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Irish use ’superfood’ campaign
Wholegrain bread is being promo-ted as a ’superfood’ across Ireland by food safety body Safefood.Radio adverts with quirky voiceovers create personalities for a range of goods, including wholemeal bread. The bread character explains that switching from white bread to wholegrain can provide health benefits, as wholegrain breads contain carbohydrates, ...
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Vision Capital realigns Northern Food purchases
Vision Capital has ordered a shake-up of former Northern Foods’ bakery businesses, after its purchase of the assets was approved by shareholders on 15 January.Some 50 jobs are to go at Pork Farm Bowyers in Trowbridge, which makes pork pies, sausage rolls and similar products, as part of changes planned ...
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NA takes tough decision to close training section
The National Association of Master Bakers (NA) board of directors met in London last week and decided to close its training section, possibly affecting five assessors.Gill Brooks Lonican, chief executive of the NA since August said: "We have taken this decision after many years of trying to keep costs to ...
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FoB reveals conference line-up
The Federation of Bakers’ (FoB) seventh annual conference will be held on 16 May, with a variety of high-profile speakers.These include Dame Deidre Hutton, chair of the Food Standards Agency, and Guy Farrant, director of food at Marks & Spencer.Jeya Henry, professor of human nutrition at Oxford Brookes University, ...
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Organic flour crisis
Organic wheat prices have hit an "historic high" as a supply crisis combines with soaring demand.The price of organic wheat has risen from £200 to £300 a tonne over the last three months, ADM Milling marketing manager John Hastwell told British Baker. He said: "The global picture is of reduced ...
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Délifrance UK
French bakery manufacturer Délifrance UK (Wigston, Leics) is continuing to extend the grab-and-go market with the launch of four ranges of added-value ranges including sweet pastry baskets, filled croissants, filled brioches and a unique deep swirl of French croissant pastry. Délifrance UK’s marketing controller Lucy Pickersgill explains: "The market for ...
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Dawn Foods
dawn foods (Evesham, Worcestershire) is promising a breakthrough for bakers with the launch of its ’just-add-water’ Choux Pastry Mix. Once baked, it can then be filled with fresh cream or Dawn New England Frosting and finished with Dawn Spread ’n’ Gloss to make classic éclairs and choux buns.The choux pastry ...
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At least we can dream...
Well another year is over and we have survived, but it has been one of the most difficult years we’ve had for a very long time. While our year ends on 31 January, by the look of it we shall be lucky to have put on more than a 2-3% ...
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Fighting to save Ferrari’s
You would be hard put to find somebody who has lived in South Wales in the past 75 years who has not heard of Ferrari’s.The bakery’s logo, as well as its cakes and pastries are known to everyone. The business has bakeries on almost every high street, from Cardiff to ...
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George Saunders
George Saunders,George Saunders, known to some in the industry as Luca Tsoundas, died suddenly on 6 January, writes Ian Melling of IMA Food Equipment.He leaves a widow, Jane, and two daughters.George was a long-time colleague of mine from the days when he worked as a bakery engineer for Record, ...
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Greenhalgh’s
Greenhalgh’s (Bolton, Lancs) has just launched its new range of savouries, jointly developed with top Indian chef Bishal Risaily, head chef at Victoria’s India in Longridge, Preston.There are four savouries in the range, all made with spicy fillings. The Moreish Beef Pie, Lamb Biryani Pasty and Tandoori Chicken ...
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Ingredients watch
A major trend in the industry will be increased satiety, making the consumer feel full for longer. By increasing the amount of soluble and insoluble fibres in bakery goods - with such products having a low glycaemic index - energy is released slowly and steadily, helping to control appetite as ...
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Liquidation for Pat-A-Cake shop
A Pat-A-Cake bakery and sandwich shop in Workington, has been put up for sale after the business went into liquidation last year (British Baker, 1 December, 2006) .Fifty-four people lost their jobs when the company closed its bakery and six shops in November.Liquidator Tenon Recovery said the firm’s trade had ...
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Livwell
It is thought that up to 45% of us may suffer from food allergies and intolerances. Livwell, (Hull) the gluten-free brand, has spent four years improving its bread range and has taken to Europe to source equipment.The Livwell range now includes tasty wheat, gluten- and milk-free seeded batch loaves, baguettes, ...
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A winning match
You would have thought that nearly 2,000 years of religious associations and Christian communions, hammering home the link between bread and wine in the Western consciousness, would have been enough to etch that perfectly simple pairing onto people’s minds.Indeed, wholesale bakery suppliers have a lot to gain commercially by supplying ...
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Steenbergs Organic
Steenbergs Organic has relocated its organic spice, herb and seasonings activities to a new purpose-built building, which uses 100% green energy.The new premises, at Hallikeld Close in Ripon, North Yorkshire, is 4,500sq ft and is double the height of the old facility.It uses 100% green energy, provided by ...
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viewpoint
In the past 25 years, the face of retailing across this country has changed completely. In have come the big supermarkets and out have gone the local community shops - bakers often being a typical example. And I see nothing in the preliminary report from the Competition Commission that will ...
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5p expected on branded bread
`City analysts are expecting the price of branded bread to go up by around 5p on an 800g loaf next month, as plant bakers seek to cover rising flour and energy costs.David Lang of Investec said he was expecting prices to move on branded loaves this month after plant bakers ...
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DIY icing set to add profit
Do-it-yourself cake decorating is already a big hit in the USA. Now, new company Cake Décor, based in Glasgow, is set to capitalise on this growing trend in the UK."Bakers can look to the major seasons as a way of introducing novelty and profit to their business," says Cake Décor ...
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Dawn adds to mix with Easter recipe
Sweet bakery and ingredients specialist Dawn Foods (Evesham, Worcestershire) is offering an Easter recipe, using its Baker’s Select Carrot Cake base, as an alternative to the traditional fruit cake recipe.According to Dawn Foods’ marketing director, Maggie Dagostino: "Easter entertaining is not just about Easter eggs and themed cakes. The long ...