All Plant bakery articles
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NewsBakers Basco signs new agreements with Allied Bakeries and Hovis
Membership scheme has expanded its role to become the primary source of investigation and recovery of its equipment for the bakery giants
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FeatureRaising dough: smarter ways to invest in bakery equipment
Equipment suppliers and investment funds reveal what cash-strapped bakeries can do to afford new kit, and how maintenance pays off in the long run
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NewsWarburtons expands fleet with electric trucks and new vans
Four new 16-tonne electric trucks and two electric vans have joined the company’s delivery operations along with 38 new rigid box vans
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InterviewBakery 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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InterviewHill 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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NewsBakers Basco expands to Northern Ireland and Scotland
Membership scheme for providing and managing bakery delivery equipment has appointed dedicated investigation teams in the two new regions
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NewsJones Village Bakery lands Australia pancake deal
A Google search led an Australian distributor to discover the Welsh bakery supplier, which has stepped up production of its new £2m pancake line
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NewsBakery in review: the biggest investments of 2023
From Jones Village Bakery’s new pancake production prowess and Guenther’s bun deal to Incredo’s sweet funding, we glance back through the year’s biggest investments made across the UK baking industry
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NewsContractor dies after fall at Milton Keynes bakery
Investigations are ongoing into an incident at the Lantmännen Unibake factory on Monday which resulted in the death of a 61-year-old man
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NewsAllied Bakeries and Grupo Bimbo UK join Federation of Bakers
Two new additions sees the trade association now represent nearly two-thirds of the UK’s branded ambient (sliced wrapped) bread market
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InterviewA day in the life of a national investigations manager at Bakers Basco
Join Stacey Brown, national investigations manager at Bakers Basco, as she carries out a ‘seaside sweep’ to recover discarded bakery equipment
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NewsGreencore’s Manton Wood workers secure substantial pay rise
Trade union’s threat of strike action sees the manufacturing giant finally agree to an “above-inflation award” including a backdated salary increase
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NewsFire at David Wood Baking’s Dudley site ruled accidental
A major blaze on Friday ripped through around half of the bakery factory and required up to 100 firefighters to bring it under control
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NewsGreencore workers call off strike action at Manton Wood site
Picketing at the Manton Wood site has been put on hold while union members consider an improved pay deal from the food-to-go manufacturer
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Promotional featureHow bakeries can save thousands on dividing and weighing
With bakeries under pressure to save costs at every turn, dividing oils is one area where they can make significant savings, says Reiser
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NewsGreencore workers set to strike over pay
Over 500 members of trade union Unite who work at the sandwich and ready meal supplier’s Manton Wood site near are planning industrial action later this month
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NewsFine Lady Bakeries purchases eight double deck trailers
Banbury-based own-label bread supplier has expanded its delivery fleet with new double deck trailers
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NewsWarburtons operating profit down 43% as inflation bites
Volumes remained strong but commodity inflation and driver shortages dent the bakery giant’s profits for its 2022 financial year
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NewsBakers Basco reports improvements in basket repairs
The bakery equipment membership scheme has seen an increase in the repair rate of damaged baskets with two thirds now returned to operation
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NewsBakery manufacturers among those missing out on R&D tax relief
Bakery suppliers could be claiming back tens of thousands of pounds in corporate tax via the HMRC Research and Development Tax Scheme