All Manufacturing articles – Page 25
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Analysis
Bakery in review 2021: the industry and the law
British Baker looks back – and forward – on the legal issues affecting the bakery sector in 2021 and beyond
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News
Real Good Food shows improvement in half-year results
The cake decoration specialist increased sales and reduced losses in the six months up to 30 September 2021
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News
Jones Village Bakery seeks school leavers with new campaign
The Wrexham-based bakery has kicked off a campaign to recruit school leavers aged 16 and 17 to its ranks
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News
Batch Ventures-backed biscotti firm rebrands to Artful Baker
Dorset-based bakery The Great British Biscotti Co will be known as The Artful Baker from January 2022 as it looks to expand beyond biscotti
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Opinion
BSB's Mark Young on why efficiency will be key for bakers in 2022
The chairman of the British Society of Baking believes efficiency, automation and NPD will stand bakers in good stead for 2022
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News
Buyout sees Wrights Food Group added to Compleat line-up
The pie maker has become the latest acquisition of the PAI Partners-owned group, which brought Addo and Winterbotham Darby under its umbrella in November 2021
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News
Bakkavor awards pay rise to ‘majority’ of UK factory staff
The manufacturer said the increase had been planned for some time, although the union Unite is claiming victory in negotiations
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News
Brits to spend £673m on festive sandwiches, research reveals
Research by Censuswide, commissioned by American Express, found over 200 million Christmas sarnies will be eaten by British consumers this year
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News
Biscuiteers cuts ribbon on new Belgravia boutique
The soft-launched store in Eccleston Yards in central London will also feature an on-site icing studio and prosecco bar from January
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News
Food to go sales drive Greencore back to profit for 2021
The group has posted a 4.8% rise in revenue to £1,324.8m for FY21, helping pre-tax profit jump to £27.8m from a loss of £10.8m in the previous year
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Feature
Equipment to help bakers ride the waves of demand: part 2
In part two of our exploration of the kit to help bakers go with the flow of customer tastes, we look at how hot food on the go and packaged products are tapping into current consumer habits
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News
Wrights Food Group donates to FareShare ahead of Christmas
The Crewe-based business is donating mince pies, sausage rolls and ready meals to the food redistribution charity
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News
Greencore CEO Patrick Coveney to join SSP in March
Coveney replaces Simon Smith as group CEO and will join on the business on 31 March 2022, while Gary Kennedy and Kevin Moore will step up at Greencore until a replacement is found
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Opinion
Alasdair Smith on why bakery is optimistic for 2022
The chief executive of Scottish Bakers, notes a positive outlook in a bakery sector that continues to innovate and adapt despite challenges with staffing and costs
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Opinion
Karen Dear on why craft bakers will need innovation in 2022
The Craft Bakers Association’s director of operations looks ahead to 2022 and predicts the sector will need the same adaptability that has kept it strong during the pandemic
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News
Rising costs will be passed on to shoppers, trade bodies warn
Industry leaders have highlighted squeezed margins as a key challenge for bakery in the next 12 months, with higher prices for finished goods the likely result
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Opinion
Gordon Polson on challenges for the baking industry in 2022
The chief executive of the Federation of Bakers looks ahead to the next 12 months and discusses how the sector can negotiate potential bumps in the road
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Interview
Gail’s CEO Tom Molnar on why bakers are kings of the company
With new investors on board, winds of change are blowing through Gail’s Bakery, but CEO Tom Molnar is standing firm on the principles the company was originally built upon
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News
Spanish firm Palacios scoops up dessert supplier Rhokett
The private equity-backed food group has acquired a majority interest in the Kent-based cheesecake specialist, co-founded by the late Gary Rhodes
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News
Roberts Bakery names new leader as Graham Hunter departs
Mark Cooper has been appointed transformation director of the Cheshire-based fifth-generation business with the aim of driving profitable growth