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    Crunch time for Fox’s

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Fox’s has added a new flavour to its Crunch Cream range. The new Lemon Crunch Creams consists of smooth lemon cream, sandwiched by crunchy biscuits.Fox’s brand manager Frances Tilling says: "We’ve worked really hard with consumers to understand the market and how Fox’s can make its mark. The everyday treat ...

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    Number crunching

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    == 6.2% ==...the percentage year-on-year fall in sales of bread in Italy, according to Italian farmers’ body The Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (CIA), - worse than veg (-4.2%), pasta (-2.6%), pork (-4.7%) and beef (-3.8%)

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    Greener cups

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Packaging company Huhtamaki has launched a range of bio-coated paper cups for hot and cold drinks. The BioWare range is manufactured using materials from sustainably-managed forests and the cup’s cartonboard material has the Forestry Stewardship Council’s chain of custody certificate. The cups can be composted in industrial composting facilities.The ...

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    Foodtools’ cutting edge

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Foodtools of Ongar, Essex exhibited at BIE showing its extensive range of cutting and portioning equipment for all size bakery manufacturers.The models ranged from basic cutters up to high-end ultrasonic cutters and portioners for everything from cakes, tortillas, pies, pizzas and cake slab lines. Foodtools believes it is the ...

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    On deafness

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Forget your iPods, industrial workplace noise, over-vigorous use of Q-tips... the main cause of deafness is - you guessed it - unhealthy living. Or so believed our resident agony-uncle-from-the-grave, Dr Allinson. On deafness: "In adults, bad habits are the commonest cause of deafness. Such habits are smoking tobacco, drinking ...

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    Hit the deck

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    == 1 I am a small independent sandwich shop operator with limited kitchen space. I buy in mostly bake-off products, so I require a deck oven that is well-suited to baking-off baguettes and making pizzas, but it has to be simple to use. ==Firstly, don’t dither, be more ...

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    Starbucks eyes international growth, as US store openings slow down

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Starbucks will turn its focus away from the US by opening more stores internationally from 2009 until 2011.While it aims to open "significantly fewer stores in the US", at around 250 a year, it will ramp up its expansion in other countries. The coffee chain plans to open 1,050 outlets ...

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    Italian flair for Dublin

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    A new Italian-style bakery, Il Valen-tino’s, in Dublin, has been trading since early this year. Owner Owen Doorly spent 13 years in Italy, working mainly on coffee roasting, and returned home to start up this bakery.Set beneath the very contemporary style ground floor shop and café, beside Grand Canal Harbour, ...

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    Fair game for puds

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Pudding Lane’s new Chocolate & Orange Log and Chocolate Rum & Raisin Pudding Log, launched earlier this year, will feature at the 2008 Speciality & Fine Food Fair.Handmade by Pudding Lane in Australia and distributed in the UK by Porter Foods, Pudding Lane’s new variants join a stable of handmade ...

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    Lainox gets in faster lane

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Lainox Heart has launched a combi-oven range with three key functions.The ovens can be used via automatic and manual modes, and also have a USB connection, so recipes, programmes and software can be downloaded to the oven. The Lainox Heart offers a six-speed fan, Autoclima feature, which controls conditions ...

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    Filling the gap

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Premium cakes have enjoyed juicy growth over the last two years, but with food inflation, house price fears and financial instability, will the top-end market hit the skids? When it comes to tightening the belt, it helps if you don’t eat luxurious cakes. But that’s enough of the diet tips. ...

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    A flavour of London Pride

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Peter’s Food Service and London brewer Fuller’s have teamed up to launch a steak and ale pie a new addition to Peter’s Regency range. The pie, which features a blend of Peter’s pastry and Fuller’s London Pride ale, has been development over the past few months and was launched at ...

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    Fruity style for summer

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The English Cheesecake Company has added new summer flavours to its range of cheesecakes. Summer Berry, Mango Passion Fruit and Blackcurrant with White Chocolate Shavings are new for summer 2008.The three cheesecakes join existing varieties Strawberry Shortcake, Raspberry Split and Sicilian Lemon.The company, which was established in 1992, supplies foodservice ...

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    The suppliers: what do I get?

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    == Island Bakery Organics ==The Taste of Scotland event came at an important time in Tesco’s relationship with Island Bakery Organics from the Isle of Mull. Having supplied a number of the retailer’s stores in London for a little over a year, the company has just begun to supply its ...

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    Steady as she goes

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    At the annual National Association of Master Bakers conference in Blackpool members heard that the decline in membership that has taken place over recent years has been halted.While 33 members had been lost due to retirements, closures and sales of businesses, 37 new members had been gained. Although it is ...

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    Solo shows strong hand

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Solo Cup Europe has launched DeliLite, a range of lightweight PET containers and lids, which it says "offer superb strength, durability and clarity".Containers are available in five versions: 217ml, 279ml, 374ml, 550ml and 700ml. There are two corresponding lids - one fits the three smaller containers while the other fits ...

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    No substitute for hard work

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    I was once asked to speak at a school and have always regretted not saying what I truly felt and telling the kids what life is really like. If I had dared to do so, it might have gone something like this:"Let’s face it, life is not fair ...

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    Patisserie Valerie reveals major international plans

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Patisserie Valerie is to franchise its offering to overseas markets, following a deal that has established an undisclosed franchise agent in the Middle East.The first Middle Eastern store will appear next year, followed by "an aggressive roll-out of 15 stores in three years", said Paul May, MD of Patisserie Holdings, ...

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    Lantmannen opens Stateside plant

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Lantmannen Unibake, Europe’s leading supplier of frozen bakery products, has established its first production facility in the USA, following the purchase of bakery Euro-Bake, based in Florida.Lantmannen experienced a 25% growth in sales in the US in 2007, and its new premises will enable it to reach its ...

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    Students at large

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Walking into a room full of baked goods - rolls, Viennoiserie, Granary and Hovis loaves, exquisitely decorated cakes and yes, the occasional bread which looks a bit lopsided or lacks spring - is quite a moving a experience. Especially when everything has been created by keen and competitive students.High turnoutA ...