Opinion – Page 12
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Apprenticeship Levy – what you need to know
Rebecca Ireland, a partner at law firm Blake Morgan specialising in employment matters, looks at the costs and potential benefits of the Apprenticeship Levy
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“Many bakers across Scotland have identified a range of bakery products with huge export potential”
Alan Clarke, chief executive of industry organisation Scottish Bakers, celebrates the news that food and drink exports from Scotland have grown to record levels
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“Among the quirkier, yet deliciously interesting launches was green high-fibre veg bread”
Claire Nuttall, founder of The Brand Incubator, gives an overview of the US bakery trends on show at Natural Products Expo West 2017 in Los Angeles
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Product recalls: Why the cost is more than financial
Far from shy when it comes to letting the public know about food product recalls, the Food Standards Agency publishes such alerts bang in the middle of its website home page, where they carry maximum impact.
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’Breaching National Minimum Wage regulations now entails the risk of reputational damage’
Businesses have fallen foul of regulations around the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National Living Wage (NLW), with bakers telling this magazine they have been ‘devastated’ after being ‘named and shamed’ for underpaying their staff.
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“Retailers and the charities they support will now need to establish practical means to deliver surplus foods”
Until now, the law was interpreted to mean that, at midnight on the stated date, all sandwiches and other food carrying a ‘use-by’ date had to be destroyed.
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Blog: British Baker visits Signature International Foods in Nashik
Multimedia reporter Ashley Williams travels into rural India to visit Signature International Foods’ bakery in Nashik. There he met managing director Yatin Patel and sales and marketing director for the Indian market Shilpa Agarwal.
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Blog: British Baker reports from India
Multimedia reporter Ashley Williams is in Mumbai to examine the differences between the British and Indian bakery markets. Here he talks with the boss of one of India’s leading food distributors.
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The Great British Bake Off. Episode ten: The Final
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant takes us through series 7 with an expert eye... Who was crowned champion? Who made a right pavlova of it? Oh... AND SHE’S WRITTEN A SONG ABOUT IT!
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How Queen Victoria really was partial to a Victoria sponge
Hot on the heels of the Bake Off finale, University of Warwick food historian Professor Rebecca Earle investigates the history of the Victoria sponge.
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode nine: Patisserie
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. It’s semi-finals week, which brings the loss of a favourite...
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The Great British Bake Off. Episode eight: Tudors
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. Prepare thine lute and ruffle, and see which bakers escaped with their heads.
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode seven: dessert
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. It’s getting tense in the tent, but who will get their just desserts?
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The Great British Bake Off. Episode six: botanical
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. She sure knows how to cultivate an interest in bakery...
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode five: pastry
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. She knows how to bake…well.
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode four: batter
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye… she’s flippin’ great.
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode three: bread
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. She knows which side her bread is buttered.
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode two: biscuits
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye. Her know-how really takes the biscuit.
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The Great British Bake Off 2016. Episode one: cake
Cathryn Dresser, GBBO series three contestant and baker extraordinaire, takes us through series 7 with an expert eye – she knows exactly how to avoid a soggy bottom. On your marks, get set, bake!
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Meet the Great British Bake Off contestants
The Great British Bake Off is back for another year this Wednesday on BBC One from 8pm. Twelve amateur bakers, including a pastor, a hairdresser, a nurse and an aerospace engineer are among those set to battle for the bake off crown.