All Craft Bakery articles
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Investment pays off for Birds Bakery as revenue rises 15.1%
Food-to-go and coffee were high on the agenda for 2023 helping to boost revenue but profits were dampened by rising costs
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Paul UK seeks turnaround with store revamps amid rising costs
Unsustainably high utility costs and a minimum wage increase impacted Paul UK’s profitability but it has a plan, which includes store refurbishments, to help it bounce back
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Opening Doors #10: new sites launched by craft bakery brands
Exquisite doughnuts and mouthwatering pastries are the signature offerings of five new craft bakery shops recently opened across the UK
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How one baker is being impacted by soaring chocolate prices
Vegan brownie supplier Cake or Death is looking to transform its operations after the price of chocolate more than doubled in six months
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Craft Bakers Association names John Foster as new president
The Fosters Bakery MD, who received an MBE for his work finding baking jobs for prisoners, takes over from Patrick Wilkins in the honourary role
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Bread Ahead looks to inspire mini master bakers with summer academy
Bread Ahead is set to offer kids a five-week course of hands-on baking experiences this summer at its Borough Market site in London
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Cornish Bakery appoints new MD and secures funding for growth
Hospitality specialist Mat Finch has been brought in to lead the independent bakery chain with a new financing package helping expand and improve its retail footprint
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Stir Bakery smashes £100k crowdfunding target by 50%
Cambridge-based business raised over £152k from investors to help its ambitions for estate expansion and online sales growth
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Trove enters liquidation and closes Manchester bakery cafés
Sourdough specialist has appointed liquidators and closed its outlets in and around Manchester after tax, energy, pensions, and other unpaid bills rose to more than £1.6m
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Opening Doors #9: craft bakeries unveil sweet new sites
A full house of five new openings includes a pair of pâtisseries and three-of-a-kind sweet treat specialists making their first ventures into brick-and-mortar retail
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Practical steps to maximise sweet bakery sales
With the challenges of the current financial climate, bakers need to minimise production costs while maximising sales. Here, Dawn provides some practical tips on how to achieve this with clever use of sweet bakery ingredients.
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Start up loan helps Eko Bakery bring authentic African bread to Newport
Lagos-born Adekunle Ashaolu uses a £25k loan from the British Business Bank to launch a start-up producing the sweet bread for a growing Nigerian community in South Wales
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How a sourdough mistake resulted in Britain’s Best Loaf 2024
4 Eyes Bakery head baker Tom Martin recalls the origin story behind his Garlic & Rosemary Deep Pan Focaccia and reveals the benefits the Chesterfield business has enjoyed since lifting the trophy
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Product News
One Stop expands bakery range with 33 new products
The convenience retailer has introduced 16 new own-label and branded products at over 700 of its stores nationwide as well as granting selected listings for 17 more items from local bakery suppliers
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Gail’s Bakery to open first site in Waitrose Canary Wharf
Set to open on 6 June, the site will operate as a first-of-its-kind takeaway bakery for the brand where customers can purchase bread, baked goods, and speciality coffee
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Salted caramel brownie 'rushed to shelves' after Britain's Best Cake win
East Anglian bakery chain reveals details behind the creation of its award-winning salted caramel & almond brownie recently crowned Britain’s Best Cake 2024
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The Bread Guy crowned Scottish Baker of the Year 2024/25
Aberdeen-based artisan bakery, which runs five shops and supplies wholesale to businesses across the Grampian region, claimed the top title as well as six other category trophies
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How apprenticeship funding could ease the bakery skill gap in Wales
Wales had previously lagged behind in its support for bakery apprentices, but improvements to funding and framework aim to improve the uptake
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Bread Ahead unveils academy designed to create ‘next generation of bakers’
Artisan bakery is on the lookout for aspiring bakers to undertake the six-month course for free
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Cumbria bakery Lovingly Artisan triumphs at Farm Shop & Deli Awards
The bakery, located in Kendal and run by husband-and-wife-team Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor, beat competition from across the UK to be named Retailer of the Year at the awards