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VEGANS / FINSBURY / BAKELS / FLAVOURS & COLOURINGS / HEALTHY BAKERY / MUNTONS / EASTER BAKERY BUSINESS / JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 BUSINESSBAKERY JANUARY/FEBRUARY / ISSUE 28 / JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 / @_BAKERYBUSINESS / 2021 JANUARY/FEBRUARY / ISSUE 28 BAKERY BUSINESS Welcome Follow us at @_BakeryBusiness on Twitter and @bakerybusinessmag on Instagram EDITORIAL ALICE COOKE / Editor [email protected] 07837 407721 CONTRIBUTORS NEIL WOODS / DIRK VAN HAM / STÉPHANIE BRILLOUET / SOPHIE BRAKER / LEWIS FREEMAN / CAT DRESSER / HAYLEY CALTHORPE WELCOME ADVERTISING So welcome to 2021. I’m not going to talk about ‘new normals’, ‘reach out’ to you SAM WHITE / Divisional Director [email protected] (bleugh) and I’m definitely not going to talk about ‘these unprecedented times’. I 01474 520254 think we’re all a bit bored of that rhetoric. The constant faux caring you get in your inbox these days is beyond tedious and SUBSCRIPTIONS into actually slightly distasteful. Is the guy who serviced your car in 2017 actually EDITOR ALICE [email protected] that worried about your welfare? Or is he just sending a thinly-veiled advert out, COOKE dressed up as a note of concern. Cynical? Maybe. But tell me I’m wrong... PUBLISHED BY Joyously, this sort of behaviour only acts to highlight those who are quietly H2O PUBLISHING getting on with actually helping people, actually being there when it matters. A Media House, 3 Topley Drive, Rochester, ME3 8PZ friendly smile, a short exchange over a morning loaf. 01474 520200 Yep, I’m talking about you. Still open, still on the front line, still getting on with it and being amazing. And not having to shout about it to all and sundry on social JAMIE ROBBINS / Managing Director media either... because that’s not why you’re doing it. It’s not about being thought of [email protected] as kind, it’s about actually being kind. TRISTAN O’HANA / Editorial Director This issue is all about Vegans on page 13, Flavours and Colourings on page 28, [email protected] Easter on page 34 and Healthy Bakery on page 21. And we’re celebrating a few mile- DESIGN stones too - 100 years of Muntons on page 30, and 200 years of Dunn’s on page 24. MARC AYRES / Studio Manager (Lockdown celebration, anyone?) HANNAH BROAD / Production Oh, and there’s a state-of-the-nation piece from Finsbury Food Group on page MATT BAILEY / Designer 38, and a catch up with Hayley Calthorpe of British Bakels thrown in for good meas- ure on page 36, talking about how the company has adapted over the last 12 months No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publishers. and its plans for the future. Printed by BUXTON PRESS As ever, if you’ve got anything to tell me about - good, bad or ugly, just drop me a line. I always want to hear from you. Because this is your magazine, written about you and for you - so what you think matters. In fact, it’s absolutely crucial. Keep your chins up and keep soldiering on. Have a great month. Alice The paper used within this publication has been sourced from Chain-of-Custody READ ON THE GO certified manufacturers, operating within international environmental standards, GET OUR DIGITAL ISSUE NOW to ensure sustainable sourcing of the raw materials, sustainable production and to minimise our carbon footprint. BakeryBusiness.com 03 BAKERY BUSINESS Contents LEGAL This year has meant new considerations for bakery 5 businesses, which must be adhered to INGREDIENTS INDEX 6 The latest movements in the market SOCIAL + DIGITAL 8 What you’ve been saying online this month NEWS 10 All the latest news from across the industry VEGANS The industry, as ever, is on the ball with this. All the 13 latest developments SOURDOUGH MYTHBUSTING You know what you’re talking about, 18 but do your customers? HEALTHY BREADS 21 Why healthy bakes make for healthy revenue DUNNS CELEBRATES 200 YEARS 24 And the business is going from strength to strength FLAVOURINGS AND COLOURINGS 27 All things bright and beautiful will never go out of fashion Don’t forget to check out the official CBA Bakers’ Review at the back of this magazine MUNTONS’ CENTENARY (Just twist and flip) 30 There’s a whole lotta history behind that malt HYGGE 32 The Scandi trend that’s snuggling its way over here BRITISH BAKELS INTERVIEW Managing Director Hayley Calthorpe on navigating 36 the pandemic and moving forward FINSBURY FOOD GROUP 38 The baking behemoth on where we are now CAT’S COLUMN 40 Why vegan baking tastes better than ever CRAFTY BAKER Do customers not wearing masks drive you up the 41 wall? You’re not the only one. EASTER Hop to it, there’s not long to go! 34 04 BAKERY BUSINESS Legal EMPLOYMENT LAW CHANGES IN 2021 There are a number of important changes taking place this year that bakery businesses need to prepare for. Furlough Maternity pay Starting with furlough, the current scheme will end on Weekly rates for family related leave will increase by 30 April 2021 unless the government elects to extend 77 pence to £151.97 from Monday 12 April 2021 and or replace it with something else. Just before Christmas the rate for Statutory Sick Pay will increase by 50 the Chancellor announced that the government will pence to £96.35 per week. continue to pay up to 80% of a furloughed worker’s wage and that organisations won’t have to contribute Increases in statutory payments & tribunal awards towards this (something it said it was considering). This The maximum compensatory award for unfair means that employers just have to pick up the national dismissals taking effect from 6 April 2021 is expected By Joanne Moseley, insurance and pension contributions of staff who are to increase from its current rate of £88,519. However, Irwin Mitchell fully furloughed. the amount of increase has not yet been announced. irwinmitchell.com Please note that the Job Retention Bonus scheme A week’s pay (used to calculate statutory redun- has been cancelled. The government has said that dancy payments and the basic award in unfair another redeployment incentive may be provided at dismissal claims) is also expected to increase will also the ‘appropriate time’. increase from its current rate of £538 (gross) but the amount of increase has not been announced yet. Carry over of holiday The Working Time Regulations 1998 have been Employment Bill amended to allow employees to carry over up to four The government has said it will introduce an Employ- weeks accrued holiday leave and take it sometime in the ment Bill to “protect and enhance workers’ rights as the following two years. However, this right is only available UK leaves the EU”. to those employees who were not able to take holiday in It has committed to introducing legislation to introduce the 2020 holiday year as a result of the effects of coro- a new right for all workers to request a more predicable navirus. contract and will extend redundancy protections to prevent pregnancy and maternity discrimination. It has National Living Wage also said that it will give parents a new right to take From April 2021, the rate of the National Living Wage will extended leave for neonatal care and, additionally, increase by £0.19 to £8.91 per hour and will be payable to give carers the right to take one week’s unpaid leave more workers because the age threshold is being reduced each year. to 23 (currently, only workers aged 25 and above qualify). www.irwinmitchell.com 05 BAKERY BUSINESS Ingredients Index WHEAT The Euronext wheat price has been on a bullish trend since mid-August, reaching the highest level since August 2018 on 6th January 2020 at EUR 213/MT. The rally in price is mainly attributable to record Chinese imports and concerns over the 2021/22 crop due to dry conditions across major global wheat-producing areas. This large price increase was also supported by limited domestic supply projected for 2020/21. According to USDA, EU wheat production is forecast to fall by 18.7 million tonnes (-12.1%) to a total of 135.8 million tonnes compared to 2019/20. MAIZE CBOT maize price rallied to more than six years high on 6th January at USc 489.2/bushel from the lows of USc 323.6/ bushel seen in mid-August 2020, supported by continued strong import demand from China, and a projected tighter supply for 2020/21. US 2020/21 maize exports are forecast to rise to a record of 67.3 million tonnes, up 49% year-on- year, leading ending stocks to fall by 43.2 million tonnes, down 14.7% year-on-year. In addition, dry weather condi- tions in South America and export disruptions in Argentina have further supported CBOT prices. RICE Thai 5% broken white rice rose sharply to an eight-month high of USD 512/MT on 23rd December 2020, despite lower export demand. Prices remained elevated due to limited supplies in 2019/20. According to the USDA, Thai milled rice production reached 17.7 million tonnes, down by 13.2% year-on-year. In addition, the rapid appreciation of the Thai baht against the dollar throughout most of 2020 contributed further to the bullishness. 06 BAKERY BUSINESS @_BakeryBusiness @bakerybusinessmag Social and digital Highlights from the bakery industry shared on social media in the past month @SODERBERGBAKERY SÖDEBERG BAKERY, EDINBURGH We’re all stocked up on sourdough bread, cinnamon & cardamom buns, mazarins, VALRHONA BREADANGELS homemade granola, filled rolls & @VALRHONA @BREADANGELS baguettes and much more. Pop by on your Sunday walk.