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The Richemont Club at the Bakers’ Fair
Chester-based P&A Davies was named best craft bakery chain, scooping the Richemont Club 2007 Trophy at the Club’s annual competition, held at Bakers’ Fair North West in Bolton Arena.The six-shop chain beat off competition from Manchester-based Slattery’s Patissier & Chocolatier in second place, and Chatwins of Nantwich in third place, ...
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Gordon Polson, director, the Federation of Bakers
Rising food prices are never far from the headlines these days with wheat playing a pivotal role in cost increases and providing a focus for the media.The current hike in food costs are being caused by the growing world population, as well as growing global prosperity in countries such as ...
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Bakers’ Fair hits Bolton
More than 400 bakers and food-to-go retailers from all over the country travelled from as far afield as Devon to the Bakers’ Fair North West on October 14.The show, held at Bolton Arena in the shadow of Bolton Wanderers’ stadium, kicked off at 9am on Sunday morning. And the queue ...
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The Richemont Club at the Bakers’ Fair
Chester-based P&A Davies was named best craft bakery chain, scooping the Richemont Club 2007 Trophy at the Club’s annual competition, held at Bakers’ Fair North West in Bolton Arena.The six-shop chain beat off competition from Manchester-based Slattery’s Patissier & Chocolatier in second place, and Chatwins of Nantwich in third place, ...
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Gordon Polson, director, the Federation of Bakers
Rising food prices are never far from the headlines these days with wheat playing a pivotal role in cost increases and providing a focus for the media.The current hike in food costs are being caused by the growing world population, as well as growing global prosperity in countries such as ...
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Farmhouse Fare wins BBS card contest
Farmhouse Fare has won the competition to find a budding artist in the baking industry to create the Bakers’ Benevolent Society’s charity Christmas card.The competition, organised by California Raisins, asked entrants to design a card that incorporated a traditional baking theme. Pudding firm Farmhouse Fare was selected as the winner, ...
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Farmhouse Fare wins BBS card contest
Farmhouse Fare has won the competition to find a budding artist in the baking industry to create the Bakers’ Benevolent Society’s charity Christmas card.The competition, organised by California Raisins, asked entrants to design a card that incorporated a traditional baking theme. Pudding firm Farmhouse Fare was selected as the winner, ...
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Briefs
n Food Safety Week will take place next year from 9-13 June, the Food Standards Agency has announced. The UK-wide campaign aims to raise awareness of good food hygiene practice.n Siwgr a Sbeis Bakery in North Wales has opened a 5,000sq ft bakery in Llanrwst after outgrowing its old premises ...
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n Food Safety Week will take place next year from 9-13 June, the Food Standards Agency has announced. The UK-wide campaign aims to raise awareness of good food hygiene practice.n Siwgr a Sbeis Bakery in North Wales has opened a 5,000sq ft bakery in Llanrwst after outgrowing its old premises ...
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Bright ideas
As costs continue to rise, bakers are increasingly keen to find ways of cutting utilities bills.Scottish companies Macleans Highland Bakery and Walkers Shortbread are examples of this trend. They have been working with a consultancy firm to see if they could reduce their energy bills and improve their environmental impact.reducing ...
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Bright ideas
As costs continue to rise, bakers are increasingly keen to find ways of cutting utilities bills.Scottish companies Macleans Highland Bakery and Walkers Shortbread are examples of this trend. They have been working with a consultancy firm to see if they could reduce their energy bills and improve their environmental impact.reducing ...
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Wood chips to fuel future expansion plans at Macphie
Scottish bakery supplier Macphie has unveiled plans for an ambitious renewable energy plan that will involve cutting its carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year.A new Macphie biomass plant - a massive 1.75 MW boiler fuelled by wood chips - will be the first large industrial biomass process steam plant ...
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Wood chips to fuel future expansion plans at Macphie
Scottish bakery supplier Macphie has unveiled plans for an ambitious renewable energy plan that will involve cutting its carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year.A new Macphie biomass plant - a massive 1.75 MW boiler fuelled by wood chips - will be the first large industrial biomass process steam plant ...
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Commodities tracker
Export meetings in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium indicate a strong demand for UK milling wheat in European markets this year, according to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).Despite lower availability, some buyers in Spain said they expect to use more uks wheat than in previous years.Problems in sourcing ...
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Commodities tracker
Export meetings in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium indicate a strong demand for UK milling wheat in European markets this year, according to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).Despite lower availability, some buyers in Spain said they expect to use more uks wheat than in previous years.Problems in sourcing ...
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Competition hots up in Scotch pie contest
Bakers and butchers across Britain are gearing up for this year’s World Scotch Pie Championships, taking place at Lauder College, Dunfermline, on 7 November.Entry forms have been sent to the 135 members of The Scotch Pie Club, with a record entry expected.Last year’s Scotch Pie Champion, Keith Stuart, has seen ...
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Competition hots up in Scotch pie contest
Bakers and butchers across Britain are gearing up for this year’s World Scotch Pie Championships, taking place at Lauder College, Dunfermline, on 7 November.Entry forms have been sent to the 135 members of The Scotch Pie Club, with a record entry expected.Last year’s Scotch Pie Champion, Keith Stuart, has seen ...
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Prices rise as costs increase
Half of bakers have put their prices up and plan further rises, due to rising costs, according to results from the latest British Baker poll on [http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk].The feedback suggests that a further 17% of respondants are planning price rises while 13% have put their prices up already and therefore ...
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Prices rise as costs increase
Half of bakers have put their prices up and plan further rises, due to rising costs, according to results from the latest British Baker poll on [http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk].The feedback suggests that a further 17% of respondants are planning price rises while 13% have put their prices up already and therefore ...
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FSA in a hurry to decide future of trans fats
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is pushing through a review of the health impacts of trans fatty acids requested by Secretary of State for Health Alan Johnson last week.The FSA has asked food companies and trade bodies to give their feedback at a public meeting, hastily scheduled for 29 October ...