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Crime questions
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is seeking responses from all retailers – including bakery retailers – to help gather data for its 13th annual Retail Crime Survey. The BRC hopes to gain a wider understanding on how crime affects the whole industry. The results will be published in October. Kevin ...
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NewsTurkish Delights
As you drive along the Aegean coast of Turkey at harvest time, you see field upon field covered in white sheeting, with anything from tomatoes to grapes laid out to dry in the blazing sun. But you will not spot any dried fruit from one particular supplier to the UK ...
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NewsRising demand for renewable fuels puts pressure on prices for wheat
Bakers and millers have been warned to expect a rise in wheat prices of around £20 a tonne by 2010, due to rising demand for biofuels made from wheat.The UK government has ruled that 5% of road transport fuel should be from renewable sources by 2010, and the EU has ...
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National Doughnut Week: why not join us?
Get making those doughnuts – it’s National Doughnut Week on May 6-13 and you still have time to register. While raising money for The Children’s Trust, you will also reap the business rewards of getting involved. Once people are inside your shop, the opportunities for cross-selling products and impulse buying ...
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Renshaw keeps an even peel
Renshaw’s (Liverpool) Double Cut Peel and Renpeel have a concentrated flavour and citrus aroma, says the company. They can be used for marbling through batters, incorporating into tray bakes, as a spread for Danish pastries or as an addition to dairy desserts.Diced into 4mm x 4mm pieces, the Double Cut ...
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Greenhalgh’s revamps and expands
Craft baker Greenhalgh’s is to start rolling out “fantastic new branding” to give its 42 outlets a “fresher look” from next month. Bakery production manager David Smart said the new fascia is designed to give the stores a more modern feel. The “G” of Greenhalgh’s has been blown up to ...
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NewsThe seed of a good idea for low-GI products from FDL
Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL) (London) says companies can capitalise on consumer and media interest in the glycaemic index (GI) diet by adding seeds to their products.Bakers can also add value to products with FDL bespoke bakery mixes with ingredients such as poppy, pumpkin, sunflower, golden and brown linseeds, and sesame ...
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NA’s first lady
The National Association of Master Bakers will install its first lady president at its 119th Annual Conference in Stratford-upon-Avon from April 28 to May 1. The 112th president, Shirley Ryder, will be installed, following the Association’s AGM on the Sunday of the conference. For further information please contact the NA ...
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Muntons gains HGCA funds
Maltster Muntons has secured £25,000-worth of fun-ding through the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Enterprise Awards to enable it to export malted wholegrain flakes to the US market.Stowmarket-based Muntons’ export sales manager Clive Bole said: “This is an exciting move for us because, with these wholegrain flakes, we are launching a ...
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NewsGood things in small packages
Bakehouse (Bagshot, Surrey) has launched mini versions of its All-Butter, Chocolate and Almond Croissants. Ideal for sharing and multipacks, the Mini Croissants are made near Lille, France. The company uses a long dough resting system, which gives a light, open dough structure with a rich, buttery flavour. The croissants bake ...
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Raisin imports
The dried vine fruit market in the UK, the largest market in the world for this category, yielded a 5% rise in imports for the first eight months of 2005 compared with 2004, says California Raisins (London).The rise is partly due to raisins’ healthy associations, says the company.Research from Texas ...
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Maynard Scotts takes up unconventional Ministry
TAUNTON desserts company Maynard Scotts has changed its name to Ministry of Cake following a management buy-out last year. Managing director Chris Ormrod takes the title Prime Minister, with a Cabinet, including Ministers for Finance, Transport and Creativity.Mr Ormrod said the company has moved beyond the boundaries of the Maynard ...
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FSA gets ready to consult on folic acid
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is preparing for a 12-week consultation on fortification of bread with folic acid.A briefing paper for an FSA Board meeting on April 6, issued as British Baker went to press, indicated a preferred option is to make it mandatory to add folic acid to all ...
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UCB aims for gluten-free
United Central Bakeries (UCB) has underlined its commitment to the gluten-free market with the opening of a dedicated production area at its Bathgate headquarters, writes Ian Martin.Costing £200,000, the 20,000sq ft “bakery within a bakery” has the capacity to produce £10 million-worth of gluten-free products a year for the market, ...
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Ingredients for the ’American dream’
The Luxury Caramel range and Bake-in Chocolate Flavoured Chips, from Renshaw (Liverpool) make ideal partners for US-style muffins.The Luxury Caramel and Injectable Creamy Caramels – made with sugar, butter and condensed milk – are available in a range of pack sizes and have an excellent shelf life.The injectable caramel shots ...
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Trans-fats fears set to cross the Atlantic?
The sweet bakery industry in the US, as in the UK, is embroiled in the obesity debate and has had to develop healthier alternatives. One of the biggest health issues to arise in the US is trans-fats labelling regulation, which came into effect in January 2006. This requires US manufacturers ...
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NewsAwards winners honoured
Two Baking Industry Awards 2005 winners and one finalist have been made members of the Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow, in recognition of their achievement at the awards, organised by British Baker.Celebration Cake Maker of the Year Debra Cunningham and Student Baker of the Year Andrew Fairley, as well as ...
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NewsBach on song for FoB’s
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) minister Lord Bach will be keynote speaker at the Federation of Bakers’ fifth Annual Conference, on May 10.The conference, chaired by Miles Warnick, chief operating officer of RHM Bread Bakeries, will include presentations from Sainsbury’s trading director Mike Coupe and Unilever ...
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BakeMark unveils licence to ‘thaw and sell’
BakeMark UK (Wirral, Merseyside) says sales of ring donuts are up 49% this year. The company supplies a number of products to help bakers capitalise on the trend. It most recently launched two licensed donut varieties – Nestlé Rolo and Toffee Crisp – which are supplied with free branded ‘tent ...