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Interview
Why Longboys founder Graham Hornigold is the subject of a Netflix documentary
Longboys founder was the target of a sophisticated confidence fraud that is the subject of Netflix documentary Con Mum
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News
Help your bakery hero get the recognition they deserve
Do you know someone who makes the baking industry a better place to be? Then be sure to nominate them for the Outstanding Contribution to the Baking Industry
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Scottish ingredients supplier Macphie promotes Ed Widdowson to CEO
Fourth-generation family member takes the helm of the Aberdeenshire-based business to guide further growth including expansion overseas
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Entries open for the coveted Baking Industry Awards 2025
Does your team deserve recognition? Is your manufacturing operation a step above the rest? Are you a bakery star on the rise? Then be sure to enter the Baking Industry Awards 2025
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Interview
My bakery job: Martin Coen, operations manager, Finsbury Food Group
Martin is a great lover of the baking industry, having spent 42 years starting as a mixing operator at a local bakery before
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News
Sandwich Sandwich opens huge new shop as it targets 25 London sites by 2030
Bristol-based chain unveils the first of four new sites in the capital this year as part of its expansion plans supported by the appointment of a new COO
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Compleat Food Group makes redundancies at Crewe site
Manufacturer has followed on from plans to reduce headcount at its Nottingham bakery site with a move to cut workforce in Crewe
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Promotions at Pladis with new UK&I managing director and global COO
Snacking manufacturing giant brings over its Turkey MD to head up UK and Ireland operations as the incumbant is promoted to a newly created global leadership role
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Bready or not: meet the judges for Britain’s Best Loaf 2025
A bakery specialist from Tesco, head baker for The Bread Factory, bakery technologists, and more are among our esteemed judging panel for the competition on Tuesday 8 April
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Feature
Baking smart: how AI is powering up operational improvements in 2025
Businesses big and small can adopt machine learning models to help with a multitude of tasks spanning the entire supply chain as well as production
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Cake critics: meet the judges for Britain’s Best Cake 2025
The judging panel comprises award-winning cake makers, bakery lecturers, NPD specialists, and more eager to observe, sniff, and taste all the delicious entries
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Opinions on UPFs being sought to decide future research and policy actions
UK consumers are being asked to share views on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as part of a new project aimed at helping shape research and policy
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New appointments unveiled at Speciality Breads, Cake Box, Fritsch, and more
Bakery manufacturers, retail brands, and equipment suppliers have welcomed new directors to their boards to help guide growth ambitions
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Interview
Bakery leaders outline challenges and opportunities for 2025
Staffing, rising prices, and range rationalisation are among the topics to be front of mind for the baking industry in 2025, as leaders from across the sector explain
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News
Costa Coffee employees secure 5% pay rise
The starting pay for baristas will rise from £12 per hour to £12.60 as part of an £8m investment by the nation’s largest coffee chain
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How bakeries can handle the pressure of going viral
Small business insurer Hiscox shares key strategies for navigating and leveraging viral success as well as a case study on Chatsworth Bakehouse in south London
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Bakkavor offers up 74 new apprenticeship roles for 2025
Food-to-go manufacturer will look to develop skills in specialist areas such as engineering, manufacturing, finance, and more at 18 of its sites across the UK
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Job cuts as Tesco makes changes to in-store bakeries
Increased demand for speciality breads has led to the supermarket to roll out a new finishing model for several of its in-store bakeries
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Biscuiteers appoints first-ever external CEO to drive growth
Francesca Pittaway joins from Not On The High Street while current CEO and co-founder will now become creative director
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Bakery boss served 10-year director ban for abusing Covid support scheme
Former boss of New Watan Bakery Limited in Southall, which has been banned from being a director for a decade, claimed turnover was much higher than it really was to secure £50,000 loan