All Bakery articles – Page 13
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Comment and Opinion
Baking Impossible: Netflix’s high-stakes baking show is pointless but fascinating
Is The Great British Bake Off too cheerfully comradely for you?
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News
Hovis fills roles and boosts board in senior level recruitment drive
The new appointments would bring a ’wealth of experience and expertise’ to the business, said CEO Nish Kankiwala
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News
EG Group buys bakery chain Cooplands
UK forecourt giant EG Group has expanded its foodservice portfolio with the acquisition of bakery business Cooplands.
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News
Hovis falls to takeover-driven pre-tax loss despite revenue uptick of 8%
Hovis revenues were up 8% in 2020 to £360.7m despite the ‘highly competitive’ nature of the wrapped bakery category
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Comment and Opinion
The Great British Bake Off proves it still has the power to boost baking sales
Channel 4 held nothing back to promote the return of The Great British Bake Off
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News
City Snapshot: Finsbury Food Group shows signs of recovery from Covid
Bakery group Finsbury Food has boosted sales and profits as it adapted to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and saw lost foodservice business begin to recover. Plus, Supermarket Income REIT has added six more supermarkets to its portfolio, and Ultimate Products has signed a license brand endorsement with Weight Watchers.
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News
Gail’s Bakery owner Bread Holdings sold to Bain Capital
US private equity player Bain Capital has acquired Gail’s Bakery and The Bread Factory owner Bread Holdings alongside fellow investor EBITDA Investments
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News
JD Wetherspoon pubs experiencing bread shortage due to ‘labour difficulties’
The pub chain is experiencing a shortage of bloomer bread, which is included in 13 of its breakfast menu options
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News
David Milner becomes St Pierre Groupe CEO
He takes over as CEO from company co-founder Jeremy Gilboy
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Louise Crighton, brand manager, Allied Bakeries
Louise got a taste for the industry following a summer internship at Mars Food
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News
BBF expands bakery reach with acquisition of Sargents
Private equity-backed cake maker Bright Blue Foods has acquired Yorkshire bakery supplier Sargents for an undisclosed sum.
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Comment and Opinion
Love at first bite: why Urban Legend’s high-tech doughnuts are a game-changer
We ran a taste test of Urban Legend’s high-tech, non-HFSS doughnut of the future. And it was seriously good
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News
Kingsmill looks to boost sustainability, health and community cred with new pledges
Its new “manifesto” includes a partnership with Save The Children and a push for greater recyclability in the category
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News
Volatile UK weather hits cereal, potato and orchard crops
Heavy rain and hail coupled with unseasonably low temperatures have hit harvests and yields
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News
Warburtons recruits for distribution roles at new Bognor Regis depot
The baker is currently recruiting drivers and warehouse team members to support the operation of its new 35,000 sq ft distribution site
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News
Former Graze boss debuts hi-tech non-HFSS doughnuts brand Urban Legend
Anthony Fletcher said he wanted to solve the “clear problem” of high fat and sugar levels in sweet bakery
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Category Report
Leaps and bounds: home baking category report 2021
Home bakers are hopping on the frog cake craze as social media fuels huge category growth. Will it last?
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News
Mornflake moves into home-baking category with organic oat-based trio
The SKUs would meet the ‘surge in consumer demand for home baking ingredients’, said Mornflake
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News
Warburtons struggling to keep up with local deliveries as driver shortage bites
It comes as a host of major food and drink manufacturers are issuing warnings to customers over service levels
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News
Keelham Farm Shop chef wins Royal Academy of Culinary Arts pastry award
Emma Lawson activity included baking bread for her neighbourhood and giving it to the most vulnerable people for free