All British Baker articles in September 2008 – Page 2
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New sponsor for Summit
Dawn Foods will be sponsoring British Baker’s Baking Industry Summit 2008. This year’s summit, to be held in London on the 27 November, will cover all the essentials of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), with top speakers including Tesco, Asda and Greggs. "The summit looks set to stimulate interesting debates and ...
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Mouthing off
"She knows she has messed up bad"- a "senior police source" quoted in The Sun (and sounding like they’ve seen too many US cop shows), commenting after one of Tony Blair’s close protection officers left a surprise in a toilet for Starbucks staff: a Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol"I have to ...
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NA’s seminar for managers
The National Association of Master Bakers (NA), supported by The Worshipful Company of Bakers, is running a seminar for newly appointed supervisors and managers on Wednesday 8 October 2008, at the Best Western Midland hotel, Derby. It will be delivered by Simon Johnstone, whose seminars have been reported as being ...
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Your say: letter
How refreshing to find an easy-to-navigate website (www.thebakeryschool.com) that has been developed by two experienced baking industry giants!I had been following the progress of the project during the last couple of years, and have to admit to the usual scepticism we all can relate to. However, when testing out the ...
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Pantheon plays it hot
Pantheon has launched a new kettle to heat and store soups and casseroles. The PSK Soup Kettle heats up to 10 litres of liquid-based products, such as soup, sauces and casseroles. It then maintains them at the optimum serving temperature. The operator can alter the temperature dial, depending on usage.Only ...
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Going public
Even a tiny slice of the government’s estimated £2bn spend on food and catering in the public sector provides a mouth- watering prospect for bakery and ingredients suppliers.Alongside food safety, hygiene and healthy nutrition, one of the objectives of Defra’s Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI) is to "increase tenders ...
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Glisten results shine as it grows snacks investment
Snack and confectionery company Glisten’s latest financial results reveal a year of strong growth, with revenue for the year to 30 June rising 26% to £73.8m and pre-tax profit up 18% to £6.68m.Chief executive Paul Simmonds said the AIM-listed UK company, which owns premium and healthy snack brands including Fruitus, ...
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Jus-Rol gets into shapes
Puff pastry supplier Jus-Rol has launched ’Shape It Up’, whereby bakers can source ideas and recipes using Jus-Rol’s three different pastry shapes - oval, round and square. Jus-Rol’s Puff Pastry Shapes are pre-rolled, cut to size and defrost in a few minutes. Recipes include Cheese, Tomato & Bacon Wraps, Chicken ...
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International Richemont gathering
The British Richemont Club will host a three-day meeting of international members from 27 to 29 September.British president Dawn van Rensburg of Gerrards Confec-tioners of North Wales, together with John Slattery of Manchester-based Slattery Patissier & Chocolatier and Liz Davidson of Classic Celebration Cake of Stockport have spent two ...
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Numbers game
3663 - named because it spells ’food’ on a phone (unless you’re using a Blackberry, in which case it spells ’rffr’) - has fast become one of the UK’s foodservice giants since its rebirth out of the ailing Booker in 1999.It could also be called 4843 (’huge’), having become the ...
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Oz pudding firm looks to UK growth
Australian dessert maker, Pudding Lane, has high hopes for expansion in the UK, after winning a one-star gold award for its Macadamia and Brandy Pudding at the Great Taste Awards.The company, which only sent out its first shipment to the UK for Christmas 2007, plans to send six to eight ...
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Premier in fiendish form
Premier Foods is launching limited-edition Mr Kipling Fiendish Fancies for Halloween. A variation on its popular French Fancy, the new cakes will have orange and black icing and Halloween-themed packaging."This variant of the popular French Fancy will help retailers maximise their seasonal sales," said Dan Ince, head of ...
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Fairings well in France
Furniss of Cornwall is now selling its Cornish Fairings biscuits in France. The biscuits will be hitting the shelves of Le Comptoir Irlandais stores across the country in its three varieties - orange and lemon, apple and cinnamon and stem ginger and honey - alongside its Cornish Gingerbread."Cornwall is being ...
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Planglow is just the ticket for delis
Planglow has launched its new Deli Tickets, suitable for salad bars, deli counters and shelf edges. They are pre-laminated and no cutting is required; they can also be used repeatedly.The tickets are sold in boxes of 100 and can be overprinted using Planglow’s LabelLogic software and a standard inkjet or ...
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Kellogg in snacks deal
US-based Kellogg Company, in Michigan, is expanding its capacity, after acquiring the assets of IndyBake Products LLC and Brownie Products, a privately- held contract manufacturing business.IndyBake and Brownie Products produce cracker, cookie and frozen dough items at two manufacturing sites, located in Seelyville, Indiana and Gardner, Illinois. These ...
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Price of croissants nearly doubled, finds survey
The retail price of packaged croissants has almost doubled in the last six months, according to the latest price data from Verdict Research.The survey found that, of all retail products, the price of four-packs of croissants rose the most steeply - by 47.4% from January to August this ...
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Costa enjoys positive sales results
Costa Coffee’s sales have continued to rise over the past six months - up 23.6% in the half-year to 14 August. In its interim statement, parent company Whitbread said the brand had demonstrated "good growth", with like-for-likes up 3.7%.Half-year results will be published on 14 October. Whitbread - which also ...
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Contents
The British Baker Award for Special AchievementWINNER John Slattery16Baker of the YearWINNER Piero Scacco17The Craft Business AwardWINNER The Village Bakery (Coedpoeth)19Bakery Supplier of the YearWINNER W C Rowe20The Achievement in Bakery Training AwardWINNER Jane Hatton, Brooklands College21Plant Product of the YearWINNER Eurobuns - Skinny Baked Donut22The Organic AwardWINNER ...
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The Italian con job
In a recent BB we slavered over the wonders of authentic Neapolitan pizza. Well, the pizzas from Naples may be a delight, but the city’s bread will slowly kill you.Stop the Week has previously reported on the Mafia’s moves into bakery in the southern Italian pizza capital, setting up illegal ...
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Celebration Cake Maker of the Year
Winner Leanne TangCake DecoratorTerry Tang Designer CakesWavertree, LiverpoolShowgirls were the theme of Tang’s Las Vegas cake, which included intricately painted eyeshadow and lashes on the girls’ faces, as well as poker chips and playing cards.Detail is important to Tang, who says she takes great care to create authenticity in her ...