All Craft Bakery articles – Page 3
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Promotional featureHow bakers can reinvent a festive classic with on-trend appeal
As the festive season approaches, mincemeat comes to the fore – especially in traditional mince pies. But how can bakers set their creations apart? Discover new ways in which bakeries can deck their product lines with festive appeal and check out the latest festive mincemeat trends.
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NewsBatch’d targets 50-shop estate by 2029 after securing £1.1m investment
Leeds-based sweet treat specialist will use the funding to open new shops, shopping centre kiosks, and shipping container outlets whilst expanding its workforce including in its regional supply chian
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NewsLights, phone camera, action: how bakeries can shoot better marketing videos
First Frame Productions director Ryan Mulhern shares some top tips from his Craft Bakers Association Business Day 2025 presentation on filming smartphone video content
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NewsCast your votes for the top artisan bakeries in Britain
For the fourth year running, British Baker is looking to identify the top 13 artisan bakeries in the nation, but this year we need your help
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NewsDates revealed for National Doughnut Week 2026
The latest edition of annual fundraising event – sponsored by CSM Ingredients and raising funds for The Children’s Trust – will take place from 16 to 24 May next year
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NewsHobbs House Bakery axes almond croissant as it goes nut free
Central bakery in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire is now nut free but the business’s four retail shops will continue to use them in products
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NewsButterwick closes 12 out of 14 bakery shops and appoints liquidators
Directors blamed rising costs and falling footfall for the decision to shut the majority of their retail estate with 62 people made redundant
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Product NewsBakers craft limited-edition products to mark Sourdough September 2025
Loaves with beetroot, cheese & chilli, and vegan chocolate are among the specially created items from craft bakers to mark this year’s Sourdough September
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NewsOpening Doors #19: new retail shops unveiled by craft bakery brands
Check out the trio of London launches, as well as estate expansions across the South, Midlands, and north West, plus a new site in west Wales
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NewsCornish Bakery breaks its sales record over summer as expansion continues
Bakery chain added new shops in Hereford and Woodbridge with five more sites set to launch in the autumn after delivering a 24% year-on-year increase in revenue during August
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FeatureFrom Jeff to Austin Sours: bakers reveal their sourdough starter names
Bakers from across the country reveal what they have named their sourdough starters and why
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FeatureFlavour, farming, and flour power: sourdough trends in 2025 and beyond
Demand for sourdough products is intensifying, affording many opportunities for bakers to capture incremental sales growth
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NewsBaltic Bakehouse enters liquidation after closing Liverpool sites
Sourdough specialist failed to keep up with mounting debts and decided to cease trading, making all staff redundant at its two retail locations and production site
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Promotional featureHow small steps can lead to big change in bakery waste
Bread is one of the worst culprits for food waste in the UK – both from a manufacturing and consumer standpoint. Yet marginal gains can contribute significantly to bakery waste reduction, thereby saving costs and improving sustainability credentials, argues Lesaffre UK & Ireland
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NewsLuke’s Bakery gains investors to help expand northeast wholesale business
Sourdough specialist welcomes backing from Pipers Crisps co-founders to support growth including a move into a new 6,500 sq ft production site in Brough, East Yorkshire
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NewsGail’s, Ocado, and Jacksons Bakery among speakers for BSB autumn conference
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the British Society of Baking, the speakers will discuss ‘how to do bakery business better’
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NewsSpice goals: Hawkens Gingerbread nurturing homegrown supply of ginger
Biscuit maker Alastair Hawken is on a sustainability mission to cultivate ginger for bakery production via his hydroponic system inside a polytunnel in Grantham, Lincolnshire
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NewsBakers urged to unite and discuss common challenges at CBA event
The upcoming Craft Bakers Association Business Day will feature insight sessions to equip bakers with fresh tools to grow their businesses, along with live demonstrations and discussions
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InterviewMy bakery job: Paul Mitchell, logistics and events manager, Knead Bakery
Mitchell notes how recruitment for bakery van drivers is difficult as they need to be confident, have great local knowledge and coffee making skills, plus a passion for the brand and its products
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OpinionSecret filming and online abuse: is there a dark side to bakery tourism?
British Baker editor Amy North questions whether the rise of bakery tourism, spurred on by social media, is putting staff in harm’s way