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Barry Callebaut
BARRY CALLEBAUT (Banbury, Oxfordshire) says the use of its single-origin chocolates could be extended to new product areas, such as baked goods, ice cream and desserts.Made with cocoa beans from a particular country or area, these chocolates have distinctive tastes and high cocoa contents.According to the supplier, manufacturers should ...
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The closure of Northern Foods’ factory will have a devastating effect on the community, says local MP Bev Hughes
The recent announcement of the closure of the Northern Foods factory in Trafford Park in my constituency, with a loss of 700 jobs, is further evidence of the price pressures facing food manufacturing in the UK today.This closure is a severe blow to employees and their families, many of whom ...
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Briefs
n The British Society of Baking’s annual conference takes place this week in Coventry with speakers including Asda bakery director Huw Edwards and Federation of Bakers’ director Gordon Polson. See the website [http://www.bsb.org.uk] for full details.n A new report, Profiting from Changing Snacking and Beverage Occasions, from market analyst Datamonitor ...
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Brook Foods
Enrobing has always been a messy and time-consuming job, but BROOK FOODS (Minehead, Somerset) says the Bell Perkins Easi-robe machine overcomes these problems. The Easirobe can be used for chocolate, fondant, jams and jellies.The machine features an air pump for transporting the product from the tank to the dual-curtain coating ...
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Inter Link halts buy-out talks
Cake company Inter Link says it is no longer in talks with a possible buyer, following an earlier announcement that it had been approached.Inter Link said on 25 September that a private equity house had approached it with a view to a possible offer for the company.Exploratory early-stage discussions have ...
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Caffeine rush
Acoffee shop where you can buy all the fixtures and fittings? Welcome to BHS’s Coffee Lounge concept, on trial at six stores across the UK.Retail director Tony Brown says BHS is looking at ways to put discreet price tags on the furniture - brown leather chairs, fluffy light fittings, antique-style ...
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Pecan Deluxe Candy Europe
Pecan Deluxe CANDY EUROPE (Leeds, Yorkshire) has invested in a new freezing tunnel.The new equipment has enabled the company to manufacture chocolate truffles and cookie dough pieces, which were previously made in the US and imported.Allan Dew, MD of the UK arm of Pecan Deluxe, says: "Investment in equipment ...
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Carluccio’s grows
Italian restaurant and deli chain Carluccio’s announced last week that turnover for the 52 weeks ended 24 September 2006 was 24% ahead compared to last year. Profit before taxation for the same period is expected to be slightly ahead of the board’s expectations.The company achieved its target of five new ...
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Cereal innovation to be encouraged
Cereals-based food lacks innovation, according to research for the Cereals Industry Forum project run by the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).The work marks the launch of the Innovation Index - a research programme intended to measure the level of innovation in the sector on a six-monthly basis. It is funded by ...
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Commodities tracker
RM Curtis’s Edible Nuts & Dried Fruit Market Report, August to September 2006, highlights that raisin production will be significantly less this season than last year. According to Mark Setterfield, trading director at RM Curtis, any increases in Californian domestic winery demand will also stretch supply to the limit."With ...
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Food Design
Food Design (Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is finding a ready market for its chocolate-coated golden honeycomb.The method by which the honeycomb centre is covered in either milk or plain chocolate prevents moisture migration and ensures that the honeycomb retains its crispness, says the company.Other chocolate inclusions for the baking industry from ...
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Watching the detectors
Choosing an inspection system for your production line can seem, at best, confusing and, at worst, daunting. There are many factors to consider. On the one hand, you may need to assess the feasibility of different approaches, based on a detailed knowledge of the physical space available at the locations ...
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UK firms flock to IBA
Exhibitors including GB Plange, Bakels, Baker Perkins and Cereform unveiled details of recent corporate developments at Europe’s biggest bakery fair, IBA, last week.A total of 23 bakery companies from the UK travelled to Germany for the show, joining the 965 exhibitors from around the world.The exhibition gave international ingredients supplier ...
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Qualifications for safe food manufacturing
Food safety qualifications specifically for food and drink manufacturing have been launched by the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (RSPH).The new qualifications are based on the new Food Safety Occupational Standards, developed by skills sector council Improve.Derek Williams, development director of Improve, said: "Existing food safety qualifications were ...
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Plamil Foods
Plamil Foods (Folkestone, Kent) is a specialist dairy- and gluten-free chocolate company that is launching a range of foodservice and catering chocolate products.MD Adrian Ling says: "With an increasing number of products in ’free from’ ranges where chocolate is an inclusion or ingredient, we are proud that we are able ...
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Health watch
Starchy foods such as breads are part of a healthy balanced diet. Eating fibre-rich foods can help moderate our fat and calorie intake and play a role in weight loss and weight management. Recently, breads have been developed that have health benefits over and above their usual nutritional value.One example ...
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Mono
Mono (Swansea, West Glamorgan) says its compact chocolate enrobing system, the Gami T400E, can produce up to 100kg of tempered chocolate an hour.The system is fully automatic with a 25kg melting kettle producing a continuous curtain of melted chocolate, which is then tempered through the cooling unit and delivered ...
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Starch prices raised 8-10%
National Starch Food Innovation has announced a price increase in Europe on its full range of products. The price of food, pharmaceutical, encapsulation, beverage and texturising starches will increase by 8-10%, effective from 15 November 2006.Dry growing conditions in Europe and subsequent limited availability have dramatically impacted the cost of ...
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International activity
Three German/Austrian bakery companies are expected to be combined to form the third-largest company in the markets, run by the well-known German baker and entrepreneur Heiner Kamps (pictured).The three German/Austrian bakers, Mueller, Anker and Lowenbrot, are expected to be bought by a specially-formed company, IFR Capital.IFR is scheduled to ...