All British Baker articles in November 2006 – Page 10
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Pecan Deluxe Candy Europe
Pecan Deluxe CANDY EUROPE (Leeds, Yorkshire) has invested in a new freezing tunnel.The new equipment has enabled the company to manufacture chocolate truffles and cookie dough pieces, which were previously made in the US and imported.Allan Dew, MD of the UK arm of Pecan Deluxe, says: "Investment in equipment ...
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Caffeine rush
Acoffee shop where you can buy all the fixtures and fittings? Welcome to BHS’s Coffee Lounge concept, on trial at six stores across the UK.Retail director Tony Brown says BHS is looking at ways to put discreet price tags on the furniture - brown leather chairs, fluffy light fittings, antique-style ...
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Inter Link halts buy-out talks
Cake company Inter Link says it is no longer in talks with a possible buyer, following an earlier announcement that it had been approached.Inter Link said on 25 September that a private equity house had approached it with a view to a possible offer for the company.Exploratory early-stage discussions have ...
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Brook Foods
Enrobing has always been a messy and time-consuming job, but BROOK FOODS (Minehead, Somerset) says the Bell Perkins Easi-robe machine overcomes these problems. The Easirobe can be used for chocolate, fondant, jams and jellies.The machine features an air pump for transporting the product from the tank to the dual-curtain coating ...
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Briefs
n The British Society of Baking’s annual conference takes place this week in Coventry with speakers including Asda bakery director Huw Edwards and Federation of Bakers’ director Gordon Polson. See the website [http://www.bsb.org.uk] for full details.n A new report, Profiting from Changing Snacking and Beverage Occasions, from market analyst Datamonitor ...
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The closure of Northern Foods’ factory will have a devastating effect on the community, says local MP Bev Hughes
The recent announcement of the closure of the Northern Foods factory in Trafford Park in my constituency, with a loss of 700 jobs, is further evidence of the price pressures facing food manufacturing in the UK today.This closure is a severe blow to employees and their families, many of whom ...
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Barry Callebaut
BARRY CALLEBAUT (Banbury, Oxfordshire) says the use of its single-origin chocolates could be extended to new product areas, such as baked goods, ice cream and desserts.Made with cocoa beans from a particular country or area, these chocolates have distinctive tastes and high cocoa contents.According to the supplier, manufacturers should ...
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Bakery project helps job seekers
A new bakery in Bethesda, North Wales, is offering ex-offenders and the long-term unemployed training to help them find jobs.The scheme, which was set up by the probation service in North Wales, will see trainees run the bakery from the kitchen of the local rugby club.The aim is to give ...
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Buckley’s fond farewell to Keswick bakery business
After nearly 12 years in charge, John Buckley has sold the Lake District-based Bryson’s bakery to Debra Travis, a former accountant and financial director.Bryson’s, which was set up some 50 years ago, has its main shop and bakery in Keswick and a second shop in Cockermouth. It supplies its own ...
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Gas prices slump, but bakers must wait for lower bills
Most bakers say they have yet to see bills decrease despite the price of gas falling this month.The price of natural gas through September was 26p a therm. But on October 3 this dropped to -5p a therm as traders were caught off guard by the opening of the £5.5bn ...
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Reporting in Alex Waugh, director general, the National Association of British and Irish Millers
One of the longest UK wheat harvests is now all but complete, having started under burning hot skies in mid-July. Because of the early drought and heatwave followed by August rains the quality of the crop is variable. Soil type, geographic location and individual variety of wheat all play ...
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Morrisons aims to be The Best with clean-label loaf
Morrisons has launched a clean label loaf under The Best premium brand as it "drives quality back into the market".Trading manager Andy Clegg told British Baker that the new premium white sliced sandwich loaf is made from English and Canadian flour with no artificial additives. It is priced at 79p. ...
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Northern Foods sees sales slip after fire
Northern Foods said this week a fire at its Fletchers bakery in July cost it £5m in lost sales in the first half of its financial year.Chief executive Pat O’Driscoll said Northern Foods is still in discussion with insurers over compensation after the fire burned down a third of the ...
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Great taste and sales for Adore
Dawn Foods (Evesham, Worcestershire) has scooped silver at this year’s Great Taste Awards for its Triple Chocolate Truffle Muffin - part of the Adore brand of premium baked goods.Using ingredients such as free range eggs and real chocolate chunks, the range also includes the Belgian Chocolate Indulgence Loaf Cake, ...
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Allied’s omega-3 brand on a roll
Allied Bakeries has unveiled plans for its Kingsmill Head Start omega-3-enriched brand as it pushes into the functional foods market.Jackie Harold, senior product manager for Kingsmill rolls and snacks, said the Head Start brand would be developed for many other products, with Allied soon to begin advertising.Speaking as Kingsmill this ...
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