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NewsBatch 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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OpinionBSB'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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NewsBuyout 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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NewsBakkavor 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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NewsBrits 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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NewsBiscuiteers 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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NewsFood 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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FeatureEquipment 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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NewsWrights 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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NewsGreencore 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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OpinionAlasdair 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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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