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Juvela launches gluten-free brand Oaf and £1.5m allergen-free site
New strategic retail-facing range featuring three gluten-free loaves and pizza bases has been rolled out at Tesco, while the manufacturer has opened a new production site in Pontypool
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Greggs breaks ground on new national distribution centre in Kettering
The new 311,551 sq ft facility located at Junction 9 of the A14 is expected to be built by this September, with it becoming fully operational by 2027
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Geary’s Bakery opens £36m Leicester factory to meet demand for Jason’s Sourdough
The Glenfield site will double production capacity and create 380 new jobs as Geary’s looks to capitalise on demand for speciality bread with its Jason’s Sourdough brand and own-label products
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Walker’s Shortbread names new commercial director
Fourth generation member of the Walker’s family, Bryony Walker, has stepped into the role after 12 years with the Speyside shortbread firm
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Pasty power: Prima Bakeries Group reports soaring sales and profit during FY24
Latest financial results for the Cornwall-based manufacturer reports turnover growing by 11% to £13m and profit catapulting 68% to £1.5m
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From niche to necessity: why free-from bakery is outpacing the market
UK consumers spent £24.7m more on free-from baked goods via supermarkets last year as leading producers step up their NPD game and retailers enhance store fixtures to cater to demand
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Scottish pizza manufacturer to double capacity with new factory
Backed by a seven-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland, Victor Pizza is moving to a new site in Coatbridge creating 17 jobs and a trio of new products in the process
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Fox’s Burton’s Companies reports sweet success in biscuit market during FY24
Sales, volumes, profitability, and market share have all improved in the latest financial year of the UK’s second largest biscuit manufacturer
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Kuma-San Bakehouse seeks bakery to scale up Britain’s Best Loaf 2025
Japanese-born baker Miyo Aeotsu has been overwhelmed by orders for the Lemon & Earl Grey Brioche Loaf, far outstripping capacity of her Derbyshire-based microbakery
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Unions voice ‘serious concerns’ for workers after Bakkavor and Greencore merger
Unite the Union and GMB Union are urging the food-to-go manufacturing giants to be transparent on job losses in the wake of acquisition terms being finalised
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Premiumisation strategy in sweet treats continues to pay off for Premier Foods
Consumers trading up to branded sweet treats like Mr Kipling Signature Bites helped Premier Foods deliver strong volume growth in its latest financial year
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Bakkavor and Greencore agree terms to form £4bn food-to-go manufacturing firm
Boards of food-to-go manufacturing giants have finalised the terms and conditions for Greencore’s cash plus shares offer for Bakkavor, valued at £1.2bn
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Equipment supplier Rademaker acquires Form & Frys and partners with Sensure
Dutch company purchases Danish folding, forming and filling machinery specialist and starts collaboration with the Italian vision inspection system provider
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Gluten-free bakery specialist Dr. Schär UK reports record profit in 2024
Latest financial results for the UK arm of the European manufacturer show profit jumping up to £1.6m with turnover increasing by 8% to £45.1m
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How Jason’s Sourdough became Britain’s fourth biggest bread brand
Manufactured by Geary’s Bakeries, Jason’s Sourdough has become the UK’s fourth biggest bread brand in just five years with plenty more growth on the horizon
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Hilton Macarons makes expansion move whilst launching three new selections
Suffolk-based sweet treat specialist has shifted production into the Darsham site of its new owner Two Magpies Bakery, and unveils a trio of indulgent macaron boxes
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Customer and export gains see sales and profit soar at Signature Flatbreads
Turnover at the Dunstable-based manufacturer has increased by 16.1% to reach £330.5m in its latest financial year with profit more than doubling up to £42.8m
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Cybake and Vita Mojo team up to integrate bakery management and sales software
Sales data captured by Vita Mojo POS at retail bakeries can now flow into Cybake’s software system, which calculates how many of each product is needed in shops each day
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Sandwiching bread giants: merger proposed between Allied Bakeries and Hovis
Allied Bakeries owner Associated British Foods has confirmed it is in discussions with Hovis owner Endless regarding a potential deal
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Around Noon eyes a bigger bite of food-to-go market with new Slough site
Newry-headquartered firm is creating up to 200 new jobs and increasing production capacity by a value of £50m per year with its latest expansion