People – Page 23
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NewsBread supplies hit as Hovis Belfast strike continues
Operations at Hovis’ Belfast site are being disrupted as a strike over pay parity continues into day four with a conclusion still some way off
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NewsBBF expands workforce at Hull bakery as cake demand rises
The cake and dessert specialist is recruiting following higher demand for the products it manufactures, which includes the new range of M&S cake jars
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NewsHovis workers in Belfast strike over pay dispute
Unions have warned of potential bread shortages as workers at Hovis’ Belfast site prepare an all-out strike over pay parity with their counterparts in Great Britain
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NewsKingsmill puts apprenticeship funds into healthcare training
Louise Brown is the first of seven nurses from around the UK who will be trained via funding from the Allied Bakeries-owned company
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NewsPladis to close Tollcross factory putting 468 jobs at risk
The McVitie’s owner said the move, which could see the factory cease production in the second half of 2022, would help it ‘address excess capacity’ across its UK sites
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NewsAddo Food Group kicks off employee volunteering scheme
Addo Food Group employees will be able to take two paid days off a year to help with community projects or volunteer for charities
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NewsNew hires and promotions at bakery firms
Premier Foods, Unifiller and Bells Food Group have promoted employees to new positions while baking kit brand BakedIn has brought new team members on board
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NewsThe Little Treats Bakery recruits as Christmas orders surge
The bakery is looking for 70 seasonal staff members as orders for gingerbread and biscuit-making kits for Christmas 2021 are ‘already high’
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InterviewWhy you should enter the Baking Industry Awards 2021
The Baking Industry Awards deadline draws near so we caught up with previous winners to find out what benefits they got from winning
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FeatureHow Clark’s Bakery in Dundee realised its larger ambitions
How Clark’s Bakery began life supplying pies and rolls before realising its larger ambitions
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InterviewDean Arbel on sourdough and his ambitions for Bertinet Bakery
The Bread Factory’s group managing director is on a mission to bring sourdough to the masses, but refuses to compromise on the simplicity of Bertinet Bakery’s products in the process
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NewsBritain’s Best Loaf 2021: meet the judges
Well-known faces, former champions and scientific experts join the ranks to judge the competition which takes place on Monday 5 July
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NewsUnox UK appoints Scott Duncan as MD as Gary Nunn retires
Duncan joins from Carpigiani UK and will help implement an aggressive five-year growth plan at the oven supplier
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NewsYorkshire Handmade Pies appoints Mike Driver as CMO
The new hire will be responsible for all brand marketing as well as the strategic direction of the brand
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InterviewCake Box CEO Sukh Chamdal on the rise of his egg-free cake concept
His original business idea had firm household roots, and over 150 stores later the co-founder insists the company still has a strong familial bond
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NewsGreencore recruits for sandwich site as food-to-go ramps up
The business is recruiting for 200 new jobs at its Manton Wood site as demand increases for food-to-go products, such as sandwiches
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NewsAsda bakery shake-up: the industry reacts
Asda unveiled plans last week to scrap in-store scratch baking and move to an ambient bakery model which could put 1,200 jobs at risk. Here’s how the industry has reacted
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NewsIngredients firm Edme hires new head of innovation
Molecular biologist Dr Jisun Lee has previously held roles with McCormick, Rich’s, Pladis and Campden BRI
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NewsBako bids farewell to retiring industry veterans
The group’s Northern and Scotland division has announced the retirement of area sales managers Gordon Donnison and Kevin Drewery after many years in the sector
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NewsAsda axes in-store scratch baking putting 1,200 jobs at risk
The retailer is proposing to end scratch baking in its in-store bakeries, moving instead to an ambient bakery model which would see pre-baked goods delivered from a centralised bakery daily