All British Baker articles in September 2011
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NewsScones voted signature UK treat
Scones with cream and jam have been crowned the UK’s signature treat, according to results of a recent survey by Dawn Foods.
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Roberts Bakery raises funds for cancer charity
Roberts Bakery hosted its first charity ball on Saturday (24 September), in aid of The Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Appeal, and raised more than £21,000 for the cause.
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Get your World Scotch Pie entries in
Entries are now open for this year’s World Scotch Pie Championships, which sees bakers and butchers vying against each other for the top spot.
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BIA winner to star in TV show
Bakery Industry Award winner Amelia Nutting is to star in a BBC3 TV series, which will be broadcast in January.
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Bakers warned on fridge gases
Bakers are being urged to get to grips with new legislation for refrigeration and air conditioning equipment or risk being fined.
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Warburtons to launch new digital campaign
Warburtons is to launch a new £2.4m marketing campaign later this month, aimed at driving incremental bakery sales at lunchtime.
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Lees posts sales boost, warns on costs
Lees Foods this morning predicted its full year pre-tax profit will be ahead of expectations – despite the rising cost of raw materials.
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Free-from becoming mainstream?
Free-from has hit the big time, according to speakers at a recent Food and Drink Innovation Network (FDIN) seminar, held last week.
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Finsbury CEO outlines growth
The export of branded cakes has helped Finsbury Food Group to a 12.1% increase in sales in its cake division, as the exchange rate has benefited its Lightbody Europe (LBE) business.
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Shoppers turn to brands
Shoppers are turning to brands – despite the weakened consumer confidence, according to research.
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Aryzta announces sales boost
Speciality bakery company Aryzta has announced a 54% increase in revenues to €2.85bn for the year ended 31 July.
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Starbucks eyes acquisitions and new markets
Starbucks, the global coffee chain, will look at acquisition opportunities, introducing healthier options and opening its first stores in India and Vietnam in the next 24 months.
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M&S tries out new ISB concept
Sixteen Marks & Spencer (M&S) stores are to benefit from new-style in-store bakeries (ISBs), as part of a £600m plan by chief executive Mark Bolland to revamp its stores, as the retailer aims to “catch up” with its competition.
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Finsbury maintains growth in cake sales
Finsbury Food Group has posted a 12.6% increase in group revenue in its preliminary results for the year to 2 July 2011, aided by the return to growth of its cake division.
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NewsPodcast: Sourcing sugar - Listen live to Napier Brown’s Peter Hough
In a new series of podcasts to discuss the issues impacting the bakery indusry, British Baker’s Patrick McGuigan speaks to Peter Hough, sugar sourcing director at sugar supplier Napier Brown.
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Blaa producer urges other bakers to seek PGI status
An Irish baker who is applying for EU protected status for one of his products has urged bakers across the UK and Ireland to follow suit. Dermot Walsh, co-owner of M&D Bakery in Waterford, is part of a group of bakers that have submitted an application for Protected Geographical Indication ...
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NewsUnion calls for maximum temperature in bakeries
Bakeries are under pressure to do more to reduce workplace temperatures after the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) launched a campaign to get a maximum working temperature enshrined in UK legislation. As part of the Cool It! campaign, which is also supported by the TUC, the BFAWU has ...
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Kudos invests in agent to reduce sodium content
Raising agent manufacturer and supplier Kudos Blends has invested £750,000 to expand its milling and blending facility. The move will enable the firm to produce its zero-sodium potassium bicarbonate a direct replacement for sodium bicarbonate, which boasts the ability to reduce sodium content by 50%.Dinnie Jordan, director, told British Baker. ...
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Tunnel vision
Energy efficiency, hygiene and safe and easy access are among features winning bakers over to tunnel ovens, while bespoke solutions and versatility to alter baking programmes are closing the deal.For Ilkley-based Spooner Industries, integrated energy-saving functions are a key facet of its tunnel ovens, offering bakery clients the opportunity to ...