17-Feb-2012 By Freddie Dawson
More than 50 bakeries have signed up to The Real Bread Loaf Mark, a label for additive-free bread.
Spiral freezer helps high production baker maintain competitive edge
01-Feb-2012
Linde Gases has launched a new high-capacity compact cryogenic spiral freezer designed to boost frozen food productivity, reduce the amount of liquid nitrogen used in the freezing process and lower maintenance and sanitation costs.
02-Nov-2011 By Dan Colombini
Patak's Bread is preparing to shed 108 jobs after the firm announced a proposal to end production at its Lanarkshire bakery at the start of 2012.
26-Sep-2011 By Graham Holter
Warburtons is planning to close its Oldham bakery as part of an efficiency drive.
01-Sep-2011 By Rick Pendrous
Allied Bakeries (AB) is spending £60M on new equipment in what it claims to be "the biggest investment by any UK bakery".
18-Apr-2011 By Ben Bouckley
The administrator of Morrisons supplier Woodhead Bakery has sold the business to two separate buyers, after splitting it into two parts.
Supermarket bread is not ‘real’
29-Mar-2010
The major retailers have come under fire for their “misleading” labels and use of processing aids and artificial additives in in-store baked...
Premier Foods awards former employee £17,500
05-Jan-2010 By Hayley Brown
A former employee of Premier Foods has received £17,500 in compensation after sustaining an injury at a bakery over three years ago, according to...
Tesco advises bakers to learn from cereals
26-May-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Plant bakers could learn a lot from breakfast cereals producers when it comes to promoting the benefits of the product range and growing the sector,...
02-Jun-2008
Joe Street has been elected as the new chairman of the Federation of Bakers. He takes over the role from Brian Robinson.Street joined Fine Lady...
Finsbury Food expands in the free-from market
07-Apr-2008 By Rod Addy
Finsbury Food Group has strengthened its presence in the free-from market by buying gluten-free bread and morning goods manufacturer Yorkshire Farm...
Warburtons staff accept revised pay offer
07-Jan-2008 By Elaine Watson
Strike action has been averted at Warburtons after staff voted to accept the company’s latest pay offer, union bosses confirmed this...
Premier hit by rising wheat prices
12-Nov-2007 By Rod Addy
Higher wheat costs hit trading profits at Premier Foods in September and October, the manufacturer reported in a trading update covering the four...
09-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Plant baker Warburtons is reported to be looking for further sites in the south of England as part of its strategic plans to become the nation’s...
Absolutely nothing to declare
27-Feb-2007
With healthy living here to stay, the demand for clean labelling has never been greater as consumers perceive additive-free products to be better for...
Oakdale administrator confident of sale
19-Feb-2007 By Elaine Watson
There is a good chance that Oakdale Bakeries will be sold as a going concern, according to administrator KPMG, which was called in to the troubled...
30-May-2006
Ireland's leading speciality bread producer Easibake Foods has opened a new 3,300 metre squared processing facility in Wales.Easibake, a subsidiary...
Harvestime fails and takes 400 staff with it
05-Dec-2005
Just weeks after it changed owner-ship for the second time this year, the baker Harvestime (2005) has gone into administration, making more than 400...
12-Sep-2005
US cookie maker Rich Products has boosted its presence this side of the pond with the purchase of independent baker David Powell Bakeries.Rich has...
Greggs takes grant to expand on Tyneside
07-Mar-2005
Baker and takeaway retailer Greggs has received a £250,000 sweetener from the north-east development agency One Northeast to expand savoury...
Automatic pressure/vacuum dough mixing ups the yield
07-Oct-2004
Bakers around the world are said to be taking increasing advantage of the quality and cost benefits offered by the pressure/vacuum option available...
Warburtons raises its game in Yorks
09-Sep-2004
Warburtons, the UK's largest independent baker, has begun work on a "super bakery" in Wakefield.Due for completion in 10 months' time, the £60m...
Plants must fold if bakery is to rise again, firms are told
30-Jun-2004 By Rick Pendrous
analyst's apocalyptic warning as rationalisation gets underway
