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Finsbury looks to further buys as it integrates units
Finsbury Food Group said this week that it is ready to look at possible acquisitions, as it posted record results for 2007.The group had almost finished intergrating latest acquisition, cake company Lightbody, which it bought in February, chief executive Dave Brooks told British Baker. It would be able to consider ...
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Pie firm charged over hygiene
A pie factory in the West Mid-lands, has been fined almost £7,000 this month for poor hygiene conditions.Flaky Pastry of Bilston, was closed for four days last summer following a visit from health inspectors. Wolverhampton magistrates heard how the bakery breached hygiene regulations, due to the poor condition ...
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Support charity in kart racing fixture
A limited number of places are left on the grid for this year’s Kart Racing Grand Prix, an annual charity event to benefit the Bakers’ Benevolent Society (BBS).Experienced and novice drivers are equally welcome, either as teams or individuals. British Baker will be sending a group of three, ...
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Distribution watch
The cost of petrol is expected to rocket, due to the price of crude oil reaching record levels, pushing up costs for bakery distributors. The price of oil recently broke through the $80 (£40) a barrel for the first time. These price increases are expected to be passed on to ...
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Get involved
When I was at school, I was sent, one day a week, to Tameside College in Manchester. Everyone at my school had to choose from a list of subjects they wanted to do - for example, bakery, hair and beauty etc. I wanted to do drama, but all the spaces ...
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Star turns at
Award winners celebrated in style with the cream of the UK’s baking industryA galaxy of nearly 900 guests from all parts of the baking industry came out to London’s glitzy Grosvenor House hotel this week to join in the celebrations which marked the 20th annual Baking Industry Awards. The presence ...
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SEPTEMBER - OCTOber Highlights in the coming months include the glamorous Baking Industry Awards in September and a Bakers’ Tour in France
September1 - 2 Continental, Italian and French BreadsLocation: Cann Mills, DorsetContact, tel: 01722 341 447email: info@panary.co.uk4 - 5 Basic BreadmakingLocation: Cann Mills, DorsetContact, tel: 01722 341 447email: info@panary.co.uk7 - 9 The London Food FestivalLocation: Business Design Centre in IslingtonContact, tel: 020 7240 2444email: delilah@stormcom.co.uk9 Basic Breadmaking, one-day courseLocation: ...
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ABF talks to customers about loaf price increase
Allied Bakeries’ parent Associated British Foods (ABF) said this week that it was negotiating with customers to increase the price of a loaf.In a trading update, ABF blamed "recent sharp increases in the cost of flour" for a decision to seek a price increase. A spokeswoman confirmed that Allied was ...
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like father, like son? Tony Phillips reminisces on his recent troubles with the floods in Gloucester and stops to admire two family firms, which he feels are really cutting the mustard
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. That was, of course, the state of Gloucester earlier this summer. While not wishing to bore you with our problems, I will briefly tell you how we dealt with it.When using the term "we" I mean it as the Royal "we"; ...
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Mike Holling, president, National Association of Master Bakers
Now summer’s over, it’s time to gear up for Christmas - and let’s hope there’s no repeat of the extreme weather that made this year’s summer fall flat.Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday this year, which always carries complications. Do you trade on Sunday, and if so, what hours? Or ...
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Australian dream
One day, it’s my dream to open up a patisserie and chocolate shop in Australia. I’ve wanted to live there ever since I went with my family a few years ago.In the past, I have had a job in a food manufacturing, factory-like environment. But I only did this for ...
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Fletchers may axe jobs at Sheffield site
Up to 211 jobs may go as Fletchers’ Sheffield bakery is "reshaped", following a strategic review.The review identified a range of loss-making product lines that may be axed, if customers agree.Production for the remaining range would be moved to a five- day week from the current 24/7 shift patterns.A 90-day ...
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Proper Cornish goes back to roots
Bodmin-based pasty supplier Proper Cornish has unveiled a £200,000 rebrand, altering its name from Proper Cornish - Real Pasties, to Proper Cornish Food Company.New branding focuses on the company’s Cornish roots, stressing provenance, premium and quality, featuring on everything from swing signs outside local bakeries to the new company van ...
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Bakbel fills portfolio gap
Bakbel Europe’s new ¤6m fruit fillings and jam factory near Brussels was officially opened by the minister for economy of the Walloon region in Belgium last Friday.The site, a joint venture between the Bakels Group and Didier Ladriere, an expert in fruit-based products, can potentially produce up to 100 ...
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Plant bakeries see wastage as UK harvest fails to deliver
High wastage levels have been reported at some plant bakeries, due to the new UK wheat harvest.The Home Grown Cereals Authority said last week that hagberg falling numbers (starch integrity) and protein content on the new harvest was poor, and now plant bakers have reported problem loaves, particularly with wholemeal ...
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Immigration swoop on bakery sextet
Immigration officers have arrested six people on suspicion of working illegally at the Rathbone Kear bakery in Wigan, Greater Manchester.Two men later appeared before Wigan magistrates charged with using false passports to gain employment at the bakery and were served with deportation papers.The court heard that one of the ...
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Scotch Pie Week to do its bit for charity
Organisers plan to double the £11,000 raised for charity last year, as Scotch Pie Week returns for its second time in November.During the week, which runs from 24 November to 1 December, Scottish bakers and butchers raise cash for the Scottish Society for Autism by selling branded wristbands or donating ...
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Briefs
n A Czech bread has joined the EU’s list of 800 protected local brands alongside delicacies such as Greek feta cheese. The Czech bread "Karlovarsky suchar" has been awarded status as Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission. The bread is baked using water and salt from thermal ...
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Commodities tracker
The price of dried vine fruits coming from Turkey and Greece is soaring, due to extreme drought and the recent fires.Turkish raisin prices are firming, as the vine fruit crop appears to be shrinking. The strengthening Lira has contributed to a "short-term gloomy view" on prices from Turkey, according to ...