Opinion – Page 6
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Taxation: Are you ready for Making Tax Digital?
Anita Monteith, tax manager at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, on the requirements of the HMRC Making Tax Digital programme
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Great Celebrity Bake Blog 2019 – Episode Four
Tuning into Bake Off this week I had no idea I was about to be confronted by my kindred spirit – comedian (and professional scruff bag) Joe Wilkinson.
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Diverse ambassador line-up with 12 women appointed by Real Bread Campaign
Nobody likes criticism. I suspect the folks over at the Real Bread Campaign weren’t thrilled when they were called out for the lack of gender diversity among its ambassadors last year.
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Great Celebrity Bake Blog – Episode Three
Smash the patriarchy, not the cake. This week’s episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up 2 Cancer was all about celebrating strong, independent women.
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Great Celebrity Bake Blog 2019: Episode Two
This week’s episode of the The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up 2 Cancer was like a happy trip down memory lane for me.
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"The term ‘bakery’ has changed massively in the past 25 years
Ann Wells, group marketing director at Brook Food Processing Equipment, on the changes her business has seen since it started up a quarter of a century ago
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“This will lead to gluten-free breads with an improved nutrient profile”
Lydia Campbell, chief technology officer at Nandi Proteins, on work being undertaken to develop a gluten replacer for bread
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Great Celebrity Bake Blog 2019: Episode One
Never have I heard the word “vagina” uttered on a non-medical TV show quite as frequently as it was in the Bake Off tent last night.
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“The price of an artisan loaf means many consumers won’t buy them every day”
Vince Bamford, editor of British Baker, considers whether the audience for artisan bread is limited to middle-class foodies
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‘Automation is history in the baking’
Steve Craddock, business manager for Automation Projects at ULMA Packaging UK, on how automated packaging machine technology is helping to boost bakery industry efficiency.
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Legal: Take the heat out of heat stress
Kevin Barrow, regulatory lawyer at Blake Morgan, explains the seriousness of heat stress in the workplace
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‘In small bakery shops there will always be a risk of cross-contamination’
Jim Winship, director of the British Sandwich & Food to Go Association, on the association’s concerns over the recently announced consultation on allergen labelling.
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‘We have created a women’s development program to provide peer support’
Greggs’ chief executive Roger Whiteside, who recently received an OBE for his services to women and equality, on how the business has benefited from its attitude to equality in the workplace
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’An important part of AIBI’s work is promotion of the industry, and the highlight of this is the congress’
Joseph Street reports on the work of the AIBI and plans for this year’s congress in Manchester in May.
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Waste not: education is the key to a low waste future
Having spent three years of my early journalistic career writing about waste and recycling, it’s fair to say I’m more excited about the topic than your average person.
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How baking can be a powerful force for good
Baking can be about so much more than making bread or cake – it can also be about making a difference.
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The F word: why bakers need to take note of fibre
Gut health is so hot right now. The trend for fermented food has got people sipping on kombucha, adding kimchi to scrambled eggs and scoffing sourdough like it’s going out of fashion.
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Opportunities & Challenges for the industry in 2019
Some of the leading names in British baking give their views on the issues that could shape the market this year.
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‘The main pitfall for the bakery sector is delivery charges and minimum order quantities’
Lucy Ingram, market analysis manager at MCA Insight,on the opportunities and challenges for bakers targeting the delivered foodservice market
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‘The only industry with a greater degree of regulation is believed to be the nuclear industry’
Paul Featherstone, chairman of the UK Former Foodstuffs Processors Association (UKFFPA), on its role in ensuring surplus baked goods are returned to the food chain