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Gail’s gathers force
The management behind fledgling bakery retail chain Gail’s plunged £300,000 into its newest store in upmarket West London. It took pains over the tiniest detail, from bread art screen-printed on the walls, to sourcing framed images of bygone baking competitions.Within a few days of opening, two soon-to-be regular interlopers had ...
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Packaging watch
Packaging Summit Europe, is one of Amsterdam’s leading events, dedicated to bringing brand owners, packaging services and materials companies together. It will take place 26-27 June, 2007, at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam.The 2007 two-day conference and accompanying exhibition is expected to attract over 300 senior-level delegates to the ...
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Positive vibe from retailers
A review of all the retail trading statements issued on the London Stock Exchange during the first quarter of 2007 has shown an increase in the number of positive statements, suggesting that the retail environment may be improving, said business and financial adviser Grant Thornton.The Grant Thornton Quoted Retail Companies ...
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There is a lot happening in this week’s issue, bread weights deregulation, which looked to be on hold, has suddenly been the victim of a coup d’état. So sometime next year, we should see a virtual free-for-all, specifically on wrapped bread and possibly unwrapped (pg 4).It is news that will ...
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This week’s huge rise in flour prices of around £68 per tonne is unprecedented (pg 4)! It will have major impact. The baking and milling industries are not prone to drama and, though I do understand when bakers are sceptical of any flour price rise, the combination of circumstances ...
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Congratulations to Maple Leaf on snapping up La Fornaia (pg 4)! It’s a terrific business, which makes artisan breads for the supermarkets, with the majority of loaves still worked by hand, and great people, such as Peter Baker and Ken Glennon, at the helm.I have followed it from its early ...
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Ashers acquires Smillies as Tesco deal is announced
Ashers has acquired another bakery business as well as signing a supply agreement with Tesco.The Nairn-based 10-shop chain has purchased Smillies of Elgin for an undisclosed sum. Employing 35 people, Smillies operates a bakery and two shops in Elgin, as well as an outlet in Lossiemouth. The firm also supplies ...
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Greggs reveals factory and ad campaign
Greggs, which came top of British Baker’s top 50 list of UK bakery retailers this year, has revealed it is to relocate its Manchester bakery to a new £16m facility and it has also launched a new advertising campaign.The high street chain is planning to move from its Eccleshall Street ...
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APRIL - May Highlights in the coming months include a bakery tour of the Rhone Valley in France with Panary and the Richemont Club of Great Britain’s AGM at Slattery’s in Manchester
April16 - 23 Bakers’ Tour in FranceLocation: Rhone valley, FranceContact, tel: 01722 341 447email: info@panary.co.uk17 - 18 Chocolate Displays, Decorations and CentrepiecesLocation: The Slattery School of Excellence, ManchesterContact, tel: 0161 767 9303email: school@slattery.co.uk19 Chocolate Wedding and Celebration CakesLocation: The Slattery School of Excellence, ManchesterContact, tel: 0161 7679303email: school@slattery.co.uk20 ...
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Rowe’s wins Asda supplier aw ard
Falmouth-based bakery WC Rowe was last month awarded Local Supplier of the Year by supermarket chain Asda.Rowe’s, which has 16 shops, has supplied Asda regionally and nationally for around 15 years with products ranging from Saffron Buns to a range of savoury products.The award was presented by Richard Pearson ...
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Craft bakers back charity fundraiser
Momentum is building among craft bakers for National Doughnut Week, the fundraising event in aid of the Children’s Trust, with chains including Forfars of Brighton and Martins of Manchester registered.With the week due to take place from May 5, Susi Coutts, sales and marketing manager of 18-shop bakery JG Ross ...
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Gordon Polson, director, the Federation of Bakers
Climate change is a hot topic at present and one that has a direct impact on bakers as demand for biofuels increases.As part of the EU’s commitment to promote renewable energy, it is encouraging member states to produce biofuels as a way to cut carbon emissions.The Federation of Bakers (FoB) ...
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Schooling new bakers
One in four food scientist vacancies in Scotland remain unfilled, according to research commissioned by food and drink sector skills council Improve.Jack Matthews, chief executive of Improve says: "The latest research makes it clear that very few young people are choosing food science and technology courses straight from school. This ...
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Bakery numbers decline
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a 5% decline in the number of bakery retail businesses in the UK last year, while the number of bakery manufacturers fell by 0.8%.The figures show there were 2,880 bakery retail businesses in the UK in 2006, operating a total ...
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Bakery shops top high street poll
Bakery shops are the most popular of the specialist food retailers on the high street, according to new shopper research data from Harris International Marketing (HIM).The data, gathered in September 2006, suggests that eight million UK adults (or 17% of the UK adult population) visited a bakery in the past ...
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Poppy seed biscuits
The combination of chocolate and poppy seeds may sound odd, but these biscuits are great, not too sweet and with a lovely crunchy texture. Poppy seeds are not widely used in traditional British bakery or cookery, although their nutty crunch has long been recognised by bakers in Eastern Europe.This recipe ...
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Campaign for ’real’ bread
People are taking a real interest in the quality and origins of their food. But when they look into bread, what do they find?" asked Andrew Whitley. "The awkward truth may be that despite all the efficiency gains and technological advances of the past few decades, the nation’s bread has ...
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Briefs
n Latest exhibitors signed up for the Baking Industry Exhibition include Heygates, Double D and Benier. The exhibition, organised by William Reed Events, is to take place at Birmingham’s NEC, from 6-9 April 2008, and will incorporate the Food & Bake show (see British Baker, 23 February, pg 4). Exhibitors ...
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Where do poppy seeds come from?
Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and the Latin name, Papaver somniferum, means ’sleep bringer’.Papaver somniferum is native to the Mediterranean regions, India, China, Turkey, and Iran. Today, Holland and Canada produce most of the world’s poppy seeds.Poppies’ reputation for sleep-inducing qualities means that, in the Wizard ...