All British Baker articles in October 2007 – Page 6
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Rhubarb brûlée tart
Ingredients Sweet shortcrust pastry case: 1 x 25cm Fresh stewed rhubarb, sweetened, with a little ginger to taste: 300g For the custard Thick double cream: 400ml Large egg yolks: 4 Caster sugar: 75g Gelatine, softened in water: 1 leaf Courvoisier ...
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Don’t believe the hype
Recently I read an article which implied that small companies should think and act ’big’, if they want to actually become big. The writer then proceeded to tell readers to hire people that they would not actually need until the following year, once the company had grown.Great, but how do ...
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Northern bakery sales rise
A return to sales growth for its bakery division was one of the highlights for Northern Foods as it reported a 2.6% increase in group revenue for the half-year ended 29 September. Sandwiches and salads also did well, despite slower year-on-year growth due to the unseasonably poor summer weather.Underlying revenue ...
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Bakery worker gets life for murder
A former Fine Lady Bakeries worker has been sentenced to life for the murder of a colleague who died after an argument at work.Imran Shah, 23, was stabbed 11 times at the Fine Lady bakery in Southam Road, Banbury, on 27 November last year. Two stab wounds punctured his lung ...
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Younger shoppers key to high street bakers’ future
High street bakers need to target young consumers, adapting range and approach, to ensure long-term survival, according to new independent research supplied exclusively to British Baker.Currently, retail bakers have a loyal but ageing and low-spending customer base, says the report from Management Horizons Europe, commissioned by ingredients supplier BakeMark UK.The ...
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Green approach pays dividends
Rising utility costs, changing legislation and the increasing environmental awareness of consumers all present challenges for the baking industry. But these issues could equally be viewed as opportunities for businesses to create competitive advantages.Consumer demand for ’greener’ food, for example, has been estimated to add an additional £16.35 to the ...
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Allied hits back at Warburtons’ report
Allied Bakeries says its Kingsmill brand is actually growing faster than Warburtons, fiercely rebutting claims to the contrary in Warburtons recent Bakery Review 2007.Allied said figures quoted in the review that suggest that Allied’s Kingsmill brand had lost market share across the UK in the year to July 14 are ...
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Alex Waugh, director general of the National Association of British and Irish Millers
It has certainly been a newsworthy couple of months in wheat markets, with prices reaching record levels in September.The markets have also been characterised by volatility, especially in futures markets depending on weather reports and the activities of investment funds. We can expect more of the same in coming ...
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Greggs’ prices rising 4.5% as costs bite
Retail baker Greggs said this week that its prices were increasing 4.5% a year on an ongoing basis as ingredients’ costs mounted.The company, the UK’s number one bakery chain with 1,353 shops, said cost pressures arising from increases in the price of flour and dairy products have been mitigated to ...
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Improve’s skills plan takes shape
"Everybody should stop moaning about bakery skills shortages and learn to love the new skills framework." This is not what Improve’s CEO Jack Matthews said of the new ’employer-led’ qualifications, but he might have done in a more private moment than speaking at last week’s launch of the new ...
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Holgran teams up with Millbo
Bakery ingredients supplier Holgran is to work with an Italian-based ingredients specialist.Millbo is a suppliers of speciality ingredients including enzymes, sourdough, fermented flours and improvers. Customers include flour millers, bread improver and premix manufacturers, large plant bakeries and artisan craft bakers. Products are currently sold in over 30 countries throughout ...
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Health watch
Bakery companies have swung into action after an investigation into the effects of additives on children’s behaviour.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently announced that eating or drinking certain mixes of colourings, including Sunset yellow (E110), Quinoline yellow (E104), Carmoisine (E122), Allura red (E129), Tartrazine (E102) and Ponceau 4R (E124), together ...
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Head-hunting made happy
Despite stories of an increasing number of businesses recognising the value of grey hair - aka ’wisdom’ - the mean age in this country’s boardrooms is constantly falling. At this rate, the Justin Kings [CEO, Sainsbury’s] of this world will soon be the norm rather than the exception.Another trend noticed ...