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Kluman offers plant ingredients
Kluman & Balter (Waltham Cross, Herts) offers a range of ingredients for bread plants, from divider oil to all-vegetable bread fat, plus a range of seeds and bread dressings.Established lines, such as dark and light rye, sunflower and cereal grain breads are all available, as well as Continental styles, including ...
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NewsRex runs to Koenig’s tune
Koenig, the specialist manufacturer of automatic roll plants, has recently introduced what it says is its most versatile industrial roll plant yet. The new Koenig Rex Industry plant produces a full range of traditional products, such as round rolls, baps, finger rolls, bridge rolls, teacakes, fruited buns, Swiss buns and ...
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NewsThe life and times of the modern loaf
The Chorleywood Bread Process. Written by Stanley Cauvain and Linda YoungThe provenance of the Chorleywood Bread Process goes back to the 18th century, when the Earl of Sandwich was sustained during his prolonged nights at the gaming table by two slices of bread “sandwiched” with a filling of cheese.Today, the ...
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NA targets new members
The NEW President of the National Association of Master Bakers (NA) told delegates the organisation must diversify, as she started her year in office at its annual conference in Stratford last weekend.Shirley Ryder, 39, the NA’s first lady president, is bakery manager at Peters Homemade Bakery in Manchester.She said that ...
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NewsNA targets new members
The NEW President of the National Association of Master Bakers (NA) told delegates the organisation must diversify, as she started her year in office at its annual conference in Stratford last weekend.Shirley Ryder, 39, the NA’s first lady president, is bakery manager at Peters Homemade Bakery in Manchester.She said that ...
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NewsProduction schedules undergo IT revolution
Hot on the heels of Japanese Brain Buns (British Baker, April 21, pg 9) comes another tale of baking with a cerebral twist. This time it takes the improbable form of a professor of cognitive science dressed in bakers’ whites doing a shift at a supermarket in-store bakery. But rather ...
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NewsViewpoint
This week the National Association of Master Bakers’ (NA) conference made history – in more ways than one (pgs 3, 8, 9). Firstly, it appointed its first ever lady president, Shirley Ryder. Shirley has a strong character, a ready laugh and an ambition to increase membership by diversifying appeal towards ...
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140 expected at students’ event
Around 140 attendees are expected at the 76th National Federation of Bakery Students Societies and the Institute of Bread Bakers Alliance annual conference in Southport this Bank Holiday weekend. The event, which runs from April 28 to 30, will include a student competition for bread and confectionery, with 131 ...
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19th Baking Industry Awards
A concept, a product range and a business were the subjects of the three marketing campaigns in the final of last year’s Baking Industry Awards. That illustrates the scope of this award. The judges will not just be looking for big-spenders, they’ll be looking for bakers with talent and creative ...
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NewsNational Doughnut Week: It’s all GO!Read Sam’s story to see how your support can make a difference:
Read Sam’s story to see how your support can make a difference:When Sam was seven, he was tipped to be a motorcross champion but, in April 2004, he was involved in an horrific accident which shattered his dreams. He was airlifted to hospital, but was not expected to survive the ...
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APV Baker back to Baker Perkins as sale proceeds
Bakery equipment supplier APV Baker has been acquired by private investors John Cowx and Brian Taylor, from owners Invensys. The process technology company will now trade as Baker Perkins, a name it was known by between 1920 and 1987.John Cowx becomes managing director and Brian Taylor chairman of the company, ...
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Norwich baker faces armed assault
A baker was assaulted in an armed robbery at Norwich retail bakery Mr Bunn the Baker last Friday (April 21). The victim, Royston Owen, was inside the store at about 3am when two men entered. They are believed to have been carrying a shotgun and axe. The robbers stole takings ...
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NewsAsda pilots RSPB farm scheme on in-store bread
Asda is piloting a partnership scheme between its in-store bakeries, a group of North Yorkshire farmers and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).Wholemeal 400g in-store baked loaves, sold in the supermarket’s English stores, now use wheat grown on farms endorsed by the RSPB. And the scheme is ...
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Atlanta cabinets are a perfect match
Apuro’s (Solihull, West Midlands) gastronorm compatible matching refrigerator and freezer cabinets are marketed under the Atlanta brand. They come in single- and double-door versions. Both the fridges and freezers have ventilated cooling, a built-in evaporator and a wipe-clean highly polished stainless steel finish. All models have self-closing lockable doors to ...
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Build-up to British Sandwich Awards
This year’s British Sandwich Awards, organised by The British Sandwich Association, will be made on May 18. Broadcaster, Richard Johnson, the frontman of BBC2’s Full on Food, will present the awards and take part in the judging.He said: “As a journalist, I’ve covered some pretty weird issues, ranging from soap ...
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NewsTesco to revamp bakeries and introduce new ranges
Supermarket Tesco is to revamp its bakery departments across the whole of the UK in July, with new signage, range and layout. The changes will allow the supermarket to reorganise its offer, senior bakery buyer Andy Brocklehurst told British Baker.The bakery areas of all 1,000-plus Tesco stores, including the Tesco ...
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Northern Foods dismisses bakery division sale rumour
Northern Foods has dismissed press reports it is planning to sell its £300 million turnover bakery division as “pure speculation”. A report in the Sunday Times on April 23 said Northern Foods’ board would discuss a potential sale of the division at a meeting this week. The division includes premium ...
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BSB drives a deal for Belfry golf day
Q. What does the British Society of Baking’s annual golf day on Thursday, May 18, 2006 have in common with the British Masters Golf Championship?A.The number 50. The BSB is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has booked the world-famous Ryder Cup Brabazon course at the Belfry to celebrate the event, ...
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NewsBells gains royal recognition
Bells of Lazonby has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise – Innovation Award 2006 – for allergy-friendly bakery pro-ducts under its Ok Foods and Village Bakery brands.The Cumbrian family firm was the only bakery company among 145 award winners, announced as the Queen celebrated her 80th birthday last week. Its ...
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Bettys challenges Wensleydale over trademarking
Yorkshire start-up company Wensleydale Foods has had to rename a pies range due to a trademark dispute with Bettys of Harrogate.The company, founded by Elizabeth Guy last year, ran into trouble when it tried to trademark its “Betty Guy’s Little Pies” shepherds pie range, named after the founder’s daughter. Bettys, ...