All British Baker articles in September 2009 – Page 3
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Selenium in bread could save lives
It has been reported that adding trace mineral selenium to UK wheat may cut the risk of cancer and increase the overall health of the population. However, many are opposed to the idea on the grounds that it would be enforced ’mass medication’.According to a speech made by Professor Steve ...
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Exhibition set to boost sales
Don’t forget to register to visit Bakers’ Fair, supported by Norbake, taking place at Manchester Armitage Centre on Sunday 4 October. Entry is free, and visitors will have the chance to pick up lots of new tips and ideas for their businesses, as well as checking out the Richemont Club ...
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CASH hits out at salt in free-from bakery
Consensus on Salt and Health (CASH) has hit out at supermarket free-from products, which it claims contain a much higher salt content than their standard alternatives. Research carried out by CASH analysed the contents of 71 supermarket own-label products in ‘free-from’ ranges (gluten, wheat or dairy-free), and compared them to the retailer’s standard version.
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IBA lines up bakery competitions
Prizes for pastry decoration and bakery window displays are up for grabs at the upcoming IBA international bakery exhibition in Düsseldorf.The show from October 3-9 will host a competition for apprentices organised by the Association of German Con-fectioners, for the best decorated gateaux, and for sales staff to ...
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Belfast bakery struggles under weight of debts
Millers Traditional Bakery is fighting to stay in business and protect 60 jobs after running up big debts.The Belfast family-run baker hopes to reach a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) with creditors to avoid liquidation after one of those owed money Latimer Electrical Services Limited brought a wind-up petition.A ...
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Don’t forget to register for Bakers’ Fair!
Don’t forget to register to visit Bakers’ Fair, supported by Norbake, taking place at Manchester Armitage Centre on Sunday 4 October.
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Reporting in Craft bakers tackle salt reduction
The one thing that is probably on the mind of every craft baker at the moment is the recommendation by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to reduce salt levels in bread. The expected reduction by 2010 is to 1.1g per 100g of the finished baked product, and not on flour ...
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Gluten-free love just a click away
There’s seemingly no end to the number of online outlets for lovelorn lonely hearts these days. And so we welcome the emergence of GlutenFreeDate.com, "a social networking site for gluten-free singles and single coeliacs". The American site is "100% free" and was created to give wheat-free restricted dieters the opportunity ...
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In the BB archives
One of our friends in the South of Scotland has sent us an announcement of a novel fashion of advertising his bread. He announces to his customers and all others who wish to give his batch bread a trial feeling confident that his bread has no equal in the ...
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Appointments
Sarah MorrisGiles FoodsThe new national sales executive at chilled and frozen bakery products manufacturer Giles Foods is Sarah Morris, who has worked in the food industry for most of her career.In her new role, Morris will be responsible for looking after customers and developing the company’s business with wholesale distributors, ...
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James Allan grows retail estate with East End deal
Torrance-based James Allan Bakers has acquired all bar one of East End Bakery’s retail estate as part of the continued expansion of the Scottish firm. Five out of East End’s six shops were purchased for an undisclosed sum as the Inverclyde-based business was reportedly on the verge of going into ...
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Waitrose agrees deal to sign up Duchy Originals
Waitrose has joined forces in a new agreement with Duchy Originals that will give the supermarket the exclusive right to originate, manufacture, distribute and sell Duchy products.Waitrose aims to more than double the current range of 200 products to around 500, and will pay a royalty to Duchy Originals on ...
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Brands given added bite
Finsbury Food Group plans to extend its share of the snacking cake category by extending the Toffee Crisp and Munchies confectionery brands.It has launched new Nestlé Toffee Crisp and Munchies Mini Bites in Tesco and Morrisons and plans to further extend distribution. Toffee Crisp Mini Bites are a crispy cereal ...
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Fit for purpose: Part 3 - the customer journey
There is a simple rule in retail design that, for many years, has been a bit of a design myth: it’s the so-called Right Hand rule. Several food retailers have adopted this rule as the starting point of creating a successful customer journey and it is as simple as it ...
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NewsNational Cupcake Week star part 2
It’s not often that British Baker gets picked up by political bloggers. It turns out that the humble cupcake is all that’s needed to make the link. These colourful Tory-themed cupcakes were posted last week on a Conservative blog www.torybear.com, with the following caption: "There is only one way to ...
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NewsNational Cupcake Week star part 1
Forget the world’s biggest cupcake, Sayers and Hampsons devised the world’s smallest cupcakes or so they claimed. A Guinness Book of Records entry has never actually been recorded. The cake measured only 3cm in height and was 1.5cm in diameter.
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Wholegrain is good for your waistline?
The intake of higher levels of wholegrain and cereal fibre in older adults has been linked to lower total body fat, in a study by the American Society for Nutrition.
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Duchy and Waitrose join forces
Waitrose has joined forces in a new agreement with Duchy Originals which will give the supermarket the exclusive right to originate, manufacture, distribute and sell Duchy products.Waitrose aims to more than double the current range of 200 products to around 500, and will pay a royalty to Duchy Originals on ...
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Warburtons opens learning centre
Warburtons staff in Blackpool are getting a career boost after the company and Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union forked out for a learning centre.They have invested £5,000 in the new facility which staff can use during their breaks and production shut-downs.More than 20 staff in Marton are already using ...
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Warrens Bakery opens cupcake café
Cornwall-based Warrens Bakery has opened Sprinkles, a cupcake café in Penzance, just in time for National Cupcake Week. The shop, which marks a new direction for the firm, will offer over a dozen varieties of cupcakes, from passionfruit, tiramisu and caramel to chocolate and raspberry.It has been designed to have ...