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The genius of Dr Allinson
Are your staff lethargic? Are they difficult to motivate? The solution is simple: wean them off the workplace booze and cheese binges.Hints to shop assistants: "To get good work out of anyone he must be properly fed. An assistant suffering from indigestion, due to heavy meat food, cheese, and ale, ...
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Bluebird flies in for AM
Kettering-based labelling, bar-coding and software solution specialist AM Labels, has added the world’s first 3.5" screen all-in-one PDA, the Bluebird, to its portfolio. The Bluebird offers powerful functionality, integrated GPS receiver with worldwide navigation capability and is teamed with a large 3.5" screen, suitable for sales and mobile staff where ...
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Buyer found for Tindale & Stanton
Tindale and Stanton has been rescued from administration securing almost 160 jobs in the process. Joint administrators Ian Stokoe and Ian Green of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, announced the completion of the sale of the business and assets of Tindale & Stanton Limited to Hobson Foods Limited, on 11 June 2008. Hobson ...
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Ribena’s juicy duo appeal
Ribena is supporting its recently launched Ribena 100% Pure Juices, with a £3m TV and radio advertising campaign to heighten awareness of its new 100% Pure Juice’s two flavours - Blackcurrant Blend and Raspberry & Blackberry Blend. Airing now, the ’Juicer’ campaign focuses on the range’s "nothing but pure ...
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Austrian appeal
This is a real classic from Switzerland and Austria, where it’s as well-known as a Bakewell Tart is here.It is a dense short cake, made with ground hazelnuts and cinnamon, and is fantastic taken with tea or coffee.It is simple to make, but requires some skill with a piping bag. ...
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Appointments
Various rolesFinsbury FoodsFinsbury Foods has repositioned four members of staff to strengthen sales and marketing.Mark Bruce (images from left to right) becomes brand director, responsible for developing and driving brand plans for the portfolio of licences held by Finsbury, including Disney, Nestlé and Thornton’s Weight Watchers.John Steele becomes brand manager, ...
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Apuro plugs the gap
Distributor Apuro has introduced the low-cost Samsung semi-commercial microwave oven to "fill the gap between light-duty domestic models and more expensive, larger commercial microwaves". The Samsung Superlite CM1039K has a power output of 1,000w and has a black metal outer cabinet and stainless steel inner cavity. Apuro says it ...
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Website bakery resource goes live
The Bakery School, a web-based online resource tool, went live on 31 May.The site, set up by fomer bakery tutor Jean Grieves and retired baker Albert Waterfield, contains 40 modules, divided into three main categories - ingredients, processes and methods and problem solving. Each module gives detailed information, complete ...
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Scottish community seeks to save bakery
Residents of Dunbar in East Lothian are so concerned about the possible closure of the William Smith’s bakery, that they are putting together a plan for the local community to buy it.Sustaining Dunbar, a not-for-profit association affiliated to the Dunbar Community Develop-ment Company, was officially launched on 30 April this ...
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IAWS/Hiestand merger creates global baking firm
IAWS and Hiestand’s merger, announced earlier this week, will give the company "great scope across four continents", Hugo Kane, chief operating officer, told British Baker.The merger has created the world’s biggest maker of frozen baked goods. In future, the company will be known as Aryzta, which is derived from the ...
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"Oh my god, I can’t believe it..."
Continuing our rock ’n’ roll-meets-bakery theme of recent issues, Louise Niles of Thomas Danby College was presented with the the Sharon Foster Award by the Kaiser Chiefs last month.This was for her special contribution to attracting 14- to 16-year-olds to the baking industry by forging links with schools and ...
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Bio energy rush
Bio-Synergy, which specialises in functional waters, sports energy drinks and supplements, has added three new functional waters to its range. Bio-Synergy Fitness Water, Bio-Synergy Gym Tonic and Bio-Synergy Sub Zero, have been designed to help complement workouts.The Sub Zero drink aims to boost performance and contains green tea, creatine, L-carnitine ...
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Irwin’s pushes into Irish Republic with bread deal
Northern Ireland bakery Irwin’s has broken new commercial ground by securing contracts to supply its Nutty Krust batch bread to retailers in the Irish Republic.The bread went on sale in Tesco Ireland at the beginning of June and will be on the shelves of the Musgrave Group and Dunnes Stores ...
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Snow business at Eurotek
Eurotek has launched a snow removal system for frozen food manufacturers. Designed to keep evaporator fins clear of snow, it allows freezing lines to run for twice as long between defrosts.The SRS is "proving a popular option on lines dedicated to handling high volumes of high moisture products such as ...
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In my world: cake maker
As Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte descended on London recently with the arrival of Sex And The City, never did the humble cupcake enjoy such fashion iconic status.Seen as the must-have accessory for birthday parties, ladies’ afternoon tea parties and girlie evenings, the cupcake is enjoying its new-found red carpet ...
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Steve’s Cakes gains keys to Pallas
Steve’s Cakes in Antrim, which produces homemade cakes and traybakes, is to supply one of Ireland’s leading foodservice organisations, Pallas Foods.The deal came about through an initiative called Invest NI, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, which holds ’Meet the Buyer’ events. These events allow smaller companies the ...
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Drink Me Chai choc variety
Drink Me Chai has added a new flavour to its range at Caffè Culture. Chocolate Spice Chai is made from a blend of cocoa and the traditional Chai blend of spices, black tea, and skimmed milk. It joins the existing range, which includes Spiced, Vanilla and Peppermint flavours."More and more ...
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Consumers shielded from price rises, claims report
Food retailers are shielding customers from the full impact of soaring commodity prices, according to figures produced by the British Retail Consor- tium (BRC).The Shop Price Index, developed by the Consortium and administered by marketing information company AC Nielsen, showed that fresh food prices increased by 6.4% in May ...
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Costa Coffee raises funds for communities
Every penny of profit generated at Costa coffee stores on 14 June is to be donated to coffee-growing regions to help with the provision of school buildings, clean water and other facilities.The funds will be channelled through the Costa Foundation, which was set up in 2006 so the company could ...
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Comment
California RaisinsThe raisin market has changed dramatically over the past 12 months and, in line with most other food commodities, prices have increased. Raisin and sultana supplies from Eastern Mediterranean suppliers were affected by the 2007 drought, which in turn reduced European supplies significantly. This led to dried vine fruit ...