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Bakery sales boost IAWS
IAWS has reported an "excellent" performance for its financial year ending 31 July 2006, with pre-tax profits up by 14.6% to ?123.5m (£83.3m). Group revenue was 10.6% higher at ?1.557bn from ?1.408bn.The "outstanding feature" was the performance of the Group’s Food Division, which includes Delice de France and Cusisine de ...
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William Reed reveals Baking Industry Exhibition plans
Research conducted after this year’s NEC shows resulted in a clear majority of exhibitors saying they wanted British Baker and publisher William Reed to run a bakery show for the industry.William Reed Exhibitions said it is therefore proud to launch a major new event, The Baking Industry Exhibition (BIE), at ...
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Greenwood targets training at banquet
Over 200 people attended the Worshipful Company of Bakers’ annual election banquet last week at the Mansion House in London, where Anthony Greenwood was elected as the new Master. He was presented with the chain of office by outgoing master Alan Willis.Anthony Greenwood said: "During my year of office I ...
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Face to face with Larry Blagg
Q How have you enjoyed the first year in your new job? A There’s an awful lot to do! It has been great fun and the last year has been incredible. We are spending money in areas that we feel will return benefit to our growers and our ...
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The Bradman Lake Group
The Bradman Lake Group (Bristol, Avon) has launched an infeed and form, fill and seal flowrapper combination that enables large-volume confectionery manufacturers to pack bar products in continuous operations at speeds of up to 1,000 ppm.Key to its performance is a high-tech row distribution system, which accepts and aligns bakery ...
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Ziggurat Brands
(West Sussex) has launched new packaging for Higgidy.The pies are packed in rich, dark-coloured boxes, with contrasting illustrations and copy in pink and blue. Development director and co-founder, Camilla Stephens, said:"The charming illustrations by Mark Beech animate the packaging, creating a narrative of the finest kitchen cupboard ingredients. The pies ...
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Briefs
n Full-time student bakers are being encouraged to enter a new competition that showcases their bread-making and confectionery talents using California raisins.Organised by the California Raisin Administration Committee, first prize in the competition will see the winning team taken on a trip with the famous Richemont School. Second prize is ...
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Shoppers support small shops with Wedge card
Specialist stores such as bakeries are closing at an alarming rate, but a new type of loyalty card could halt the slide.The Wedge card has been launched in Lambs Conduit Street, London, and is the brainchild of Big Issue founder John Bird and his daughter, Diana. It provides discounts and ...
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Délifrance UK
(Wigston, Leics) is launching a new range of pre-filled microwavable Provencette paninis.Microwaved from frozen in just three minutes, the Délifrance Provencette range comes already filled and grilled to reduce preparation time. The microwavable products include chicken, sweet-cure bacon and mozzarella, traditional ham and mozzarella, cheddar and red onion, tasty tuna ...
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DayMark
DayMark provides a total package of food rotational labelling that fits with any bakery operation, says UK distributor Dovemart (Winsford, Cheshire).Bespoke labels, materials and adhesives can be developed. From basic ’Day Labels’ to detailed labels, the company says it can support the baker in meeting all the needs of modern ...
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Longer life on the double
A double-wall packaging system that prolongs the shelf-life of part-baked bread and reduces the quantity of additives required for its preservation has been awarded patents in the UK and France.The system seals a layer of modified gas around the bread, but the gas does not come into contact with the ...
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Drinks round-up
While the public are already aware of the benefits of smoothies as a healthy and nutritious food, King Parrot Foods (Liverpool) has come up with a twist on the concept - a smoothie that they say is even healthier and contains more vitamins than other types of smoothies.King Parrot Smoothies ...
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Premium growth drives Finsbury
Year-on-year sales at Memory Lane Cakes are up 3.3% and have risen 15% at speciality bread producer Nicholas & Harris after 20 weeks of Finsbury Food Group’s financial year.All the growth at Memory Lane has come in the latter half of that period, after a quiet summer.The group’s The Best ...
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Ethical packing
According to a recent report, Attitudes Towards Ethical Foods in the UK, conducted by consumer, media and market research supplier Mintel, three-quarters of British people believe that they have a duty to recycle.Julie Sloan, senior market analyst at Mintel says: "People in Britain today are clearly moving ...
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FDA Packaging Machinery
To wrap bakery products automatically, you no longer need to use expensive plastic trays or cardboard supports, and biodegradable wrapping materials can be used on the machine, according to FDA Packaging Machinery (Norwich, Norfolk).The Flexwrap machine, on which the products to be wrapped are placed directly onto the material, is ...
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National Flexible
A biodegradable material that looks and performs like standard OPP film has been launched into the UK by NATIONAL FLEXIBLE (Bradford). Now being trialled by several bakery/sandwich firms, early indications show that it provides a lightweight, competitively-priced clear film for flowrapping retail products. Tests show that it breaks down to ...
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Ilapak
Ilapak (Hayes, Middlesex) has developed a unique flowrapper for Sonora Foods, which, for the first time, enables the company to produce high quality flowrapped packs with a six-month shelf life.Using Ilapak’s VacMap flowrapper, Sonora can now produce new long-life packs at high speeds, at a lower cost than using a ...
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Paul learns UK lessons
Calling your company a ’start-up’ when you’ve got the wallop of a 300-strong homeland army of shops buttressing your advance into a foreign territory may stretch the definition of the phrase somewhat. But this is how French bakery chain Paul sees its foray into the UK retail bakery market.Since its ...
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PFM Packaging Machinery
Flowrappers supplied by PFM PACKAGING MACHINERY (Leeds, West Yorkshire) are ensuring that McGhee’s Bakery in Glasgow can capitalise on a major expansion in its core central Scotland wholesale market, which includes the foodservice sector, independent retailers, cash and carries, local authorities and education establishments.McGhee’s co-owner, Ian McGhee, explains: "Our new ...
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Single qualification for N/SVQs
NVQ and SVQ qualifications for the food and drink industry are being replaced by an umbrella title: N/SVQ Food Manufacture.The change follows a two-year consultation period by Improve, the food & drink sector skills council, and will become effective in the spring of 2007. At Levels 2 and 3, the ...