Addo Food Group is expanding operations at its Palethorpes bakery at Market Drayton in Shropshire, creating 65 new roles to deliver new product development and respond to increased demand for savoury products.
Freaks of Nature, the Yorkshire plant-based chilled desserts producer, is investing £1m in its manufacturing facilities to keep pace with demand for its chilled desserts and hot puddings.
Fatherson Bakery managing director Laurence Smith claims the impact of coronavirus has forced the business to reorganise its new product development priorities, with half its distribution points – hospitality and garden centres – closed off.
Start-up Pep & Lekker's Seed Snacks has joined the ranks of Sainsbury's Future Brands, with the supermarket chain announcing it would trial two flavours under the label in 70 stores from 9 June.
Vegan and coeliac-friendly desserts have greatly inspired teams entering this year’s student food innovation competition – Ecotrophelia UK and are trends heavily reflected by the five shortlisted groups.
Premier Foods has delivered a “triple whammy” of positive results on the back of its latest update, according to Shore Capital head of research Clive Black.
Greggs could be the last baker on the high street if shops are forced to stay closed until the end of 2020 because of the coronavirus, research analyst Shore Capital has warned.
The Federation of Bakers (FoB) has shared the measures it has taken to ensure supplies continue during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in a letter of reassurance to the industry.
A bigger focus on seasonal goods and developing new vegan products will guide the future of Fatherson Bakery, Small Bakery Manufacturing Company of the Year at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2020.
Members of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) and Unite have called off strike action at Allied Bakeries’ Northern Ireland factory, after agreeing to engage in discussions with management over pay.
Leanne Crowther, co-founder of Flower & White, explains how the company has elevated the humble meringue to new heights through product innovation and hard work.
An Exeter company that has developed a biscuit to help prevent and relieve the effects of travel and morning sickness has secured a five-figure funding package from HSBC UK.
Scottish biscuit and cakes manufacturer Tunnock’s has invested more than £9m in its production facilities in the year ended 23 February 2019, as it reported a record year for sales.
Speciality bakery ingredients manufacturer Real Good Food (RGF) has posted reduced losses in its latest interim results, helped by refinancing deals it secured earlier this year.
Belgian bakery firm Puratos is to lead a team of firms to launch the €6.3m-funded (£5.4m) SpaceBakery, which will explore sustainable food production and provide solutions to manufacturing food on Mars.
The Real Bread Campaign has claimed that a proposed sourdough code of best practice is likely to confuse consumers, bully smaller producers and legitimise the production of non-genuine sourdough bread.
Roberts Bakery has launched a new limited-edition brand of bread, manufactured using insects, in a nod to the return of jungle-based television programme I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here.
Automating bakery can reduce expenditure on energy and labour, but the trickier decorative elements of the bakery process are beyond the robots... at least for now.
Speciality baking ingredients manufacturer Real Good Food (RGF) has appointed Gail Lumsden as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.
West Yorkshire bakery Just Desserts has appointed contractors to commence works on its £150,000 expansion plans, with an expectation of new jobs to be created as a result.
London Food Corporation has acquired free-from food firm Big Oz Industries for an undisclosed sum, providing fresh impetus for it to grow its presence in UK and overseas markets.
High-street baker Greggs has revealed plans to stockpile key ingredients – including bacon and tuna – in anticipation of supply chain disruption in the wake of Brexit.
There has been much debate about whether saturated fat is bad or not, but the Government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has confirmed there is robust evidence to uphold existing advice to reduce saturated fat to no more than 10% of total...
Breakfast cereal and yogurt manufacturers are leading the way in sugar reduction, but progress in confectionery, biscuits and puddings has stalled, according to Public Health England’s (PHE’s) second-year report on the food industry’s attempt to voluntarily...
Dawn Foods has made 'significant investment' in a new automated dry packing line at its Evesham factory in Worcestershire, following the launch of revamped packaging across its entire product portfolio.
Speciality baking ingredients manufacturer Real Good Food (RGF) chief executive Hugh Cawley has stepped down from his role with immediate effect and is to leave the company by the end of this month (September 2019).
Premier Foods has appointed Alex Whitehouse as chief executive officer (CEO) effective from 30 August, replacing Gavin Darby, who stepped down from the role at the start of this year.
A Welsh Government-funded project set up to help bakery firms incorporate innovative ingredients into their products is beginning to report back positive results.
Baked goods manufacturer Everfresh has partnered with Campden BRI and thermal processing technology provider Holmach to improve the nutritional qualities and shelf-life of baked goods using sprouted grains and pasteurisation.
A new Mediterranean cereal said to be more nutritional and sustainable than recognised varieties was highlighted at this year’s Sustainable Food Summit in Amsterdam.
Five food firms are set to benefit from an industry 4.0 pilot programme designed to boost their growth through Government match-funding to introduce digital technology.
Food fraud involving adulterated saffron sold in West Sussex has led to the seizure of stock worth up to £750,000 at a clandestine factory in Alicante, Spain, and the arrest of two individuals.
