All British Baker articles in November 2010 – Page 4
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Are you ready for 20% VAT?
Retailers and cash businessesIf you are a retail business, making mainly cash sales to customers not registered for VAT, the new 20% rate applies to all takings that you receive on or after 4 January 2011. But this doesn’t apply to sales before 4 January. In this case, the sale ...
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l This letter was sent on 1 November to the Prime Minister - the NAMB is awaiting a reply.
Dear Mr CameronThe NAMB represents craft bakers’ businesses in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands and, on their behalf, I am completely appalled at the information in today’s news.Was it on Tuesday, Mr Prime Minister, that you stood before the CBI to encourage businesses (large and small) to ...
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Accidental death verdict on baker
An inquest jury returned a verdict of ‘accidental death’ after a baker was killed in a blast at a pie factory in Huddersfield last year.
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Ashers in breakthrough export move
Northern Irish firm Ashers Baking Co has broken into the export market for the first time, with a deal worth a potential £75,000.
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Northern Foods and Greencore announce merger
Leading food manufacturers Greencore and Northern Foods have agreed on the terms of a recommended merger, which would see the creation of one of the largest convenience food businesses in the UK and Ireland.
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G H Sheldon rebrands heritage line
Manchester baker G H Sheldon has rebranded its premium heritage range, as well as launching its first square potato cake, featuring the new-look packaging and promotional materials.
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Working bakeries to feature in new Whole Food Market stores
Bakeries staffed by skilled bakers will be a key attraction at two new Whole Foods Market stores set to open in London and Glasgow, with further regional stores in the pipeline.
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White’s Bakery works on healthier products for pupils
White’s Bakery in Barnsley is aiming to provide thousands of schoolchildren with a healthier selection of baked goods.
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Profits fall in Carr’s flour business
Agriculture, food and engineering group Carr’s Milling Industries said the flour market continues to be extremely challenging, as it contends with significantly higher raw material prices and industry over-capacity, in its full-year results to 28 August 2010.
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London bakery takes smaller firms into its fold
Edmonton-based wholesale bakery The London Bread & Cake Co (LBC) has come up with an unusual way of coping with the recession by taking smaller bakeries under its wing. Managing director David Hall, who describes the set-up as "a bit like a co-operative", told British Baker that, during the ...
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Little Big Loaf aids Allied Bakeries’ growth
Allied Bakeries reported considerable success for its Kingsmill Little Big Loaf, as parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) announced its results for the year ended 18 September 2010.
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Broad consultancy role for veteran
Industry veteran Brian Park is putting his 40 years’ experience to good use by advising bakery firms on everything from new product development (NPD) to training. Park has set up Optibake Consultancy International, after working with major flour milling companies and big bakery groups in areas such as wheat, flour ...
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Gü develops adult-targeted cookie range
Indulgent chocolate brand Gü is extending its reach into in-store bakery with a new range of adult-only cookies. The company best known for its chilled desserts has identified a gap in the market for an upmarket branded cookie that isn’t aimed at children. Said product manager Claire Richardson: ...
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Falling sales in frozen hits Northern Foods
Bakery profit was up, but falling sales in Northern Foods’ Frozen division hit total profit for the 26 weeks ended 2 October 2010. Operating profit stood at £17.5m compared to £20.5m in the first half of the 2009/10 financial year.
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DoH reveals food team but stays quiet on salt
The Department of Health has announced its new staff line-up after taking on the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) work on nutrition and food reformulation. Led by Clair Baynton, deputy director nutrition science and delivery, the team consists of: Alison Tedstone, head of nutrition science; Corinne Vaughan, head of nutrition ...
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NewsBaker reports on BBC1’s journey through the eras
Baker Caroline Frampton got a big shock when she turned up for the first day of filming a new BBC series to find her partner’s name above the shop even though he can’t make bread. Frampton and partner Nigel Devlin, who run Caroline’s Real Bread Company in Merthyr Cynog, ...
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Staff to go in overhaul of P&A Davies business
Nearly 50 staff who thought their jobs had been saved when Frank Roberts & Sons bought P&A Davies out of administration are to be made redundant.
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Bakers incensed by proposed pension plans
by Patrick McGuigan Small bakery firms have slammed government proposals that will oblige businesses to automatically enrol staff in pension schemes and make contributions rising to 3% of each worker’s salary.
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Sweet somethings
Although presents such as chocolates, jewellery or flowers are seen as the Valentine’s Day stalwarts, why not promote special Valentine’s bakery products as the gift of choice in 2011? To coin a new phrase, "If cake be the food of love, eat on". Ideas could include: heart-shaped cookies or cakes ...
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In Short
Lanlard takes to TVCake Boy owner and master patissier Eric Lanlard is to host a new TV show on Channel 4. The series is about to go into pre-production, and will consist of 10 weekly programmes, each 30 minutes long, loosely based around Lanlard’s latest book Home Bake.Apprentice premisesAs many ...