All British Baker articles in September 2011 – Page 5
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Make sure you don’t miss fair day
Don’t forget to register to attend Bakers’ Fair Autumn. The free-to-attend event will take place at Bolton Arena on Sunday 2 October.
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High street chains criticised in Irresponsibility Deal report
Companies including Subway, Costa and Samworth Brothers, have been slammed for not signing up to elements of the government’s public health Responsibility Deal in a new report from the Children’s Food Campaign. Subway and Costa were both criticised in the report called The Irresponsibility Deal for not signing up to ...
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Speakers line up for BSB
The British Society of Baking’s (BSB) annual autumn conference will play host to a series of talks including: ’50 years of the Chorleywood Bread Process’, by BakeTran director Stan Cauvain; ’High speed mixing machines’, by Steve Philpott of Baker Perkins; and ’Some facts on acrylamide’ by Andrew Curtis, scientific & ...
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Scottish Bakers offers tax relief service to members
An innovative new scheme has seen bakers in Scotland receive £165,000-worth of tax relief for their research & development (R&D) work. Three businesses have benefited from a government initiative thanks to working with Scottish Bakers, including Brownings the Bakers in Kilmarnock and Maclean’s Highland Bakery. Scottish Bakers has teamed up ...
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ABF: “Earnings will be in line.”
Associated British Foods (ABF) – the parent company of Allied Bakeries and AB Mauri – has reported it is on track to turn out profits in line with earlier predictions.
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Welcome
to this celebration of all the award winners and finalists. A huge thank you to our sponsors who have made each award possible. Without you there would be no celebration and no drive towards raising standards. Why? Because the Baking Industry Awards make entrants take a reality check of their ...
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Wholesale view
As we emerge from the difficult trading economy, food-to-go retailers are reviewing their product offerings to reflect the publicised rise in consumer spending. It now transpires that while there is still a requirement for value lines, there is also a huge demand for indulgent, quality products made from the finest ...
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Top Tweets
Recently #bakerfilms topped the trending list on Twitter, meaning it was the nation’s biggest work dodge chatter topic for two whole days. Former BB deputy editor Anne Bruce, who kicked it all off, has a lot to answer for. Here is a tiny sample from the deluge of bakery-tweaked film ...
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In Short
Craft Week closeDon’t forget National Craft Bakers’ Week kicks off on Saturday 19 September, so make sure you’ve got all your special point-of-sale material ready, and are geared up to show consumers all that you can offer in your shops. A PR Toolkit and poster promoting A Big Taste, the ...
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Chevler’s rugby driveBaking cases manufacturer Chevler has launched a range of Welsh dragon-adorned cases, along with a consumer PR campaign to coincide with the start of the Rugby World Cup. Under the strapline ’Scrumby treat for rugby fans’, the Mid Glamorgan-based firm will be urging consumers to look out for ...
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Brown Batch released Allied Bakeries has revamped its Allinson brand and launched a new Brown Batch loaf, "with the taste of sourdough", to mark the occasion. The relaunch, which includes a new look and marketing campaign, aims to recapture some of the original heritage and character of the 120-year-old bread ...
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Reporting in
PaulCatterallBakery technology manager, Campden BRIAs we all know, this year sees the 50th anniversary of the Chorleywood Bread Process, and this has again opened the debate within the industry about what is the best method of bread-making. Some say it is long fermentation, traditional methods, and others say no-time dough ...
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Report
Nine out of 10 consumers expect food prices to rise in the year ahead and 29% intend to swap to discounters, new research has revealed.The IGD ShopperTrack, commissioned recently by the research group, also found that 16% intend to use more frozen food specialists.The news that more people intend to ...
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Mouthing off
"On the face of it, it might seem that those of us who have largely rejected supermarket sliced in favour of homemade or bakery-bought sourdoughs should think again. Forget flavour, texture and the goodness of whole grains; let’s take a retro step back to consuming bread that has the character ...
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Hot off the press
Hot sandwiches and savouries are an important part of the food-to-go market. But with a limited shelf-life and the crucial factor of temperature, getting the packaging right is vital.Keeping food hot and avoiding sogginess is, of course, the primary purpose of food-to-go packaging. Corrugated card sleeves were adopted by Costa ...
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Outlook good for quality of wheat harvest
The quality of this year’s wheat harvest is likely to be better than last year, according to the HGCA’s Provisional Cereals Quality Survey.
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Hot food by numbers
n Data from research company him!, based on interviews with consumers leaving outlets, show that hot food shoppers have a low visit frequency, but buy more products and spend more each trip.Retailers would be well-advised to increase visit frequency with methods such as offering daily specials to grow hot food ...
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UK wholesale dairy prices
Unsalted butter, skimmed milk powder (SMP) and bulk cream all dipped in price from July to August, but are still up on this time last year, according to the latest report by DairyCo Datum price update.The wholesale price of unsalted butter fell £100 per tonne (p/t) to £3,500 (2010: £3,300 ...
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Confectioner of the Year
Ruth Hinks DirectorCocoa Black, Peebles (Edinburgh) Ruth Hinks says she has a passion for "all things chocolate". She trained as a chef at a Cordon Bleu cookery school in South Africa and came to the UK six years ago. She set up her chocolate and patisserie school three years ago, ...