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NewsBPO kicks off recruitment drive for Roberts Bakery sites
Bakery operatives and food process technicians are among the roles being advertised by BPO which bought the business – now Roberts Bakery 1887 – in October
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Promotional featureHow bakery can satisfy consumers’ interest in health & wellbeing
Today’s consumers focus increasingly on how their mental and physical wellbeing is affected by what they consume. So how does that translate into the world of bakery products? In its latest in-depth report, Lesaffre set about finding out.
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WebinarsWebinar: EU bakery traditions and their impact on the UK
Join us for an insightful webinar, part of the ‘More than Only Food & Drink’ campaign, where we uncover the rich tapestry of EU baking traditions
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FeatureSeeds, spices, and surprises: the rise of ‘bread with bits’
Innovative bakers are packing breads with extra bits – such as seeds, fruit, and even chocolate – to meet growing consumer demand for loaves that deliver taste and nutrition
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NewsCo-op to sell in-store bakery items at half price from 6pm
New waste reduction scheme includes loose in-store bakery products such as croissants and baguettes
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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 News‘Moreish’ French onion soup loaf scoops Speciality Bread Product of the Year 2025
Patisserie Mark Bennett’s winning loaf – made with French onion soup instead of water and topped with Gruyère cheese – had judges praising its texture, flavour, and aroma
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Product NewsGluten-free brands target speciality bread with new launches
Welsh supplier Juvela has unveiled new sub rolls and flatbread squares under its Oaf brand while Ireland-based Promise Gluten Free has launched an olive sourdough loaf
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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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NewsDry weather improves quality of breadmaking wheat harvested in 2025
Expectations are that a greater proportion of the UK wheat crop will meet the typical breadmaking wheat specification for milling and thus help reduce the volume of imports
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NewsWarburtons boosts thins and pitta production with purchase of Roberts Bakery site
The acquisition of the speciality bread factory in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, is said to provide Warburtons with further capacity to “meet demand in a growing segment of the bakery market”
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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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NewsWhat is fermented wheat flour?
Bakery consultant Stanley Cauvain explains exactly what fermented wheat flour is and offers his opinion on whether propionic acid should appear on ingredient lists of bread packs
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NewsHuddersfield university partners with Puratos on bread improver research
Professor Grant Campbell’s experimental modelling approach on the effects of dietary fibres in bread will allow Puratos to design bread improvers faster and more effectively
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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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NewsCMA launches inquiry into ABF’s acquisition of Hovis
The competition watchdog has launched an invitation for comments on the proposed deal between the bread giants ahead of a formal investigation
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NewsJason’s Sourdough launches multi-million campaign featuring first TV ad
A newly created TV ad depicts a tongue-in-cheek morning routine of master baker Jason Geary’s every day obsessions including checking his 45-year-old mother culture
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NewsJon Jenkins steps down after three years of Hovis leadership
The company confirmed Jenkins would be vacating his position from mid-September, without naming a successor.