All Regional Focus articles – Page 15
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NewsCooplands to open concessions in Tesco stores
The 136-year-old bakery business is to open sites in the retailer’s Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees and Lincoln stores and partner with Heron Foods on a frozen range of products
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NewsAround Noon invests £500k to quadruple bakery operation
The business, based in Northern Ireland, will use the money to acquire and equip a new production site adjacent to its existing facility in Newry
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NewsIrwin’s Bakery secures £3.5m deal for speciality bread
The Northern Irish plant baker has rolled out its new eight-strong range, called Irwin’s Together, in 600 Waitrose and Morrisons stores in Great Britain
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NewsVillage Bakery seeks 50 staff for new site opening in July
The recruitment represents the first phase of the company’s expansion plan which will see 115 new jobs created in total
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NewsPartnership puts Cooplands products on Proudfoot shelves
Bakes, creams, hot savouries and bread rolls from the Scarborough-based bakery chain are now sold in the retailer’s four Yorkshire stores
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NewsBakery Andante unveils third site in Edinburgh
The Scottish bakery is to open its first café on Broughton Street taking its total number of sites to three
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InterviewGenesis Bakery on Biscakes, ownership and working with M&S
Commercial director JP Lyttle discusses how the business has changed since it was saved from administration in 2019 and how its relationship with M&S has developed
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NewsVillage Bakery launches scholarship programme
The family-owned bakery business has launched a £3,000-a-year scholarship in a bid to help raise standards in the food industry
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NewsHarry Gow extends home deliveries to north of Scotland
The Scottish bakery has expanded the reach of its delivery service, which offers consumers a range of products in bakery boxes, to Aberdeen and Dundee
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NewsHovis workers in Belfast strike over pay dispute
Unions have warned of potential bread shortages as workers at Hovis’ Belfast site prepare an all-out strike over pay parity with their counterparts in Great Britain
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NewsFirst World Scotch Pie ‘champion of champions’ crowned
The competition took a different format this year with previous winners battling it out to be named the champion of champions
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NewsBayne’s The Family Baker set to open first drive-thru
The Scottish bakery plans to open the £1m purpose-built facility in November at the country’s largest business estate
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NewsNew hires and promotions at bakery firms
Premier Foods, Unifiller and Bells Food Group have promoted employees to new positions while baking kit brand BakedIn has brought new team members on board
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NewsMacphie donates hand sanitiser as lockdown eases
The Scottish ingredients supplier has donated thousands of bottles of hand sanitiser to local community groups and charities
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FeatureHow Clark’s Bakery in Dundee realised its larger ambitions
How Clark’s Bakery began life supplying pies and rolls before realising its larger ambitions
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NewsScottish Bakers postpones conference and awards
The annual conference and Scottish Baker of the Year Awards will now take place on 6-7 May 2022 at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow
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NewsLast call for World Scotch Pie award entries
Scottish Bakers has tweaked the competition for 2021 with previous winners invited to enter their pies for a chance to be crowned ‘champion of champions’
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NewsVillage Bakery appoints manager and NPD lead for new site
Ashley Dawson and Florence Roberts have been promoted to take on key roles at the bakery’s new ‘super site’ in Wrexham
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NewsBertie’s Bakery marks first anniversary with new hires and NPD
The Magherafelt-based business, started by Brian McErlain last year, has added 35 new products to its range and brought two new master bakers on board
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NewsScotland’s takeaway delay a ‘bitter blow’ for bakers
Bakers in Scotland have reacted at dismay to the government’s plan to ease takeaway restrictions from 26 April despite non-essential services re-opening at the start of the month