All British Baker articles in October 2006 – Page 3
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Bread is best when it’s just been made.I like focaccia bread from Oak Street Bakery in Windermere, the Lake District, because it is made on the premises with black olives, olive oil, herbs and cheese.The loaves are also quite big so I like to share them with the neighbours. The ...
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Compass settles
Catering giant Compass is to pay £40m to settle two lawsuits alleging it obtained United Nations foodservice contracts through rigged bids and fraud.Two competitors - Es-Ko International and Supreme Foodservice - brought US law suits over alleged wrongdoing, relating to Compass subsidiary Eurest Support Services’ contracts with the UN.ES-KO ...
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Chicago Town Deli
As part of its drive to bring value-added solutions to the frozen food sector, Schwan’s (Leyland, Lancashire) is launching a range of frozen quiche under a new Chicago Town Deli sub-brand.The three-strong range will be merchandised in the frozen savoury bakery aisle alongside pies and pastries. Variants include: 3 cheese ...
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High-GI link to cancer?
Bread hit the headlines again this week when the Daily Mail published an article linking consumption of white bread with an increased risk of kidney cancer.Researchers led by Francesca Bravi of the Institute of Pharmacological Research in Milan, conducted a study of 2,301 Italians, 767 of whom had renal cell ...
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IAWS buys Otis Spunkmeyer
International food company IAWS Group has signed an agreement to acquire Otis Spunkmeyer Holdings, a leading US speciality baked goods business, from its management team and the private equity firm Code Hennessy & Simmons.Otis Spunkmeyer supplies prepared products for fresh baking, operating 55,000 ovens throughout the US in foodservice and ...
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Brook Foods
The Record Lam range of reversible pastry sheeters are designed with consideration for small bread and pastry bakeries.The machine’s dimensions are compact. When not in use, the conveyor tables can be raised so they take up less space and this also facilitates effective cleaning.The sheeters are only available through Brook ...
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Community Foods takeover boosts dairy co-operative
Dairy co-op Milk Marque has bought bakery supplier Community Foods, which supplies ingredients such as seeds and is one of the leading companies in the organic and health food sector.The deal will mean that 12,000 dairy farmers and former dairy farmers in the UK will become shareholders."Community Foods represents an ...
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BAKO championship rewards best in West
Over 300 entries competed in the 2006 Western Bakery Championships, held earlier this month at BAKO Western’s new facility in Cullompton, Devon.The Open Bread Championship was won by Kathleen’s Kitchen of Colchester, which also won Best Loaf in Show. The Open Confectionery Championship was won by St Mary’s Bakery in ...
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Live at IBA: Ruitenberg at ease with new bake-stable fillings
Ruitenberg (Griftstraat, Netherlands) presented the latest developments in its bake-stable fillings for industrial purposes at the Munich trade show IBA, last week.It gave live demonstrations to show how to use them and results were available to taste. The new varieties include: Chilli Style, Spinach-Mozzarella, Tuna, Cheese and Chives and Apple-Vanilla-Cinnamon.Besides ...
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Double Duchy as bakery expands
Duchy Originals has doubled production at its bakery since opening the plant in June.The Cornish bakery has also increased its workforce, from 14 to 20 people, to keep up with production after signing a deal last month to supply more than 100 Sainsbury’s stores.It already sells to Waitrose and Budgens ...
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Drink in the bakery fest
It’s a chance to give thanks to your customers, with a coffee or a beer, which, even at 10 o’clock in the morning, Germans sometimes drink!" said Zeelandia’s commercial director Wim Nuboer, commenting not on the annual Munich beer-a-thon Oktoberfest, but the international bakery show, IBA, which also took place ...
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Irish bakers win on European stage
On Sunday 8 October, Ireland won gold in the International Baker and Confectioners Competition at the IBA Exhibition, Munich, Germany.The Irish National Baking Team is made up of professional baking experts and is a partnership between the National Bakery School, DIT, Dublin and the Richemont Club Ireland."Full credit is due ...
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BakeMark UK
BakeMark UK (Wirral, Merseyside) brings a new twist to an old favourite with the launch of two new varieties of coconut macaroon.With Belgian chocolate chunks or French cherries, the indulgent Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroon and Cherry Coconut Macaroon are ready-to-bake in pre-cut individual squares for freshly-prepared appeal.Vera Malhotra, head of ...
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Scots gear up for pie awards
Entries received so far for the 2006 World Scotch Pie Championship suggest the event could be a record breaker, beating the 350 entries received last year.The awards ceremony will be held during Scotch Pie Week, which runs from 25 November to 2 December. Bakers throughout Scotland are being asked to ...
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the rules of attraction
When I was at school, bakery and catering were never subjects promoted to young people. On the other hand, office jobs were, and there was more of a push to become an academic. We need to go back in time and offer the opportunity to gain skills used in practical ...
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Ulrick & Short
Ingredient solutions developer Ulrick & Short (Pontefract, West Yorkshire) says it has come up with a healthier option for fat replacement in baked goods."This has to be our most successful launch to date, with amazing feedback already. Delyte5 is competitively priced. It is a low-fat option that doesn’t affect quality. ...
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International activity
Fuerst Day Lawson (FDL), supplier of seeds and natural ingredients to the baking industry, can now supply sesame seeds processed in India.This is the result of a partnership with Amira Tanna Industries. "This partnership will blend the operating and origination experience of our Indian partners and the extensive coverage of ...
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Keeping Frupies in the family: the new pie with a 50s twist
Daniel Tighe, a former student at the University of Central Lancashire, in Preston, is set to launch ’Frupies’, a new fruit pie with a unique savoury twist and connections to a family recipe dating back half a century.The savoury pastry was first baked by his grandfather David Davidson in a ...
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Strong growth at Asda
Asda painted a "pretty rosy picture" of its bakery department reporting 6.5% year-on-year value growth and 3% volume growth at the British Society of Baking’s Autumn Conference this week.Director Huw Edwards told over 70 delegates that the value of all three sectors at Asda was in growth, according to TNS ...
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Ant and Dec’s cake challenge
Staff at the Little Venice Cake Company last week shared their cake-decorating expertise with TV stars Ant and Dec to help them face a live studio challenge.The presenters spent a day at the company’s London studio learning how to do hand piping and making chocolate roses to prepare them ...
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