All British Baker articles in November 2008 – Page 4
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Pepsi talks entertaining on the phone
Britvic and PepsiCo have announced that Pepsi will be incorporating quick-response (QR) codes across its brand in a bid to provide entertainment on-the-go. Using mobile phone technology, the codes, which will appear on more than 400 million packs, will enable consumers to gain access to content provided by Pepsi via ...
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EDi washers go green
Industrial Washing Machines’ latest EDi range of utensil washers has been added to the government’s Water Technology List, which recognises products that protect the environment by saving water.Its inclusion on the list means that the range qualifies for the Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECA) scheme operated by Defra (the Department for ...
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Starbucks sees dramatic fall in profits
Restructuring and "significant transition" for Starbucks Cor-poration has seen its profits crash 96.6% to $5.4m, compared with $158.5m in its fourth quarter last year. The coffee chain’s fourth-quarter results, ended 28 September, and full fiscal 2008 results also reveal a fall in opera-ting profit for the year from $1.1bn in ...
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Merchandiser maximises display space for goods
The latest version of E&R Moffat’s BK Merchandiser has been designed to offer the maximum space available for the display of chilled snacks and drinks. The self-service display unit features a cascade of cold air to keep food at the desired temperature. It has a refrigerated well, to store products ...
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Detox deals
It took several hundred loaves of bread, a tonne of ostrich meat and 1,500 chefs to prepare. But Iran’s attempt to make the world’s largest ostrich sandwich wasn’t just to notch up an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The monster snack was also created to raise the profile ...
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CSM feels volume pinch, as pre-tax profits fall
Bakery product supplier, CSM, has reported a 23% fall in pre-tax profit to E27m (£22.1m) in the third quarter as the recession starts to bite. Although sales increased by 2% to E639.5m (£523.1m), CSM said it had seen evidence of "downscaling and downtrading" by customers.Chief executive Gerard Hoetmer said the ...
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Holey cow!
It is common in areas of India for cows, considered by Hindus to be a sacred animal, to stroll the streets freely. Some are known to regularly wander into shops. But finding a cow chomping away at the bakery goods in his shop was a step too far for one ...
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Costa says no plans to slow store development
The coming recession is unlikely to affect Costa Coffee’s store expansion plans though pricing on food could come under pressure, Costa’s MD John Derkach told British Baker.Despite reports that people are cutting back on coffee shop visits he said the chain had not yet felt the need to adapt its ...
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Co-operatives link to form grain supply set-up
A new market-focused organisation that aims to deliver greater value across the grain supply chain could benefit the baking industry. Ten farmer-owned central storage co-operatives from across the UK have joined forces to create NetworkGrain UK.Neil Adams, a regional mana-ger at the English Farming & Food Partnership, who has been ...
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Toblerone Cookie launched
BakeMark UK is launching a Toblerone Cookie under its licensing agreement with Kraft Foods.The new cookie includes pieces of Toblerone chocolate, with honey and almond nougat and has a soft American-style cookie texture. It is supplied in frozen blocks which can be cut into 96 individual 60g cookies for ...
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Data logger enables real-time control
A real time facility - DataTrace RF Temperature Logger - is now being offered by monitoring solutions company Wessex Power. The MPRF temperature loggers provide accurate data across a wide temperature range, -80?C to + 400?C, and come with either a rigid or bendable probe length."Real-time data enables adjustment to ...
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Summit: last chance
There are less than two weeks left to register for the Baking Industry Summit 2008, on 27 November, so make sure you reserve your delegate place now. The Summit, which will focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is taking place at One Great George Street, London, and will host a ...
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Higher prices drive Callebaut growth
Barry Callebaut has reported a 5.3% increase in full-year opera-ting profit to 31 August 2008 and said it had continued to see good growth in the first two months of the current fiscal year. Profit rose to SFr341.1m (£184.7m), as sales increased by 17.3% to SFr4.8bn (£2.6bn).According to the company, ...
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Rombouts develops its coffee lines for cafés
Rombouts Coffee’s Pure Origins coffee range is now available for coffee shops and cafés. The range, which was exclusively available to retail consumers through Selfridges stores, is available in two formats - ground coffee in black caddies for cafetières, and coffee pods for the Rombouts’ 1,2,3 Spresso system.Coffee varieties ...
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Canada Bread sales up, but earnings drop
Canada Bread’s third-quarter results reveal increases in its sales of fresh and frozen bread, despite a fall in net earnings of 6.4% compared to the same period last year.The company, which is 89.8% owned by Maple Leaf Foods, has experienced a 19.2% increase in fresh bakery sales to C$290.2m (£157.3m) ...
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PepsiCo drops PJ Smoothies brand
PepsiCo is to discontinue its PJ Smoothies and Tropicana Spirit brands. According to a statement released by the company, the reasons for the move are due to the current economic climate and "unprecedented pressures" being experienced by the firm.A strategic review of its businesses reinforced "the impor- tance of focusing ...
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Huhtamaki extends range of bio-coated cups
Packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has added a new size BioWare bio-coated paper cup to its range. A 14oz cup is now available to complement its existing range, which includes 9oz, 12oz and 16oz variants.All cups in the range can be fitted with a lid for drinking on-the-go and are manufactured ...
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Mono beats out new lines
Mono Equipment has recently added a number of new products to its range.The multi-purpose Promag Starcrem Evolution Machine can be used to produce numerous products such as custard creams to fill pop-overs and cakes, fruit preserves or coloured icing. The OTT Swiss Freezer Masterchef is also available. It features a ...
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Improve takes bakery qualifications to task
Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, plans to introduce new bakery qualifications by September 2009. The qualifications will be publicly accredited and will mean that workplace skills will be recognised outside the NVQ structure for the first time in 20 years.Improve said it will embark on a radical ...
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In my world - the deli bakery
== Jo Fairley is co-owner of Judges organic bakery and grocery in Hastings and co-founded Green & Black’s chocolate firm with hubby Craig Sams ==The biggest threat to the small, independent British baker isn’t the credit crunch (bread is such an affordable food, kilo-per-kilo - and so filling). It’s ...