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Packaging watch
After a trial of cardboard wedge packs for Pret A Manger’s made-in-store sandwiches in 1999, Buckingham Foods launched the first pre-packed cardboard wedge sandwiches for a major retail customer in 2000, when the retailer’s premium sub-brand range made its debut.For several years after that the role of cardboard wedge packs ...
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Viewpoint
T he news that multi-seeded, low-glycaemic index (GI) bread can help with problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease is startling (pg 4). Thank goodness it comes from a proper scientific study published in the International Journal of Food Science and Medicine.It makes perfect sense that if multi-seeded bread is ...
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Richard AceyCountry ChoiceCountry Choice, which supplies bakery products to convenience stores, has appointed former Coca Cola executive Richard Acey as sales director.Gordana OwenFuerst Day LawsonFuerst Day Lawson has appointed Gordana Owen as quality manager, reporting to Steve Auckland, technical manager of the Seeds and Natural Products Division. Owen’s responsibilities will ...
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UCB set to rise from the ashes by April 2007
United Central Bakeries’ (UCB’s) West Lothian factory should be back in full production next April, following a fire last month which destroyed much of the plant.Parent company Finsbury Food Group said at least 70% of its range is expected to be back in full supply this month. Its Christmas cakes ...
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Learning as he works Craig Brown, aged 22, is training to be a baker with an apprenticeship at Macleans Highland Bakery in Scotland. He highlights some of the challenges he faces
We don’t have many bakery courses in Scotland which is why a training advisor from the Scottish Association of Master Bakers visits my bakery - Macleans Highland Bakery in Forres - once a month.I work full-time and fit in essay-writing and practical exercises around the job. My advisor, Graham ...
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UK sandwich market hits £4.6bn
Some 325 delegates attended the British Sandwich Association’s Taste conference and exhibition, held in London last week.Speakers at the event included Marks and Spencer’s food technologist David Balmer, Tim Nicholas of market research company TNS and consultant Nellie Nichols.The delegates shared information from the latest TNS sandwich report for the ...
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Starbucks blames profit drop on changes to accounting
Starbucks has blamed a 6% drop in international profits for the three months to 31 October on new accounting measures.The group announced profits of $117m (£62m) in the quarter, compared to $124m during the same period in 2005.Starbucks said its revenue had risen 22% to $7.8bn for the full year, ...
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International activity
A new report advises food and drink companies to target the significant number of British expatriates and tourists.The largest numbers of expatriates live in Spain and France, with around 800,000 living in Spain and up to 1 million in France, according to market development consultancy Food from Britain (FFB).Outside of ...
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King’s fresh approach
Sainsbury’s showed its unequivocal support for bakery when it launched its sector-specific apprentice scheme earlier this year. Much of the retailer’s recent policy has been influenced by its hands-on CEO Justin King, whose interest in the bakery and fresh produce sectors of the multiple are clear."There are two parts of ...
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Reporting in Keith Ball, head of processor technical services, the Soil Association
We certify around 80% of the organic food on sale in the UK - from small bakeries making organic flapjacks, for instance, to multinational manufacturers supplying organic bread to supermarkets. Every stage of the bakery process, from the growing of the wheat to the release agents used, must comply with ...
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Firkin battles back with store revamp
Troubled Birmingham bakery chain Firkin is getting a new lease of life after facing collapse earlier this year.One of its 53 shops - in Corporation Street - has had a £50,000 revamp, while the rest of the portfolio will get the bright new look as part of owner Ian Bolderston’s ...
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Cereform feels benefit of high visitor numbers at IBA
This year’s IBA baking show pulled in more visitors than ever before, with numbers up 6% on the 2003 show in Düsseldorf.According to German trade fair industry association, AUMA, 965 exhibitors made the trip from 48 countries, while 76,199 visitors from 127 countries attended the Munich show.The most popular sections ...
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Match funding boost for NPD
Innovative food and drink companies in the West Midlands are to get a helping hand developing their ideas.Funding from the West Mid-lands Food Partnership will help small and medium-sized food companies team up with research and development institutions to come up with new products.Approved applications will be eligible for 50% ...
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Jobs for the boys
While many bakers scrabble around to find suitable staff amid a national skills shortage, there is one firm with a human resources structure so successful that it is finding it tricky to accommodate new blood. Bakery supplier Macphie claims to have the lowest staff turnover in the industry and the ...
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Briefs
n The Costa Coffee chain has doubled its target of having 1,000 stores worldwide by 2010 to 2,000, quadrupling its present count. Costa plans to open 200 stores in Poland, Romania and Bulgaria within three years. Its estate already includes 157 outlets in 13 countries overseas.n International food exhibition Sial ...
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Cranberry colour
It’s red, it’s an antioxidant and it is rocketing in popularity. It can also be easily sweetened, it’s bake stable and it can be infused with other flavours. Oh yes, and it can cure cystitis.There are a lot of claims made about the common cranberry - and if recent evidence ...
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Counter intelligence
Unlike traditional sandwich shops in high street environments, the philosophy of the Soho Sandwich Company is to meet the needs of companies. It has sites in Highgate Studios, a coffee shop in Hendon Library and the most recent acquisition, the Loughton sandwich café shop, on the ground floor of a ...
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A day in the life of...
6:00amT he alarm goes off, but the day doesn’t begin until I’ve had my first cup of tea and a look through my emails.Today I’m due at a bakery so I scoop up my notes and recipes, check that the car is loaded up with samples and my trusty tool-box ...
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M&S trials Kitchen dining experience
Marks and Spencer is to trial an M&S Kitchen branded outlet later this month - a cross between its Café Revive format and a table service restaurant.The M&S Kitchen will be a standalone unit next to its store in Canterbury, Kent, with 60 seats indoors and 20 outdoors.It will open ...
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Distribution watch
Jiffy Trucks provide a large range of hot and cold snack delivery vehicles. Our customer base contains a selection of local bakery groups situated all across the country.The principle behind the vans is for bakers to sell their produce directly to customers at the work place - low rise office ...