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News
Baker & Baker teams up with Stronger Together on labour practices
Sweet bakery supplier is now a business partner of the global not-for-profit organisation that aims to reduce labour exploitation across the supply chain
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Get your entries in for the Baking Industry Awards 2024
The hunt is on for the best people, products, and businesses the baking industry has to offer
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Interview
Rising star: bakery apprentice Jordan Skeet on how the industry changed his life
Rising Star Award winner and Bread Source baker Jordan Skeet on his life as a bakery apprentice and how it has changed his life
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Opinion
Training diary: my week at The School of Artisan Food
Having secured a place on the five-day bursary course courtesy of the Worshipful Company of Bakers, one young baker details their experience
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News
New faces at Cake Box, Macphie, Middleton Foods, and CoolKit
Latest senior appointments by bakery businesses and suppliers include for director, head of HR, and business development chef roles
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Costa to offer pay increases for 15,000 UK shop staff
Coffee chain is investing £15m to raise UK barista wages by an average of 9%, its fifth successive pay rise in the past three years
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Interview
Bowled over: Bowla co-founder Hannah Worth on the firm’s first year in business
The bowl with the roll first hit the scene in 2023. Nearly a year on, British Baker caught up with entrepreneur Hannah Worth to find out what’s changed and what the future holds for Bowla
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Prima Bakeries Group becomes employee-owned business
The ownership transition forms part of a long-term succession plan for the Cornwall-based business, which owns Cornish Premier Pasties and Prima Bakeries
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Opinion
How to run a zero-waste bakery café in five simple steps
Waste management expert shares the processes that can help ensure 90% of a foodservice operator’s waste is reused, recycled and diverted from landfill
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Interview
Big interview: CSM Ingredients’ James Dedman on its four pillars of strength
Just four months into the role, general manager James Dedman talks to British Baker about his plans for the UK arm of the international ingredients giant
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Feature
In pictures: The Artisan Collective 2024
Passion, skills, and community spirit were in abundance at The Artisan Collective 2024, which took place at The Compound in Birmingham on 30 January
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Interview
Bakery leaders discuss challenges and opportunities for 2024
Recruitment, supply chains, and innovation are front of mind for the baking industry in 2024, as leaders from suppliers, manufacturers, and trade bodies explain
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News
The Compleat Food Group names Tom Riley as new CFO
Riley teams up with former Burton’s Biscuit colleagues to help drive forward Compleat’s financial strategy towards becoming the UK’s top chilled prepared food supplier
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Bakkavor creates 86 new apprenticeship roles for 2024
Food-to-go giant is welcoming its biggest apprenticeship programme in a decade with opportunities at 18 sites across the UK
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Interview
Hill Biscuits CEO Frank Bird on £2m investment plan for factory
New management team is leading the Manchester-based value sweet treat manufacturer on a growth path via equipment enhancements and tech updates
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News
Turner’s Pies managing director to appear on The Apprentice
Third generation pie maker Phil Turner is to compete against 17 other hopeful candidates for a £250,000 investment
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Cornish Bakery seeks MD to drive next level of growth
Independent bakery chain launches hunt for new leader as it aims to double or triple in size from its current estate of 60 shops
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Key dates for the baking industry in 2024
There’s a busy year ahead for the baking industry with a host of exhibitions, competitions, and conferences to inspire and inform, as well as several chances to celebrate
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News
Zeelandia gives students a taste of industrial baking
Ingredients manufacturer is aiming to inspire the next generation of bakers while offering opportunities to students with learning difficulties
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Interview
Kluman & Balter MD discusses his plans for growth
As the ingredients wholesaler celebrates 100 years in business, managing director Lawrence Watson discusses his plans for the future and the key to success