All British Baker articles in October 2009 – Page 6
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Student enrolments rise as interest in baking soars
Colleges are enrolling bumper student numbers on to bakery courses this year, with admissions up between 9% and a staggering 160%.
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Bakery manufacturers on the up but retail slides
Despite the economic downturn, there has been an increase in the number of bakery manufacture businesses, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Northern reveals strong bakery rise
Northern Foods has reported strong underlying growth in its bakery division, with revenue up 3.9% for the 26 weeks to 26 September 2009.
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Fairtrade sets sights on bakery
Watershed moment alert: chocolate giant Cadbury is stepping up its activities in bakery. While you may have spotted the marketing splash about its switch to Fairtrade for consumer chocolate, you may not yet be aware that it is also ramping up the hitherto less-developed part of its business bakery cocoa supply. Such is the potential for Fairtrade growth in bakery, the chocolate giant is targeting craft bakers and bakery manufacturers by launching Fairtrade cocoa into the market.
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Northern lights on bakers
Bakers from up and down the land flocked to Manchester for Bakers’ Fair, to glean some crucial tips in readiness for the run-up to Christmas. Machinery, ingredients, drinks, packaging and software systems suppliers were on hand to offer advice on the latest developments in the trade, while a line-up of industry experts took to the stage.
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NewsIn the market for... stone-baked campagne baguette
The ancient concept of leavened dough dates back at least to the Egyptians, writes consultant baker Wayne Caddy.
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Brand clinic: Visual brand ID - science, not art
Don Williams, CEO of brand specialist Pi Global, continues his series looking at the secrets of building a strong brand No one in their right mind thinks that a trip to a busy supermarket is fun. The purchase decision point is where the brand identity and packaging of fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) have to work harder than any other medium in the communication mix: right next to competition; 24/7; tiny little canvases in a sea of at least 50,000 ’noisy’ SKUs.
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Tan Y Castell gets on board with Arriva
Pembrokeshire bakery Tan Y Castell Welshcakes has struck a deal with Arriva Trains to supply its ’Welshcakes Snack Pack’ on board all the company’s trains across Wales.
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In the Archives
Attention is drawn to the fact that the minister of transport has made an order prohibiting, as from 26 August, the use on any highway by an unauthorised person of any vehicle painted to resemble a camouflaged vehicle in the service of the armed forces.
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FSA’s latest anti-salt drive angers baking industry
By Georgi Gyton Bakers across the country are up in arms over the new Food Standards Agency (FSA) campaign, which aims to educate consumers on the ’hidden salt’ in foods such as bread, sandwiches and pizza and urges them to choose products with the lowest salt levels.
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Ulrick & Short cuts sat fats
Clean-label, functional ingredients supplier Ulrick & Short has been working on improvements to its fat replacer Delyte.
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Allied faces potential redundancies
Allied Bakeries could make up to 40 workers redundant at its Liverpool site after failing to boost its morning goods business.
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Coffee Republic seeks prime sites across UK
Coffee Republic is on the look-out for 20 new retail sites, only months after being rescued from administration.
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Warrens’ staff gain on-the-job NVQs
Warrens Bakery staff have become the first to get a new-style qualification without spending time in the classroom, doing coursework, or exams.Forty-two of the Cornish company’s store managers and assistant managers have just finished an NVQ Level 2 course in Food Manufacture Retail and Service Support Skills, with assessment based ...
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FSA launches major consumer campaign on salt
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has kicked-off a massive campaign to educate consumers about the ‘hidden salt’ in foods such as bread, sandwiches and pizza. The campaign, which goes live this week, features television advertising focused on pizza and sandwiches, and radio and print advertising on bread. It urges consumers ...
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Northern reveals strong bakery rise
Northern Foods has reported strong underlying growth in its bakery division, with revenue up 3.9% for the 26 weeks to 26 September 2009. Brand investment in Fox’s biscuits helped it achieve its highest brand share since 2006, and the firm also announced that a new marketing campaign for its Matthew ...
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National Trust to launch bakery lines
The National Trust is to launch its first branded bakery range in early 2010, and is on the look-out for bakeries to get involved.The bakery range, which will sit alongside a wider branded food and drink line, will consist of three breads and five biscuit varieties, inspired by the Trust’s ...
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Northern Foods reveals strong bakery rise
Northern Foods has reported strong underlying growth in its bakery division, with revenue up by 3.9% for the 26 weeks to 26 September 2009.
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Tan Y Castell gets on board with Arriva
Pembrokeshire bakery Tan Y Castell Welshcakes has struck a deal with Arriva Trains to supply its ‘Welshcakes Snack Pack’ on board all the company’s trains across Wales. The pack containing two Welshcakes has just been launched by the bakery and had been developed to cater for the snacking-on-the-go market.“Consumers are ...