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ABF to build biofuel plant with partners
Associated British Foods has announced that it is to build a £200m biofuel plant in the UK with BP and DuPont, a move which will make ABF the major producer of biofuel in the UK.ABF and BP will each hold 45% of the joint venture and science company DuPont will ...
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International activity
Food from Britain (FFB) France recently held an annual two-day event in Paris for UK food producers, including bakers.One of the most significant points to come out of the seminar, according to Martine Foulloy at the FFB French office, was that French consumers were increasingly interested in buying "very ...
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Scots manufacturer adopts traffic lights
Baker Paterson Arran has announced that it is the first Scottish food manufacturer to adopt the FSA’s front-of-pack traffic light signposting scheme.This comes with the launch of Bronte Organic, a range of orangutan-friendly cookies, which were first unveiled at the opening of Whole Foods Market in Kensington, London, earlier this ...
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All glitter and gold
The Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers, Anthony Greenwood, welcomed more than 180 guests to a Charity Ladies Banquet at London’s Goldsmiths Hall on 14 June.The beautiful gold on display for the event was complemented by 360 individually lit candles set in chandeliers. The charity for the evening was ...
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JUNE - October Highlights in the coming months include the CCFRA’s fault-solving course for basic bakery products and the Kingston & District Master Bakers Association meeting
June 30 Italian breads, one-day courseLocation: Cann Mills, DorsetContact, tel: 01722 341 447email: info@panary.co.ukJuly2 - 4 Residential Breadmaking courseLocation: Cann Mills, DorsetContact, tel: 01722 341 447email: info@panary.co.uk5 Wheat Variety - Visual IdentificationLocation: CCFRA, Chipping CampdenContact, tel: 01386 842104 (The Training Department)7 - 8 Baking with English Wheat, two-day courseLocation: Bread ...
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Floods cause chaos around the country
This week’s extreme weather and severe flooding has caused chaos for bakers, millers and distributors around England and Wales.Production at Maple Leaf UK’s Rotherham bakery ground to a halt on Tuesday, as the electricity went down on its industrial estate.Guy Hall, deputy managing director, told British Baker the building was ...
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BIE board meets to discuss plans for next year’s show
The Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE) board of patrons has held its inaugural meeting.Andrew Reed, chairman of the board, told patrons representing both exhibitor and visitor sectors about plans for the show, which will take place on 6-9 April 2008.Reed, representing organisers William Reed, said more than 63% of space had ...
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Briefs
n The Flour Advisory Bureau is working with HGCA on an updated education website and programme - The Grain Chain - which will be launched in September. It will feature interactive information in line with the curriculum for key stages two and three, with topics including healthy eating, growing food ...
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Rate hikes a ’wake-up call’
Rising interest rates are a blessing in disguise for bakery businesses, according to Plimsoll’s latest research into the UK bakery market.With more than a quarter of bakery companies in more debt than ever, rising rates could act as a useful "wake-up call", said David Pattison, senior analyst at Plimsoll.Many bakeries ...
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College gets creative with cars
In the latest bid to attract bakery students, Sheffield-based Castle College has undergone an exercise in creative publicity.Picking up on the media attention surrounding a TV advert, in which a Skoda Fabia is created out of cake, bakery students went in their whites to the launch of the real Fabia ...
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Julian Hunt, communications director, Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Thanks to EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou for providing the inspiration for this column. That’s because when he launched the European Commission’s new strategy for tackling the health issues related to poor diet and low levels of physical activity, Kyprianou laid down an interesting challenge to our industry."What consumers eat ...
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Longmynd snaps up Smiths Flour Mills in low-key deal
Smiths Flour Mills has been acquired by the investment vehicle behind ingredients supplier Edme.Longmynd Industrials bought Smiths from Vision Capital earlier this month in a low-key deal. Longmynd is run by entrepreneurs David Thompson and Edward Whitley, and also owns Anglia Maltings Group, the parent company of Edme, with different ...
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Flamboyant fruit flans
This is a light flan made from a pastry case and filled with a diplomat cream, flavoured with rum and topped with fresh fruit. It is easy and quick to make, has great visual appeal and sells very well in the summer months. It is the perfect light dessert ...
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Flour price hike looms
A significant price rise on flour is being tipped as "inevitable" as rising wheat prices on the world market hit the baking industry.The rise could be £40 per tonne on breadmaking wheat, industry sources suggest, which could lead to bread price increases of up to 10p per 800g loaf.National Association ...
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Fortification: will it hit trade?
The industry is divided over whether mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid will hit international trade.The Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Association (BCCCA) said it feared that mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid would have a negative impact. The BCCCA said it was concerned that consumers may choose ...
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Let’s seek a united front
When I came into the baking industry in 1959, one of the things that struck me immediately was the great friendliness, camaraderie and willingness to help one another in this industry.We all readily recognise the significance and importance of investing in new equipment, new product development and a new range ...