All Craft Bakery articles
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NewsInverness’ Harry Gow Bakery crowned Scottish Baker of the Year 2026
Family-run bakery completes a hattrick, becoming the only bakery in the awards’ history to be named Scottish Baker of the Year three times
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NewsFive reasons why you should enter the Baking Industry Awards 2026
From peer approval and business boosts to media coverage and honouring staff, there are a wide range of benefits to bakeries that participate in the coveted Baking Industry Awards
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InterviewMy Bakery Job: Katrina Bozikovic, co-founder, Outpost Bakery
“Nothing compares to the feeling of opening the doors for the first time” says the Australian-born co-founder of the artisan bakery in Lancashire, which recently marked its first anniversary
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NewsOpening Doors #23: latest outlet launches from craft bakery brands
New stores helping meet demand for quality fresh bakery on the high street and other places include in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, York, and Leicester
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NewsBakers urged to ‘go big’ for National Doughnut Week 2026
Bakeries across the UK are being urged to get creative to help raise funds for charity The Children’s Trust by signing up for National Doughnut Week 2026
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FeatureOnes to watch: 10 bakery businesses with big ambitions for UK market
From Bread Ahead to Jersey Mike’s Subs, take a closer look at the businesses with ambitious plans to make their mark on the UK out of home market
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NewsBread Ahead to teach one million children to bake over next 10 years
The Future Bakers Project aims to spark a generation who use baking as a source of confidence, imagination and connection by combining hands-on learning with digital activities
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NewsEntrepreneur with family ties to Grupo Bimbo buys 206-year-old Scottish bakery
Six generations of family ownership at Alexander Taylor have come to end with Mexican-born American Carlos Huerta taking over the South Lanarkshire business
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Product NewsLovingly Artisan launches first-ever flour range
Grains for the five-strong flour range are grown in Cumbria and milled by the artisan bakery at its site in Burneside
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NewsFull list of Britain’s Best Loaf 2026 medal winners revealed
A Bombay Potato Sourdough, a Pesto, Roasted Pepper & Mozzarella Babka, and a Honey & Pear Focaccia are among the medallists from this year’s competition
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NewsGone in seven seconds: why cafés need quick wins at their bakery counters
New insights from Yorkshire bakery supplier The Original Baker suggest that most purchasing decisions at a counter are made in a matter of seconds
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InterviewMy Bakery Job: Rosie Parkinson, business development & operations manager, Lovingly Artisan
“There’s a huge amount of work going on in the background to bring it all together,” says Parkinson, who manages a wide variety of tasks at the Cumbria-based bakery
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FeatureSchool cake resurgence is a lesson in the power of nostalgia
Bakery businesses are tapping into demand for the humble iced sponge traybake, which has enjoyed a resurgence driven by consumer desire for comfort and familiarity
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NewsPlanet Doughnut trials 24-hour vending machine
Vending machine is stocked with bestsellers and limited editions allowing fans to buy doughnuts at any time, day or night
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FeatureFrom communities to commuters: Signorelli Bakery prepares for London expansion
Family-run bakery brand, based out of Stratford’s East Village, is looking to take its Italian café and deli concept to three new high-traffic sites by the end of the year
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NewsEquipment suppliers unveil innovative machinery, tools, and solutions
From automated cookie frosting machines to dough scoring blades, equipment suppliers have rolled out new kit to enhance bakery production
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Promotional featureHow British bakers are solving the texture-taste-sustainability trilemma
How UK bakeries can deliver on the current trilemma of texture, taste and sustainability, while still offering healthy nutrition.
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Promotional featureFilled with potential: overcoming technical challenges in sweet bakery fillings
How to resolve technical challenges posed by multiple (and sometimes conflicting) demands for sweet bakery fillings.
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NewsFood inflation to reach at least 9% by end of 2026 warns FDF
Recent effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and impact on oil and gas facilities in the Middle East has left the FDF revising its food inflation forecast for this year
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FeatureBaking smarter, not harder: how manufacturers are getting ahead with technology
From digitised audits and gamified workflows to AI-powered analysis of production and staff queries answered by WhatsApp chatbots, we check in on the latest technologies in play at UK bakery suppliers