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Being ethical means going beyond Fairtrade, says seminar speaker
Café businesses need to "get beyond Fairtrade" if they want to be truly ethical, according to Caffè Culture seminar speaker Paul Allen.Allen, editor of the BBC’s Green website and author of Your Ethical Business, said companies must wake up to consumer demand for ethical products and practices. "Consumers expect businesses ...
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Bertolli takes healthy Bites
Burton Foods has added a healthier snack option to its Bertolli range. Made using Bertolli oil and inspired by Italian flavours, Bertolli Baked Bites will be available in Sea Salt & Black Pepper, Sweet Chilli and Red Pepper, and Italian Cheese and Red Onion varieties. "In a short space of ...
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Big flavours for smoothie
A new flavour has been added to Extreme Beverages’ Bigberry drinks range. Bigberry Raspberry and Mango Smoothie is made from 28 pressed raspberries, six chunks of mango, five slices of banana, one pressed apple and two freshly squeezed oranges. The smoothies are made from 100% fruit and contain no additives, ...
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SAMB delivers power to board
The Scottish Association of Master Bakers (SAMB) took the momentous decision to change the whole set-up of its board at its conference last weekend.Delegates to the event, held at the Peebles Hydro Hotel from 24 to 27 May, first listened to a presentation by Lewis Maclean, MD of Maclean’s of ...
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Report predicts boom in branded coffee chains
By Andrew WilliamsThe branded coffee chain sector is predicted to grow by a whopping £1 billion over the next decade, with the market showing few signs of reaching saturation point, according to industry analyst Allegra Strategies.Growth over the past year has exceeded expert forecasts, while London, previously considered a saturated ...
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Boozy cakes bust
Welsh bakery Clam’s Handmade Cakes is very proud of its award-winning whisky cake, but its plans for wide distribution have been stymied by clipboard-wielding officials, who have declared the confection so high in alcohol that it cannot be sold by shops unless they have a licence. But the story has ...
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Bursting bubbles
Bubbles could be the answer to encouraging more children to eat sandwiches made out of healthier brown bread, proclaimed The Daily Telegraph in a recent article (tinyurl.com/5oxs96). In it, the article suggested that there is a basic problem encouraging people to eat more brown bread because of its ...
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Buyer sought for Medway plant
Administrators for Medway Foods are still looking for a buyer for the collapsed firm’s Isle of Sheppey plant. Medway, which supplied foodservice, retail, bakery and manufacturers, went into administration in February. The company had three plants, in Bridgend, Wales, and Whitstable and Isle of Sheppey in Kent.A team of former ...
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Expansion plans for Glasgow café chain
The founder of Glaswegian internet café brand iCafé plans to expand within Scotland. Umer Ashraf said he plans to roll out the café brand "one step at a time" in Glasgow, then in other parts of the country.Ashraf opened the first iCafé in Glasgow in January 2005 and a second ...
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Lees Foods targets upmarket catering, following profits warning
Lees Foods, which produces confectionery and cake products, is planning to diversify into the high-end catering market, after warning that its 7% rise in pre-tax profits for 2007 is unlikely to be repeated next year.The company said the opening six months of 2007 had been "strong" but the second half ...
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New seed firm claims to shorten supply chain
A new company has been set up, which sources high-quality seeds for the baking industry.Unicorn Ingredients, run by Frank Horan and Nicola Divers, who each have approximately 20 years’ experience sourcing seeds and pulses, can source from around the world and arrange processing and shipping to suit individual customers’ needs.Targeting ...
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Clean option on glaze
Ulrick & Short has launched a clean-label alternative to ready-to-use egg- and milk-based glazes, in its Eziglaze range. ’Ready to use’ Eziglaze has been developed in response to market demands for more natural ingredient alternatives, as well as an increasing awareness of people with allergies. It was developed with the ...
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The right combination
Combis, the multi-purpose workhorses of the oven world, can be used to roast, steam or bake food. When used in combination, the various heating methods within each oven speed up the cooking process, maximising efficiency and saving time.A combination oven can be a vital piece of kit in the baker’s ...
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Cornish pasties travel to Cyprus
Pasty maker Crantock Bakery is now supplying pasties to the Cypriot market.The Cornish company has agreed a deal with Ayia-Napa-based The Pasty Mine, set up by Cornish couple Jon and Julie Carter.All the pasties sold at the Pasty Mine will be made at Crantock Bakery to a traditional ...
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Take Couva
S Black has launched a "breakthrough zero-trans coating fat" in the UK. Couva 850 NH, made by IOI-Loders Croklaan, is an alternative to conventional, hydrogenated and trans fatty acid-containing coating fats.S Black says the product provides chocolate confectionery and bakery manufacturers with a cost effective, technologically easy-to-incorporate coating fat ...
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Crumby letter
Whoever said that people who write in to newspapers have too much time on their hands? We found this letter sent in to the Jamaica Gleaner (never let it be said we’re not thorough), and we don’t know whether we should weep or be impressed. You decide...The Editor, Sir:I was ...
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Planglow displays its natural talent
Planglow has launched Natural Collection, a new range of 100% biodegradable packaging. The bio packaging has been designed in neutral earthy colours, so that it can accompany any existing brand logos or colours.Targeted at businesses that want to introduce eco-friendly packaging to their brand, the collection is made up of ...
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Hammer down
For bakery owners, buying a new vehicle to transport perishable goods can be an expensive business, particularly when looking for specialist vehicles such as refrigerated vans. Many fledgling firms opt for used vehicles when attempting to build up a small business or start-up on a tight budget. Most will be ...
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Dr Terry Sharp,
When eating bread, most of us probably don’t think about the empty space in it, but rather whether we like its texture and flavour. Yet both of these are driven by bubbles. This is because one of the key aims when mixing is to ensure that air is trapped in ...
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Dramatic tension
Making plaques, rolls loaves, pastries and decorating cakes - all against the clock - is challenging enough in a real working environment.However, when it comes to doing it against rival colleges, and under the scrutiny of the industry’s most esteemed judges, and, to top it all, in front of a ...