All Regional Focus articles – Page 5
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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
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NewsSt Pierre UAE sales set to rise with Bidfood ME listing
Continued growth in the retail sector could see the brioche specialist’s product revenue rise in the territory by almost 40%, the company said
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NewsCake challenge marks launch of Scottish Baker of the Year
A Highland cow and a saltire were the winning entries in a ‘Scotland on a cake’ challenge for City of Glasgow College bakery students to celebrate the start of this year’s search for Scotland’s best baker
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NewsBrownings wins World Championship Scotch Pie Awards
The Kilmarnock-based baker has now become the fifth business to win the prize twice, having also won the 2017 event
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NewsKey dates and events for the baking industry in 2022
There’s plenty to keep you busy in 2022 from competitions to black-tie dinners, exhibitions, and nationwide celebrations
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NewsEuropean court rules ‘gay cake’ case inadmissible
Gareth Lee started legal action against Belfast-based Ashers Baking Company in 2014 after it refused to make a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage” on it
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OpinionAlasdair Smith on why bakery is optimistic for 2022
The chief executive of Scottish Bakers, notes a positive outlook in a bakery sector that continues to innovate and adapt despite challenges with staffing and costs
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NewsScottish bakeries receive funding to make products healthier
J.G. Ross and Bells Professional Pastry are among the recipients of FDF Scotland’s Reformul8 Challenge Fund
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NewsHunt for Scotch pie champion gets underway
The World Championship Scotch Pie Awards are back for 2021/22 with pies set to battle it out in 11 categories including Scotch pie, football pies and sausage rolls
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FeatureWhich international loaves have market potential?
Britain has a track record of embracing bread from around the world, so we look at some international varieties that have the potential to break into the mainstream