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March 2025: Easter

2024-11-19T16:27:00+00:00

Easter is a crucial date in the diary for bakers of all sizes so it’s important to deliver a range that entices and excites consumers. So, what are the top trends in 2025?

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March 2025: Technology

2024-11-19T16:21:00+00:00

How is AI shaping the baking industry?

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February 2025: Bread

2024-11-19T15:45:00+00:00

How are challenger brands performing in the bread market and what tactics are they using to take on the likes of Warburtons and Hovis? 

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February 2025: Sugar reduction (ingredients)

2024-11-19T12:29:00+00:00

How are sugar reduction strategies impacting the baking industry?

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February 2025: Bakery Retail Guide

2024-11-18T14:56:00+00:00

This guide will offer bakery businesses, which operate retail outlets, advice on how to maximise sales through effective range management, staff training, enhancing the consumer experience, and more

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January 2025: Waste management

2024-11-18T14:40:00+00:00

Bakeries are gearing up to comply with a new law that means most businesses will have to separate food waste from other streams as of 31 March 2025

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January 2025: Vegan

2024-11-18T14:37:00+00:00

Have we reached peak vegan when it comes to the bakery market? Or is there still appetite aplenty for plant-based baked goods?

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December 2024: Safety and hygiene

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What were the reasons behind product recalls in bakery this year? This feature will find out 

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December 2024: Cookies and biscuits

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Bog standard biscuits just won’t cut it any more as the nations demands bigger, better, and more indulgent treats for their afternoon snacks

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November 2024: Ingredients

2024-09-18T13:34:00+01:00

We explore the trends in toppings and fillings. So, which flavours, textures, and designs are capturing consumers’ attention?

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Rainbow Dust re-birth: how new ownership transformed struggling cake decoration brand

2024-12-06T09:00:00+00:00By

It’s been a year since the cake decoration brand was acquired by Albex Group, taking it from an underfunded business running on skeleton staff to a well-funded firm ready to shake up the market

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