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Failure not an option
For a company that supplies some of the leading bread brands in the UK and sends products to bakeries around the country on a daily basis, having a fail-safe order processing system is a must.Allied Bakeries claims approximately a one-third share of the UK’s bread market. It makes Kingsmill, Allinson, ...
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GBIngredient’s feast of yeast
Gb Ingredients (Felixstowe, Suffolk) says it offers a range of yeast products, including NG&SF block yeast for dough mixed on a spiral or high-speed mixer, supplied in either 1kg or 800g blocks in a 12kg outer.Its range of yeasts also includes traditional fresh block yeast for craft bakers or in-store ...
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Pastry firm in liquidation
The Pastry Manufacturing Company, based in Salford, which manufactured a range of baked products including pies, has been placed in liquidation.The company, which produced frozen unbaked pies, sausage rolls, pasties, potato-topped pies and fruit pies, ceased trading on January 23 and its 100 staff have been made redundant.The Salford site ...
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High street report still pending
The All Party Small Shops Group said it is yet to finalise its report into the future of the high street in 2012 in the face of mounting speculation as to its contents.A spokesman for the group said the report will not be out until mid-February and dismissed press reports ...
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MEPs set to vote on weights legislation
The issue of prescribed weight legislation – including bread weights – was due to be voted on in the European Parliament as British Baker went to press.Trade bodies, including the Federation of Bakers (FoB), are battling against the draft EU Nominal Quantities Directive, which suggests deregulating weight legislation, including the ...
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NewsPEOPLE
Warburtons’ MD BRETT WARBURTON is to become executive director from April, with current finance director Robert Higginson taking over as MD. Brett Warburton, who has been MD for six years, will now focus on quality and technical matters. Mr Higginson takes up the position following five years as finance director. ...
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Sourdoughs
Creating a sourdough ‘starter’ – which involves developing your own yeast culture rather than adding yeast to the mix – entails mixing flour, water, and other ingredients that have been colonised by wild airborne bacteria. A sourdough starter contains a strain of yeast that is tolerant of the lactic ...
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Take the strain
For those with long memories who think bakers ‘don’t make bread like they used to’, the loss of the hearty, flavoursome recipes of pre-war breadmaking are sorely missed. The impact of new manufacturing processes and ingredients on the quality of bread since the 1960s is well-documented. But what of the ...
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NewsValera
Valera (West Thurrock, Essex) has added an extra-large basket model to its range of under-counter dishwashers. The CF50, which accommodates a maximum plate size of 340mm diameter, can also be used as a high-volume glass washer.It features a fully adjustable wash cycle of one to three minutes and is capable ...
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NewsFinsbury invests £1m in Scottish acquisitions
Finsbury Food Group is investing £1m in its three new Scottish businesses, acquired in November 2005.The group plans to upgrade all three businesses, California Cake Company, Campbell’s Cake Company and United Central Bakeries (UCB), CEO Dave Brooks told British Baker. It wants to improve their infrastructure, grow capacity and improve ...
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Real Good Food to stick to knitting in 2006
The Real Good Food Group said it hopes for “a bit of stability” in 2006, after a busy 2005.Chief executive John Gibson told British Baker the company had set itself stretching targets for 2005 in its Bakeries division (Hayden’s Bakeries and Seriously Scrumptious Cakes). It was also challenged by integrating ...
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Offers accepted for two of Harvestime’s plants
HARVESTIME (2005) administrators are processing offers for the company’s Walsall and Leicester bakeries, as attempts to sell the business continue.Administrator John Kelly of Begbies Traynor said offers for the company’s bakery in Walsall and the main bakery of its two in Leicester have been accepted, subject to contract. He said ...
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NewsChatwins acquires prime city centre site in Chester
CRAFT bakery chain Arthur Chatwin is to open its 20th shop on February 8, in a prime site in Chester town centre.“This is a massive move for us,” said retail director Edward Chatwin. “We’re really excited at the prospect of opening in Chester city centre. We have 20 outlets ...
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Adams gets low-GI rating
Craft bakery chain Oliver Adams is to start marketing one of its best selling loaves as low Glycaemic Index (GI), following independent trials at Oxford Brookes University.The bread is made using white flour and an Arkady combicorn mix, supplied by BakeMark UK. This was certified as having a GI rating ...
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NewsFACE TO FACE - MERVYN HEMPTON, Operations executive, Allied Bakeries, Belfast President, IAMB
Q. How did you get involved with the Irish Association of Master Bakers (IAMB)?A. When I was chairman of the Northern Ireland Bakery Council I was put forward for the presidency of the IAMB. The association represents three organisations: the Northern Ireland Bakery Council; the Irish Bread Bakers Association, which ...
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NewsAmbit International
Ambit International (Enfield, Middlesex) has launched two new models in the President range of spiral mixers, targeted at industrial bakeries with high capacity requirements. Manufactured by Kemper, the latest models – the 200 and 250 – handle dough capacities from 160kg up to 400kg. The wheel-out spiral mixers are ...
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NewsWarburtons appoints new managing director
Warburtons managing director Brett Warburton is to become executive director from April, with current finance director Robert Higginson taking over as MD.Brett Warburton, who has been MD for six years, will now focus on quality and technical matters, and maintaining and developing the company’s culture. Chairman Jonathan Warburton said: “We ...
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NewsGet attached to the Quattro
Apuro (Solihull, West Midlands) has launched the Quattro QPM20 planetary mixer. The company says it is robust, reliable and available through catering equipment distributors nationwide. The 20-litre mixer features a ‘number 12’ hub that is compatible with accessories from well-known suppliers – so bakers needing a new mixer will ...
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Birds backs landmark match
Birds of Derby’s Bolton shop became the set for a series of BBC outside broadcasts before the Burton Albion vs Manchester United replay on January 18.Conference side Burton had earned a lucrative FA Cup replay after holding Manchester United to a draw earlier in the month. Retail operations manager Mike ...