All British Baker articles in September 2010 – Page 5
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Delice drives Hot Eat range
Delice de France has launched a new Hot Eat panini sandwich range. The firm’s British Breakfast Muffin includes a free-range boiled egg, tomato chutney, Cumberland sausage and smoked crinkle-cut bacon. The muffin is individually wrapped in ovenable film, ensuring customers can bake multiple flavours in the oven, without the risk ...
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Genetic wheat sequence remains open to debate
It appears the jury is out as to whether UK scientists have cracked the genetic sequence for wheat.
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Courting violence
Forget knives....sandwiches are apparently the new weapon of choice. Lawyers, reporters and visitors have reportedly been banned from taking their sarnies into a court building to prevent them being used as missiles and not in America, but in High Wycombe!Bottles of water and crisps are also a no-no at ...
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Convincing convection
Rowlett Rutland’s newly launched GA43DX Twin convection oven is suitable for bakery, bake-off, foodservice, pizzas, confectionery and fast food. The electric oven measures 595mm x 610mm x 575mm externally (445mm x 415mm x 355mm internally) and features a timer, steam outlet and double-glazed doors.Electronic power and temperature are thermostatically controlled ...
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Clean-label egg replacement
Clean label ingredients manufacturer Ulrick & Short has launched a wheat-based flour to replace egg in sponges, muffins and cupcakes, for example.Ovaparox is designed to help bakers overcome the mounting issue of fluctuating egg prices, while achieving cost savings of up to 30%, claimed the firm. It comes in powder ...
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Healthier choices help sandwich shops save
A money-saving scheme to help independent sandwich shops increase their profits by offering customers healthier choices could get a national roll-out after one shop saved £400 in a month. The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) pilot project has been trialled in towns in the south west, as part of its national ...
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Traditionals with a twist Pecan PIE by Fiona Burrel
Pecan pie is a popular American dish, often served at Thanksgiving. Pecan trees grew wild in North America before they were cultivated. Now, the USA produces 90% of the pecan nuts grown throughout the world.Although they resemble walnuts, pecans don’t have the bitter aftertaste. There are many recipes for Pecan ...
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Dawn brings in new mix
Dawn Foods’ new Traditional Scone Mix only needs the addition of water to produce all sweet scone varieties and, once the scones are produced, they can be frozen.The mix is sold in a 12.5kg pack, with each bag producing approximately 300 x 60g scones. Dawn says the product gives consistency, ...
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Fresh twist for breakfast
Délifrance UK is capitalising on the popularity of chocolate and vanilla flavours among UK consumers with the launch of a Vanilla Plait a twist on the traditional breakfast pastries. The plait is ready to bake from frozen in less than 20 minutes and comes in packs of 60.It joins ...
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Report Food wastage survey: Brits are most likely to waste bread
A survey carried out for Waitrose has found that the average person in the UK bins around £400-worth of perishables per year, while more than half of those polled (56%) admitted to throwing away bread every week.Other perishables frequently thrown away each week were bananas (32%); bagged salads (30%); cold ...
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When mama knows best?
In any family business, the occasional rift is bound to occur. With such close-knit units, familiarity can sometimes breed contempt.But if you are going to have a feud, then at least do it properly! In Spain, control of 100-year-old Spanish biscuit firm Galletas Gullón, has just been wrested back by ...
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Bakery start-up - rising to the challenge
By Max Jenvey of Oxxygen Marketing Partnership, a strategic business accelerator specialising in bakery, foodservice and convenience retailMy grandfather, George Hilton, owned and ran his own bakery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire; and I can still remember the wonderful aroma of the freshly baked breads, pastries and doughnuts! They say the ...
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Brand clinic: the bakers’ challenge
Don Williams, CEO of brand and design consultancy Pi Global, outlines a window of opportunityIf you turn on a TV set in the UK, chances are you will land on one of the following enthralling items: property search; reality rubbish; wannabe celebrity show; or food programmes. British TV got fat ...
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British Baker to stop selling in newsagents
British Baker will no longer be sold at newsagents from the end of September.The last issue through newsagents will be 24 September. Distribution through the National News Wholesale Network is no longer viable for the magazine.However, bakers currently ordering their copy through newsagents will still be able to receive British ...
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Spirited approach
This summer, British Baker was invited to accompany culinary alcohol supplier Thomas Lowndes & Co and a group of its valued clients on a trip to Jarnac, in the Cognac region of France, to Château Courvoisier. One of the main purposes of the trip was to give the clients a ...
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All for art’s sake
Just when you thought baking couldn’t get any trendier, up steps Tate & Lyle, sponsor of "the world’s first-ever edible art exhibition"! Cake Britain ran from 27 to 29 August at The Future Gallery in London and Tate & Lyle used the event to mark its switch to Fairtrade sugar.Can ...
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Mad about cupcakes
One budding cake maker to watch is Eleanor Stuart of Ellie’s Cakes. While she did not exhibit at the recent Cake Britain exhibition herself, Stuart handed out some frankly bonkers cakes in the form of snails, monsters, plants, burgers and cupcake noodles.Having been baking "obsessively" for two years, she has ...
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Trade snapshot: 10 Golden Rules
After three decades in the bakery sector, North London bakery manager Jefta Kon Lakovic shares 10 Golden Rules of Management1 Delegating the jobs and activity does not mean that the manager abdicates responsibility.2 Taking action is not enough. Making things happen is.3 Every manager owes it to their people to ...
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Butcher MI Dickson to extend bakery production
Butcher MI Dickson is extending its South Shields bakery after getting a £200,000 boost from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).
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NewsRobin Jones takes BIA’s Baker of the Year title
Robin Jones, joint MD of The Village Bakery (Coedpoeth) wowed the judges to claim the much-coveted Baker of the Year title, sponsored by Vandemoortele, at the Baking Industry Awards 2010 on 8 September.