All Plant bakery articles – Page 2
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NewsRoberts Bakery looks to preserve jobs as it prepares for administration
The 138-year-old Cheshire-based manufacturer remains ’optimistic about a positive solution’ despite filing a notice of intention to appoint an administrator
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InterviewMy bakery job: Cyril Audoin, production quality assistant technician, Brioche Pasquier UK
The French-born technician working at the manufacturer’s UK site in Milton Keynes recommends learning how to calculate sums in your head rather than with a calculator
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Promotional featureHow small steps can lead to big change in bakery waste
Bread is one of the worst culprits for food waste in the UK – both from a manufacturing and consumer standpoint. Yet marginal gains can contribute significantly to bakery waste reduction, thereby saving costs and improving sustainability credentials, argues Lesaffre UK & Ireland
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NewsRoberts Bakery proposes closure of Ilkeston plant with 38 jobs at risk
Family-run bakery manufacturer is mulling the ‘difficult decision’ to shut its Derbyshire site, which produces speciality breads
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Promotional featureHow bakeries can ensure the apple pie is never far from the tree
With consumers increasingly interested in where the ingredients in their baked goods are sourced – and willing to pay extra for provenance – bakers need to ensure their field to fork traceability for fruit is reliable and quality-driven.
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NewsBakers Basco staff issued with stab-resistant body armour
The organisation said its staff have faced verbal abuse, threats and physical intimidation while recovering equipment
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NewsRoberts Bakery to cut up to 250 jobs in strategic restructure at Northwich site
Significant challenges in the bread market and ongoing economic pressures have forced the business to announce mass redundancies at its bread plant in Cheshire
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NewsJones Village Bakery invests £47m on new production line and factory in Wrexham
Welsh manufacturer is spending £20m on installing a morning goods line at its main bakery and £27m on a new facility located at the site where its flagship bakery burnt down in 2019
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NewsInnovation pays off for Warburtons as sales and profit keep rising in FY24
Bolton-based bread giant posts a 4.2% increase in turnover to £741.1m with pre-tax profit up by 7% to hit £31.8m in its latest financial year to 28 September 2024
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Promotional featureHow to capitalise on British consumers’ love for the sausage roll
Among the savoury pastries popular with British consumers, the sausage roll is king. But to maximise the opportunity they offer, producers and bakers need to stay close to consumer trends, says Ginsters.
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Promotional featureHow icing brings optimal creativity and flavour to bakes
With consumers looking for indulgence and great taste when choosing bakery products, creativity is key to differentiation across all bakes – and great icing offers the ultimate flourish.
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Promotional featureSweet vs savoury: how to expand your croissant offering
Bakeries and cafés could be missing out on valuable sales by only viewing the croissant through a sweet lens. French manufacturer Bridor explains why.
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NewsNew Defra guidance confirms stance on wholemeal and 50/50 loaves
‘Wholemeal’ may only be used in the name of bread when all of the flour used is wholemeal, the guidance states, but it can be used in the wider description as long as it’s in relation to the flour
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FeatureInside the 22-year partnership between Fine Lady Bakeries and Aldi
Banbury-based manufacturer has grown its relationship with the discounter to currently supply around 1.9m loaves per week as well as 2.5m packs of hot cross buns this Easter alone
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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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Promotional featureWhy sourdough fits perfectly into the current consumer zeitgeist
Bakeries that are not already offering sourdough products could be missing an important source of revenue – as well as the opportunity to show consumers that they are in touch with current market trends, as Lesaffre explains.
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NewsFDF report dives into regional data on UK food and drink suppliers
Trade association is calling on the government to support growth ambitions of manufacturers, including bakeries, who contribute £37bn to the country’s annual economy
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NewsBakers Basco ramps up equipment recovery in Northern Ireland
The membership scheme, which manages a vast pool of bakery delivery equipment, has rescued 2,000 Omega baskets and dollies from misuse in the region
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NewsCérélia sells Jus-Rol brand to private equity firm after losing CMA battle
French manufacturer fails in its attempt to merge the ready-roll brand into its business and offloads it to Rinkelberg Capital
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NewsSpeciality Breads to quadruple capacity with move to £20m ‘bakery of the future’
Margate-based wholesale bakery is looking to quadruple capacity and extend its range at a new 180,000 sq ft site featuring a state-of-the-art hybrid oven and production line