All Manufacturing articles – Page 31
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OpinionKaren 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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NewsRising 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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OpinionGordon 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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InterviewGail’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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NewsSpanish 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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NewsRoberts 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
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NewsBakkavor to pump £13m funding into refrigeration upgrades
The asset finance deal with HSBC has given the green light for the replacement of three plants at sites in Lincolnshire and West Lothian
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NewsPremier Foods pledges to boost nutritional value of products
The Mr Kipling owner has also made several sustainability commitments as part of its newly launched ‘Enriching Life Plan’
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NewsWhat is the 2021 UK wheat harvest like?
UK Flour Millers outline the situation noting quantity improvements, but quality drops, on 2020’s harvest, as well as challenges presented by the haulage crisis and rising energy costs
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NewsPuratos accelerates health strategy with Schobbers acquisition
The acquisition of the Netherlands-based seeds and grains supplier will unlock further growth and value while presenting supply chain advantages
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NewsHealthier doughnut brand Urban Legend secures £3m funding
The funding has come from a range of venture capitalists, health charities and angel investors and will be used towards building a new test lab in West London
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NewsBaking Industry Awards 2021 winners revealed
Here they are – the people, products and businesses that took home the trophies at the Baking Industry Awards 2021
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NewsBaking Industry Awards 2021: Bakery Manufacturer of the Year
They make the bakes but which one takes the cake? Find out the winner here
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NewsBaking Industry Awards 2021: Craft Bakery Business Award
We reveal which of the three finalists took the craft crown at this year’s event
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NewsBaking Industry Awards 2021: Free-From Bakery Product of the Year
These products certainly aren’t free from appeal and taste but which one emerged victorious?
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NewsStone Bakery invests £4m in Crossmaglen free-from factory
Once complete, the factory would be one of Europe’s biggest gluten-free bakery sites, according to Stone Bakery which aims double its turnover in the next three years
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NewsThe Original Baker eyes growth from six-figure funding boost
The financial package from HSBC UK will allow the North Yorkshire-based pastry specialist to lease a 6,500 sq ft facility and purchase new equipment
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NewsBurton’s Biscuit Co chief encouraged by 11.5% revenue rise
The manufacturer’s annual accounts made up to 26 December 2020 also show the company generated an operating profit of £3.9m
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NewsAddo and Winterbotham Darby join to form Compleat Food Group
Owner PAI Partners has merged the two companies under a new umbrella brand following its acquisition of the businesses first announced last November
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NewsM&S pledges £10,000 to Jones Village Bakery woodland cause
The money will go towards further developing the bakery’s neighbouring Erlas Black Wood into a local amenity