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Co-op Wholesale’s evolving ISB offer a success story for independent retailers

2025-07-03T08:00:00+01:00

New premium product lines are being introduced to the in-store bakery offer supplied by Co-op Wholesale, which now makes up 31% of convenience retail sales

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All-Party Parliamentary Group created to tackle issues in baking industry

2025-07-03T07:30:00+01:00

Parliamentarians and stakeholders from across the baking industry, including trade bodies, will meet to discuss areas of concern and examine relevant policies

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Costa unveils new store design with open-plan counter plus summer NPD

2025-07-02T13:39:00+01:00

Coffee chain has refurbished its Great Portland Street site in central London, with the design aimed at delivering an elevated coffee experience for every kind of visit

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Planet Doughnut set for growth after Delves family acquire founders’ stake

2025-07-01T09:30:00+01:00

New owners say the acquisition of the Shropshire-based business brings continuity, financial backing, and the ability to move decisively into the next stage of growth 

Reports

  • Bakery Market Report 2025

  • Bakery Retail Guide 2025

  • Top Bakery Trends 2025

Events

  • There’s one more week to enter the 2025 Baking Industry Awards

  • Five reasons why you should enter the Baking Industry Awards 2025

  • Full list of Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 medal winners revealed

  • Full list of Britain’s Best Cake 2025 medal winners revealed

  • Put your products to the test at the Baking Industry Awards 2025

  • Revealed: Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2025

  • Community spirit: behind the scenes at The Artisan Collective 2025

Baking Industry Awards

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Baking Industry Awards 2024 winners revealed

2024-10-24T21:30:00+01:00By

A baker from Cumbria, a Cardiff craft bakery, and the UK’s biggest bakery brand are among the winners of the Baking Industry Awards 2024

Webinar

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Free webinar: how are the UPF and clean label movements shaping bakery?

2024-09-23T09:57:00+01:00By

Sign up for the free webinar which will see experts from the Federation of Bakers, Modern Baker, and The Co-op dive into the discussion