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NewsHSBC backs Cornish Bakery growth with eight-figure funding package
Funding is to be invested in further estate expansion as well as on enhancing its sites, customer experience, and employees
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NewsGreggs among retailers using tech to reduce violence and abuse against staff
New data from retail crime intelligence platform Auror shows UK retailers have cut rates of violent events at their high street shops by 24% compared to last year
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NewsTrend-led products help Mr Kipling become £200m brand for first time
Birthday cake slices and custard cream whirls are among the successful new products which have help boost the brand’s sales by 10%
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NewsFree tool launched to help food businesses navigate HFSS regulations
Launched through FDF Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Programme, the new HFSS Advice Tool allows businesses to calculate a product’s Nutrient Profiling Model score
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NewsReport calls for new national strategy for food manufacturing resilience
New report warns that growing pressures on the British food system are threatening its long-term resilience
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NewsBlack Sheep looks to reignite bloomer category with branding refresh
David Wood Baking’s brand unveils a new look for its four-strong range of sliced bloomers aimed at attracting new shoppers to the category
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Product NewsSweet bakery NPD: viral trends and seasonal flavours shape latest launches
From twists on tiramisu and viral dot cakes to seasonal flavours of mint choc and spiced apple, bakery brands have rolled out new sweet innovations to tempt shoppers
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NewsLancashire manufacturer Clayton Park Bakery unveils £10m expansion project
Expansion move for the 31-year-old supplier will cost around £10m, with completion expected by autumn 2027
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NewsGail’s MD and operations director depart as new senior hires named
Nick Ayerst and Edyta Stec have left their MD and director of operations positions, respectively, at Gail’s whilst a new COO, property director, and head of acquisitions have been confirmed
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Product NewsHovis taps into clean-label demand with new three-ingredient sourdough range
As Hovis’ first NPD since it was acquired by Allied Bakeries last July, the range includes white and seeded variants with a base bread recipe containing just wheat flour, water, and sea salt
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Product NewsCauliflower Cheese Wellington and Snowflake Cheesecake: Aldi’s Christmas 2026 bakery line-up
The retailer is looking to make festive hostings “effortless and memorable” with its raft of new bakery items for Christmas 2026
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NewsNet zero priorities set out for Scottish food manufacturers
The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Net Zero Programme’s Climate Transition Plan provides a practical, industry-wide route towards the legally binding 2045 net zero target
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NewsPret, Pladis, Reiser, and more unveil new senior leadership hires
Appointments of managing, finance, marketing, and supply chain directors have been announced across the baking industry including at bakery and equiment suppliers
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NewsBetter Bread makes its debut with rye-based loaves
Cambridgeshire-based business says its loaves are better for consumers and better for the planet
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NewsPladis seeking to partner with food-tech start-ups through Accelerator Programme
McVitie’s owner opens applications for global Accelerator Programme as its looks to improve nutrition or make snacks more sustainable
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NewsNew Cheshire services launches hunt for local craft bakery suppliers
Motorway services operator Westmorland has announced a commitment to work with at least 70 producers within 30 miles of its new Tatton Services at the intersection of the M56 and A556
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NewsBarry Callebaut launches innovative chocolate flavour platform
The global chocolate supplier has unveiled a propriety approach to cocoa fermentation which will create new natural flavour profiles in chocolate and reproduce them consistently
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Product NewsFestive fancies: Britain’s bakers unveil Christmas themed NPD
Our round-up of Christmas products includes seasonal innovations from Cake Box, Country Choice, Fiona Cairns, Pidy, McLaren’s, Mr Kipling and more
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NewsSustainability funding boosted for wheat and grain growers after strong 2025 results
More than £4m was delivered to over 800 wheat, grain and oilseed rape growers last year according to the first Harvest Impact Report from Frontier Agriculture
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NewsBudget measures ‘do not go nearly far enough’ to support UK bakeries
Trade bodies representing bakery businesses have largely reacted with concern over the Autumn budget with just one policy on small business rate relief welcomed