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Re: French railway buys British baguettes
ruequisling@europe,com wrote:
> On 6 May, 17:32, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
>> ruequisl...@europe,com wrote:
>>> Another problem is the fixed charges - taxi dirvers need a licence
>>> which can cost up to 150000 euros - major conurbations like Lille
>>> now have rickshaws back on the streets.
>>
>> In the Land of Unlimited Freedom, the NYC taxi license costs around
>> $350,000. Seewww .schallerconsult,com /taxi/taxifb.pdf
> I bet you can make a good bit in NY - the French are skint. The
> common form of transport round Northern France are the ambulance cars
> which now double as taxis. That's unless you live in Lille then it's
> rickshaws of segways.
No they aren't so don't talk bollocks.
ruequisling@europe,com wrote:
> On 6 May, 17:32, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
>> ruequisl...@europe,com wrote:
>>> Another problem is the fixed charges - taxi dirvers need a licence
>>> which can cost up to 150000 euros - major conurbations like Lille
>>> now have rickshaws back on the streets.
>>
>> In the Land of Unlimited Freedom, the NYC taxi license costs around
>> $350,000. Seewww .schallerconsult,com /taxi/taxifb.pdf
> I bet you can make a good bit in NY - the French are skint. The
> common form of transport round Northern France are the ambulance cars
> which now double as taxis. That's unless you live in Lille then it's
> rickshaws of segways.
No they aren't so don't talk bollocks.
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
Ned Flanders wrote:
> http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
>
> French railway buys British baguettes
>
> Martin Wainwright
> Tuesday May 6, 2008
> The Guardian
>
> Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> Channel.
>
> Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> railway system.
>
> The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> Gastronomie Porcine.
>
> The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
>
> French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
>
Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
that's three days old.
> "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> out by the wagon-load."
>
> Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
Ned Flanders wrote:
> http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
>
> French railway buys British baguettes
>
> Martin Wainwright
> Tuesday May 6, 2008
> The Guardian
>
> Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> Channel.
>
> Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> railway system.
>
> The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> Gastronomie Porcine.
>
> The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
>
> French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
>
Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
that's three days old.
> "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> out by the wagon-load."
>
> Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
> Ned Flanders wrote:
> > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
>
> > French railway buys British baguettes
>
> > Martin Wainwright
> > Tuesday May 6, 2008
> > The Guardian
>
> > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> > Channel.
>
> > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> > railway system.
>
> > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> > Gastronomie Porcine.
>
> > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
>
> > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
>
> Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> that's three days old.
>
> > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> > out by the wagon-load."
>
> > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
> Ned Flanders wrote:
> > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
>
> > French railway buys British baguettes
>
> > Martin Wainwright
> > Tuesday May 6, 2008
> > The Guardian
>
> > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> > Channel.
>
> > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> > railway system.
>
> > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> > Gastronomie Porcine.
>
> > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
>
> > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
>
> Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> that's three days old.
>
> > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> > out by the wagon-load."
>
> > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:44:23 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Ned Flanders
<michaelnewport@yahoo,com > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
... > Ned Flanders wrote:
... > > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
... >
... > > French railway buys British baguettes
... >
... > > Martin Wainwright
... > > Tuesday May 6, 2008
... > > The Guardian
... >
... > > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
... > > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
... > > Channel.
... >
... > > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
... > > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
... > > railway system.
... >
... > > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
... > > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
... > > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
... > > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
... > > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
... > > Gastronomie Porcine.
... >
... > > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
... > > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
... > > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
... >
... > > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
... > > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
... > > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
... > > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
... > > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
... >
... > Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
... > that's three days old.
... >
... > > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
... > > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
... > > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
... > > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
... > > out by the wagon-load."
... >
... > > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
... > > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
...
... I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
I bet it's NOT fresh butter...
=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:44:23 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Ned Flanders
<michaelnewport@yahoo,com > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
... > Ned Flanders wrote:
... > > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
... >
... > > French railway buys British baguettes
... >
... > > Martin Wainwright
... > > Tuesday May 6, 2008
... > > The Guardian
... >
... > > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
... > > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
... > > Channel.
... >
... > > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
... > > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
... > > railway system.
... >
... > > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
... > > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
... > > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
... > > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
... > > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
... > > Gastronomie Porcine.
... >
... > > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
... > > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
... > > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
... >
... > > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
... > > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
... > > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
... > > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
... > > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
... >
... > Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
... > that's three days old.
... >
... > > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
... > > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
... > > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
... > > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
... > > out by the wagon-load."
... >
... > > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
... > > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
...
... I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
I bet it's NOT fresh butter...
=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
magda found a new b/f, martin was really getting useless
Attaboy michaelnewpoort, at last you can try to communicate
"Magda" <pikrodafni@death to spammers noos,fr > a écrit dans le message de
news:114124tmgkciuqdjfp4a1e2bf1sb5776c0@4ax,com ...
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:44:23 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Ned
> Flanders
> <michaelnewport@yahoo,com > arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> this:
>
> ... On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ... > Ned Flanders wrote:
> ... > > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
> ... >
> ... > > French railway buys British baguettes
> ... >
> ... > > Martin Wainwright
> ... > > Tuesday May 6, 2008
> ... > > The Guardian
> ... >
> ... > > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a
> Yorkshire
> ... > > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across
> the
> ... > > Channel.
> ... >
> ... > > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local
> boulangers
> ... > > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the
> French
> ... > > railway system.
> ... >
> ... > > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers
> who
> ... > > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> ... > > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire
> Pudding
> ... > > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> ... > > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> ... > > Gastronomie Porcine.
> ... >
> ... > > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director,
> John
> ... > > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is
> down
> ... > > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
> ... >
> ... > > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the
> long-life
> ... > > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in
> the
> ... > > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> ... > > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> ... > > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
> ... >
> ... > Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for
> one
> ... > that's three days old.
> ... >
> ... > > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't
> fit
> ... > > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition
> of
> ... > > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which
> don't
> ... > > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the
> stuff
> ... > > out by the wagon-load."
> ... >
> ... > > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> ... > > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
> ...
> ... I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
>
> I bet it's NOT fresh butter...
>
>
> ====> It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
magda found a new b/f, martin was really getting useless
Attaboy michaelnewpoort, at last you can try to communicate
"Magda" <pikrodafni@death to spammers noos,fr > a écrit dans le message de
news:114124tmgkciuqdjfp4a1e2bf1sb5776c0@4ax,com ...
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:44:23 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Ned
> Flanders
> <michaelnewport@yahoo,com > arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> this:
>
> ... On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ... > Ned Flanders wrote:
> ... > > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
> ... >
> ... > > French railway buys British baguettes
> ... >
> ... > > Martin Wainwright
> ... > > Tuesday May 6, 2008
> ... > > The Guardian
> ... >
> ... > > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a
> Yorkshire
> ... > > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across
> the
> ... > > Channel.
> ... >
> ... > > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local
> boulangers
> ... > > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the
> French
> ... > > railway system.
> ... >
> ... > > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers
> who
> ... > > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> ... > > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire
> Pudding
> ... > > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> ... > > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> ... > > Gastronomie Porcine.
> ... >
> ... > > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director,
> John
> ... > > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is
> down
> ... > > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
> ... >
> ... > > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the
> long-life
> ... > > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in
> the
> ... > > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> ... > > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> ... > > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
> ... >
> ... > Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for
> one
> ... > that's three days old.
> ... >
> ... > > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't
> fit
> ... > > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition
> of
> ... > > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which
> don't
> ... > > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the
> stuff
> ... > > out by the wagon-load."
> ... >
> ... > > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> ... > > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
> ...
> ... I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
>
> I bet it's NOT fresh butter...
>
>
> ====> It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On 6 May, 19:07, Magda <pikrodafni@death to spammers noos,fr > wrote:
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:44:23 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Ned Flanders
> <michaelnewp...@yahoo,com > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ... > Ned Flanders wrote:
> ... > > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
> ... >
> ... > > French railway buys British baguettes
> ... >
> ... > > Martin Wainwright
> ... > > Tuesday May 6, 2008
> ... > > The Guardian
> ... >
> ... > > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> ... > > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> ... > > Channel.
> ... >
> ... > > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> ... > > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> ... > > railway system.
> ... >
> ... > > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> ... > > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> ... > > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> ... > > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> ... > > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> ... > > Gastronomie Porcine.
> ... >
> ... > > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> ... > > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> ... > > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
> ... >
> ... > > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> ... > > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> ... > > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> ... > > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> ... > > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
> ... >
> ... > Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> ... > that's three days old.
> ... >
> ... > > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> ... > > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> ... > > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> ... > > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> ... > > out by the wagon-load."
> ... >
> ... > > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> ... > > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
> ...
> ... I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
>
> I bet it's NOT fresh butter...
>
> ====> It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
probably something gRunge
On 6 May, 19:07, Magda <pikrodafni@death to spammers noos,fr > wrote:
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:44:23 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, Ned Flanders
> <michaelnewp...@yahoo,com > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 6 May, 18:35, Tom P <tombn...@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ... > Ned Flanders wrote:
> ... > > http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
> ... >
> ... > > French railway buys British baguettes
> ... >
> ... > > Martin Wainwright
> ... > > Tuesday May 6, 2008
> ... > > The Guardian
> ... >
> ... > > Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> ... > > bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> ... > > Channel.
> ... >
> ... > > Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> ... > > to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> ... > > railway system.
> ... >
> ... > > The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> ... > > stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> ... > > biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> ... > > company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> ... > > Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> ... > > Gastronomie Porcine.
> ... >
> ... > > The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> ... > > Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> ... > > to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
> ... >
> ... > > French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> ... > > process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> ... > > European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> ... > > Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> ... > > challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
> ... >
> ... > Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> ... > that's three days old.
> ... >
> ... > > "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> ... > > the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> ... > > giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> ... > > go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> ... > > out by the wagon-load."
> ... >
> ... > > Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> ... > > between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
> ...
> ... I wonder what kind of 'fat' we are talking about....
>
> I bet it's NOT fresh butter...
>
> ====> It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
probably something gRunge
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
>Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
>that's three days old.
Let them eat cake.
--
Martin
On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
>Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
>that's three days old.
Let them eat cake.
--
Martin
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
...
... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
... >that's three days old.
...
... Let them eat cake.
Brioches, not cakes.
=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
...
... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
... >that's three days old.
...
... Let them eat cake.
Brioches, not cakes.
=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:48 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
wrote:
>On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ...
> ... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> ... >that's three days old.
> ...
> ... Let them eat cake.
>
>Brioches, not cakes.
Mr Pickwick's finest, made in Stoke on Trent, are not called Brioche.
--
Martin
On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:48 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
wrote:
>On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ...
> ... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> ... >that's three days old.
> ...
> ... Let them eat cake.
>
>Brioches, not cakes.
Mr Pickwick's finest, made in Stoke on Trent, are not called Brioche.
--
Martin
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:59:12 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:48 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
... wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
... > ... >that's three days old.
... > ...
... > ... Let them eat cake.
... >
... >Brioches, not cakes.
...
... Mr Pickwick's finest, made in Stoke on Trent, are not called Brioche.
Just as well, Marie Antoinette was not British!
=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:59:12 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:48 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
... wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
... > ... >that's three days old.
... > ...
... > ... Let them eat cake.
... >
... >Brioches, not cakes.
...
... Mr Pickwick's finest, made in Stoke on Trent, are not called Brioche.
Just as well, Marie Antoinette was not British!
=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.
Re: French railway buys British baguettes
On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:19:13 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
wrote:
>On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:59:12 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:48 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> ... > ... >that's three days old.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Let them eat cake.
> ... >
> ... >Brioches, not cakes.
> ...
> ... Mr Pickwick's finest, made in Stoke on Trent, are not called Brioche.
>
>Just as well, Marie Antoinette was not British!
Just as well Nell Gwyn was.
--
Martin
On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:19:13 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
wrote:
>On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:59:12 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:48 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni@death_to_spammers_noos,fr >
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 06 May 2008 23:39:34 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:35:04 +0200, Tom P <tombnbnb@freenet.dd> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >Yes, why eat a freshly baked baguette when you can pay the same for one
> ... > ... >that's three days old.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Let them eat cake.
> ... >
> ... >Brioches, not cakes.
> ...
> ... Mr Pickwick's finest, made in Stoke on Trent, are not called Brioche.
>
>Just as well, Marie Antoinette was not British!
Just as well Nell Gwyn was.
--
Martin
Oh how interesting, michaelnewport has done it again
"Ned Flanders" <michaelnewport@yahoo,com > a écrit dans le message de
news:ed721722-2c11-43b4-8d34-c5fe6e4af4fc@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups,com ...
> http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
>
> French railway buys British baguettes
>
> Martin Wainwright
> Tuesday May 6, 2008
> The Guardian
>
> Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> Channel.
>
> Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> railway system.
>
> The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> Gastronomie Porcine.
>
> The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
>
> French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
>
> "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> out by the wagon-load."
>
> Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
"Ned Flanders" <michaelnewport@yahoo,com > a écrit dans le message de
news:ed721722-2c11-43b4-8d34-c5fe6e4af4fc@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups,com ...
> http :// lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2278068,00.html
>
> French railway buys British baguettes
>
> Martin Wainwright
> Tuesday May 6, 2008
> The Guardian
>
> Britain's assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire
> bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the
> Channel.
>
> Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers
> to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French
> railway system.
>
> The order follows a double whammy for North of England butchers who
> stole Grand Prix d'Excellence awards earlier this year at Europe's
> biggest black pudding contest in France. The Real Lancashire Pudding
> company went on to take two gold medals in the usually French and
> Belgian-dominated tasting organised by the Compagnons de la
> Gastronomie Porcine.
>
> The baguette triumph, which has earned Fosters managing director, John
> Foster, the French media title of "most hated man in France", is down
> to the firm's expertise in making long-life loaves.
>
> French local law forbids the use of fat which is key to the long-life
> process, Foster said yesterday, but competitors from elsewhere in the
> European Union can sidestep the ban, under European legislation.
> Building on the "rolling stock" order, the Barnsley bakery is now
> challenging the brioche market in France, using the same method.
>
> "Their own bakers could give them a good product, but it didn't fit
> the railway's needs," said Foster. "In Yorkshire we've a tradition of
> giving customers what they want. They asked for baguettes which don't
> go stale and we said yes, we can do you them. We're shipping the stuff
> out by the wagon-load."
>
> Foster said he had been surprised by the "cheek" of the mismatch
> between French and EU law but recognised a good sales opportunity.
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