All Regional Focus articles – Page 12
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NewsCornish Bakery to make Scottish debut as expansion continues
The independent bakery chain is set to open its first site north of the border later this year as it works towards a goal of 100 sites in the UK – double what it has now
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NewsScottish Bakers training arm accredited to matrix standard
National Food & Drink Training has been accredited to the international quality standard for organisations that delivery information and guidance
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NewsPret regional focus pays off as H1 sales boom
The coffee and sandwich chain achieved sales of £357.8m for the period, with revenue outside of London outstripping growth in the capital
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NewsAround Noon agrees M&S sandwich deal for Ireland
The deal to supply products from the Twelve Handmade in County Down range is estimated to be worth £3.5m in retail sales according to the food-to-go manufacturer
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InterviewHow Coughlans job had Ukrainian refugee crying tears of joy
New recruit Tetiana is settling in well at the central bakery of the south London business after escaping the conflict in eastern Europe
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NewsPret seals deal to extend brand to Spain and Portugal
The agreement with Ibersol Group marks another step in the coffee chain’s expansion into new regions and countries, the company said
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NewsGinsters teams up with Plymouth Argyle to fight poverty
The pasty maker will be providing 100,000 lunches to local school children throughout 2022/23 as part of the Project 35 initiative
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NewsBrace’s Bakery rolls out production from new £4m line
The installation allows the Welsh family business to produce up to 16,000 bread rolls, tea cakes and hot cross buns an hour
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InterviewWhy the baker behind Britain’s Best Loaf is working flat out
Having grown since opening in September 2020, Darlington-based Bakerman was already working at capacity – then success in Britain’s Best Loaf 2022 sent demand sky high
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NewsCarrs Pasties enlists agency for full brand overhaul
Fellow Bolton business Absolute Agency has refreshed the family bakery’s branding to emphasise its craft focus
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NewsGrahams Bakery clinches £2.5m-a-year deal with Lidl
The County Down-based business will supply baked items to 215 of the retailer’s stores across the island of Ireland
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NewsSynergy guided by Michelin for new flavour launches
The ingredients specialist analysed the dessert menus of 49 Michelin Star restaurants in the UK as a source of insight for its latest flavours
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NewsThree Little Bakers crowned Scottish Baker of the Year 2022/23
The Inverness bakery beat nearly 60 other businesses to the title, also securing a number of product awards at the event hosted by trade body Scottish Bakers
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NewsCornish Premier Pasties reports record sales boom
The company expects turnover of £7m in 2022 due to rising demand for savoury baked goods
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NewsFranchise deal seals Pret expansion into Ireland
A Dublin opening will be the first of 20 shops planned in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over the next decade following the agreement with Carebrook Partnership
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NewsDawn unveils campaign to celebrate nation’s bakes
The ingredients supplier will ‘take bakers on a sweet treats tour of the UK and Ireland’, with a spotlight on both traditional and more unusual recipes from England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales
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NewsDigital grocer Jiffy announces in-house bakery offering
A range of breakfast goods and bread will initially be available via the company’s stores in Deptford, Hackney, Stratford and Bethnal Green
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NewsCybake bakery software launches in Australia
The company has opened an office in Melbourne and its management system is now available to commercial bakeries down under
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NewsNew artisan bakehouse aims to ‘rewrite rules on breadmaking’
Bradwall Bakehouse is due to open in the Cheshire village in the spring and ‘use only the very best of local British ingredients’
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NewsBotham’s starts work on purpose-built bakehouse
Botham’s of Whitby is set to extend its Enterprise Way site in a move described as a “game-changer” for the bakery