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NewsContestants wanted for Bake Off: The Professionals 2027
Love Productions is seeking talented and passionate pastry professionals to take part in series 12 of the show
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NewsBaking industry figures pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ John Renshaw
“Delightful company”, “permanently an optimist”, and a “true, gentle gentleman” were used to describe the man who grew his grandfather’s cake decoration business and supported countless young bakery students
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NewsDawn Foods partners with UCB on student internship programme
The optional internship is designed to give bakery and patisserie students broad practical experience in a commercial bakery environment
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FeatureHow COO Lucy Wills has steered Finsbury towards continuous improvement
Through initiatives Wills helped develop and implement, such as the Finsbury One Excellence Programme, the bakery manufacturer has become more integrated and focused on growth, automation and talent development
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NewsNetflix cake show star among mentors of students at 2026 Renshaw Cup
A group of 16 promising bakery talents recently completed three days of masterclasses, hands-on training, and competitions at British Bakels manufacturing site in Liverpool
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NewsHead baker and training specialist among speakers at Wales Bakery Conference
Keynote speakers at next week’s free-to-attend event in Cardiff include the head baker at Harrods, the director of a 112-year-old Welsh bakery brand, and the CEO of a specialist awarding organisation
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OpinionNew occupational certificates set to reshape bakery talent pipeline
Success of a ‘generational reform’ of further education will depend on industry collaboration to ensure baking is not simply included but properly represented within the new framework
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NewsBread Ahead to teach one million children to bake over next 10 years
The Future Bakers Project aims to spark a generation who use baking as a source of confidence, imagination and connection by combining hands-on learning with digital activities
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NewsEmployment drive offers firms £3k for hiring unemployed young people
New Youth Jobs Grant is expected to support 60,000 individuals aged 18 to 24 over the next three years, while a new £2k incentive for apprenticeships at SMEs has also been launched
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Promotional featureWhy automation has become a must-have for all sizes of bakery
The unrelenting rise in labour costs is so challenging for bakeries that even the smallest are now having to adopt some level of automation. Yet the latest tech can help them not just survive but thrive.
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InterviewMeet the woman in charge of the Jammie Dodgers factory
Rebecca Phillips has faced many challenges in her manufacturing career, but she hasn’t let that stop her leadership journey proclaiming “emotional intelligence is my superpower”
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NewsSuppliers unveil new training courses for pastry chefs and chocolatiers
Catering services provider Sodexo has relaunched its culinary academy while chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has crated five new online courses for chocolatiers and pastry chefs
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NewsIGD relaunching student programme to address labour and skills gaps in food industry
A new report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution has higlighted a growing risk to national food security as a result of labour shortages despite unemployment being on the rise
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NewsJacksons Bakery and Samworth Brothers unveil new apprentice opportunities
Jacksons has partnered with The Sheffield College to help its new cohort of bakery apprentices while Samworth Brothers opens up 24 vacancies across various departments
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NewsJones Village Bakery encounters surge in apprenticeship applications
More than 120 people have applied for engineering apprenticeships at the Wrexham-based manufacturer compared to just six the previous year
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NewsRising Star winner among Dawn Foods’ student ambassadors for 2026
Naomi Griffiths, who won the Baking Industry Award in 2024, is joined by Hannah Forsyth-Cox and Seren Cox who have been chosen for their passion and innovative approach to recipe development
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NewsWorshipful Company of Bakers opens 2026 bursary course applications
The course, aimed at bakers working in commecial bakeries for at least three years, will take place this summer at the School of Artisan Food in Nottinghamshire
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InterviewMy bakery job: Paul Chambers, training and development manager, Pipp & Co
Having celebrated 50 years in the trade in 2025, Chambers says he still doesn’t want to retire and is kept going by young bakers eager to learn
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NewsPlumpton College and Jim Jackson Foundation fund new Level 3 bakery apprenticeship
The college and the disadvantaged youth enabling charity – both based in East Sussex – have paid for a three-year course for aspiring 22-year-old baker Grace Turner-Higgins
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NewsRegal Foods upgrades Bradford College kitchens as new courses launched
The Bradford-based manufacturer has built on its ongoing partnership with the local college by equipping kitchens with new induction hobs, baking tins, cookware, high-fridges and freezers