All British Baker articles in September 2008 – Page 5
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Helping kids to feel good
The Feel Good Drinks Company is launching a new range of soft drinks aimed at kids. The fruity range, called Feel Good Kids, will initially feature Raspberry, Strawberry and Blueberry; Orange, Pineapple and Banana; and Blackcurrant, Apple and Grape varieties.The 250ml bottles are made of 2/3 juice and 1/3 water ...
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The customer is king
Cuisine de France’s national account manager, Sharon Carney, says that winning the Customer Focus Award, sponsored by BakeMark, at last year’s Baking Industry Awards was a triumph for the business - not to mention a great opportunity to meet Joanna Lumley!Established in 1989, the in-store bakery and food-to-go supplier, a ...
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Tesco director to speak at CSR Summit
Tesco’s executive director of corporate and legal affairs Lucy Neville Rolfe will be giving an insight into the supermarket’s corporate social responsibility strategy (CSR) at British Baker’s Baking Industry Summit, to be held in London on 27 November.In an industry where food is baked, packaged, distributed, sold and thrown away ...
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Fairtrade cola set to target growing ’ethical’ market
Percola, a Fairtrade cola drink, has been launched by food and beverage company Food Brands Group. The drink, an extension of its Percol Fairtrade coffee range, is the first Fairtrade cola with no preservatives or artificial colours and will be available in a 500ml bottle.The Fairtrade sugar it contains is ...
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Coffee Republic: franchise sales up, own-store sales "weak"
Coffee Republic chairman Peter Breach has promised to “forcefully address” the “disappointingly weak” performance of its company-owned coffee shops. Full-year results to 30 March 2008 show the company made a net loss of £2.5m (2007: £2.42m), in the first full year since Breach and chief executive Steven Bartlett took control of the business.
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Clearing the FOG
Up to 150,000 sewer blockages each year are caused by fats, oils and grease (FOG) being thrown down sinks and drains. The time and expense involved in unblocking drains and subsequent clean-up operations can have an immediate impact on the bottom line.With the raft of legislation impacting on ...
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Stat Centre
Coffee shops and cafés are playing a "notable" role in the longer-term trend among consumers for frequent eating out of home, according to new research by Allegra Strategies.In the first phase of a major research programme, How Britain Eats, Allegra found 51% of consumers would choose to have a meal ...
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Brooks steps down from Finsbury
Dave Brooks, chief executive of major own-brand premium cakes supplier Finsbury Food Group, who steered the business into its number two position within the UK cake industry, is to step down from his role with effect from 29 September.Brooks will be replaced by major shareholder Martin Lightbody, previously group strategic ...
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Take a Valera buffet break
Valera has introduced a new range of buffet display units for hot, cold or ambient products.The new City Line range includes New York, Roma and Paris models and has been designed to meet the needs of businesses that require self-service counters.The New York model is available in chilled, hot bain ...
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Think inside the box
Despite an almost non-existent summer, it’s nearly back to school time. Among other things, this is a time when mums and dads will be forced to face the issue of what they can put in their children’s lunchboxes.According to research by Mintel, around four billion packed lunches are consumed each ...
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Hovis makes biggest ever investment in its brand
A £15m relaunch of the Hovis brand - the largest in its history - gets under way this month, after its declining market share contributed to a 23.2% slump in half-year profits to £14.6m at Premier Foods’ bakery business.Hovis marketing director Jon Goldstone said the record spend for a Hovis ...
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Last chance for BIA places
It’s your last chance to get tic-kets for the Baking Industry Awards 2008, to be held at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on 15 September.A prime opportunity to rub shoulders with the most influential people in the industry, this year’s event will be hosted by TV personality Kate Thornton and ...
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Become a barista
You may ask yourselves, "Why should I move to quality coffee?" Compare the coffee industry to the wine industry and think back to when the UK drank very little wine - when our knowledge did not extend past drinking Blue Nun. Now, a lot of UK consumers have a basic ...
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Bäro’s clean machines
A new food hygiene system has been launched in the UK by Applied Technology, a subsidiary of retail lighting company Bäro Lighting.Bäro has researched and developed the UV Germicide Irradiation (UVGI) technique, culminating in the design of a range of systems that are effective for use throughout the food hygiene ...
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Lancashire bakery falls victim to ticket scam
A bakery in Merseyside has become a victim of identity theft. A fraudster, claiming to be connected with Liverpool’s artisan bakery and patisserie Satterthwaites, misled hundreds of people into sending money by electronic transfer for concert and festival tickets, which never materialised.Music fans looking for tickets on web forums ...
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Fresh module for Bakery School site
Online training provider The Bakery School is adding a further module to its 40-module bakery training portfolio. The module, Training Matrix, will go live on 5 September. Designed to support the employer or super-visor, the module will help them to set up a simple matrix system for bakery training, in ...
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Fudge and caramel for bakers
As part of its on-going expansion programme, Pecan Deluxe has developed the flexibility of its confectionery range so it can be used in baked goods.The new lines include bake-stable fudge and caramel pieces, which can be added to cake and biscuit mixes, and caramel fudge, brownie fudge, clotted cream fudge ...
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In my world: the craft baker
Tom Herbert is a fifth-generation baker and director of Hobbs House Bakery, a multi-award-winning craft bakery based in south GloucestershireIt started with a bubble. A dough, just flour and water, put in a bucket and pushed to one side. This innocent mix is more than the sum of its parts ...
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BakeMark taps into growing demand for seeded bread
BakeMark UK has added three new multiseed bread ingredients to its Arkady range - Waldkorn Classic, Waldkorn Krokant and Combicorn Malzsonne.Following the launch of its Seeds ’n’ Grains mix, the new Multiseeded mixes have been designed to cater to consumers’ growing desire for seeded breads. Data from TNS Superpanel (52 ...
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Ian Dobbie to take on leading role at British Bakels
Paul Morrow, managing director of British Bakels, has appointed Ian Dobbie as new managing director designate from 1 October. Dobbie, who currently heads up the UK division of Délifrance, takes over full responsibility at Bakels from 1 January.Morrow said: "Ian has more than 20 years’ experience in technical and commercial ...