All British Baker articles in November 2011 – Page 5
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Via National Cupcake Week group on FacebookLucie Waller: Anyone else have an iPad? It keeps correcting words and buttercream in particular it changes to butt cream!! What are my customers going to think I put on their cakes?
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Trade snapshot
Bako Western held its annual trade show and hosted the Western Bakery Championships at its base in Cullompton Devon recently. Sixty-one suppliers exhibited on the day, while visitors and their families also enjoyed a hog roast, ice cream and face painting which was laid on for them. The event coincided ...
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Scotch pie deadlineBakers are being urged to enter the World Scotch Pie Championships before its closing deadline. Entries must be received by 5pm on 7 November and entry forms are available from the Scottish Association of Master Bakers on 0131 2291401. For details, visit www.scotchpies.co.uk.Deal for low saltTate & Lyle ...
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Cooplands diversifiesCooplands (Doncaster) is offering up its meeting rooms and training facilities for hire. As well as providing stationery and a projector, it is also offering refreshments and a buffet service with biscuits and cakes supplied straight from its bakery.Boost for the blindNational frozen bread supplier Lantmännen Unibake UK organised ...
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Bako raises fundsBako Northern & Scotland raised £730 at its charity golf day on 29 September. Taking place at Durham City Golf Club, the event raised funds for its designated charity, The Puffin Appeal, which supports children who suffer from breathing disorders.Peter’s on songPeter’s Pies has received approval from Dame ...
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Greencore for sale?Britain’s biggest sandwich manufacturer Greencore has announced a takeover approach by a mystery bidder. The Dublin-based firm issued a statement on 25 October after share prices soared by 10%. Rival Irish food company Kerry Group has been named as one of the potential bidders, as have unknown foreign ...
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Streamlined service
Demand for the affordable indulgence of desserts and puddings is high in these times of austerity and, while pricing is under pressure, bakers are still managing to add value through innovation.There is no universal recipe for success in the category, with traditional cakes, tarts and puddings remaining popular, while some ...
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Say it with treats
V alentine’s Day provides a huge opportunity for retailers, with research from the British Retail Consortium showing as much as £2.4bn was spent last year on presents, including flowers, chocolates and, crucially, sweet treats.Bakers can tap into the demand for beautifully presented cakes and biscuits by either tweaking existing recipes ...
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The vast majority of shoppers find the abundance of animal welfare logos confusing, according to new research from AB Sustain, a sub-division of Associated British Foods. The research revealed that 83% of consumers found animal welfare labelling confusing, while 93% said they would like to see the labels abolished, with ...
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Relish the prospects
In the build-up to the holidays, bakeries, cafés, coffee and sandwich shops need to make the most of Christmas shoppers and consumers in the festive period. Cranberries, cinnamon, spices and apples are all seasonal ingredients that would complement sandwich fillings. Relishes and chutneys that use these ingredients can provide an ...
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Seed pricing
Pine nuts: The prospects are for a strong new crop, which has already resulted in a steady price correction, in anticipation of much greater availability into next year. However, as importers are reluctant and have been for a while to bring in unsold stocks in a potentially further ...
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Sugar prices set to stay volatile, says Rabobank
UK bakers should expect sugar prices to remain volatile for at least the next four years as global prices continue to fluctuate, according to a new report from Rabobank.The report New Realities for the EU Sugar Industry predicted that EU sugar prices would be unstable until at least ...
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Mouthing off
"With Kirstie in the kitchen, the nation may as well hang up its oven gloves because, as I often remark through a mouthful of Kipling crumbs, it’s far easier to see the strange beauty of a collapsing clafoutis through the magnifying prism of a television screen"As erstwhile property guru Kirsty ...
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Reporting in Loss of industry inspiration
Over the past few years, I have made it my business to try to understand the educational and training requirements of the baking industry and, in some way, do my bit to ensure that any future education and training developments are relevant to the industry.That said, I firmly believe that ...
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Ginsters links with Levi
Ginsters has partnered up with Dragon’s Den star and food entrepreneur Levi Roots to launch an exclusive range of Reggae Reggae products.Three spicy pasties ranging from mild to hot have been produced, with Caribbean Lamb, Reggae Reggae Chicken, and Hot Chilli Beef fillings. An additional Reggae Reggae Beef wrap has ...
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ITV competition dessert created by Isleport Foods
Bakkavör’s Isleport Foods has produced the winning cake for ITV This Morning’s design a dessert competition.
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Cornish company cooks up six pies
Launceston pie-maker Grumpies of Cornwall has launched a new range of six savoury Cornish pies.Available from selected Cornish farm stores, delis and online at www.foodfromcornwall.co.uk, the pies have a home-cooked feel. The range includes four meat varieties such as steak and ale; lamb, mint and potato; chicken, gammon and leek; ...
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Hot chocolate on the go
Cadbury Hot Chocolate has joined Kraft Foods’ Kenco FreshSeal2Go family, giving operators another option for providing customers with hot drinks on the go.According to data from Nielsen (total value MAT to w/e 21.05.11) Cadbury Hot Chocolate is the number one hot chocolate brand. It will join the FreshSeal2Go system from ...
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Fresh take on cheesecakes
The English Cheesecake Company has launched a range of eight handmade and individually packaged cheesecakes.The range includes Strawberry Squad, incorporating a juicy strawberry compôte laced into a creamy vanilla cheesecake on a crunchy biscuit base; Cookies and Cream, featuring crushed cream cookies layered on top and in the cheesecake on ...
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The demon cake
The Experimental Food Society is at it again exploring the boundaries of art and food. In its latest Spectacular on 21 and 22 October at the Truman Brewery in London E1, one participant was artist Sharon Baker, who sculpts dough like wet plaster. For the occasion she produced hundreds of ...