- INGREDIENTS supplier Zeelandia has added a “walk-in” freezer and a blast freezer at its technical centre in Billericay, Essex, so that it can do more research and development in the UK. In the short term, the freezers allow the Netherlands-based company to research pastry glazes and frozen products.

- BRITISH Sandwich Week is to take place between May 14 and 20 this year. The week celebrates the £3.5 billion British sandwich industry.