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BREW TIME

Take time out to get in the know at what is happening
in the hot beverages market

Convection coffee roasters:
How do they work?

Roasting technology has come a long way
over the past couple of decades. Now more
than ever, there are many different types of
roasters available on the market, with
machine features becoming even more
advanced and intuitive.
Nonetheless, heat generation and recirculation still remain two of
the most important factors – and both have a huge impact on how
coffee is roasted and how flavours develop.
As coffee professionals seek to exert as much control as possible
over different variables, convection roasters have started to become
more popular. In comparison to machines which rely on conduction
or radiation to transfer and recirculate heat, convection roasters are
typically more efficient and consistent.
You can read the full article here which first appeared in Perfect
Daily Grind on the 14th May 2024 and was written by Bhavi Patel
Chloe Frost runs The Baking Suite in

EPR data submissions and Bromham, Bedfordshire
shortfall Alex Pope/BBC
An 18-year-old business owner said customers were
Are trade bodies doing enough? left a little "shocked" when they mistook her for an
Although Defra isn’t issuing statements on the employee instead of the boss.
packaging reforms during the pre-election
period, the close-off date for submitting Chloe Frost has run The Baking Suite in Bromham,
packaging data remains unchanged, and full data Bedfordshire, since October 2023.
should have been submitted by the 31st May After gaining A*s in triple business at sixth form she
2024. thought about becoming an apprentice or going to
Media reports reveal ’significant shortfalls’ in businesses submitting university, but decided to make the "brave" decision to start
their data – and not just small and medium-sized businesses, but also her own shop - and hopes to open more premises.
some of the UK’s largest producers. Given Defra’s inadequate She employs two members of staff who are older than her
communication of the Single Use Plastic packaging bans, the FPA and said "it just proves you can do it".
wonders if a high number of the UK’s SMEs are even aware they are
required to submit packaging data. Miss Frost said she had "always baked" and last summer
started making celebration cakes at her family home in
Of the UK’s 5.51 million SMEs, 36,000 have 50 to 249 employees and
4,000 have 250 to 499 employees. Of course, not all are in food and Wilstead.
drink, but the data submission requirement applies to all sectors, "I wasn't interested in university, I didn't want the debt,"
including DIY, electronics, construction supplies, personal care and she said. "I did look at apprenticeships, but I wanted to start
more – all of which make use of packaging. with a cafe and see how it went."
A review of business association websites reveals no mention of EPR Her advice for anyone thinking of following her lead is to
and data requirements. While most likely a smaller proportion of FSB "research it" and seek out help and possible grants.
members will be obligated under the legislation, there is no reference "It can be high risk and high reward, but you've got to be MAY/JUNE. 2024 | ISSUE 36
to packaging EPR on the FSB website, let alone guidance for its prepared for it to fail," she said.
members.
The full article from the FPA web site can be read here. You can read The full article was written by Alex Pope and appeared on
more on EPR regualtions on the GOV.uk here. the BBC web site on the 23rd April 2024.

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