All Pies and pastries articles
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News
Cérélia admits CMA defeat and sells Jus-Rol to private equity
London-based Rinkelberg Capital acquired the Jus-Rol business from the French bakery giant after numerous appeals by the group to overturn the CMA’s order to unwind the deal fell flat
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Compleat Food Group buys The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company
It is the latest milestone in the company’s ongoing spending spree
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Pukka Pies profits decline amid attempted £100m sell-off
Pukka kicked off a process to potentially sell the business early last year
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Compleat Food Group cuts jobs in Crewe, following Nottingham scale-back
The business took over the factory in 2021, when it acquired family-owned pie maker Wrights Food Group
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Compleat Food Group removes plastic trays from pork pie packaging
The change will remove over 100 tonnes of plastic from the manufacturer’s supply chain
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Comment & Opinion
Milly Kenny-Ryder’s Britain’s Best Bakeries: the ultimate bakery bible
This elegantly designed hardback has much to offer Brits seeking bakery indulgence
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Rankings
Savoury pastries 2024: adventurous NPD boosts pie brands
Development chefs at Britain’s savoury pasty and pie brands have certainly earned their crust this year
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Category Report
The power of pastry: savoury pastries & pies category report 2024
Savoury pastries are fast becoming a superhero in food-to-go and meal-for-tonight fixtures. What’s the secret behind their strength?
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News
Nigella Lawson unveils Greggs’ festive bakes in saucy Christmas ad
The baker confirmed Lawson’s participation on Sunday, ending weeks-long speculation
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Analysis & Features
Roast Mutton: the butcher’s built on a passion for local
Butcher of the year in the 2024 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards, Roast Mutton sells high-quality meat that is farmed and slaughtered within the local area
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News
London DTC brand Willy’s Pies snags grocery debut with Ocado
The business was founded by former chef Will Lewis and Josh Hill in 2020
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Range Preview
Spatchcock duck and fish finger rosti: Tesco Christmas range 2024
Tesco is pulling back the curtain on its festive range where classic flavours pair with exciting new trends
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Profiles
Ginsters’ Stephanie Hildon on pasties, Bucks Fizz and gone-off milk
We have so many entrepreneurs and startup businesses in the UK and it’s so hard for them to get a foot up into retail, says MD Stephanie
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Range Preview
Preview some of the 130 new launches into Waitrose’s No.1 range
New additions include sausage from pigs sired by pedigree Hampshire boars and Belgian blonde chocolate florentines from a Dorset bakery founded in 1916
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Samworth Brothers promotes from within as CEO Hugo Mahoney steps down
Samworth Brothers has parted ways with CEO Hugo Mahoney and promoted a new boss from within its ranks of current executives, The Grocer can reveal
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Asda launches Exceptional premium range to ‘elevate’ quality
The Exceptional range will “champion taste whilst providing shoppers with the very best quality” the retailer said
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Pukka names Isaac Fisher CEO under continued family ownership
Fisher has the ‘full support’ of the founders’ sons, Tim and Andrew Storer
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Range Preview
Macaroni cheese quiche and mini calzones: Waitrose summer range 2024
With a heatwave on the horizon, Waitrose is dragging Britain into summer with its new ‘Summer of Nostalgia’ range
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News
Pukka rolls out five new recipes including two new slices
The big chilled pie brand has launched a raft of new recipes, including all day breakfast pies and toastie slices
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Liam Byrd, NPD assistant, Higgidy
‘Higgidy was on the other side of the river from where I grew up, and I could smell the delicious food being cooked when I walked my dog’ says NPD assistant Liam for British Pie Week 2024