All Plant bakery articles – Page 7
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NewsRising costs will be passed on to shoppers, trade bodies warn
Industry leaders have highlighted squeezed margins as a key challenge for bakery in the next 12 months, with higher prices for finished goods the likely result
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OpinionGordon Polson on challenges for the baking industry in 2022
The chief executive of the Federation of Bakers looks ahead to the next 12 months and discusses how the sector can negotiate potential bumps in the road
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NewsRoberts Bakery names new leader as Graham Hunter departs
Mark Cooper has been appointed transformation director of the Cheshire-based fifth-generation business with the aim of driving profitable growth
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Promotional featureHow automated packaging can help bakery open up new markets
With the recently heightened focus on reducing food and packaging waste, using automated packaging to create longer shelf-life bakery products can help shoppers manage their purchasing more easily and can open up new revenue streams for bakers themselves, says Reiser.
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NewsBaking industry reacts to Rishi Sunak’s Autumn budget 2021
Trade bodies including the Federation of Bakers and Craft Bakers Association give their views on the chancellor’s plans
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NewsASA dismisses Warburtons advert complaint
The Real Bread Campaign filed complaints about Warburtons’ use of the phrase “100% wholemeal” in its Instagram posts but, following a review, they were dismissed
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NewsBakers Basco boosts investigations amid supply chain crisis
The membership scheme is redistributing its national investigations team to visit 50% more locations of interest between October and December
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NewsM&S pledges £10,000 to Jones Village Bakery woodland cause
The money will go towards further developing the bakery’s neighbouring Erlas Black Wood into a local amenity
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NewsExceptional costs force Hovis into the red with £6.3m loss
Revenues increased during the pandemic but one-off costs relating to its sale to Endless as well as improving efficiency dragged down its financial performance
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NewsGovernment CO2 deal allays fears over bakery disruption
The agreement to restart carbon dioxide production in Teesside has boosted hopes that bakery production will be unaffected by the CO2 shortage
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NewsWarburtons brings back price marked packs
Crumpets and Half White Half Wholemeal loaves are among the price-marked products being made available to the convenience market
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NewsBrioche Pasquier embarks on Milton Keynes factory extension
The addition of 80,000 sq ft will provide room for two more lines and provide jobs for around 130 people from the local community, the company said
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NewsJones Village Bakery wins praise for inclusive recruitment
The family-run business works with Remploy, which provides employment places for disabled people, and has been described as a “role model”
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ReportsHow did Covid-19 really affect bread sales?
Bread and baked goods are thriving, with the category achieving double digit growth – but can it continue to soar?
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News‘Considerable’ opportunity up for grabs in free-from bakery
Individually wrapped products and smaller portion sizes could help deliver growth in the free-from bakery market, according to finished goods manufacturer Baker & Baker
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NewsHaywood and Padgett boosts scone capacity with cooler system
The baker’s Yorkshire factory now features custom-made spiral coolers, designed, built, and installed by Starfrost
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NewsNew York Bakery Co donates 500,000 bagels to hungry children
Bagels in specially designed packs will be sent to children deemed most at risk of starting their day hungry, via charity partner Magic Breakfast
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NewsCampden BRI seeks partners in Covid-19 factory hygiene study
The research will compare swab results from hundreds of different food businesses to identify patterns in microbiological data and pinpoint the most effective cleaning strategies
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FeatureHow can bakers put a health halo around the bread category?
Despite the demonisation of bread in certain quarters, the baking industry is doubling down on efforts to produce more virtuous loaves
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Promotional featureTackling HFSS in baked goods and patisserie
Upcoming high-fat, salt and sugar legislation is set to challenge traditional marketing methods for baked goods and patisserie brands at retail level. Here, Puratos UK outlines the scale of the problem and illustrates ways to tackle the issue with bespoke product solutions and technical support.