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Jaffa Cakes and Mini Cheddars shortage fears as Jacob’s Biscuits factory workers walk out in ’24/7 indefinite strike’
WORKERS who make Jaffa Cakes and Mini Cheddars say they are going on strike “indefinitely” – raising fears of shortages on shop shelves.
Over 750 staff at Jacob’s Bakery factory will walk out today and continue “every single day” until bosses agree to negotiate better pay.
UK supply of Jaffa Cakes are set to crumble amid the strike action.[/caption]
Mini Cheddar bakers Jacob’s are owned by snack giant Pladis Global and produced at the same factory in Merseyside[/caption]
Eamon O’Hearn, National officer at The GMB union, who issued the threats, told The Mirror workers “are rightly angry”.
He added: “They put themselves on the line to keep the company going during the pandemic.
“Now they need some help to get them through the cost-of-living crisis, but it’s falling on deaf ears.”
The factory in Aintree, Merseyside, churns out a mouth watering 4,000 McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes every minute.
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But UK supply of the treat is now set to crumble amid the strike action.
A row over pay has raged for more than a year, with The GMB demanding a 10 percent pay hike for staff.
Such a rise would meet inflation which is running at 10.1 percent.
Jaffa Cake makers McVitie’s and Mini Cheddar bakers Jacob’s are owned by snack giant Pladis Global and produced at the same factory.
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But the firm said such a rise was unaffordable and offered 4.25 percent hike, rejected by staff who went crackers at the offer.
The Sun Online have approached Pladis Global for comment.
Workers will walk out at the baker’s factory in Aintree, Merseyside, from Monday[/caption]
I’m a baking expert – how the color of your pans can affect how well your cakes and cookies come out
A BAKING expert has revealed how the color of a pan affects the color of freshly baked cakes.
The TikToker’s secret has shocked the internet and made viewers of his video rethink the way they bake.
@benjaminthebaker on TikTok shared a secret on how to get the perfect type of cake by using different colored pans[/caption]
Lighter-colored pans conduct heat much less, so they are better for cakes with softer edges, Benjamin said[/caption]
Benjamin, known on TikTok simply as @benjaminthebaker, regularly shares his baking expertise via the social media platform.
“Whether its cookies, cakes, or brownies, the type of pan you use has a big impact on how your desserts bake,” he began his video on pan color.
“Cookies baked on a dark tray will have a more crispy edge, and the bottom will brown more than those baked on a light tray,” he explained.
When it comes to cakes, the baking expert explained that, because darker-colored metal conducts heat more rapidly than its lighter-shade counterpart, the bottom of the cake will be darker.
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This also explains why the edges of a cake baked in a darker pan will finish more rapidly.
The result is a “shorter cake with a more rounded top and a thick crust,” according to the baking expert.
Brownies that are baked in a dark pan make for edges that cook very fast, “before the middle has a chance to catch up.
If you prefer brownies with a harder edge, Benjamin said, this is perfect.
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To bake your brownie batter into a treat with a softer perimeter, a lighter pan should be used.
For one commenter, the choice to use a darker pan came down to aesthetics.
“Well damn I just like the look of dark trays better,” they said.
Another viewer wondered why they didn’t come to this conclusion on their own, saying, “This is so obvious after it is explained, and I never ever thought about it before said explanation.”
A third TikTok user didn’t need Benjamin’s advice, as they were not looking to change the finished product of their baked goods.
They said: “Well, I like crispy edges.”