All British Baker articles in October 2010 – Page 3
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Book Review
Alan Dunn’s Christmas CakesNew Holland Publishers, £14.99As much a guide to sugared horticulture as cake decorating, the latest book from Alan Dunn builds on his expertise on the floral side of sugarcraft.This time the wintry theme offers a few seasonal ideas to add value to Christmas cakes. And if you’re ...
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A ruling on benefits
The European Court of Justice has been looking at benefits provided to employees under salary sacrifice schemes.In a recent case, employer Astra Zeneca offered a food benefits scheme, under which the employees could choose from a range of selected benefits, each of which resulted in a deduction from his or ...
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Barmy days for bread
The best way to understand the characteristics of the traditional breads of any particular country or region is to look at flour milled from the local grain. The cereal crops traditionally grown near the mill would once have defined the local bread, affecting the crumb, crust, flavour, breadth and volume ...
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Bako lists dried cranberries
The Ocean Spray Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) is to have its products listed in the Bako North Western portfolio.Its sweetened dried cranberries (SDC), suitable for use in products such as tiffins, flapjacks, cookies, muffins and bread, will now be available in a 3lb bag.The SDCs were presented at Bako’s Seasonal ...
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Thorntons plays it cool with bakery and desserts
Thorntons has made the move into the branded chilled bakery and desserts sector with the launch of a nine-strong range into the grocery channel this month.Alongside the dessert range, manufactured for Thorntons by Elisabeth the Chef, the confectionery firm, which already has a successful ambient cakes and bites range, has ...
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Open Date looks to iQ for bakery
Open Date Equipment has launched a new thermal transfer printer the Thermocode iQ. The firm claimed it offers higher print quality, as well as a high level of sustainable performance.The company said bakery and confectionery companies would find the iQ’s suitability with intermittent machines particularly useful, while the gentler ...
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Bake like a Palaeolithic
Egyptians invented bread? Pah! Tear up those history books (or more constructively, post an amendment on Wikipedia), because it looks like Palaeolithic humans got there first 30,000 years ago. New research suggests flour was developed as a way for hunter-gatherers to survive harsh seasonal climate changes. The Italian Institute of ...
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Q & A
QWhat is the proper comparator in a disability discrimination claim?AThe Court of Appeal has confirmed, in Aylott v Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, that it is "someone who had behaved in the same way as the person concerned, but [who] did not suffer from that person’s disability". So the old comparator ...
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Serve & return: is poor customer service costing you money?
Over the last 15 years, I have worked with independent bakeries in several countries and, in doing so, have clearly identified what makes the difference between a good and a great bakery. Put simply, the really great ones understand and appreciate the need to invest in training their front-line staff ...
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Add sparkle to Christmas
Edible glimmering pigment powder from Cream Supplies is designed to add a bit of sparkle to your Christmas products.The Perlazoon powder can be added to cakes, biscuits and desserts and is available in either gold or red varieties. It can either be sprinkled on to the tops of cupcakes or ...
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Equality Act - in force
The Act brings together nine existing pieces of discrimination legislation into one single Act.The same characteristics that were protected by existing discrimination legislation (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity) are now known as "protected characteristics".The Act extends discrimination law ...
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Next issue: November 5
lDesserts & puddingsLast year saw the rise of frozen desserts, but how did the category perform in 2010? We analyse the latest data and report on trends. Plus fantastic recipe ideas from Dan LepardlKeeping it localWhether it’s box schemes, local food hubs or grocery delivery websites, we explore new ways ...
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Zombie cakes pt.137
Here’s a delectable zombie-chainsaw rampage-gore cake to whet your appetite for Halloween, and so we can say we never let a week pass by without a zombie bakery story. Next issue we’ll be reporting from a ’Zombie banquet’ to mark a baker’s launch.
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Erlenbacher sets its sights on UK market
European cakes and desserts manufacturer Erlenbacher is to bring its frozen ranges to the UK foodservice market this month.
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NewsLord Sugar’s apprentices make mess of bakery task
Lord Alan Sugar’s team of apprentices proved that it’s not an easy job being a baker, as they carried out their latest task in the BBC1 series, screened last night.
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Costa is latest to trail concept stores
Costa Coffee is testing two concept stores in central London, specifically for urban markets.
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Neighbourhood baker fights demolition plans
Baker Lynda Miles is fighting a planning application which could see her forced to leave the shop she has built up for 17 years.
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Burns the Bread crowned best of the West
Somerset baker Burns the Bread has taken the title of Best West Country Baker in the 2010 Western Bakery Championships, organised by the Western Region of the NAMB.
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NewsThorntons to tackle chilled bakery market
Thorntons has made the move into the branded chilled bakery and desserts sector with the launch of a nine-strong range into the grocery channel this month.
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Water-powered corn mill receives National Trust award
Flour ground in an historic water-powered corn mill has been given a Fine Farm Produce Award from the National Trust.