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NewsBakery firms and café franchisees named for paying below minimum wage
Bakeries are among the Department for Business & Trade’s list of 658 companies which have been penalised for underpaying a total of around £4m to over 27,000 staff
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NewsUnlocking potential: charity expands baking enterprise at HMP Northumberland
New 500 st ft facility will help the charity organisation triple the number of serving prisoners it has training and working in catering services up to 30
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NewsDrum roll please: Baking Industry Awards 2026 finalists revealed
Finalists for each category have been announced, so check out the people, products, and businesses in the running for a trophy
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NewsFinalists for Bakery Retailer of the Year 2026 revealed
Competition is tough in the Bakery Retailer of the Year category with four of the six finalists having lifted the trophy in recent years
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NewsFinalists announced for Free-from Bakery Product of the Year 2026
A low-carb loaf and a wheat-free caterpillar cake, a plant-based savoury pastry, and an on-trend flavoured egg-free cake make up the finalists for this Baking Industry Awards 2026 category
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NewsMeet the finalists for Bakery Leader of the Year 2026
A commercial director, production head, and the founders of three bakery businesses are the finalists of this new category for the Baking Industry Awards 2026
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NewsDavid Wood Baking fined £333k after sausage roll line worker breaks arm
Own-label bakery supplier was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following an investigation into the incident, which occurred on 1 December 2023
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Product NewsFrom loaded buns to sausage rolls: Tesco and M&S unveil new bakery products
Tesco has unveiled indulgent sweet and savoury bakes that draw on seasonal flavours, while M&S has rolled out a selection of savoury pastries to its in-store offering at Foodhalls
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FeatureEast meets West: rise of the Asian-style fusion bakery in London
Asian bakeries across the capital are finding success with fusion creations such as matcha-flavoured croissants, pandan and coconut-infused mille-feuille, and pain Suisse with lemongrass chicken curry
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NewsDemand for snack ingredients grows as Brits shun traditional meals
The trend has real implications for how bakers should think about format, portion size, and flavour, said ingredients supplier Macphie
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NewsMcDonald’s bun supplier CH Guenther opens innovation centre in Coventry
The 1,850 sq ft Centre of Excellence in Coventry has been designed to help customers tap emerging market trends
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NewsHow Kerrs Bakery waste became an ingredient in chocolate snacks
Surplus food solutions platfrom ZRO Group helped the Lanarkshire bakery repurpose traybake off-cuts as an ingredient in Choc Nibbles snacks
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NewsArable farmers count £5bn cost of three bad harvests
This summer’s extreme heat and relentless drought had been a terrible blow, said The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit
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NewsWhen will the Baking Industry Awards 2026 finalists be revealed?
As in previous years, we’ll be revealing them over the course of a week, with the finalists for the first categories to be announced at midday on Monday 7 September
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Product NewsSweet sensations: latest NPD in cakes, biscuits, and desserts
Fox’s Burton’s Companies, McVitie’s, Bun House, Brioche Pasquier, and Flapjackery are among businesses that have rolled out new products in recent weeks
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NewsSee inside Pettigrew Bakeries’ new headquarters and café
The site has been designed from scratch around the needs of the bakery team, with new ovens, mixers and temperature-controlled spaces
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NewsHovis relaunches ‘Strength Baked In’ ad in new £4m campaign
Rolling out from 1 September and running through to November, the 30-second creative is set reach 79% of main household shoppers nationwide
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NewsBakery wholesaler Walker Humphrey unveils rebrand and new website
West Yorkshire-based business is also further expanding its product range with own-label jams, mincemeat, and preserves
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Product NewsFinsbury adds strawberry matcha flavour to Little Big Cake range
Inspired by matcha lattes, the cake features alternating vanilla and pink sponge, and is has been designed with Millennials and Gen Z consumers in mind
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NewsNew leadership at Pret, Papa Johns, FitBakes, and more
Technology specialists, a production manager, and an international president are among the latest appointments in the baking industry and supporting sectors