All British Baker articles in October 2007 – Page 2

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    Commodities tracker

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Export meetings in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium indicate a strong demand for UK milling wheat in European markets this year, according to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).Despite lower availability, some buyers in Spain said they expect to use more uks wheat than in previous years.Problems in sourcing ...

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    Commodities tracker

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Export meetings in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium indicate a strong demand for UK milling wheat in European markets this year, according to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).Despite lower availability, some buyers in Spain said they expect to use more uks wheat than in previous years.Problems in sourcing ...

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    Wood chips to fuel future expansion plans at Macphie

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Scottish bakery supplier Macphie has unveiled plans for an ambitious renewable energy plan that will involve cutting its carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year.A new Macphie biomass plant - a massive 1.75 MW boiler fuelled by wood chips - will be the first large industrial biomass process steam plant ...

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    Wood chips to fuel future expansion plans at Macphie

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Scottish bakery supplier Macphie has unveiled plans for an ambitious renewable energy plan that will involve cutting its carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year.A new Macphie biomass plant - a massive 1.75 MW boiler fuelled by wood chips - will be the first large industrial biomass process steam plant ...

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    Bright ideas

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    As costs continue to rise, bakers are increasingly keen to find ways of cutting utilities bills.Scottish companies Macleans Highland Bakery and Walkers Shortbread are examples of this trend. They have been working with a consultancy firm to see if they could reduce their energy bills and improve their environmental impact.reducing ...

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    Bright ideas

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    As costs continue to rise, bakers are increasingly keen to find ways of cutting utilities bills.Scottish companies Macleans Highland Bakery and Walkers Shortbread are examples of this trend. They have been working with a consultancy firm to see if they could reduce their energy bills and improve their environmental impact.reducing ...

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    Briefs

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    n Food Safety Week will take place next year from 9-13 June, the Food Standards Agency has announced. The UK-wide campaign aims to raise awareness of good food hygiene practice.n Siwgr a Sbeis Bakery in North Wales has opened a 5,000sq ft bakery in Llanrwst after outgrowing its old premises ...

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    Briefs

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    n Food Safety Week will take place next year from 9-13 June, the Food Standards Agency has announced. The UK-wide campaign aims to raise awareness of good food hygiene practice.n Siwgr a Sbeis Bakery in North Wales has opened a 5,000sq ft bakery in Llanrwst after outgrowing its old premises ...

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    Farmhouse Fare wins BBS card contest

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Farmhouse Fare has won the competition to find a budding artist in the baking industry to create the Bakers’ Benevolent Society’s charity Christmas card.The competition, organised by California Raisins, asked entrants to design a card that incorporated a traditional baking theme. Pudding firm Farmhouse Fare was selected as the winner, ...

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    Farmhouse Fare wins BBS card contest

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Farmhouse Fare has won the competition to find a budding artist in the baking industry to create the Bakers’ Benevolent Society’s charity Christmas card.The competition, organised by California Raisins, asked entrants to design a card that incorporated a traditional baking theme. Pudding firm Farmhouse Fare was selected as the winner, ...

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    Bakers’ Fair hits Bolton

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    More than 400 bakers and food-to-go retailers from all over the country travelled from as far afield as Devon to the Bakers’ Fair North West on October 14.The show, held at Bolton Arena in the shadow of Bolton Wanderers’ stadium, kicked off at 9am on Sunday morning. And the queue ...

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    The Richemont Club at the Bakers’ Fair

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Chester-based P&A Davies was named best craft bakery chain, scooping the Richemont Club 2007 Trophy at the Club’s annual competition, held at Bakers’ Fair North West in Bolton Arena.The six-shop chain beat off competition from Manchester-based Slattery’s Patissier & Chocolatier in second place, and Chatwins of Nantwich in third place, ...

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    Gordon Polson, director, the Federation of Bakers

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Rising food prices are never far from the headlines these days with wheat playing a pivotal role in cost increases and providing a focus for the media.The current hike in food costs are being caused by the growing world population, as well as growing global prosperity in countries such as ...

  • News

    Bakers’ Fair hits Bolton

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    More than 400 bakers and food-to-go retailers from all over the country travelled from as far afield as Devon to the Bakers’ Fair North West on October 14.The show, held at Bolton Arena in the shadow of Bolton Wanderers’ stadium, kicked off at 9am on Sunday morning. And the queue ...

  • News

    The Richemont Club at the Bakers’ Fair

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Chester-based P&A Davies was named best craft bakery chain, scooping the Richemont Club 2007 Trophy at the Club’s annual competition, held at Bakers’ Fair North West in Bolton Arena.The six-shop chain beat off competition from Manchester-based Slattery’s Patissier & Chocolatier in second place, and Chatwins of Nantwich in third place, ...

  • News

    Gordon Polson, director, the Federation of Bakers

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Rising food prices are never far from the headlines these days with wheat playing a pivotal role in cost increases and providing a focus for the media.The current hike in food costs are being caused by the growing world population, as well as growing global prosperity in countries such as ...

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    Energy impact analysed

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    While competing claims and methodologies are being bandied about, one research team has been toiling away to nail down the carbon impact of products specific to bakers by developing a supply chain framework for measuring CO2 emissions from plough to plate. The results suggest that the bakery chain can operate ...

  • News

    Energy impact analysed

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    While competing claims and methodologies are being bandied about, one research team has been toiling away to nail down the carbon impact of products specific to bakers by developing a supply chain framework for measuring CO2 emissions from plough to plate. The results suggest that the bakery chain can operate ...