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Toast Ale to donate meals during Covid-19 crisis
Toast Ale has launched a ‘meal deal’ initiative to help feed vulnerable people amidst the Covid-19 crisis.
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Macphie producing hand sanitiser to tackle shortage
Scotland-based ingredients supplier Macphie has partnered with Loch Lomond Distillery to create a hand sanitiser for frontline care services during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Bakkavor could furlough staff as bosses take pay cut
Bosses at Bakkavor have agreed to take pay cuts as the fresh prepared foods (FPF) supplier is looking to reduce capacity, which may mean furloughing staff, in light of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Dina Foods to temperature-test staff on daily basis
Flatbread and baklawa supplier Dina Foods has increased measures to protect its staff from Covid-19, including taking everyone’s temperature on entry to the premises daily.
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Bakeries donate bread and sweet treats to NHS staff
Bakers across the country are helping to support NHS heroes who are working around the clock by offering discounts and donating baked goods to hospitals.
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Why has there been a flour shortage in supermarkets?
Retailers have been hit by a shortage of flour as demand soars in the coronavirus outbreak.
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Morrisons boosts output at bakery to help food banks
Morrisons is set to boost its bakery output to help restock the nation’s food banks, which have suffered a fall in donations due to Covid-19.
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How Covid-19 is impacting bakery firms in Scotland
Alasdair Smith, chief executive of Scottish Bakers, explains how businesses are dealing with the coronavirus challenge.
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ABST cancels conference due to coronavirus
The Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) has cancelled its annual conference, which was due to take place on 19-21 June 2020.
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Finsbury halts production at Kara foodservice division
Finsbury Food Group has reported strong sales of bread in retail stores but has suspended production at its foodservice operation.
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Now’s the time for retailers to turn to their local bakery
As stores struggle to keep bread and other baked goods on shelves, now is the time for retailers to turn to local bakers for supply.
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Social distancing advice for food plants and takeaways
Official guidance on how businesses operating a takeaway service or food processing plant should manage coronavirus risks has been published.
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Coronavirus: What grants are available to bakeries?
Gary Hemming, commercial lending director at finance broker ABC Finance, outlines the ways a bakery might access financial support
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Coronavirus: New site to link bakers with consumers
Bakers are being urged to sign up to a service designed to help consumers find local bakery businesses that deliver.
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Coronavirus impact update: Bakery ingredient suppliers
How are bakery ingredient suppliers faring in the face of the coronavirus epidemic?
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Coronavirus: Now Birds and Sayers shut bakery stores
They have joined the list of bakery and café chains to close shops in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
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SSP UK sales crash 80% as Covid-19 hits travel market
Travel-retail business SSP has seen UK and European like-for-like sales crash 80% year-on-year.
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Coronavirus forces Greggs to close all stores
Greggs has become the latest café and bakery chain to close its doors in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Paul UK closes all shops but keeps central bakery open
Bakery and patisserie chain Paul UK has temporarily closed all 37 of its shops in London and Oxford.
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Coronavirus impact update: Bakery equipment supply
As bakers and their suppliers face unprecedented challenges, the British Baker team will work to keep businesses across the industry informed.