...
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Ishida links equipment
Ishida Europe is launching a new software programme that can link up to 100 checkweighers to provide valuable production data.The Ishida Data Capture System (IDCS), offers a range of reporting options, allowing production managers to employ state-of-the-art monitoring for legislative compliance. The user-friendly software will also enable users to identify ...
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Singapore firm plans foreign foray
Singapore-based bakery retailer BreadTalk plans to open around 800 more stores around the world over the next three years. The company, founded in 2000, currently owns 83 BreadTalk and Toast Box shops and 118 franchised outlets worldwide."Our goal is to increase our presence to 1,000 outlets by 2011. This includes ...
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Premier Foods reports positive first-half forecast
Premier Foods has said it expects an increase in sales for its Baking & Milling division in the first half of this year.In a trading statement, Premier said sales would be around 16% ahead year-on-year for the six months to June, driven by price increases. Sales of Hovis, which it ...
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Parliamentary food group launched
An All-Party Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry Group has been launched this month. The group has a broad remit, including providing a forum for debate and discussion for industry issues, such as increasing food prices or the impact of the food industry on the environment. It also aims ...
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Warburtons turns in good performance
Warburtons enjoyed another successful year in 2007, with profits and turnover up on the previous year.The family-owned company’s pre-tax profits were £49m, £5.7m higher than 2006, despite "unprecedented volatility in both energy and raw materials", according to chairman Jonathan Warburton. Turnover for the same period was £414m, a growth rate ...
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Rich indulges in versatile muffin range
Premium and indulgent goods provider Rich Products has launched a new muffin range for retail and foodservice operators.The ’freeze to thaw’ range is free from preservatives and additives and has a shelf-life of 12 months, so the range can be varied according to the season. Made with free-range eggs, the ...
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Pantheon issues versatile oven range
Pantheon Catering Equipment has launched a new range of baking ovens, for all types of baking. The range is comprised of four models: YXD-1A - convection heat only; YXD-2A - convection heat and steam; YXD-3A - convection heat and upper heater; and YXD-4A - convection heat, steam and upper heater. ...
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KP’s new look for nuts
United Biscuits’ (UBUK) brand KP Nuts is refreshing its image from July, with revamped packaging and new flavours. It will also be launching a new Clip Strip merchandising unit for its salted and dry roasted peanut. Two new flavours - MSG-free Salt & Vinegar and Spicy Chilli - will be ...
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Staying power
With many messages on the subject of our economy travelling like wildfire around the baking industry, you won’t be blamed for supposing we’re about to suffer the first recession this century.But these tales of imminent doom and gloom are in danger of turning out like a nasty game of Chinese ...
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Waste savings
Like many businesses, those in the baking trade often feel that they have little spare time on their hands to dedicate to environmental issues. However, this is an area where a little investment can pay dividends in terms of improved resource efficiency and cost savings.By putting in place simple measures ...
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Seasonal seller
To many people, beetroot is represented by vinegary crinkle-cut slices added on to a plate of uninspiring salad. Yet fresh beetroot has much to recommend it and, because of its relatively high sugar content, is suitable for use in baking.Originally, the tap root was similar to a carrot ...
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The toast with the most
Bakers are always talking about ’adding value’ to their bread. While the cost of a loaf of bread has broken through the £1 barrier, you could easily add three zeroes to that by investing in a blowtorch and sandpaper.Bread art is nothing new to Stop the Week - the last ...
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Tricks for treats
H alloween is traditionally about dressing up in ridiculously unscary costumes, the implied necessity for everyone - well every child - to be out roaming the streets at night, trick or treating and getting someone else in the family to buy and carve a pumpkin. However it is also emerging ...