All Manufacturing articles – Page 4
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NewsWhat we know about the Roberts Bakery deals and what comes next
Administrators reveal how much Warburtons and Boparan Private Office paid for the business and its assets, and which creditors are likely to be paid in the wake of its administration
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NewsBaking Industry Awards 2025 winners revealed
A female head baker from Oxfordshire, the manufacturer behind Jason’s Sourdough, and a regenerative agriculture specialist are among the winners
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NewsGinger Bakers takes home trophy for Team of the Year 2025
Kendal-based manufacturer stood out as a “heartfelt and authentic reflection of what a truly values-driven business looks like”
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NewsGeary’s Bakeries triumphs as Bakery Manufacturer of the Year 2025
A clear commitment to both innovation and authenticity was demonstrated by the Leicester-based business which opened a brand new production site in May
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NewsWildfarmed captures Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2025
Judges praised the brand’s important work in championing regenerative agriculture, and even making it “cool”, as it takes scores its second trophy at the 2025 event
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NewsFlour supplier and sugar distributor add electric trucks to fleets
ADM has introduced electric trucks to help distribute flour to customers from its Corby site whilst Master Logistical has done the same to bring British Sugar supplies to its centre near Ely
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NewsDry weather improves quality of breadmaking wheat harvested in 2025
Expectations are that a greater proportion of the UK wheat crop will meet the typical breadmaking wheat specification for milling and thus help reduce the volume of imports
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NewsWarburtons boosts thins and pitta production with purchase of Roberts Bakery site
The acquisition of the speciality bread factory in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, is said to provide Warburtons with further capacity to “meet demand in a growing segment of the bakery market”
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NewsOver 400 jobs at Roberts Bakery saved via rescue deal with Boparan Private Office
The pre-pack deal for an undisclosed fee sees private investment firm owned by entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan create a new company, Roberts Bakery 1887 Ltd
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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