All British Baker articles in January 2024
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Product NewsDoughnuts, tarts, biscuits and more for Valentine’s Day 2024
Forget flowers, bakers are helping the nation say ‘I love you’ with doughnuts, tarts, biscuits, cupcakes, and more this Valentine’s Day. There’s even the ‘ultimate pastry alternative to clichéd chocolate boxes’ in Greggs’ luxuriously packaged selection box of savoury bakes. We check out the array of amorous offerings looking to ...
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NewsHM Pasties secures £300k funding to expand into larger site
Social bakery business employing ex-offenders is looking to double turnover for a second consecutive year following a move from Bolton to Oldham
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NewsFibre February highlights health benefits of wholemeal flour
Consumer-facing campaign organised by UK Flour Millers highlights that most people consume less than two-thirds of the recommended daily fibre intake
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NewsM&S Café sandwiches and toasties get recyclable packaging
The change introduced at more than 300 café locations across the UK is estimated to remove 4.5 million units of plastic and forms part of the retailer’s net zero journey
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InterviewHill Biscuits CEO Frank Bird on £2m investment plan for factory
New management team is leading the Manchester-based value sweet treat manufacturer on a growth path via equipment enhancements and tech updates
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NewsTurner’s Pies managing director to appear on The Apprentice
Third generation pie maker Phil Turner is to compete against 17 other hopeful candidates for a £250,000 investment
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NewsCaffè Nero to open first-ever drive-thru in 2024
Independent coffee house has invested £1.2m in the store which will be used as a template for future drive thru stores
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NewsRevealed: Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2024
British Baker reveals the 2024 Bakers’ Dozen – the top 13 artisan bakeries as voted for by industry experts
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NewsFDF Scotland launches latest £50k fund for healthier goods
Fourth round of the trade association’s Reformul8 Challenge Fund offers financial support to projects aimed at improving the nutritional value of Scottish products
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NewsBakery and oven supplier backed by Made Smarter programme
Government-funded initiative hits milestone of 300 businesses supported through tech-releated match funding with rallying call made for more SMEs to seek assistance
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NewsWholemeal debate: half and half loaves 'compliant with bread regulations'
Federation of Bakers has published an industry position statement, following legal counsel, which says manufacturers are “legally compliant” with their interpretation of the Bread & Flour Regulations 1998
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NewsThe Gluten Free Kitchen secures six-figure loan for new site
Free-from bakery specialist based in North Yorkshire will use funding to move into larger premises and expand workforce
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NewsCornish Bakery seeks MD to drive next level of growth
Independent bakery chain launches hunt for new leader as it aims to double or triple in size from its current estate of 60 shops
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NewsTraceGains acquires UK software firm NutriCalc
Strategic move by the global ingredients marketplace is aimed at enhancing the supply chain’s NPD and reformulation capabilities including in the bakery sector
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Product NewsBakeries bring back gone but not forgotten favourites
Sports Biscuits and Ey Up Me Duck Gingerbread have made triumphant returns after years of production discontinuation
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NewsKey dates for the baking industry in 2024
There’s a busy year ahead for the baking industry with a host of exhibitions, competitions, and conferences to inspire and inform, as well as several chances to celebrate
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NewsGreencore like-for-like sales up 5.8% in first quarter
Dublin-based food-to-go manufacturer said it continues to outperform the market in its key categories with total revenue of £441.3m across the quarter
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NewsDaymer Ingredients to distribute Agrain spent grain flours in UK
Danish food-tech firm’s range of flours upcycled from brewers’ waste products is to be made available to artisan bakers in the UK
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NewsZeelandia gives students a taste of industrial baking
Ingredients manufacturer is aiming to inspire the next generation of bakers while offering opportunities to students with learning difficulties
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Product NewsPromise Gluten Free launches new bagels at Sainsbury’s
The Donegal-based free-from bakery supplier launches a plain and a multiseed bagel with reduced packaging