All articles by Amy North – Page 2
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InterviewSweet ambitions: Baker & Baker CEO Matthew Acheson unveils plans for growth
Growth, investment, and optimisation are the three pillars that the sweet bakery manufacturer is leaning on to boost its turnover to €800m
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Product NewsGingerbread and chocolate galore: Asda unwraps Christmas bakery range for 2025
Ginger & chocolate panettone, Florentine topped mince pies, and candy cane yule logs are among the latest yuletide innovation to be rolled out by the retailer
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InterviewFreshness, added nutrition, and clean label: inside Ocado’s strategy for bakery
Speaking at the British Society of Baking’s Autumn conference, Kerry Barker outlined the top trends the online retailer is looking to tap into with new listings over the coming year
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NewsWhat we know about the Roberts Bakery deals and what comes next
Administrators reveal how much Warburtons and Boparan Private Office paid for the business and its assets, and which creditors are likely to be paid in the wake of its administration
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Product NewsJason’s Sourdough takes toasties into retail with Tesco listing
Ham & cheese and three cheese toasties have secured listings in 355 Tesco stores and will sit in the chilled savoury and snacking aisle alongside brands such as Ginsters, Pukka, and Rustler
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NewsUnox launches oven designed specifically for bakery counters and retail
The dual-chamber combi oven takes up less than one square metre of floor space and has been developed following two years of research and testing with European supermarket chains
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Product NewsCake Box unveils range inspired by South Asian flavours
Limited-edition five-strong range features a Gulab Jamun Cake and Dubai Chocolate Cake designed to tap into increased demand for global flavours
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NewsCoffee is a ‘major factor’ in choice of bakery outlet, research finds
Almost half of consumers polled buy coffee from a bakery or sandwich shop once a month, and a fifth of 25 to 34-year-olds do so once a week, according to Lincoln & York’s research
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Product NewsBrownings the Bakers lands £1m Co-op deal for Kilmarnock Pie
A trio of the Kilmarnock-based family-run firm’s savoury pies are rolling out in over 300 of the convenience retailer’s stores across Scotland
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NewsBrace’s Bakery to close Pen-Y-Fan site as part of business reset
Welsh bakery business is shutting the site in response to ‘dramatic’ changes in the bread market in a move which will put the business ‘on the right path for the future’
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NewsRodeo Doughnuts invests £100k to open first store in Manchester
New location forms part of an expansion plan which could see the business open at least 10 sites in the north over the next three years and stretch its product range with brownies
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NewsFinsbury invests millions in Kara Foodservice factory in Manchester
The site, which produces bread rolls for hospitality and other markets, is being enhanced with a robotic water splitter and major upgrade to the pizza dough line
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FeatureTop cake trends for 2026 and beyond
Personalisation, international flavours, and the continuous pull of all things pistachio are set to influence the cake market in 2026 and beyond
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NewsGreggs falls behind target for shop openings in 2025
Food-to-go giant expects to open around 120 net new shops this year, behind its previous target of 140 to 150
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Product NewsHovis enters sourdough market with sliced cob range
Britain’s second biggest bread brand has unveiled its first-ever sourdough loaves in the form of sliced white and seeded cobs
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OpinionBritish Baker celebrates 140th anniversary
As British Baker celebrates a fantastic milestone, editor Amy North asks the community to share their favourite memories of the historic brand
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FeatureFrom Jeff to Austin Sours: bakers reveal their sourdough starter names
Bakers from across the country reveal what they have named their sourdough starters and why
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NewsJason’s Sourdough ramps up NPD with unsliced whole boule
Geary’s Bakeries expands its fast-growing Jason’s brand with an unsliced version of its bestselling white sourdough loaf
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NewsUK trial to explore the power of milling wheat variety blends
AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of varieties can deliver better milling wheat crops
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Product NewsGreggs unveils £5 lunchtime meal deal and new products for autumn 2025
Food-to-go giant adds main, drink, and side meal deal to its offering as it rolls out autumnal NPD including a Chicken Fajita Bake