All British Baker articles in September 2010 – Page 4
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Mrs Crimble’s boosts its transatlantic listings
Free-from bakery brand Mrs Crimble’s has been ramping up its listings on both sides of the Atlantic, with new lines in Morrisons and Holland & Barrett, and a major new contract with Whole Foods Market in the US. Sixteen new lines launched in Morrisons this month, and 250 Holland & ...
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BSB reveals speakers for autumn conference
The British Society of Baking (BSB) Autumn Conference is now taking bookings for the networking dinner on Monday 4 October, and conference on Tuesday 5 October. Ted Rich, of Rich Products, will speak about cakes from the world markets in which Rich’s operates. Roel Orselof CSM will present topics and ...
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No price war
Rumours of a bread price war in the national press were slightly exaggerated as two of the four big supermarket chains have already put up prices again. Amid rising flour prices, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons all cut the price of their value own-brand loaves to 30p. However, Tesco and ...
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NewsM&S first with half and half loaf
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has launched a “Half and Half Supersoft Loaf” which contains both sliced white and wholemeal bread.
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National Cupcake Week kicks off!
For the whole of this week, September 13-19, the UK will be bingeing on cupcakes as we celebrate National Cupcake Week.
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NewsHoneytop creates giant naan
Honeytop Speciality Foods claims to have created the world’s largest ever naan bread. At 10ft by 4ft, the giant flatbread is the equivalent of 167 normal size naan breads, and was created to launch Brewers Fayre’s curry nights.
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Chevler has international expansion plans
Chevler has said it is looking to increase its market share in Europe and the US following a number of new contracts and increased sales.
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In my world
Amanda Perry is the owner of cupcake boutique Fancie in Sheffield.I found myself in a bit of a predicament this month. I have two new stores scheduled to open and my architect has gone AWOL this is something that I was clearly not anticipating!I had to decide whether to ...
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Top tweets
bellasbakeryUK: had a nightmare about someone making me a marzipan and fondant ice croquembouche, it was horrid!beas_bloomsbury: eyeball cakes heading for the future gallery (pictured).PAUL__UK One of the recent attendees of our Bread Masterclass was a cabin crew member who did not have time to finish her baking at home... ...
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Irish welcome piesPieminister, the Bristol-based pie-maker, said it has had a "really positive" response to the limited product range it has just launched in Ireland. Its first Irish festival was Electric Picnic, where it quickly sold out. Selling through weekly markets and selected food halls and delis, all in the ...
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Pâtissier’s first outletCelebrated chef pâtissier Pierre Hermé has opened his first London shop, following his UK debut in Selfridges. The famous macaroons from the man described as the ’Picasso of Pastry’ will be available in the outlet on Lowndes St, Belgravia, from September.Warburtons role Warburtons has appointed its first female ...
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Reggae Reggae rangeReggae Reggae sauce creator Levi Roots has launched a new sandwich range in Morrisons. The range consists of sandwiches, wraps and sub rolls, which have been developed by Roots, including a Jerk Steak Sub, ’Dub Up’ Cheese Cheese Sandwich, Jerk Chicken & Mango Sandwich and Chicken & Pineapple ...
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Reporting In Pride, professionalism, personality, performance and profit
Alan ClarkeChief executive, Scottish BakersDuring my first month with Scottish Bakers, I have been on a major learning curve and have been really impressed with the pride that exists in the Scottish bakery sector.There has been much written about words beginning with P, with the 4 Ps of marketing: Product, ...
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Revamp for pastry-maker
German firm Fritsch has updated its Euroline pastry-maker in time for the Moscow Modern Bakery show in October. The Euroline’s pneumatic drive system has been replaced with an electrical one, significantly reducing noise levels and allowing a greater number of strokes up to 80 punching and 150 cutting strokes ...
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Mouthing off
"I hired two friends but we had a disagreement and I said, ’You’re fired’. They didn’t sell enough cakes to cover the costs. They weren’t pulling their weight and I can’t afford to have people like that working for me"entrepreneurial eight-year-old Connor Pickering, inevitably dubbed ’Little Lord Sugar’ by The ...
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The right mix
Manufacturer of mixers and automatic mixing systems VMI has launched its latest range of spiral mixers. The new line, called Expert, is available from European Process Plant (EPP), which supplies mixers to the UK and Irish market. "VMI’s new Expert mixers are incredibly easy to wash down, because the materials ...
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Lantmännen Unibake to open UK production site
Lantmännen Unibake UK aims to make a bigger impact in the sweet pastries sector by opening a factory in Bedford.Its new 8,000sq m unit will employ more than 200 people and is close to the firm’s existing site in Milton Keynes. The first phase of investment is scheduled to start ...
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Food in the news
Meat is the world’s deadliest drug, according to The Daily Mail, following claims by scientists in the US that junk food containing high levels of fat, sugar and salt can trigger the same cravings as Class A drugs. "Our brains produce a feeling of pleasure after that first hit of ...
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French fancies
La Boulangerie, Brakes’ own-brand bread and patisserie specialist, has launched a new range of French-style patisserie offerings, including three patisserie bars and three tartelettes.La Boulangerie Delice aux Cerises is a soft chocolate sponge topped with cherries, enrobed with a rich chocolate mousse and finished with a chocolate flavoured glaze. La ...