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Jim Brown

2021 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

23rd November 2021 By Jim Brown

Chairman’s Report

This is my third year as Chairman and has like the other two flown by, sadly as you are all aware we have been unable to undertake any of our usual activities.  We had hoped to be able to hold our autumn conference, but once it became clear that we were unable to do so with any certainty we took swift and decisive action to mitigate any costs to the society and postponed the event until Autumn 2022.

At our AGM last year, I mentioned that we were investigating ways in which we could continue promote learning within the baking industry.  One of the ways we looked at was via webinars.  Immediately following our AGM we held our first webinar – Adam Cohen of ITS told us “how to do business better – now and after Covid!” 

Following the success of our first webinar, we have managed to host a series of webinars during the course of the last year.

Our second was with Mintel, Emma Clifford outlined “How Covid-19 is changing the future of bread and baked goods”

We then had two webinars provided by Synergy Flavours, Adam Byrne, gave a presentation on “Reformulating bakery products to reduce calories”.  This was followed by Natalie Sheil presenting “Key drivers for Vegan growth.”

Our 5th webinar was from John Ruddock, of Cooplands who shared some of “the key lessons learnt from the pandemic and how this has shaped their plans for the future.”  and then Jane Tyler of Cybake  walked us through the “the changing landscape of IT in the bakery sector, including a look at the application of artificial intelligence.”

Our final webinar was in September when Fraser Tait of Food Tech Systems gave us useful guidance on the Natasha’s Law & Allergen Labelling Update that came into effect last Friday.

However I am pleased to say that we are pushing ahead with plans for our Spring Conference which will be held at the Tythe Barn near Bicester in April next year.  I am really looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible there.

The conferences were not the only casualty of the pandemic, sadly we were unable to hold our annual golf day this year.  Keith Houliston is well underway with plans to bounce back in 2022.  Thank you Keith.

Predictably I have been unable to represent the society at any of the usual bakery events.  Although we have maintained our links with different organisations through invitations to our webinars.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our supporters, you will have seen their logos being displayed ahead of the proceedings today. The BSB is a not for profit organisation dedicated to promoting learning within the baking industry.  Their generosity is very much appreciated, and their support enables us to achieve this aim.

The committee has been working tirelessly in the background.  We now have more regular but shorter meetings via Zoom.  Going forward we will look to introduce a couple of face to face committee meetings each year.

Behind the scenes a lot of work has been going on.  You may well have noticed changes to the website.  This is very much a work in progress we are giving the website a makeover and bring it up to date.  I would like to thank Natalie for taking this on.

One of the challenges facing the society has been succession planning. At one stage we were having to look at outsourcing our conference organisation.  We have made significant steps forwards. We have recruited new committee members who have been very active in the Society and we now are back to organising webinars & conferences inhouse.  Following this AGM we will welcome Daren Roots to the committee.

I am also pleased to say that the position of Chairman looks to be covered for the next few years.

We did have a set back with our plan for a replacement Treasurer, in that David Hall had to resign from the committee for personal reasons.  I would like to thank David for the support and work he did for the BSB.  I am pleased to say that later in the meeting we will be looking to appoint John Gelley as honorary treasurer.

Finally I would like to thank the committee for their support not just during the last year, but also over the last three years.  We have faced some very challenging times, we have had to make some difficult decisions and at times we have had some robust discussions.  But above all we have remained a well-functioning committee and going forward you can be assured that the BSB is in good hands.

Richard Hazeldine

5th October 2021

 

BSB Webinars 2020

7th November 2020 By Jim Brown

https://bsb.org.uk/downloads/ How to do business better – now and after Covid-19 by Adam Cohen.mp4

2019 Conference Proceedings

12th November 2019 By Jim Brown

2019 Spring and Autumn Conference Proceedings

 

2019 Spring Conference PowerPoint Presentations (Click on the paper title to access the PowerPoint)

100 years of Campden BRI by Gary Tucker, Head of Baking and Cereal Processing, Campden BRI.

The Requirement for Sugar Reduction in Food Products by Graham MacGregor, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine and Chairman of Action on Sugar.

Bubble Structure Formation in Bread and Cakes by Martin Whitworth, Senior Scientist and Imaging Section Manager, Campden BRI.

Waste Management in Food Production by James Astor, Chairman, Regen Holdings.

What Makes a Successful Centenary Year Bakery? by Mike Holling, Sales and Marketing Director, Birds Bakery, Derby.

Beer and Lager from Waste Bread by Chris Head, Global Partnerships Manager, Toast Ale.

Clean Label: What Does It Mean for Bakers? By Mike Adams, Bakery Science Section Manager, Campden BRI.

2019 Autumn Conference PowerPoint Presentations (Click on the paper title to access the PowerPoint)

Company and Product Rebranding by Paul Baker, St Pierre Groupe. NB To access more information on the St Pierre Groupe website click on St Pierre 

Bakery Market Information by Dominic Allport, Insights Director, the NPD Group.

Asda Bakery Products by Ian Cummings, Head of Bakery, Asda.

The Government’s Approach to Obesity by Samantha Montel, Registered PubliHealth Nutritionist, Team Lead, Out of Home, Public Health England (PHE).

My Decade of Deliciousness by Mike Bagshaw, Managing Director, International Taste Solutions, (ITS)

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! by Alex Waugh, Director General, National Association of British and Irish Millers (nabim).

2018 Conference Proceedings

14th February 2019 By Jim Brown

2018 Conference Proceedings

Spring Conference papers and links to the speakers’ PowerPoint presentations in PDF format follow. NB Tesco’s PP is not available for commercial reasons.

DIT Innovation and Research in the Food Sector by Professor Paul Berryman
Choosing Functional Ingredients by Martin Mullally and Alireza Jawad, Kerry Group
Applications for Chocolate by Beverley Dunkley, Barry Callebaut
Winning Together in Bakery: Tesco’s Perspective by Gordon Gafa, Bakery Category Director, Tesco
The Bread Ahead Bakery and School by Matthew Jones

Autumn Conference papers and links to the speakers’ PowerPoint presentations in PDF format, follow. NB Greencore’s  PP is not available for commercial reasons.

Robert’s Next Generation Bakery by Stuart Spencer-Calnan, Managing Director
Global Baking Challenges and Opportunities by Stan Cauvain, MD Bake-Tran
Your Bakery Queries Answered at the Click of a Mouse by Dr Lin Carson, Founder and CEO, BAKERpedia
Sustaining Future Growth in Food to Go by Robert Potts, Head of Insight & Strategy, Greencore Food to Go
Rising Further in Baking by Jessica Dalton and Megan Roberts, University College Birmingham (UBC)
The Latest Trends in Baking by Matthew Verity, Business Unit Director, Kantar World Panel
Warrens’ Journey to Success by Alexandra (Alex) Martin, Director of Retail Operations

New British Society of Baking Honorary Members

29th November 2018 By Jim Brown

Honorary Membership of the BSB is not given lightly, the recipient having to have given outstanding service. Until the 2018 Autumn conference our only current Honorary Member was Jean Grieves. Over the years Jean gave many superb presentations at BSB conferences. From 1996 she did sterling service on the Executive Committee and as Conference Chairman and was BSB Chairman in 1997/98. Her final conference as Conference Chairman was the Golden Jubilee conference in 2006, which was a tremendous success. The BSB Executive committee felt that the following members merited the honour of joining Jean as Honorary Members of the British Society of Baking.

David Roberts joined the BSB in 1971 and contributed greatly to the advancement of the Society in the 1970s and 80s from his work on various committees and as BSB Chairman in 1981 – 82. He also contributed to the success of the Golden Jubilee conference in 2006 as a key speaker at the conference dinner. David continues to support our conferences to this day and embodies everything that is good about being a member of the BSB.

Jim Brown Joined the BSB in 1974 and over the next 20 years served on and was Chairman of, various committees, and was Publication Secretary for 13 years. He was BSB Chairman in 1988 – 89.Jim Brown receives Honorary Membership of the BSB Having cut back on his BSB work from 1994, he agreed to become BSB Treasurer in 2007, due sadly to the terminal illness with cancer of the then Treasurer Mike Byrd, who is sorely missed. From his previous BSB experience, Jim soon became active in other areas of the BSB, becoming conference coordinator, editor of the conference proceedings, updater of the BSB website and conference photographer.

Neil Jackson joined the BSB in 1997 and became a member Neil Jacksonof the Executive Committee in 2000. He was BSB Chairman from 2004 – 2006, including the 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee Conference, which he organised exceptionally well with the Conference Chairman Jean Grieves and the then Executive Committee. It was a memorable occasion for all who attended. Neil has supported our conferences, the Executive committee and our activities over many years. He only stepped down from the Executive committee 4 years ago but still attends BSB conferences.  Neil celebrated his 80th birthday this year but unfortunately he could not attend the autumn conference due to an important hospital appointment.

Further BSB Honorary Member Elected at the 2019 Spring Conference

There was a fourth BSB member who should have received the Honorary Membership award at the autumn conference but was unable to attend due to his many business and industry commitments. He is Paul Heygate, our longest serving active member, having joined the society on 1st June 1967, some 52 years ago.  Paul  served on the Executive and other committees for several years and  was BSB  Chairman in 1999 – 2001. He was also the session chairman for our 60th Anniversary conference. Paul is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers and is still very active in the family baking and milling businesses.  It is also his birthday today! It gives me great pleasure to present Paul Heygate with his BSB Honorary Membership award.

 

2017 Conference Proceedings

9th February 2018 By Jim Brown

2017 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS BOOKLET

Click on above link to download to open the conference proceedings booklet. To download a copy of a speaker’s PowerPoint presentation click on the title of his presentation below.

2017 BSB Spring Conference PowerPoints in PDF format. Click on the paper title to download.

Tackling the Issue of Reducing Sugar in Cakes by Gary Tucker Campden BRI

The Health and Nutritional Benefits of Tritordeum, a New Cereal by Etienne Vassiliadis Agrasys

How Morrisons Won BIA In-store Bakery Retailer of the Year by Andy Clegg

Cricket Flour as a Protein Fortifier in Foodstuffs by Devon Petrie, National Bakery School

Making the Best of Cheese and Dairy in Bakery Products by Ciaran Lynch, Synergy

Novel Approaches to Increasing Fibre in Baked Goods by Nicole Maher, Campden BRI

Achieving the Queen’s Award for Enterprise by Dinnie Jordan, Kudos Blends

2017 BSB Autumn Conference PowerPoints in PDF format. Click on the paper title to download the PDF.

Benefits of Globalisation in Bakery by Cliff Irwin, Grupo Bimbo

Bakery Product Trends by Emma Clifford, Mintel

Pain Paillasse Long Fermentation Breads by Christian Pelisson

Maintaining Progress in a Champion Bakery by Gordon McGhee, MD, D McGhee & Sons

Insights into the real gluten-free needs and expectations of UK consumers by Anna-Lena Hamann, Dupont

Insights into the real gluten-free needs and expectations of UK consumers with audio by Anna-Lena Hamann, Dupont This is Lena’s PowerPoint presentation with her talk edited into it as a video file and synchronised to each of her slides. So not only do you view each slide, you hear what Lena said in her paper about the content of the slide.

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