All British Baker articles in September 2007 – Page 5
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Reap the rewards of investment
In his article ’Let’s take training to task’ (British Baker, 17 August) Chris North, bakery tutor at Castle College, Sheffield, stated that: "Industry must take charge of its own standards, training and education - not the government. The government... came up with NVQs, none of which are fit for purpose."Improve ...
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Ingredients Watch
US-based bakery brand Dunkin’ Donuts said that it has developed a new oil in order to create donuts free from trans fats.The donuts have been served in approximately 400 restaurants throughout the US, as part of a nationwide blind test over a period of four months, said Dunkin’ Donuts in ...
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Gaining kudos in Kidderminster
A traditional small family bakery, situated in the terraced back streets of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, can trace its roots back to 1886 and still uses the same traditional recipes from over 120 years ago. Over the last year, Tony’s Bakery has been exposed to a whole new generation of bread lovers, ...
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Lion set to snare Nordic firm
Weetabix owner Lion Capital is on the brink of clinching a multi-million-pound deal to buy one of Scandinavia and the Baltic region’s leading breadmakers, Vaasan & Vaasan.It comes 18 months after Lion Capital, in partnership with Blackstone, purchased Cadbury Schweppes’ European Beverages division - now called Orangina - for £1.26 ...
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Greggs enters new phase of promotion
Comedian Paddy McGuinness has resumed his love affair with the products of high street bakery chain Greggs.Greggs launched a second phase of a multi-million marketing campaign on Monday (3 September).The £1.5 million ad blitz, to run through the autumn, features 10- to 40-second slots on TV and radio as well ...
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Poll reveals deregulation favour
Some 57% of our readers are in favour of bread weights being deregulated, according to the latest poll on British Baker’s website [http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk], with the remaining 43% against the proposals.Currently, UK law states that wrapped loaves weighing over 300g must weigh 400g or a multiple of 400g, such as 1,200g. ...
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Cheques in decline as payment method
The number of retail customers writing out cheques for goods has plummeted by almost a half in Britain during the past decade - faster than in any other sector, a report by the UK payments association APACS has revealed.The organisation said that, in 1996, 31% of shoppers had paid by ...
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McDonald’s moves into cafés in Japanese market
Some 1,190 Japanese customers queued in Tokyo for more than two hours last week to get into a new café-style eatery, serving sandwiches and croissants with vegetable soups from McDonald’s.The premises in the capital’s Shibuya ward is one of 15 McCafés set to open in Japan - some of them ...
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Best of British at German fair
Bakery companies will be showcasing the best of British at this year’s Anuga trade show in Cologne, Germany.More than 60 UK food and drink producers have so far signed up to be at the show which runs from 13-17 October 2007 at Köln Messe, Cologne. UK exhibitors include Artisan ...
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BB’s installs training for own facilities
Café chain BB’s Coffee & Muffins is scaling up its training facilities with the launch of a new academy in Ireland.The chain, which has 150 outlets in the UK and 20 in Ireland, has based its new Franchisee & Management Training Academy at its Irish head office, in Limerick.The ...
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Alex Waugh director general of nabim
The UK harvest is now estimated to be 80-85% complete. There is little left to do in the south, although there are still fields to be cut further north and in the west.As in other parts of Europe, yields are reported to be down on last ...
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International Activity
The International Grains Council has said that, in the EU in particular, the price of wheat has surged to new heights.In Germany, German bakers association president Peter Becker has warned that the price of bread was expected to increase by 5% in the coming weeks, fuelled by the near doubling ...
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