All British Baker articles in October 2010 – Page 4
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Park Cakes strike averted
Strike action at Park Cakes’ Bolton site has been averted after the company and the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union agreed to hold further talks.
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Genius invests £3m in ad campaign
Genius Foods is taking to the small screen for the first time as part of a £3m advertising campaign for the gluten-free brand.
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Italian show gets ready to welcome trade
Italy’s premier bakery show AB Tech is just around the corner, and will feature equipment, machinery and demonstrations. It takes place on October 23-27 at Milan’s Fieramilano showground, easily accessible from the city. Exhibitors will include names well-known to the British market. A number are saving up new launches for ...
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Local NPD funding scheme aids launch of Xmas pud
Harrogate Cake Company has launched a new handmade Christmas pudding following help from deliciouslyorkshire.
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Price increase forecast for California raisins
The price of California raisins is set to rise, following a drop in production and exports. With the crop yet to be harvested, there is currently less than a month’s supply on hand, and the squeeze on availability was compounded by wet weather last week. "We’re into a new era ...
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Domino’s moves into lunchtime subs business
Pizza company Domino’s is looking to muscle in on the lunchtime sandwich trade after launching a range of made-to-order subs across its 600-plus stores, while also trialling breakfast sandwiches and Lavazza coffee. The firm has backed the six-strong range of oven-baked subs, which are made with ciabatta bread from Giles ...
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NewsBritish World Pastry Cup team names president
Benoit Blin MCA, exécutive pastry chef, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, has been named as president of the British team that will go forward to compete in the World Pastry Cup in January 2011.
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Vogel’s takes breakfast to Bristol commuters
Following the launch of its first UK marketing campaign in July, Vogel’s has taken on the consumer face-to-face with a pop-up toast bar at Temple Meads train station in Bristol. Simon Staddon, managing director of bakers Nicholas & Harris, which holds the Vogel’s licence in the UK, told British Baker ...
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NewsBake-at-home savouries launched by Crantock
Crantock Bakery is aiming to fill a gap in the market for frozen savouries that are baked-off at home by consumers as it launches its first branded range. Following market research into the £1bn pie and savoury snacks market, the Cornish firm identified opportunities in the premium chilled and frozen ...
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Carbon Trust lays down energy gauntlet to bakers
The Carbon Trust has challenged Britain’s plant bakers to come up with ways of improving energy efficiency, backed by co-funding of up to £500,000 per project. Allied Bakeries, Irwin’s and Jackson’s have already carried out initial studies with the government-funded organisation focusing on how to improve the combustion efficiency of ...
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Stan Cauvain recognised with prestigious award
Bakery consultant Stan Cauvain will be presented with the Eberhard Paech Award in Berlin later this month the first British person to have ever won the prestigious bakery accolade in recognition of his work on the mixing process and numerous technical publications. The award, which is presented every ...
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Roberts snaps up central bakery of P & A Davies
Frank Roberts and Sons has acquired the central bakery of Chester craft chain P & A Davies after the 111-year-old business went into administration and its shops were closed down.
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is a young entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé chain of shops, as well as smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay in Oban, ScotlandWhat is the best way to view competition? This important question was raised at a senior management meeting within my business earlier in September.I have ...
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Totting it up for tots
The pitter-patter of tiny feet is not everyone’s cup of tea. A mother let’s call her Jane Smith tells how her mums and toddlers group has boycotted their local branch of Starbucks in Hampshire after the manager was a little too honest.On the group’s final visit, the kids ...
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A toast to Vogel’s
It’s not often that the British Baker team have the opportunity to get toasted in the office, Christmas party aside. So we owe thanks to Vogel’s for its latest bit of online marketing that allows you to upload any image onto a piece of toast. Have a go at www.vogelsbread.co.uk/vogels/toastarizer.ashx ...
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In Short
Phat into foodservicePasty van franchise operation Phat Pasty is launching a range of branded frozen pasties into the foodservice sector for the first time. The firm currently delivers to workplaces across the country, but is targeting its new bake-in-a-bag range at any outlets with the facility to bake-off, such as ...
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Eating habitsOne in four Brits admits they rarely eat dinner at the traditional time of 6-8pm because their hectic schedules don’t allow it, a new study from microwaveable snack company Feasters revealed. The national study of 3,000 men and women also found that ’elevenses’ was now a regular fixture in ...
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In Short
Name badge impactBakeries that introduce name badges for their staff see customer satisfaction ratings increase by an average of 12%, according to research from mystery shopping company Shopper Anonymous. The figure came from a study of 116,000 mystery shopper reports in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, including UK bakery ...
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RGFC moves upThe Real Good Food Company has seen continued growth in its bakery and bakery ingredients businesses. However, reduced sugar cost levels in the market have led to a 19% drop in sales in its sugar business, Napier Brown. The company’s bakery ingredients arm, Renshaw, saw sales up 13%, ...
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Seed pricing
Pinenuts: Any hope that prices into 2011 might be restored to their "normal" levels depends largely on whether China and Russia can resolve their cross-border differences. Then, weather permitting, a restored and optimal Chinese new crop, topped up by the supplemental Russian supply into China, should result in prices dropping ...