All Craft Bakery articles – Page 2
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NewsBakers + Baristas signs five-year partnership with Miko Coffee
Agreement sees the Belgian coffee brand deliver a fully integrated beverage solution across the bakery and coffee chain’s estate of 62 locations throughout the UK and Ireland
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NewsMost Coughlans stores to reopen as bakery is acquired out of liquidation
Twenty-five Coughlans stores could soon be reopened under a new brand after the majority of the company’s business and assets were bought by Janes Bakery
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NewsEntries open for Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2027
Bakers are encouraged to get their entries in for the awards which shine a spotlight on businesses, teams, and individuals raising standards across specialist food and drink retail
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NewsOpening Doors #25: new locations launched by craft bakery brands
From a timber-framed structure to an elegant kiosk hosting theatre-led treat creations, craft brands have developed new spaces to sell their baked goods
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NewsHambleton Bakery operator secures refinancing package
Hart Hambleton group said funding will maintain operations while opening up opportunities for future growth
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NewsBakery chain Merrie England closes after 60 years
Seven sites closed after soaring costs and drop in footfall claim West Yorkshire business
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InterviewMy Bakery Job: Jennifer MacPherson, learning & development manager, Birds Bakery
MacPherson has lead the implementation of a new learning management system for over 1,000 employees at the growing Midlands bakery chain
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NewsBaking industry welcomes PM’s launch of new technical education routes
New pathways helping to provide 14-year-olds with early access to technical skills, work experience and connections with local employers have been warmly welcomed by trade bodies and associations
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NewsWhat the UK baking industry wants from new PM Andy Burnham
Trade bodies have welcomed the UK’s new prime minster Andy Burnham, whilst raising issues in the baking industry they hope he and his cabinet will address
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NewsEntries encouraged for UK’s first-ever Gingerbread House Festival
Bakers of all ages from across the nation are invited to enter the inaugural event in Cumbria this November, with cash prizes given to category winners
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NewsCustomer surge drives record sales for Danish bakery Ole & Steen
Rising customer numbers, product innovation, and growth across digital channels helped drive sales despite ongoing cost pressures
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NewsScottish Bakers launches interactive trail of bakeries across Scotland
Launched on the trade body’s website, the trail serves as an immersive storytelling hub allowing users to explore bakery locations across the region as well as exclusive video interviews with the owners
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NewsCornish Bakery reveals four new 'bespoke-for-the-community' locations
The business is aiming to create a collection of ‘high-end, individually curated, bespoke-for-the-community bakeries that are united by a shared philosophy instead of a shared template’.
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NewsSourdough Sophia crowdfunds expansion into new retail and wholesale channels
Craft bakery brand is nearing a £1m raise to be spent on the fitout of its new shop in Covent Garden plus two more sites in the capital and continued development of its production hub
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InterviewMy Bakery Job: Sam Leatherby, executive pastry chef, London Hilton on Park Lane
Executive pastry chef at the age of 29, Leatherby worked his way up the ranks at the London Hilton on Park Lane having joined as an apprentice in Heathrow
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Partner featureFuture of bread: can bakery be part of a personalised nutrition experience?
Beyond the realms of multigrain and gluten-free, can breads increasingly be personalised to suit consumers’ individual dietary habits?
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Product NewsInside St. Ewe’s £13m investment behind new free-range liquid egg range
Years of learning pasteurisation “the hard way”, collaborations with chefs and Italian equipment suppliers, and a brand-new 32,000 sq ft facility have supported the launch of three new liquid egg products
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NewsCoughlans closure sparks fresh warnings over pressures facing craft bakers
Trade bodies and advocacy groups have reacted to the demise of the Croydon-based chain, calling it a stark reminder of the unprecedented pressures facing independent retail businesses
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NewsTransformation programme pays off as profits surge at Wenzel’s
Restructuring, investment in technology, and NPD form part of the wider transformation programme at the family-owned London-based bakery
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NewsThird-generation chain Coughlans Bakery ceases trading with 32 shops closed
Rising costs of labour, fuel, business rates, and ingredients have forced the Croydon-based business to go into voluntary liquidation before it cannot pay its suppliers and staff