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NewsMore than 100 jobs at risk at Compleat Food Group’s Tottle bakery
Food manufacturer has entered into a consultation period with 131 roles facing redundancy at the Nottingham site, which specialises in pork pie production
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NewsBakery project receives cut of £7m to boost AI usage in UK
London’s Miel Bakery is to collaborate with Oxford Cognitive Labs to explore the potential for AI technology to reduce food wastage by accurately predicting sales
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NewsDismissed Jones Village Bakery worker awarded £18,500 by tribunal
A £122k compensation claim from the former worker, who is registered blind, based on gross annual pay was not accepted with the tribunal concluding he should be paid three months net salary
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NewsMorrisons to downsize Rathbones Bakery to avoid closure
Supermarket chain is to keep its Wakefield site open but make fewer, more specialist bakery products whilst slashing the workforce from 378 down to 138
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NewsLancashire bakery chain Oddie’s closes after 120 years in business
Nelson-based business closed all 13 of its shops this weekend with the loss of more than 100 jobs after struggling against skyrocketing energy costs and reduced footfall
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NewsDavid Wood Baking fined £573k after workers injured in three separate incidents
Own-label bakery supplier pleads guilty to breaching health and safety regulations following an investigation into three accidents that happened at its Bolton sites in 2022
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NewsGreggs beats major coffee chains on price of hot drinks
Research by website Vouchers4real.co.uk found that the average price of a hot drink at Greggs was at least 42% cheaper than Caffè Nero, Costa, Pret, and Starbucks
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NewsWarrens Bakery continues estate expansion with first Welsh travel store
New shop joins the bakery chain’s other recent openings in train stations and marks the start of a partnership with Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Transport for Wales
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NewsBirds Bakery gears up for transformative year ahead at stores
East Midlands chain unveils plans for the new year including NPD, continued rebranding rollout, and investments in technology and staff development
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NewsStacey’s Bakery invests in new oven to enhance cob production
Derbyshire-based business has ‘retired’ its old oven after 40 years of service and spent £42,500 installing a new Polin rack oven to improve baking quality and efficiency
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NewsOpen call for start-ups to shape the future of bakery ingredients
CSM Ingredients’ innovation hub Generate is scouting new ingredient-tech start-ups, including bakery solutions innovators, to join its customised partnership programme
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NewsBakery in review 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, the British Baker team will be taking a look back at the big events that played out in the baking industry over the past 12 months.
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NewsFamily-run pork pie business secures five-figure funding boost
T.C. Morris has relocated to a purpose-built facility in Dudley after securing funding from UKSE, which provides strategic loan and equity packages to help business grow
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NewsAuntie Anne’s UK eyes 100 new stores by 2034 after record growth year
Soft pretzel specialist is looking to continue expanding its UK and Ireland retail estate as it reports a double-digit increase in sales
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FeatureCérélia-backed BakeAway ready to roll with growth in British home baking
Corby-based manufacturer has seen 6% growth in volume over the past year, upping its daily output to 55 tonnes of pastry and dough
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NewsWong Wong Bakery boosts Chinese bun production with new equipment
Family-run business located in Manchester’s Chinatown has installed a Koenig Mini Rex dough divider and rounder supplied by EPP
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FeatureRainbow Dust re-birth: how new ownership transformed struggling cake decoration brand
It’s been a year since the cake decoration brand was acquired by Albex Group, taking it from an underfunded business running on skeleton staff to a well-funded firm ready to shake up the market
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NewsDoughnut Time seeks new UK franchise partners for 2025 relaunch
Franchise operator in Germany has acquired the rights to sweet treat brand in the UK, with 15 exisiting sites to be rebranded next year
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NewsAllied Bakeries strengthens delivery fleet with investment in 68 new vehicles
Supply chain for Kingsmill, Allinson’s and Sunblest brands as well as own label bakery ranges will benefit from the improvements in road safety and fuel consumption
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NewsEsquires Coffee tapping into WFH boom with suburbs growth strategy
Coffee chain continues to open new shops in out-of-town areas amid plans to quadruple its estate across the UK and Ireland within five years