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NewsBattle of the pies in parallel World Cup
Don’t despair if England’s football team falters in the World Cup. Its steak and ale pie is likely to prove an easy winner in the Pie World Cup, which pits 32 ‘national’ pies produced by the Square Pie company against each other.Square Pie’s last Pie World Cup saw the England ...
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NewsBiofuel demand hits rapeseed oil prices
Bakeries are counting the cost of rising rapeseed oil prices as the oil is increasingly used as a biodiesel fuel. Prices have risen 25% over the last 12 months from, typically, £400 per tonne to £500 per tonne. And the increases are set to continue. Rapeseed oil is used, primarily, ...
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Production boost from icing sugar switch
TALGARTH BAKERY has switched from block fondant to British Sugar’s Celebration Icing Sugar for fondant icing. The change, says Talgarth general manager Mike Morgan, has increased production and process efficiency at the Glamorgan plant, which doubled in size in December. Block fondant took 20-25 minutes to prepare, but Celebration ...
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In Brief
A noise study carried out on the shop floor of Brace’s two bakeries confirmed that workers should wear ear defenders, which have been distributed to all operatives. Visitors will be given disposable earplugs when entering the shop floor areas.Tortilla manufacturer Discovery Foods has achieved Investors in People status. Formed in ...
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Middle East to tuck into British favourite
Bollin Dale Engineering is supplying a complete line for production of Jaffa Cake style biscuits to a customer in Iran.The 1.2-metre wide line, valued at £1.3m, is on its way to the factory and will be installed and commissioned by Macclesfield-based Bollin Dale. It will have an output of 750kg ...
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Panini concept for Cuisine de France
In-store bakery and food to go supplier Cuisine de France has launched new bread carriers, for hot or cold sandwich fillings, include three softbake baguettes in plain, multiseed and onion and nigella flavours. The baguettes are thaw-and-serve and have an extended shelf life.Six thaw-and-serve bagels have also joined the firm’s ...
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NewsWorld Cup window display wins over fans
CHESHIRE-BASED craft chain Arthur Chatwin is capitalising on the football World Cup tournament with dedicated window displays and sales of specially decorated bakery products across its stores.“We’re supplying fondant fancies, fairy buns and small frangipanes with England’s white and red cross on top, and gingerbread men sporting an England football ...
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UK eggs rule the roost in Europe, says survey
Egg production in the UK has been confirmed as among the safest in the world, according to an EU survey. The survey tested the environment (not the hens or eggs) of egg-laying flock holdings between October 2004 and September 2005. Nearly 90% of UK holdings were found to be completely ...
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NewsFreshways recognises sandwich excellence
Walsall resident and native of Bengal Rina Kundu has carried off the latest trophy from Wolverhampton-based Freshway Foods for her Bengal Chicken Do-Piaza Sandwich.Four years ago Alan and Graham Wright, who head Freshway Foods, which supplies sandwiches and fillings to four out of the UK’s top 10 retailers, established the ...
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NewsWork Experience
Chris Beaney, owner of Beaney’s bakery based in Strood, Kent, is evangelical about offering work experience. He liaises closely with local schools to open his business to about three pupils a year for one and two-week placements. This has proved so successful that he has gone on to give about ...
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US wheat industry sees lower plantings
The wheat industry in the US is said to be in crisis as many farmers are no longer planting the crop because it is unprofitable, according to Reuters European Business Wire.Both domestic use and exports of US wheat have been suffering from technology that has increased the shelf life of ...
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NewsA right mouthful
A bid to lose some “bakery baggage” has seen Croydon-based craft baker Coughlans continue to roll out its rebranding as Munch and, in the process, scoop the Baker Sandwich Maker of the Year at the Sammies for the second year running.The rebrand has given Coughlans the confidence to try new ...
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NewsViewpoint
It is just so ironic. Craft bakers tell me every day that they cannot recruit enough good staff or enthusiastic youngsters willing to learn the professions of bakery and confectionery. Supermarket in-stores too are facing a dearth of recruits. In the meantime we have vast swathes of youths leaving college ...
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Sainsbury’s unveils top 10 list of plant bread loaves
Sainsbury’s has revealed that its top-selling loaf is Kingsmill Square White Medium 800g, followed by Hovis Square Cut White 800g.A top 10 list supplied by the supermarket also shows a wholemeal loaf in the line-up, as well as two breads “with bits” – Hovis Best of Both and Kingsmill Wholegrain ...
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Last chance to enter Baking Industry Awards 2006!
Hurry you have until June 30 to enter the Baking Industry Awards, after calls for more time from our readers.Are you a plant bread or confectionery production manager making a mark on your business? Well, the Plant Production Manager of the Year category is for you! And calling all outstanding ...
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Zeelandia takes Neutral approach
The Christmas period alone demonstrates the importance of marzipan in celebration cakes, as shelves and shelves of marzipan are sold, says ingredients manufacturer Zeelandia (Billericay, Essex). The company is now offering what it describes as a superior quality marzipan, Tido Neutral 40. Unlike many marzipans which are made from apricot ...
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Bakels goes back to Base
With the celebration cake market growing consistently over the last few years, ingredients supplier Bakels (Bicester, Oxfordshire) is offering a range of ingredients to produce celebration cakes for any occasion.The company says its Multi-Mix Cake Base can be used for a variety of cakes, with the addition of water, egg ...
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McDonald’s backs toasties
Fast FOOD chain McDonald’s said it has no intention of ditching its recently-introduced Toasted Deli Sandwiches, despite disappointing sales and a planned replacement of some of the range this summer.“There are no plans to cut back or drop the range,” said McDonald’s, after its UK chief operating officer declared himself ...
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NewsA simple country bake
Once again, I have had a brilliant idea, which will make all our fortunes! It came to me when I bought a new telephone with two handsets. All the parts were loose in the box and you had to put them together. This reminded me of cheap furniture – and ...
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NewsMix uptake for Bakemark
With rising popularity of licensed celebration cakes, supplier Bakemark UK (Wirral, Cheshire) is capitalising on the uptake of its cake mixes, which it claims provide ease of use and added functionality, such as shelf-life extension.The company’s Craigmillar brand includes a Rich Celebration Cake Mix, which can be used in both ...