All British Baker articles in November 2006 – Page 2
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Match funding boost for NPD
Innovative food and drink companies in the West Midlands are to get a helping hand developing their ideas.Funding from the West Mid-lands Food Partnership will help small and medium-sized food companies team up with research and development institutions to come up with new products.Approved applications will be eligible for 50% ...
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Cereform feels benefit of high visitor numbers at IBA
This year’s IBA baking show pulled in more visitors than ever before, with numbers up 6% on the 2003 show in Düsseldorf.According to German trade fair industry association, AUMA, 965 exhibitors made the trip from 48 countries, while 76,199 visitors from 127 countries attended the Munich show.The most popular sections ...
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Firkin battles back with store revamp
Troubled Birmingham bakery chain Firkin is getting a new lease of life after facing collapse earlier this year.One of its 53 shops - in Corporation Street - has had a £50,000 revamp, while the rest of the portfolio will get the bright new look as part of owner Ian Bolderston’s ...
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Reporting in Keith Ball, head of processor technical services, the Soil Association
We certify around 80% of the organic food on sale in the UK - from small bakeries making organic flapjacks, for instance, to multinational manufacturers supplying organic bread to supermarkets. Every stage of the bakery process, from the growing of the wheat to the release agents used, must comply with ...
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King’s fresh approach
Sainsbury’s showed its unequivocal support for bakery when it launched its sector-specific apprentice scheme earlier this year. Much of the retailer’s recent policy has been influenced by its hands-on CEO Justin King, whose interest in the bakery and fresh produce sectors of the multiple are clear."There are two parts of ...
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International activity
A new report advises food and drink companies to target the significant number of British expatriates and tourists.The largest numbers of expatriates live in Spain and France, with around 800,000 living in Spain and up to 1 million in France, according to market development consultancy Food from Britain (FFB).Outside of ...
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Starbucks blames profit drop on changes to accounting
Starbucks has blamed a 6% drop in international profits for the three months to 31 October on new accounting measures.The group announced profits of $117m (£62m) in the quarter, compared to $124m during the same period in 2005.Starbucks said its revenue had risen 22% to $7.8bn for the full year, ...
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UK sandwich market hits £4.6bn
Some 325 delegates attended the British Sandwich Association’s Taste conference and exhibition, held in London last week.Speakers at the event included Marks and Spencer’s food technologist David Balmer, Tim Nicholas of market research company TNS and consultant Nellie Nichols.The delegates shared information from the latest TNS sandwich report for the ...
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Learning as he works Craig Brown, aged 22, is training to be a baker with an apprenticeship at Macleans Highland Bakery in Scotland. He highlights some of the challenges he faces
We don’t have many bakery courses in Scotland which is why a training advisor from the Scottish Association of Master Bakers visits my bakery - Macleans Highland Bakery in Forres - once a month.I work full-time and fit in essay-writing and practical exercises around the job. My advisor, Graham ...
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UCB set to rise from the ashes by April 2007
United Central Bakeries’ (UCB’s) West Lothian factory should be back in full production next April, following a fire last month which destroyed much of the plant.Parent company Finsbury Food Group said at least 70% of its range is expected to be back in full supply this month. Its Christmas cakes ...
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Richard AceyCountry ChoiceCountry Choice, which supplies bakery products to convenience stores, has appointed former Coca Cola executive Richard Acey as sales director.Gordana OwenFuerst Day LawsonFuerst Day Lawson has appointed Gordana Owen as quality manager, reporting to Steve Auckland, technical manager of the Seeds and Natural Products Division. Owen’s responsibilities will ...
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NOVEMBER21-22 Bakery ScienceCampden & Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA). Contact the training department tel: 01386 842104 email: training@campden.co.uk22-26 The BBC Good Food ShowConsumer Show The NEC, Birmingham See [http://www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com]27-28 Introduction to Plant BakingFederation of Bakers. Thomas Danby College, Leeds. Contact Caroline Ford; tel: 020 ...
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Price pressures
While the quality of the UK wheat harvest in 2006 has been generally good, events elsewhere in the world have led to a steep increase in wheat prices, especially during September and early October. The upshot is that UK bread wheat prices now stand some 40% higher than a year ...
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People power
Belfast-based Neill’s Flour has become the first mill in Northern Ireland to receive the Investor in People Standard, joining over 38,000 organisations in the UK that have committed to setting a level of good practice for improving business performance through their people.Neill’s Flour employs 40 staff at its College Place ...
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Pasty popularity
Where do you go if you want the true taste of the south-west, to find a proper Cornish pasty made to a traditional recipe, with locally sourced ingredients, a rich handmade pastry and produced locally? Well, London obviously.With franchise pasty outlets popping up left, right and centre over the last ...
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Northern profits slump
Northern Foods rejected City suggestions that it would fail to get the £200m it was seeking for the pastry, cakes, speciality bread and flour milling businesses.Remaining disposals were "progressing in line with plans to achieve £200m total proceeds" said Northern, as it unveiled a 38% fall in pre-tax profit on ...
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McDougalls
McDougalls (part of RHM Foodservice, Reading) has recently reduced the fat content in its High Yield Pastry and Short Crust Pastry Mixes by 22%. The mixes are suitable for desserts such as apple pies, custard tarts and Bakewell tarts. The McDougalls Choux Pastry Mix makes crisp and light pastry, ...
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Men take the larger slice
Not surprisingly, males are the key consumer group when it comes to eating pies, according to data gathered by TNS Worldpanel on behalf of savoury pastry manufacturer Waldens.In the out-of-home market, males account for almost double the market share of their female contemporaries. The largest male share is in the ...