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Northern lights
Only in its third year, Tesco’s latest ’Enjoy the Taste of Scotland’ has already become the biggest Scotland-only food and drink show in the UK and probably the world, says its initiator and Tesco’s senior buyer for Scotland, Sarah Mackie.Previously staged in Edin-burgh, this year’s event took place in George ...
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The new McCoy’s
United Biscuits is relaunching its McCoy’s Tortillas snack range with two new flavours in time to capitalise on the male snack buying market for the Euro 2008 tournament. The ridged snacks will be available in 50g bags in Hot Chilli and Nachos Cheese flavours. The Tortillas range was previously sold ...
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Pizza perfection
If you’re not making them already, pizza is an ideal way to add value to your product range.A great pizza base is made from a yeasted dough with as high a percentage water content as possible, coupled with long fermentation.You should aim to get 75-80% water (on ...
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Supersize PV
When new MD Paul May talks about an "aggressive" growth strategy for Patisserie Valerie (PV), the word jars somewhat with one’s perceptions of the shops. Original owner Madame Valerie was quite happy with one store thank-you-very-much, and it took over 60 years before PV opened its second store. Since 1987, ...
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Survival strategies
The cost of basic ingredients used in bakery has risen extraordinarily over the past year.Poor wheat harvests, increased production of biofuels and demand from China have helped to push commodity prices ever higher. The price of wheat increased by 88% during 2007, and has gone up by another 5% since ...
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NewsStrawberries
British strawberries were traditionally in season from early June until mid-August, but with the widespread use of polytunnels and by growing a range of different varieties, this season has been extended to the end of September.The British climate is ideally suited to growing soft fruits and so, in season, buy ...
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NSA accredits first three bakery specialists
The National Skills Academy (NSA) for Food and Drink has accredited its first three bakery specialist training providers.The first to get the seal of approval are Leicester College, Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA) and Tameside College in Ashton-under-Lyne, and will form part of a planned ‘Network of Excellence’ ...
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Award for Village Bakery
The Village Bakery in Melmerby, near Penrith was named winner of the Taste of Cumbria Award at a ceremony on 13 May at the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal. The award covers all sectors of the food industry from local food producers to farm shops and restaurants. The criteria being ...
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Sixth shop for Prudens
Prudens Bakery has expanded its family-run business with a new shop in Stoneycroft, Hemel Hempstead. Its sixth shop opened on 7 May and business is “going very well” so far. Prudens had been looking for a new premises for a couple of years, and has now found the ideal location ...
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ABIM’s 2008 Forum
The Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM) 2008 Forum, Growing A Sustainable Bakery Industry, is to take place on 6 June at the Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel, Bolton Abbey, Skipton. The event will start with a buffet lunch and networking opportunity, followed by a programme of talks in the ...
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The low-down on the upcoming 2008 ABIM Forum
The Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers (ABIM) 2008 Forum, Growing A Sustainable Bakery Industry, is to take place on 6 June at the Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel, Bolton Abbey, Skipton. The event will start with a buffet lunch and networking opportunity, followed by a programme of talks in the ...
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Last chance to enter Baking Industry Awards
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Baking Industry Awards 2008, get those forms in before it’s too late! The deadline has been extended until 23 May, so luckily you’ve got another week to enter. The awards recognise the hard work and passion of everyone involved in the ...
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Norwich’s Metfield bakery opens first shop
Norwich-based organic craft baker Metfield is planning to open a small chain of shops.Owner Stuart Oetzmann told British Baker that he had just bought the company’s first retail outlet in Norwich. The shop has a delicatessan, an on-site kitchen with full production facilities and there are plans to install a ...
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Sandwich awards to recognise best in the field
This year’s annual British Sandwich Industry Awards are taking place on 15 May at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The Sammies feature 12 different awards, including four sub-categories for British Sandwich Designer of the Year. Other awards include Bakery Sandwich Shop, Independent Sandwich Bar and New Sandwich of the ...
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Sandwich awards to recognise best in industry
This year’s annual British Sandwich Industry Awards are taking place on 15 May at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The Sammies feature 12 different awards, including four sub-categories for British Sandwich Designer of the Year. Other awards include Bakery Sandwich Shop, Independent Sandwich Bar and New Sandwich of the ...
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Hollands Craft Bakery
We wish to make it clear that in the report in our issue of 4th Aprilabout the use by Hollands Craft Bakery of flour from Poland we did notmean to suggest that this flour was in any way inferior in quality tothat produced by UK mills and regret any inference ...
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Grahams Bakery strikes deal with Sainsbury’s
Grahams Home Bakery in Dromore, Co Down, has signed a lucrative deal to supply cake and bun lines to 10 Sainsbury’s stores in Northern Ireland.The deal, estimated to be worth £200,000 a year, will see the family-run bakery supplying its traditional range of cakes, as well as a new line ...
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Good Egg awards revealed
Country Style Foods was one of the winners of a Good Egg 2008 award, announced at a London ceremony on 29 April. The awards recognise companies that make a difference to the welfare of hens by switching to free-range. The awards were split into four sections – food retail, food ...
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Tindale & Stanton goes into administration
Bakery supplier Tindale & Stanton has gone into administration. The County-Durham based baker – which supplies savoury products to the supermarkets and savouries, breads and confectionery to smaller operators – has been badly hit by difficult trading conditions and increasing costs, according to administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers. Almost 300 workers are employed within Tindale & Stanton’s various sites – it has a savoury manufacturing plant at Burnopfield, breadmaking factory at Gateshead and two van distribution sites. The future of those jobs is currently uncertain. A spokeswoman for PWC told British Baker that it is hoping to sell the business as a going concern within the next week.
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Patisserie Valerie: Middle Eastern push
Patisserie Valerie is to franchise its offering to overseas markets following a deal that has established a 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, part ...