Opinion – Page 10
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‘Oat fibre is of particular interest to baked snacks manufacturers’
Nancy Gaul, global marketing director, Tate & Lyle, on the role fibre – particularly that from oats – can play in sugar reduction in snacks
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‘I am keen to understand this wonderful industry’
Alasdair Smith, the new chief executive officer of Scottish Bakers, on his previous experience and his ambitions for the role
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’Paperboard is slowly replacing plastic in certain areas’
Neil Goldman, managing director, of packaging supplier Colpac on the role of paperboard in bakery and food-to-go
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Could this be the end of food label confusion?
John Mitchell, partner at law firm Blake Morgan, welcomes new guidance that should simplify food labelling and help to reduce food waste
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‘I needed to learn more about baking and the industry’
Stephen Kramer, recently elected Master of The Worshipful Company of Bakers, on getting to know the baking industry
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‘Higher ratings helps bring people through the door’
Nina Purcell, director of regulatory delivery at the Food Standards Agency, on the value of the Food Hygiene Rating System to bakery businesses
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Legal: Don’t let a breach send your firm down the drain
John Mitchell, partner at law firm Blake Morgan, looks at the risks associated with liquid waste
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‘Discovering ways to substitute egg or dairy can be a stimulating and educational mission’
Dominika Piasecka, Media officer, at The Vegan Society, on the opportunity veganism can offer the baking industry
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‘Don’t bury your head in the sand and hope the digitalisation of tax will go away’
Richard Stonier, partner at online accountancy software firm Tally Accounts, explains how bakery owners can be proactive and prepared for the transition to tax digitalisation
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‘This represented a golden opportunity to change the narrative of what it means to work in the UK food industry’
Ian Hodson, National president of the Bakers Food and Allied Workers’ Union, looks at landmark new terms and conditions secured for Warburtons’ workers
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Legal: Are you ready for a data protection shake-up?
Bruce Potter, chairman of Blake Morgan law firm, on the Incoming General Data Protection Regulation.
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‘Apprentices will complete modules including customer service and selling’
Greggs people and retail director Roisin Currie on the business’s new national apprenticeship programme
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Legal: You have the PUWER, so use it wisely
John Mitchell, a partner at law firm Blake Morgan, offers advice on complying with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
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Legal: Be aware of the need to manage asbestos
John Mitchell, partner at law firm Blake Morgan, looks at the essential role of an asbestos management plan, particularly for older food manufacturing plants
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Karl De Smedt: ‘Sourdough chimes with the trend for local’
Puratos global communications & training manager Karl De Smedt on the latest trends shaping the sourdough market
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Great British Bake Blog: Episode 10
And the winner is… Liam. Ok, that’s just wishful thinking on my part (and that of hundreds of Twitter users). But I am willing to concede the actual champion ultimately deserved to win.
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Great British Bake Blog: Episode Nine
There was a surprising lack of innuendos in this week’s episode of The Great British Bake Off. Perhaps patisserie isn’t very sexy. Or, far more likely, Noel was asked not to mention what Prue’s necklace really looked like. I was given the same instructions.
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Great British Bake Blog: Episode Eight
This episode should have contained a trigger warning. Seriously, it was harrowing to watch and I have been left emotionally scarred 75 minutes of television… as has pretty much everyone on Twitter.
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Great British Bake Blog: Episode Seven
It’s hard to imagine the sweltering temperature inside the Bake Off tent on Italian week, particularly when you’re watching it from the sofa in your polar bear PJs under a blanket.
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‘To see young people’s faces when they make the best loaf or cake really gave me a buzz’
Dawn Gemmell, former assistant dean at the College of Food (Bakery) at University College Birmingham, on her love of bakery, and on winning Outstanding Contribution to the Baking Industry at last month’s Baking Industry Awards