LASER homes in on golf tournament

The London & South East Region of the National Association of Master Bakers has announced its 10th annual Golf Day will take place at Surrey National Golf Club, on Wednesday 27 July. The entry fee per team of four is £192, which includes 18 holes of golf and a three-course evening meal. For details contact Karl Flanagan on 01702 587934.

Renshaw accolade

Renshaw has been named Exporter of the Year, as part of an entry for parent firm The Real Good Food Company, at the Liverpool Daily Post Regional Business Awards. Renshaw has increased its export sales year-on-year with a 73% increase in export turnover since 2008.

Dean’s mini move

Dean’s of Huntly has added a twist to its range of shortbread and oat biscuits with the launch of new mini bite-size versions in snack bags, including Mini Shortbread Rounds and Mini Original Oat Biscuits.

Mural message

Grahams Bakery in Epworth has had a mural painted on the wall inside the bakery by a local artist (one of its van drivers), in a bid to get across the ’field to fork’ concept of the business. The firm said a lot of its customers did not realise it bakes all of its products on the premises, by hand, using old-fashioned methods.

Polish-ed courses

The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology has made one of its key e-learning courses available in Polish. The Food Safety Interactive course covers Level 1 Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene and Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering. For more information visit www.sofht.co.uk.