All Craft Bakery articles – Page 4
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Product NewsPastry chef Jesús Escalera creates dessert menu for Qima Café
The chef has created a series of desserts designed to explore coffee, storytelling, and quality patisserie
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NewsBiscuiteers secures distribution deal with Moonpig
The two businesses are developing a range of year-round gifting products
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NewsAll-Party Parliamentary Group created to tackle issues in baking industry
Parliamentarians and stakeholders from across the baking industry, including trade bodies, will meet to discuss areas of concern and examine relevant policies
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NewsOpening Doors #17: estate expansions and first shops from craft bakeries
From the south coast up to Scotland, Wales over to the East Midlands, craft bakery businesses have unveiled outlets all across the country
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NewsKnead Bakery targets 100-shop estate across the southwest by 2045
Craft bakery business has big ambitions having just opened its fourth and biggest site to date in Oxford plus another in Tewkesbury coming next month
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NewsMimi’s Bakehouse founder wins £100k at disabled entrepreneurs awards
Michelle Phillips, who lives with multiple sclerosis, will use the money to refurbish the business’ cafes and create products with a longer shelf life to help it access new revenue streams
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NewsDanish bakery Ole & Steen reaps rewards of refocused strategy
EBITDA rose by 25% to £4.9m while turnover also increase 5% as the firm invested in its production facility, extended its opening hours, and embraced seasonal NPD including a new range of open rye sandwiches
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NewsBarry’s Home Bakery in Gateshead sold to forecourt operator Penny Petroleum
Retail and wholesale bakery business has been bought by a fellow family-run firm, which operates over 90 petrol stations across North England, Wales, and Scotland
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Product NewsBake his day: new sweet and savoury treats created for Father’s Day 2025
From cookies and cakes with their faces on to indulgently large pies and pastries, dads across the nation are set to get treated this Sunday
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NewsComptoir Bakery launches frozen bake-at-home pastries and cookies
Craft bakery is selling packs of croissants, cinnamon rolls, pain au chocolat, pain aux raisins, and chocolate chip cookies via its website for Londoners to bake from frozen
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Promotional featureHow to capitalise on British consumers’ love for the sausage roll
Among the savoury pastries popular with British consumers, the sausage roll is king. But to maximise the opportunity they offer, producers and bakers need to stay close to consumer trends, says Ginsters.
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InterviewMy bakery job: Jo Garner, head baker, Hello Jojo
”A great attitude and work ethic can often trump experience,” says Garner, who transferred her jewellery crafting skills into a baking career working at high-end restaurants
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NewsThe Almond Thief goes into liquidation with two Devon shops closed
Craft bakery firm, which specialised in sourdough loaves and pastries made from locally farmed and milled heritage wheat, has ceased trading at its sites in Dartington and Totnes
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Promotional featureHow icing brings optimal creativity and flavour to bakes
With consumers looking for indulgence and great taste when choosing bakery products, creativity is key to differentiation across all bakes – and great icing offers the ultimate flourish.
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Product NewsFood-to-go supplier Simply Lunch launches new premium handmade range
A Chicken, Chorizo & N’Duja Foccacia and a Veggie New Yorker Pretzel are among 30 new convenience items rolled out by the Croydon-based supplier
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NewsOpening Doors #16: craft bakeries launch brand new retail shops
Businesses spanning the length of the country, from London to the Scottish Highlands, have unveiled new sites to tap into fresh customer bases
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Promotional featureSweet vs savoury: how to expand your croissant offering
Bakeries and cafés could be missing out on valuable sales by only viewing the croissant through a sweet lens. French manufacturer Bridor explains why.
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NewsThe Hummingbird Bakery launches sweet and savoury muffins
American-style sweet treat specialist branches into savoury with muffin range which took years of research, trials, and taste testing
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NewsJames Pirie & Son wins sixth World Championship Scotch Pie Awards title
The traditional butcher captured an unprecedented sixth victory ahead of a field of 539 entries from 88 companies in the latest edition of the annual competition
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NewsHobbs House Bakery’s sustainability measures get royal seal of approval
Sixth-generation family-run firm, certified B Corp since 2019, was one of only 27 UK businesses to receive the accolade this year