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Macphie profits up
Scottish food group Macphie of Glenbervie has reported a 14% rise in profits despite seeing significant price deflation.The company posted a pre-tax profit of £3.39m in the year to 31 March, up from £2.96m in the previous 12 months. Turnover climbed from £37.2m in 2005 to £38.7m.Describing the figures as ...
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A thoroughly modern Swiss
Heidi’s Swiss Patisserie, on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, epitomises a typical Swiss patisserie in all but location; its Swiss heritage is reinforced by the whiff of pastries and cakes and the chalet-style décor.Heidi’s, launched in 1969 by Swiss countryman Ernst Strassmann, former head patissier at Fortnum & Mason, has grown ...
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Racking ’n’ rolling
A trusted name, a universal oven and an ability to last for at least 20 years, are just some of the reasons Adrian Mitchell, Duchy Originals’ manufacturing manager, chose Double D’s (Broxburn, West Lothian) rack ovens for its first bakery production unit in Launceston, Cornwall, last year. "We’re not a ...
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Reporting in
Anyone reading the press in recent months could be forgiven for thinking they were about to drop dead in the street because they had munched on a hot pie laced with ’killer fats’.It’s all pretty scary stuff. And, of course, it’s all complete and utter nonsense. For ’killer fats’ read ...
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Rotoavant
Rotoavant is Polin’s latest rack oven. All vital oven functions have been revised and important new components with increasingly comprehensive software have been introduced, says the firm.These innovations have improved the levels of Polin’s previous rack ovens, optimising efficiency, increasing performance and improving reliability, claims the firm.The Polin Rotoavant is ...
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viewpoint
The biennial conference of the Irish Association of Master Bakers, which despite its name covers both the plant and craft sectors, highlighted the warmth of Irish hospitality extended to English and Scottish guests, but also widespread concern about the image of bread.No-one at the conference could have predicted the latest ...
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Briefs
n Workers of Dorset Bakery of Hybris Business Park, Crossways, spent three days campaigning against a car-spraying workshop they claim is contaminating products and making them ill. Staff stopped working when they suspected fumes from the neighbouring Colortec workshop were seeping through and into the bakery’s products. The employees demonstrated ...
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Midlands still waiting for new Krispy Kreme retail outlets
Donut retailer Krispy Kreme has yet to deliver on a promise to open a raft of stores in the Midlands as it continues to expand in the UK.It had hoped to have a cluster of stores in the Midlands before venturing up to Manchester this year, and then onto Scotland ...
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Keeping Frupies in the family: the new pie with a 50s twist
Daniel Tighe, a former student at the University of Central Lancashire, in Preston, is set to launch ’Frupies’, a new fruit pie with a unique savoury twist and connections to a family recipe dating back half a century.The savoury pastry was first baked by his grandfather David Davidson in a ...
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International activity
Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL), supplier of seeds and natural ingredients to the baking industry, can now supply sesame seeds processed in India.This is the result of a partnership with Amira Tanna Industries. "This partnership will blend the operating and origination experience of our Indian partners and the extensive coverage of ...
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Ulrick & Short
Ingredient solutions developer Ulrick & Short (Pontefract, West Yorkshire) says it has come up with a healthier option for fat replacement in baked goods."This has to be our most successful launch to date, with amazing feedback already. Delyte5 is competitively priced. It is a low-fat option that doesn’t affect quality. ...
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the rules of attraction
When I was at school, bakery and catering were never subjects promoted to young people. On the other hand, office jobs were, and there was more of a push to become an academic. We need to go back in time and offer the opportunity to gain skills used in practical ...
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Scots gear up for pie awards
Entries received so far for the 2006 World Scotch Pie Championship suggest the event could be a record breaker, beating the 350 entries received last year.The awards ceremony will be held during Scotch Pie Week, which runs from 25 November to 2 December. Bakers throughout Scotland are being asked to ...
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BakeMark UK
BakeMark UK (Wirral, Merseyside) brings a new twist to an old favourite with the launch of two new varieties of coconut macaroon.With Belgian chocolate chunks or French cherries, the indulgent Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroon and Cherry Coconut Macaroon are ready-to-bake in pre-cut individual squares for freshly-prepared appeal.Vera Malhotra, head of ...
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Irish bakers win on European stage
On Sunday 8 October, Ireland won gold in the International Baker and Confectioners Competition at the IBA Exhibition, Munich, Germany.The Irish National Baking Team is made up of professional baking experts and is a partnership between the National Bakery School, DIT, Dublin and the Richemont Club Ireland."Full credit is due ...
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Double Duchy as bakery expands
Duchy Originals has doubled production at its bakery since opening the plant in June.The Cornish bakery has also increased its workforce, from 14 to 20 people, to keep up with production after signing a deal last month to supply more than 100 Sainsbury’s stores.It already sells to Waitrose and Budgens ...
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Drink in the bakery fest
It’s a chance to give thanks to your customers, with a coffee or a beer, which, even at 10 o’clock in the morning, Germans sometimes drink!" said Zeelandia’s commercial director Wim Nuboer, commenting not on the annual Munich beer-a-thon Oktoberfest, but the international bakery show, IBA, which also took place ...
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Live at IBA: Ruitenberg at ease with new bake-stable fillings
Ruitenberg (Griftstraat, Netherlands) presented the latest developments in its bake-stable fillings for industrial purposes at the Munich trade show IBA, last week.It gave live demonstrations to show how to use them and results were available to taste. The new varieties include: Chilli Style, Spinach-Mozzarella, Tuna, Cheese and Chives and Apple-Vanilla-Cinnamon.Besides ...
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BAKO championship rewards best in West
Over 300 entries competed in the 2006 Western Bakery Championships, held earlier this month at BAKO Western’s new facility in Cullompton, Devon.The Open Bread Championship was won by Kathleen’s Kitchen of Colchester, which also won Best Loaf in Show. The Open Confectionery Championship was won by St Mary’s Bakery in ...