All Manufacturing articles – Page 19
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NewsPladis UK grows sales and profit by double digits in 2023
McVitie’s, Jacobs, and Carr’s owner reports 14.9% growth in revenue due to prices hikes and 11.8% growth in EBITDA from cost reductions
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FeatureHow to cope with chocolate price volatility in bakery
Chocolate remains a firm favourite among bakery consumers, but its recent price spike has caused bakers to look for alternatives
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NewsIceland Foods offering £100k investments for new brand listings
Retailer unveils its first accelerator scheme to discover new food & drink innovations and support their exclusive rollouts at store
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NewsExperts call for extension of sugar tax to cakes and biscuits
Success of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy highlighted in latest WHO bulletin with recommendations for mandatory sugar reduction targets in high-sugar food categories
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NewsTraceGains unveils integrated ESG solutions for brands
Global ingredients marketplace has formed strategic partnerships with sustainability champions to elevate ESG efforts across the worldwide supply chain
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NewsPladis UK&I names Molle-McConnell as new VP of R&D
Experienced R&D leader joins the McVitie’s, Jacob’s and Carr’s owner to help enhance innovation in sweet and savoury biscuits and cakes
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Product NewsNew bakery ingredients launched by Dawn Foods, Puratos and others
From aromatic sourdough starters and high-protein flours to on-trend flavoured inclusions, we check out the ingredients rolled out recently
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InterviewBeyond pies: how Wrights is expanding its culinary empire
Commercial director Helen Bowyer shares Wrights’ strategy for growth in the sweet and savoury bakery markets, with support from owner Compleat
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NewsStart up loan helps Eko Bakery bring authentic African bread to Newport
Lagos-born Adekunle Ashaolu uses a £25k loan from the British Business Bank to launch a start-up producing the sweet bread for a growing Nigerian community in South Wales
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NewsBakkavor returns to UK volume growth in first quarter of 2024
Food-to-go giant reports 3.2% growth in like-for-like revenue across the group with continued focus on efficiency leading to improved guidance on full-year operating profit
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NewsPukka appoints new CEO and unveils five-year growth strategy
Isaac Fisher steps up to the leadership role at the family-owned savoury pastry specialist with plans to further develop its production site in Leicestershire
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NewsDean’s of Huntly secures £750k financing to boost shortbread exports
Family-owned business will use the trade finance to buy new equipment and increase the workforce at its Aberdeenshire production site
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NewsPremier Foods profits jump as volumes recover
Mr Kipling manufacturer reports growth of 15.1% in revenue and 14% in trading profit during its latest financial year
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NewsBaker & Baker and Premier Foods among firms to announce new appointments
Experienced professionals are assuming roles including COO, non-executive director, technical manager, and head of innovation & training
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NewsBread Spread bakery range recalled due to listeria risk
FSA issued an alert on chilled and ready-to-eat items made by the Southall-based supplier advising cosumers not to eat them
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NewsInnovative new flours, flavours, mixes and sauces unveiled for bakers
From flours that create less airborne dust particles to flavours that mimic real fruit purees, we round-up the latest bakery ingredients launched on the market
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NewsMathiesons bakery improves stollen production with new VMI Mixer
New machine helps raise production rates up to 12 tonnes a week, enhancing the firm’s supply of sweet bakery ranges to major retailers across the UK
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NewsPremier Foods closing frozen pizza base factory to double down on brands
Food manufacturer is stepping back from ’commoditised ingredients’ to focus on continued growth of its brands including Mr Kipling and Cadbury cakes
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NewsDoughlicious attracts £3.5m investment to support US rollout of frozen snacks
London-based cookie dough snacking brand has received a cash injection from Dutch investment group Triple B as it launches at Whole Foods Market stores across the US
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FeatureGluten-free bakery: how are the major players grasping the growth opportunity?
Technical advances in gluten-free bakery mean core and casual consumers are flocking to the category, so how are the market’s major players taking advantage of this?