Bakery

News in brief

Warburtons acquires specialist bakery

22-May-2013 - Britain’s leading bakery brand owner Warburtons has completed the purchase of speciality bread and pastry manufacturer Giles Foods, for an undisclosed sum.

Plant bakers braced for more government salt reduction demands

22-May-2013 - Bread bakers should be prepared to face further reductions in salt levels when new limits are set by the Department of Health (DH) later this year – despite hitting their 2012 targets and reducing levels by 40% over the past decade.

Roberts bakery to build new £10M factory at Northwich

20-May-2013 - Family-owned Roberts Bakery is investing £10M in building a third new bakery at its Northwich site to meet expected growth in demand for its plant bread.

New UK superwheat could boost breadmaking

14-May-2013 - A new non-genetically modified (non-GM) ‘superwheat’ developed for growing in the UK, which yields 30% more than traditional wheats, could be of a quality suitable for breadmaking, according the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB).

Ingredients firm invests £2.5M to grow range and new markets

10-May-2013 - Bakery ingredients firm British Bakels is splashing out £2.5M on new plant, equipment and premises at its Bicester site, bosses have revealed.

Booming sales mean factory expansion for Border Biscuits

03-May-2013 - Border Biscuits is expanding its factory as it continues to experience year-on-year growth. The growth is, in part, aided by the introduction of the company’s first automated line, which bosses conceded was a "huge culture shock" for the Lanark business.

Bread mix sows the seeds of health

30-Apr-2013 - German baking ingredients manufacturer Ireks has launched a new bread mix for the UK bakery trade that contains the increasingly popular chia seeds.

Layer bake

30-Apr-2013 - Authentic taste, clean-labels and cost cutting must all be constituents of modern baking, reports Alyson Magee

Opinion

Letter to the editor

30-Apr-2013 - Britain has some bright young bakers, according to Ben White, sales director at Marshfield Bakery

Feature

Quality treats

30-Apr-2013 - Building a business on quality has won awards for Border Biscuits, reports Gary Scattergood

Greggs issues profits warning as sales slump

29-Apr-2013 - Bad weather and the pressures of the high street have hit Greggs’ sales, leading the retail baker to issue a profits warning.

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Scottish government to target foods high in fat and sugar

28-Apr-2013 - The Scottish government is working with the British Standards Institute to develop a new Scottish marketing and advertising standard covering foods high in fat, salt and sugar.

Pret A Manger unveils 500 new jobs and youngsters’ plan

26-Apr-2013 - Work for Pret A Manger and save yourself £27,000 in university fees was the message from ceo Clive Schlee, as the sandwich chain rolls out a school leaver programme and announces 500 new UK jobs.

World’s largest food allergy study launched

23-Apr-2013 - An international study into food allergies has been launched which hopes to establish a standardised approach to allergen management for companies involved in food manufacturing.

Allied Bakeries to commission its largest bread plant

23-Apr-2013 - Allied Bakeries is on target to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of 10,000 loaves an hour, at Walthamstow in East London this summer.

Premier Foods denies ‘holding gun to workers’ heads’

19-Apr-2013 - A furious union official has accused Premier Foods of “holding a gun to the head of workers” who are being made redundant at the Garretts Green Hovis bakery in Birmingham.

Burton’s Biscuits invests £13.5M to meet biscuit demand

16-Apr-2013 - Burton’s Biscuit Company is investing £13.5M in its manufacturing operations to enhance production, support new product development, and meet growing demand for its biscuits.

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Blunkett unveils Fletchers new £7M bakery facility

10-Apr-2013 - Fletchers Group of Bakeries has opened a £7M production facility at its Sheffield site following a multimillion pound land-sale to Sainsbury.

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Cargill expands with Saudi starches venture

09-Apr-2013 - Cargill and Arasco are creating a new starches and sweeteners joint venture in Saudi Arabia to meet growing demand in the confectionery, bakery and juice sectors in the region.

Biscuit firm raises cash for growth and 45 new jobs

09-Apr-2013 - A biscuit manufacturer has secured a loan of £276,000 from the Manchester Investment Fund to expand its business and create more than 45 jobs.

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British farmers ‘face a perfect storm’: NFU boss

08-Apr-2013 - British farmers are facing “a perfect storm” of low cereal yields and high feed costs, which could affect food manufacturing, warns the National Farmers Union (NFU).

Bakery boss takes on Danish apprentices

08-Apr-2013 - The boss of a British bakery firm is taking on Danish and French apprentices because she claims there is little interest or support from colleges or government to devise schemes for British youngsters.

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Let’s hear it for Britain’s favourite sandwich

03-Apr-2013 - The British Sandwich Association (BSA) has launched a quest to identify the nation’s favourite sarnie.

Swiss vacuum cooling arrives to cut UK energy cost

02-Apr-2013 - A Swiss vacuum cooling system designed to cut energy costs and baking times is now available in the UK and Ireland from Epsom-based European Process Plant (EEP).