September 2014 - Scottish Bakers
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September 2014 - Scottish Bakers
September August 2014 64,740 reasons to be cheerful! Goodfellow and Steven Celebrate Pasty Tax Ruling Read more on page 2 supported by Pictured - Alan Clarke & Don Henderson, Managing Director of Goodfellow & Steven www.scottishbakers.org contents A VERY WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBER: Cobbs Bakery Message from the Chief Executive 1 Message from the President 1 Goodfellow & Steven Celebrate Win 2 Small Wholesale Bakery Takes a Giant Leap to Feed Commonwealth Games Crowds 3 BFP is sold to Private Equity Consortium 3 Being Innovative Pays Back For Members 4 Lindsays to provide Personnel & Employment Law Advice Services 5 Consumers urged to love their local baker 6 40 Group AGM & Factory Tour 7-8 Scottish Bakers Roadshows 9 Scottish Bakers Training 9 Message from the Chief Executive It’s been a busy time recently. We were delighted at getting the HMRC to overturn their decision on unpaid VAT prior to the change in legislation in October 2012 and getting £64,740 paid back to Goodfellows and Steven. We have taken the time to further develop our on-line bakery training resource, the James Allan Bakery Academy, which will enable learners to build their portfolio on line and access modules to assist their learning. The first of these learning modules is currently being piloted. We have also developed the first ever Scottish Bakers App which will be launched during the month and you will soon see a new look and feel to our website. We have become a registered centre to deliver the new Food Manufacturing Excellence (FME) Qualifications which introduce LEAN manufacturing principles to all learners who undertake the qualifications. These are available at SVQ level 2 and 3. We have developed a one day seminar which we will deliver across Scotland starting on the 28th October in Edinburgh then moving to Glasgow on the 5th November, Inverness on the 12th November, Aberdeen on the 13th November and Dumfries at a time to be confirmed in November. This will include a presentation from Tom Fender, the former managing Director of Him Consulting which is a consumer research company whose major customers included companies like Greggs. He has recently sold the business to William Reed who own British Baker and has now set up a new business and will be identifying behaviours of bakery customers in Scotland and sharing this insight during his presentation. We will also have updates from the Scotland Food & Drink Academy about the support available for bakers, and will cover updates on issues including employment law, pensions, succession planning, accessing finance as well as giving bakers the opportunity to meet with their counterparts. We would encourage you to identify key people in your business that would benefit from this. Also two members of our team made brave decisions, Hannah Strachan our Marketing Manager has left to set up her own business. Hannah has done a great job for us especially with our newsletters and communications; we wish her every success for the future. Emir Blaiej our Training Administrator for England and Northern Ireland got married and I was delighted to attend as Emir and Kerry tied the knot and we wish them both a long and happy marriage! Alan Clarke Chief Executive 1 Message from the President I would like to say a really big well done to our Past President Gordon McGhee, Chief Executive Alan Clarke and our Board Member Don Henderson for representing our member Goodfellow and Steven of Dundee at the recent meeting at the Treasury Building in London. As you will see inside this month’s newsletter Goodfellows and Steven had been issued with an additional VAT bill for £64,740.78 To get a large Government Agency to change its mind is a very difficult task and we were able to use our strong links with Government Departments to engage with Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Alistair Carmichael, Secretary of State for Scotland. Both of these politicians worked together to secure us a meeting with the Head of Food & Drink Policy at the Treasury. As a direct result of this meeting, the original decision to charge the additional VAT was overturned and the money has now been credited to the bakeries account. As mentioned in our last edition we have been putting together our Autumn programme. I encourage all of you to take part in each of our activities, to not only deal with business issues but have the opportunity to meet with like-minded bakers. We have developed a one day seminar on customer behaviour, skills support, employment law, succession planning and use of technology that we will deliver across Scotland. I would also encourage you to take part in this year’s Craft Bakers’ Week along with more than 350 bakeries across the UK that have registered so far. The week long publicity campaign runs from Monday 29th September through to Friday 5th October 2014 and as well as urging customers to support their favourite baker we will be raising money for the Make-A-Wish charity that supports many children and young people facing life threatening conditions. Tuesday 11th November sees the World Scotch Pie Championship judging and once again we expect to get hundreds of entries. We have been pleased with the introduction of the mystery shopping part of the judging process which means that the final decision is made on pies and savouries purchased over the counter from the bakers or butchers shop. Our Northern Dance takes place in Aberdeen on Saturday 15th November and we welcome a Rod Stewart tribute band and I am sure it will be an excellent evening. I look forward to meeting you there. John Gall President proud to support Scottish Bakers Goodfellow & Steven Celebrate Pasty Tax Ruling Don Henderson, Managing Director of Goodfellow and Steven of Dundee was delighted that after a meeting with senior officials from the HMRC in London a decision to charge them an additional £64,740.08 in unpaid VAT was reversed and the company has now received a full re-imbursement. During a routine VAT inspection the inspector questioned how VAT on hot food was being treated prior to the change in the law in October 2012. Goodfellows like many bakers across the UK were baking product on site and selling it hot but not charging VAT as it was only hot as part of the baking process and was not being reheated. The company had therefore never charged their customers VAT and were totally shocked when they received a demand for an additional £64,740.78. Under the HMRC’s appeals procedure Goodfellow’s had to pay the additional tax and would receive it back if their appeal was successful. Goodfellows had to pay the money and lodge an appeal against the decision. After many months of negotiating they felt that they were going to lose this case and then contacted Scottish Bakers their Trade Association and asked for assistance. Chief Executive Alan Clarke contacted the Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael and the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Food & Drink Richard Lochhead who assisted him to arrange a meeting with the Head of Policy for Food & Drink at the HMRC in Whitehall. He was very pleased with the result “I attended the meeting with two of my Board members and we also invited our sister association the Craft Bakers Association in England to attend as this is a major issue for bakers across the UK. The Head of Policy gave us an assurance that he would personally review the case and as a direct result of this the case was withdrawn.” “Without the intervention of Scottish Bakers I am convinced that we would not have got our money back.” Don Henderson A spokesperson for HMRC said “we have decided to withdraw it on the basis of the VAT tribunal’s rulings in Ainsleys of Leeds and Waterfields where food was being kept warm in a similar fashion. This implies no criticism of the officer concerned who acted perfectly properly in raising the assessment. This treatment does not proud to support Scottish Bakers apply to (1) food that was heated to order which we have always maintained was standard-rated hot food and (2) any transactions under the revised legislation from October 2012 which clarified the correct position in respect of food that was being kept warm.” Don Henderson was delighted with the result “we pride ourselves not just on the quality of our products but on how we run our business and at no time would we ever have done something that wasn’t right. Therefore we were shocked to be told that we had to pay this additional amount as we had previous VAT inspections and this issue was never raised. Without the intervention of Scottish Bakers I am convinced that we would not have got our money back and I would like to say a big thank you to them for arranging this meeting and to the HMRC for clearly listening to our views and taking action to rectify this. We hope that this assists to clarify the situation for bakers across the UK.” 2 Small Wholesale Bakery Takes a Giant Leap to Feed Commonwealth Games Crowds Weeks after the games, it can finally be revealed who baked Italian sourdoughs, rye bloomers and victoria sponges for the Commonwealth venues and VIPs. Behind the scenes of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a small artisan wholesale bakery, Bavarian Bakehouse was busy adhering to a rigorous procurement process in order to supply to the games which involved providing detailed nutritional information, moving their production and purchasing a new van to meet delivery criteria. ‘We are a small team and it was a challenging process for us to meet the criteria to supply, but we considered it an honor to do so and the whole experience went well. We are so pleased we were involved and able to showcase the high quality of baked goods Scotland has to offer’ commented Kathleen McShane, Managing Director of Bavarian Bakehouse. Bavarian Bakehouse supplied bread to the Emirates Arena for the Queen’s visit as well as the Velodrome, Tollcross Swimming Centre, Hockey Centre, Cathkin Braes Cycling, Kelvingrove Lawn Bowling, Scotsoun Stadium and the Winter Gardens with delicious freshly baked artisan products. In addition they also supplied the athletes families and VIPs as well as Caledonian University. Based in Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, the Bavarian Bakehouse is a family artisan bakery supplying quality breads and cakes to the west and central belt of Scotland since 1984. Kathleen McShane and her husband bought the bakery 3 years ago strategic choice to focus on our core activity of yeast production & sale and we are very pleased to have found an ambitious buyer for BFP.” Managing Director of BFP, Nick Harris comments “This was the right move for us as we will now have the resources to continue our development and face future challenges with a strong partner.” Marc Casier, Lesaffre’s General Manager Baking Western Europe, conducted the disposal. He said: “The sale reflects a 3 Although they currently only supply wholesale, winning the contract to supply to the Commonwealth Games has further encouraged them to pursue new challenges and opportunities to continue to expand the business. Bavarian Bakehouse have a number of other VIP events they will be catering for throughout the rest of this year and they are currently considering opening retail units to bring their range of sourdough, rye, specialty breads and cakes to a wider market. Scottish Bakers Northern Dance National UK Wholesaler BFP is sold to Private Equity Consortium French yeast producer Lesaffre has sold 100% of UK food distributor BFP Wholesale Limited (BFP) to private equity consortium Zimt Holding. BFP Wholesale offers a nationwide distribution service to over 4,000 businesses in the bakery, food manufacturer and take-away trade. and since then have doubled the turnover. The consortium was led by David Burresi and Sebastian Sipp. According to Sipp: “BFP presents an exciting opportunity for accelerated growth in the years ahead. By deploying our significant operational and management expertise we will be working closely with the management team to develop BFP’s purchasing and distribution processes and will invest in its personnel and information systems to enable the firm to take advantage of a fast-changing environment.” 15th November Thistle Hotel, Aberdeen Contact Stacey Walls to book on 01383 661 555 or email [email protected] BFP have a portfolio of over 5,000 frozen, chilled and ambient lines and a turnover of £75 million. BFP are headquartered in Sevenoaks and have many customers in Scotland including Greggs & Krispy Kreme. proud to support Scottish Bakers Being Innovative Pays Back For Scottish Bakers Members What do leading manufacturer of pies, pastry and cakes, a confectioners and a premium quality meat product manufacturer have in common? The surprising answer is that they have all recently benefited from a substantial and unexpected windfall in the shape of R&D tax relief. “As a business, we were unsure how many of our projects would potentially qualify. However most surprisingly, we learnt that a ‘failure’ was one of the best projects for eligibility!” says Cameron Kyle, Technical Director at premium quality meat products manufacturer, Calder Millerfield. In the current economic climate many food-manufacturing companies need help with raising finance for their businesses. They might require more working capital to fund increased sales or plan an expansion, but don’t yet know the best way forward. This is why it is essential for businesses in the food and drink sector to investigate all support available. Specifically designed to stimulate (and reward) innovative activity in UK businesses, the R&D tax relief programme is actually one of the best ways of unearthing hidden cash reserves within your own company, which you’re legally entitled to. It has been described as having your cake and eating it! to the finances of dynamic and expanding companies. One of the reasons that most Scottish Bakers members think they’re not eligible for the scheme is because they believe R&D tax relief is only for companies with R&D departments and men in white coats. However, many bakers are involved in research and development activities, although they may not record them as such. Companies can secure tax benefits in the form of a payable cash credit, a tax rebate, or a deduction that can be used against future profits. These benefits are of crucial importance and can make a real difference How much could you claim? Contact Cara Boag at Jumpstart on scottishbakers@jumpstartuk. co.uk or 0131 240 2900 and quote Scottish Bakers What are eligible activities? In the last 2 or 3 years; • Have you tried to improve your existing products through technical changes? (e.g. Investigated and trialled various recipe formulations) • Have you had to resolve technical problems with any of your products or manufacturing processes? (e.g. produced a food or drink product with an acceptable shelf life without the use of additives) • Have you experimented with new equipment or production techniques? (e.g. scaled up production without compromising quality) • Have you found more efficient ways to produce your products or services? • Have you developed new tools, products or services using technology? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are likely to be performing work that is eligible for R&D tax relief. Congratulations! Training Administrator at Scottish Bakers, Emir Blaiej, married Kerry on 3rd August 2014 at Broomhall Castle in Menstrie. Scottish Bakers were delighted to provide their wedding cake (pictured). We wish Emir and Kerry all the best for their future together. proud to support Scottish Bakers 4 Scottish Bakers appoint Lindsays to supply Personnel & Employment Law Advice Services Scottish Bakers are delighted to announce that following the recent procurement of our Personnel & Employment Law Advice Service (previously provided by Peninsula) the contract has now been awarded to Lindsays. Lindsays is an award winning Scottish law firm that provides legal advice to businesses, families and individuals. The Employment team comprises of solicitors who specialise in all aspects of employment law and will provide you with advice that will help you achieve the best possible outcomes for your business. The services provided to Scottish Bakers members includes: • 24/7 access to Lindsays Employment Law Advice • Access to a library of 150 employment and personnel template documents • Health & Safety Advice including Manual Handling, Fire Safety and HSE Regulations Please start using the Lindsays helpline for advice on 0131 656 5643, or alternatively by e-mail at [email protected], quoting your Scottish Bakers member code. All bakery membe The advice services are fully indemnified providing you follow information post rs will receive an er in the post. the advice and guidance provided by Lindsays. Please see www.scottishbakers.org/members for a full copy of the insurance cover and key facts document. We are aware that some businesses will have ongoing or unresolved cases currently being managed by Peninsula. If this applies to you or you would like further information regarding the service please contact Andrew Campbell on 01383 661 727 or via e-mail at [email protected]. McDonalds Bakers win favour at the Games The staff at McDonalds Bakers Trongate branch in Glasgow have just had their busiest period ever catering for spectators at the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The team led by Martin McDonald, baked and iced hundreds of additional cakes including gingerbread, apple and fruit squares to satisfy the hunger of many different nationalities. Their Scotch pie’s were also a big draw for all. Staff at McDonalds Bakers Adele Herriot & Margaret Brady. 5 proud to support Scottish Bakers Consumers urged to love their local baker and make children’s wishes come true too! Craft Bakers’ Week 29th September – 5th October 2014 Bakers from across Scotland are coming together at the end of this month to tempt people into their high street bakeries to support Craft Bakers’ Week (29th September – 5th October 2014). This nationwide campaign aims to encourage support from local communities and highlight the quality and variety of produce made by these skilled craftsmen and women every day. A range of fabulous bread, cakes and pies will be available for people to try and buy, with promotions and events taking place during the week. Bakeries across Scotland are already involved including Murrays Bakers in Perth, Brownings the Bakers in Ayrshire, Newlands Home Bakery in Glasgow, G H Barnett & Son in Fife and Buon Giorno Bakery in Lanarkshire. While showcasing all that is great about local high street bakers, Craft Bakers’ Week 2014 is partnering with Make-AWish Foundation® UK, the charity that grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions. Scottish bakers will be fundraising for Make-A-Wish during the week by holding a host of activities as well as by baking special “Make-A-Wish” buns, cookies and cakes from which 10p from the sale of each item will go directly to Make-A-Wish. Alan Clarke, Chief Executive from Scottish Bakers said: “We are delighted to be helping our members work closely with the Scottish Make-A-Wish team during Craft Bakers’ Week this year. Make-A-Wish makes a real difference to the lives of children fighting lifethreatening conditions and we’re confident that our customers will get behind this great cause by visiting their local baker and supporting the charity.” Carolyn Thornton, Volunteer and Community Fundraiser at Make-A-Wish said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with Craft Bakers’ Week and encourage everyone to get down to their local bakery and purchase products topped with a special Make-A-Wish sugar disc. In doing so, you will be helping raise vital funds to help grant magical wishes to deserving children and young people across Scotland and every donation really makes a difference.” Craft Bakers’ Week is organised on behalf of hundreds of craft bakers across the UK. Visit www.craftbakersweek.co.uk to register and find out more about Craft Bakers’ Week. Join the conversation on Twitter @craftbakersweek or like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ craftbakersweek. Scottish Bakers Board members eagerly assist with Alan Clarke’s Ice Bucket Challenge for Make-A-Wish The worldwide viral ‘ice bucket challenge’ campaign finally reached Scottish Bakers. The campaign involves people nominating each other to film themselves while being emersed in cold icy water and subsequently making a donation to charity. Scottish Bakers Chief Executive Alan Clarke was nominated by Martyn Leek from British Baker and as you can see he had a bit of help from the Scottish Bakers Board. As a result of the challenge, Alan made a donation to Make-A-Wish for Craft Bakers Week. proud to support Scottish Bakers Watch the video > http://goo.gl/BPd5rY 6 Upcoming Visits 16th October 2014 Rondo & Bakels are hosting a visit for Scottish Bakers to Bakels new facility in Bicester. (see back page of this newsletter for details) 13th – 16th April 2015 Puratos Study Tour Attendees will travel to Puratos Bread Innovation Centre and make starter doughs in preparation for the following day. The next day will involve working in the bakery with the doughs made the night before and travelling to Brussels with the possibility of visiting a few bakeries to look at bread, fermentation and patisserie. The following day the group will visit the Puratos Headquarters and go on further bakery visits. 17 proud to support Scottish Bakers 40 Group AGM and Tour of Carrs Flour Scotland Graeme Ford Appointed Chairman of the Scottish Bakers 40 Group At the recent 40 Group AGM on 26th August 2014, Graeme Ford from the Premium Roll Company, who also sits on the Scottish Bakers Board, was appointed Chairman of the 40 Group. The nomination was proposed by former Chairman Keith Stuart from R T Stuart’s and was seconded by Alison Gilfillan and Cameron Little. Graeme passed on his thanks and confirmed he was looking forward to a good couple of years now the 40 Group was in a good position with a well-established core of people who will help drive it forward. Graeme would like to encourage new people to join the 40 Group which provides invaluable friendships and networking to engage with fellow bakers in the industry. Graeme himself has used this in his business calling on fellow members for help and advice. He added that would like to see the 40 Group as the traveling wing of Scottish Bakers moving forward. Graeme confirmed “There will be more tours over the next few years along with more social events to look forward to.” 40 Group Tour of Carrs Flour Scotland After the AGM, held at Carrs Flour Scotland in Kirkcaldy, the 40 Group were taken on a guided tour of the flour mill which has been based at the East Kirkcaldy site since 1856. The group were shown the new state of the art Hutchisons Mill in Kirkcaldy which is now fully in production and is the most technologically advanced mill in the UK. The flour mill can impressively produce a wide range of flours milled from imported and locally grown wheat. The tour incorporated visits to all of the different stages in the milling process. Following the tour, Carrs provided a lunch for attendees and gave everyone a small memento of the occasion. Thanks were given to Tim for conducting the tour and Allan Burns of Carrs Flour Scotland for allowing the 40 Group to hold their AGM Meeting at their facility and looking after everyone so well. proud to support Scottish Bakers 8 autumn 2014 events One Day Training Seminars 10:00am to 3:30pm Scottish Bakers in partnership with the Scotland Food & Drink Skills Academy and the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders have developed a one day training seminar aimed at bakers, managers, technical and support staff in bakeries, butchers and other food and drink companies. As well as meeting up with other like minded people you will have the opportunity to get an up-date on key issues including:what customers want, using technology to manage customers & reduce waste, and building skills within your team. Dates & Locations Key speakers 28th October – Edinburgh Tom Fender, Managing Director – Fizz Enterprises 6th Floor, Clydesdale Bank Plaza 50 Lothian Road Edinburgh, EH3 9BT 5th November – Glasgow Kevin Windram Partner, Mazars Clydesdale Bank, 30 St Vincent Place Glasgow G1 2HL Ben Doherty, Employment Law Partner, Lindsays Solicitors 12th November – Inverness Jane Tyler, Managing Director, Cybake Clydesdale Bank 15 Academy Street Inverness IV1 1JN 13th November – Aberdeen Clydesdale Bank 1 Queens Cross Aberdeen AB15 4XU 18th November – Dumfries Key sessions • What Bakery & Butchery Customers Want! • Using Technology to Manage Customers, Compliance and Turnover • Succession Planning! How are you preparing your business for the future • What Support is available to Develop the Skills of your Team • Accessing Finance by Clydesdale Bank Venue TBC cost & Bookings £200.00 per person per seminar. This can be 50% funded by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Flexible Learning Opportunities Fund and Scottish Bakers members can benefit from an additional 50% membership benefit funding. Contact Andrew Campbell to book your place on 01383 661 555 or email [email protected] Lunch Time Drop-In Clinics • Pension & Auto-Enrolment • Labelling Regulations Q&A • Business & Professional Insurance • Cybake Software Demonstration You can view a full copy of the roadshow programme by visiting www.scottishbakers.org/onedaytrainingseminar 100 Funded Apprenticeship Places Left! Are all your employees Qualified as Craft, Plant or Retail Bakers? Scottish Bakers currently have 100 places for Food and Drink Operations Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland covering craft, retail, production, automated plant and the new Food Manufacturing Excellence (FME) qualifications. Anyone registered by the 30th September this year is guaranteed full funding support and the opportunity to experience the first module from the James Allan online Bakery Academy! 9 NEW Qualification! Automated Plant Bakery Contact Scott Anderson to find out more [email protected] or phone 01383 661 555 proud to support Scottish Bakers CALIFORNIA RAISINS AD Stay ahead of the game, add more California Raisins to your ur baked goods and watch sales grow. You cannot resist the unmistakeable quality and value. 08455 213933 [email protected] www.californiaraisins.co.uk proud to support Scottish Bakers dates Wednesday 24th September Scottish Bakers Board Meeting, Dunfermline 29th September - 5th October Craft Bakers Week 3rd-5th October Irish Bakers Conference Sunday 12th October Bakers Fair, Newark Thursday 16th October Rondo and Bakels Demo Day, Bicester Monday 3rd November Scottish Bakers AGM, Cumbernauld 3–4th November Board Strategy Away Days, Cumbernauld Tuesday 11th November World Scotch Pie Championship Judging Day, Dunfermline Saturday 15th November Scottish Bakers Northern Dance, Aberdeen Wednesday 14th January 2015 World Scotch Pie Championship Awards Ceremony & Lunch, Dunfermline Saturday 28th February 2015 Scottish Bakers Glasgow Dance, Glasgow Sign up now to visit Bakels new world class training facility Thursday 16th October 2014 Rondo & Bakels are kindly offering to host members of Scottish Bakers to attend a day of demonstrations at Bakels new Bakery Training Facility in Bicester. They will arrange a coach to meet the Scottish Bakers party at a central location (e.g. Birmingham) and will host the day then return all bakers to the central location by early evening. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK YOUR PLACE Contact Stacey Walls on 01383 661 555 or email [email protected] Scottish Bakers, Bakers House, Unit 2 Halbeath Interchange, Kingseat Rd, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 8RY t: 0131 229 1401 or 01383 661 555 e: [email protected] www.scottishbakers.org www.scottishbakers.org