All People articles – Page 7
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InterviewMy bakery job: Gavin Evans, head of supply chain, Jacksons
“Never underestimate the value of having great people around you,” says Evans whose job it is to balance supply and demand across two production sites for Jackson Bakeries
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NewsCharity mountain hike looks to build new social enterprise bakery in Norfolk
A pair of aspiring bakers from ‘broken backgrounds’ are preparing for a sponsored climb up Iceland’s tallest mountain to help set up a new bakery staffed by recovering addicts
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NewsM&S and Geary’s among speakers for 2025 BSB Spring conference
Bakery experts will give presentations focussed on ’change for success’ at this week’s industry event at the Cotswold Hotel, Golf & Spa in Chipping Norton
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NewsFive reasons why you should enter the Baking Industry Awards 2025
With the deadline for the Baking Industry Awards 2025 this month, bakeries need to get cracking on the rewarding task of crafting submissions
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InterviewMy bakery job: Jake White, practical lecturer, National Bakery School
Say ‘yes’ to every opportunity that comes your way, advises 25-year-old Jake White who returned to London South Bank University as a lecturer
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InterviewWhy 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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NewsHelp 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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NewsScottish 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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NewsEntries 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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InterviewMy 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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NewsSandwich 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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NewsCompleat 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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NewsPromotions at Pladis with new UK&I managing director and global CCO
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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NewsBready 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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FeatureBaking 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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NewsCake 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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NewsOpinions 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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NewsNew 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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InterviewBakery 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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NewsCosta 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