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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
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NewsMorrisons considers closing loss-making Rathbones bakery putting 400 jobs at risk
Bakers union reacts ‘furiously’ to proposals which have put nearly 400 jobs at risk as Morrisons looks to close the loss-making site
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NewsGinsters owner Samworth Brothers fined £1.28m after employee crushed to death
Manufacturer pleads guilty to breaching health and safety regulations following the incident which took place on 2 December 2021 at The Cornwall Bakery in Callington
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NewsFDF calls on government to provide fund for healthy product innovation
Trade body is requesting help in mitigating the risk for food manufacturers to invest in non-HFSS and high-fibre NPD as well as broadening access to R&D tax credits
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FeatureMachine yearning: the equipment trends shaping the baking industry
Bakers are looking to new equipment is help eliminate repetitive strain injuries among workers, enhance cutting and packing processes, and boost sustainability credentials
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NewsPaul UK targets further expansion with new franchise partner
Zaf Holdings Limited will open 10 stores in key locations across the southeast of England over the next five years
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NewsBakkavor hits back as union takes fight over Spalding pay to Iceland
Industrial action at Bakkavor’s site in Lincolnshire has entered its sixth week with Unite the Union lobbying shareholders in Iceland, but the company is bidding to ‘set the record straight’
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NewsGood Guys Bakehouse extends Biscuit Melts line-up
Range expansion follows £550k investment and listing with Albert Heijn supermarket chain in the Netherlands
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NewsJacksons Bakery fined £366k after engineer loses finger in Corby accident
Bread supplier pleads guilty to breaching health and safety regulations as investigation finds inadequate training, instruction, and monitoring at Corby site
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NewsJones Village Bakery creates 50 jobs amid surging demand from overseas
Wrexham-based manufacturer has landed new contracts to supply gluten-free products to retailers across the Middle East with total exports expected to hit £10m this year