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Commodities Prices
PriceMeasurementChange (%)Commodity prices - to tradeUK bread wheat - delivered, Liverpool192.50£/tonne0milling wheat (May contract)Canadian No1 CWRS (Fob St Lawrence)248.00£/tonne-0.17Sugar (refined, granulated)821.60£/tonne0Commodity prices - international futuresWheat (LIFFE, May contract)148.50£/tonne-1.00Coffee, Arabica (NYBOT, May contract)132.90£/tonne+13.64Coffee, Robusta (LIFFE, May contract)2,211£/tonne+21.89Footnote: Prices in £ sterling, except where stated.Sources: Cereals; HGCA. Statistics correct as of 2/6/2008; ...
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Consumer Tracking Fairtrade
Fairtrade beverage producers must continue to innovate to cater for both older and more affluent consumers as well as younger professionals, according to new research conducted on behalf of Aimia Foods.The company, which produces Fairtrade hot beverage brand Percol, said the research had revealed the potential of the out-of-home market. ...
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The way the fortune cookie crumbles
There have been, I admit, quite a few occasions when I’ve made a decision that didn’t really work out as planned, such as the location for a shop. Then, through a stroke of good fortune, someone has come along and made me an offer for the site that gave me ...
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That’s how the cookie crumbles
Next time you watch The Apprentice, keep an eye out for what biccies Sir Alan has got on his boardroom table. Around 80% of UK business folk surveyed reckoned the quality of biscuits they offered to potential clients was crucial to swinging a deal. The report, conducted by Holiday Inn, ...
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Diary Dates
The main eventBako Confectionery Road ShowsFollowing its two confectionery roadshows in Edinburgh and Nottingham, Bako Northern and Bako Scotland have announced more regional events. Each will feature a full range of thaw-and-serve confectionery lines, with many of Bako’s major suppliers in attendance. Bako will also be showcasing a new range ...
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EPP expands deck offer
European Process Plant launched a deck oven from MIWE at the Baking Industry Exhibition earlier this year. The MIWE condo has all the features of a professional rack oven, but takes up less space and "handles everything from delicate pastry to hearty bread".Each of its electric-heated decks can be controlled ...
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Redundancy duty
Employers are obliged to provide information to, and consult with, trade union or other appropriate representatives where they propose to make 20 or more employees redundant at one establishment within 90 days or less.Traditionally, employers did not have to consult with employees’ representatives about the reasons for proposed redundancies. The ...
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Vandemoortele expands with French takeover
Belgian firm Vandemoortele Food Group is poised to take over Panavi, France’s leading manufacturer of frozen bakery products, for an undisclosed sum.The deal, endorsed by the Panavi group’s shareholders and subject to approval by the French regulatory authorities, will mean a substantial expansion of Vandemoortele’s frozen bakery products operations, which ...
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N&W shows support for Fairtrade
Beverage machine manufacturer N&W is celebrating after successfully showcasing its equip- ment in conjunction with Percol, the Fairtrade and organic coffee brand, at Caffè Culture.Percol used the show as a platform to launch its new Fairtrade espresso beans into the foodservice sector, as well as its award-winning freshbrew Fairtrade and ...
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Kit to fit
Düsseldorf’s giant exhibition halls swallowed up more than 179,000 visitors over the seven days of Interpack, a monster, triennial processes and packaging bash. More than 2,700 exhibitors, including packaging and processing equipment manufacturers, used the event to launch their very latest models, boasting improved efficiency and sophisticated technology. Both traditional ...
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Food in the News
The Guardian featured a letter that challenged the notion that rising grain costs has contributed greatly to soaring prices on the shelves. It said: "According to the EU directorate for agriculture, the grain cost within ’bread, cereals and respective products’ fell from 19% in 1970/71 to 4% by 2002/03. It ...
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Ryvita and Jordans join forces
International food, ingredients and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) has announced the merger of W Jordan & Son (Silo) (’Jordans’) and its Ryvita Crispbread business.ABF will hold a 62% interest in the combined businesses, the balance of which will be held by Jordans’ existing shareholders. ABF acquired a ...
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FWB puts on its gloves
FWB Products has launched a range of gloves for the catering and foodservice industries. The range includes nitrile, latex, temperature-resistant, chain mail and disposable varieties. The gloves have been designed to be compliant with all relevant food legislation and regulations.FWB Products distributes products for engineering, industrial and trade, with more ...
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Have a good service game
It’s great to see a new report highlighting an opportunity for more sales of snazzy cakes in the foodservice sector. Well, it would be if anyone could agree on what on earth foodservice actually means.All the major market analysts operate ever-so-slightly different definitions of foodservice, which makes the sector ...
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Gatorade revamp
Brand owner PepsiCo International has got Ziggurat Brands to redesign the packaging for Gatorade for its first scale launch in the UK. The refreshed packaging has been designed to emphasise the brand’s sports performance benefits.The new design shows an athlete racing up an LED graph to demonstrate the phased introduction ...
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Let’s get technical
The importance of investing in the future of the industry emerged as a key theme at this year’s SAMB (Scottish Association of Master Bakers) Technical Sessions, which were held at the Peebles Hydro Hotel. Guest speaker Pat Smyth, who is president of the Irish Association of Master Bakers and managing ...
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Reporting in Growing a skilled workforce
The Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM) held a forum on 6 June focusing on Growing a Sustainable Bakery Industry. The theme included social, economic and environmental topics.One of the critical issues discussed was the current skills challenges facing the industry. Derek Williams, development director for Improve, the skills ...
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Mouthing off
"Due to the tension I felt a little bit dizzy. I cannot take a shower because I have all the tapings and there was not enough time for everything."Probably for that reason, when I came back on court I felt a little bit dizzy. But I ate some bread, some ...
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Recruitment needs to start young
I’d like to reply to the comment by tutor Jim Bridge in the 16 May edition of BB, about the fact that we need to be looking at 13 to 14-year-olds. Alas, most school careers officers don’t have a clue about bakery as a career.I had a good relationship with ...
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Sunset for organics?
How do we solve a problem like organics? Once the hills were alive with the sound of ringing cash tills, as the organic market continued its decade-long steady growth. But the organic idyll was recently upset by an ominous rumbling in the form of new data, which showed that the ...