All British Baker articles in November 2010 – Page 2
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Ashers’ first exportsNorthern Irish bakery firm Ashers Baking Co has won its first export order, worth a potential £75,000. The firm has signed a deal with Dublin-based foodservice business VF Foods in Dublin, which will supply the bakery’s products to public sector organisations in the Republic of Ireland.Permission to growHayden’s ...
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LASER dinnerThe London & South Eastern Region of the National Association of Master Bakers’ annual dinner 2011, is to be held at the Bel Canto Restaurant, Chorus Hotel, Hyde Park on 15 January. Tickets, at £40 per head, include a three-course meal and opera-singing waiters. For details contact Anthony Kindred ...
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Alcohol-free exportCumbrian bakery business Country Fare has worked with scientists at Liverpool’s John Moores University to create a fruit cake for export to the Far East. Their Orange Blossom Honey Cake, which has a shelf-life of 12 months, contains no alcohol, to cater for communities with religious beliefs that ban ...
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Drivers’ pasty panelPeter’s Foods has enlisted its own delivery drivers as pasty tasters. It has recruited 130 drivers to take part in a special tasting panel, and plans to encourage its team to take a pasty pit stop, while touring the country, to taste-test new ideas, and to give feedback ...
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Reporting in Read the small print
Phil OrfordChief executive, Forum of Private BusinessSaving money on utilities should be the mantra of every small bakery emerging from the worst recession for several generations. That means shopping around for the best deals but, as I know myself having run several businesses, most busy bakers simply do not ...
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Pepping up your presentation
The great thing about bakery products is they speak for themselves. You cannot beat the golden glow of freshly made croissants or smiling gingerbread men, free of packaging.Contrast this, for example, with supermarket crisps, with their all-singing-and-dancing packaging that reveals more air than product once open.Yet packaging nonetheless plays a ...
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Mouthing off
"I have to admit to being sick in the sink when I thought it was someone’s dirty tissue or something and I had already eaten part of a contaminated loaf. But when I cut further into the loaf I saw it was a kitchen cloth"shopper Maggie Sullivan of Chepstow finds ...
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Ginsters warms to winter
Chicken Balti is the latest Ginsters pie variant to hit the shelves in a bid to warm up chilly shoppers (RSP: £1.99).The brand’s Cheese & Onion Slice has been given an improved recipe this autumn, which includes West Country Cheddar alongside locally sourced onions and potatoes. An on-pack flash will ...
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Reclaiming VAT on fuel
Fuel costs represent a significant outlay for your business. But as there are many different ways of dealing with the VAT on motoring expenses, how can you be sure to get the most back with the least amount of admin?Different methodsThe basic options for recovering VAT on motoring expenses are:l ...
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Fresh flavours
From Rondo to Rademaker, Panettone to pizza, the AB Tech Expo show, which recently took place in Milan, was a showcase for equipment and some new flavour combinations.There was much interest in Tagliavini’s new Rotovent rack oven, the RVT68, which is a smaller size than its predecessor, uses less ...
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Festive fare
Delice de France has launched its Christmas range, which includes mincemeat pies, cakes and savoury snacks. On the savoury side there is a sage and onion pavé crusty loaf, festive savoury slice and pork and stuffing roll, while four varieties of mince pies also feature in the range: shallow mince ...
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Dried fruit pricing
Raisins: The Turkish crop has been down-sized consistently from the more optimistic views in June/July. Reports are that, of the total vine fruit crop in the country, raisins make up only 10-15,000mts. With no export programme likely from California, export prices are likely to match the high domestic levels.Sultanas: The ...
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Dispensing without effort
Prowrap has introduced the Speedwrap cling film and aluminium foil dispenser, specifically for the baking and catering markets.It claims to be the smallest, neatest and most user-friendly dispenser on the market. The company says hand-tearing straight from the roll is tricky and can lead to ’scrunching’, while traditional commercial dispensers ...
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Can an employee record a disciplinary hearing?
Making covert recordingsOne of our members was recently asked by an employee if he could make a recording of his disciplinary hearing. His request was refused, but it later emerged that he had gone ahead and secretly recorded it on his iPhone anyway.As he is now threatening to use it ...
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Diary Dates
Planning ahead22-26 January 2011SIGEPLocation: Rimini, Italyhttp://en.sigep.itKicking off the bakery-related trade shows for 2011 is the Italian show SIGEP, the 32nd International Exhibition of Artisan Production of Gelato (ice cream), Pastry, Confectionery and Bakery. Exhibitors numbered 720 in 2010.Located in Rimini, a UK Bread Cup team is taking part in ...
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Mrs Crimble’s joins dot.com revolution
Gluten-free brand Mrs Crimble’s has created Mini Choc Orange Macaroons especially for Christmas. The limited-edition macaroons are orange flavour with a chocolate flavour coating, and a variation on the company’s popular regular versions.The gluten and wheat-free treat comes 12 to a pack, with an RSP of £1.89 and will be ...
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Through the eyes of your craft customers
Imagine your team coming in to work in the morning. They park behind the shop, open up the back door, fill the shelves, have a general clean-up and then unlock the door for business. They then return behind the counter and start serving. Is this good practice? What if they ...
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Report LIFFE sees price of cocoa fall
The year-on-year price of cocoa is now in decline, according to the LIFFE futures data, recorded in British Baker’s commodities table.The price (£/per tonne) on 11 January this year stood at £2,264 (+23.24 yoy) and, by 9 July, had risen to £2,601 (+59.08 yoy). However, in September (6/9) the price ...
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Chocolate temptations
Burton’s Foods has launched its Cadbury Christmas Biscuits range, with new products to tempt chocoholics.Seasonal edition Cadbury Mallows come in Caramel and Turkish varieties: the Caramel or Turkish-filled mallow comes on a biscuit base, covered in milk chocolate (RSP: £1.59). Also new are Cadbury Festives 14 biscuits with mint ...
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Cheese on the menu at Gail’s new store
Over 80 artisan cheeses, including stilton, Camembert de Normandie and Montgomery’s Cheddar, will be sold in a ’store within a store’ at Gail’s seventh bakery shop in London, which opens in Exmouth Market in December. The bakery has teamed up with upmarket cheesemonger Paxton & Whitfield to develop the concept, ...