All Manufacturing articles – Page 3
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NewsHovis deploys AI at multiple bakery sites to enhance productivity
Bread brand teams up with Sheffield-based tech firm IntelliAM on a full deployment of an asset management platform across multiple sites
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NewsAB Mauri teams up with Nutris to unlock fava bean potential in bakery ingredients
The ingredients division of Associated British Foods is collaborating with Croatia-based food tech firm Nutris to develop new fava bean-based solutions for bakers in the UK and Ireland
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NewsFrom smart sensors to Bread GPT: how bakery is embracing AI
Five key takeaways from our recent webinar include the need for human feedback in AI-assisted manufacturing, how to empower shop staff, and how NPD teams can find trends early
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NewsWhat is fermented wheat flour?
Bakery consultant Stanley Cauvain explains exactly what fermented wheat flour is and offers his opinion on whether propionic acid should appear on ingredient lists of bread packs
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NewsGreencore further upgrades profit guidance after Q4 concludes ‘exceptional year'
New business wins, product launches, and favourable weather resulted in ‘another excellent quarter’ at Greencore, which lifted its annual operating profit expectations up to £125m
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NewsAdvances in healthy and more sustainable bakery funded by Scottish government
Funding is helping support the futher development of a palm fat alternative as well as multiple healthy reformulation projects at bakeries across Scotland
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NewsRoberts Bakery looks to preserve jobs as it prepares for administration
The 138-year-old Cheshire-based manufacturer remains ’optimistic about a positive solution’ despite filing a notice of intention to appoint an administrator
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NewsPie Sports scores supermarket hattrick as HM Pasties teams up with Liverpool FC
Pie Sports’ kebab pies have landed permanent listings in Aldi, Lidl, and Scotmid stores across Scotland while HM Pasties is supplying Anfield stadium with pies and sausage rolls
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NewsHuddersfield university partners with Puratos on bread improver research
Professor Grant Campbell’s experimental modelling approach on the effects of dietary fibres in bread will allow Puratos to design bread improvers faster and more effectively
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InterviewMy bakery job: Cyril Audoin, production quality assistant technician, Brioche Pasquier UK
The French-born technician working at the manufacturer’s UK site in Milton Keynes recommends learning how to calculate sums in your head rather than with a calculator
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NewsFestive boom drives record sales for Walker’s Shortbread
The Aberlour-based, fourth-generation family-run business has seen sales rise by 9% to £201m and operating profit jump 23% to £16.1m in its latest financial year
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NewsFDF calls on government to support UK exports as bakery sales rise by 8%
New data from the Food & Drink Federation has shown that the value of bakery exports from the UK has continued to increase year on year since 2023
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NewsGeary’s Bakeries rolls in sourdough trend as sales soar 37.5% in FY24
Leicester-based manufacturer reports a £25.1m leap in turnover up to £91.8m in its latest financial results, mainly driven by its high-flying Jason’s Sourdough brand
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NewsJones Village Bakery to pay teens adult living wage
The Wrexham-based manufacturer is giving 16-year-old school leavers £12.60 an hour
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NewsLast chance to sign up for AI in bakery webinar
British Baker’s webinar on ‘How AI and technology is changing the baking industry’ is taking place next Tuesday, 30 September, at midday
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NewsThe Original Baker unveils multi-million-pound expansion of North Yorkshire site
The project includes a 22,000 sq ft extension to its bakery in Norton, new pastry and baking lines, enhanced logistics capabilities, and recruitment for 30 new jobs
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NewsHobbs House Bakery axes almond croissant as it goes nut free
Central bakery in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire is now nut free but the business’s four retail shops will continue to use them in products
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FeatureFrom products to packaging: how automation is reshaping the bakery floor
With ongoing labour shortages and rising wage costs, automation is becoming essential for many bakery operations, but some remain concerned about the implications of letting the robots in
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NewsPretzel tie-up: Ditsch strengthens UK presence with WorldBake acquisition
German pretzel specialist Ditsch has acquired Kettering-based frozen bakery supplier WorldBake and created a new company, Ditsch UK
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Product NewsIngredients NPD: egg replacer, flavoured yeast, mallow, and more launched
British Bakels, Rainbow Dust, and Angel Yeast are among businesses rolling out innovative ingredients in recent weeks