4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (379+ words) Source: Getty Images / Hispanolistic Several bakery businesses and franchisees of dessert parlour and café brands are among hundreds of firms recently penalised for underpaying workers. The latest round (round 24) published by the Department for Business & Trade named 658 companies which were…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) The ‘Strength Baked In’ ad features various Hovis ‘ghost signs’ Hovis has unveiled a new £4m marketing campaign featuring a reboot of its ‘Strength Baked In’ TV advert. The bread brand, which is now part of the newly formed Hovis Bakeries…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (352+ words) Source: Getty Images / Imgorthand Greggs has launched a meal deal that goes live when the weather is ideal for a picnic. The retailer is sending out localised alerts on social media and through its loyalty app when the conditions are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (387+ words) Source: Getty Images / SPmemory A system trialled by retailers including Greggs has quadrupled the number of shoplifters being brought to justice in London. Retailers can use the system to submit CCTV footage, witness statements and other evidence directly to officers,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (362+ words) West Yorkshire café and bakery chain Merrie England has shut down with the closure of seven shops. Founded in 1966, Merrie England ran seven coffee shops across Huddersfield, Halifax and Brighouse. A central bakery operated from the chain’s drive-thru site on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (325+ words) Waitrose is recalling own-label Chocolate Chip Brioche Rolls because they may contain pieces of hard plastic and metal, making them unsafe to eat. The precautionary recall affects a specific batch of the eight-pack brioche rolls (rsp: £1.50) wiht the code B26177 and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (775+ words) Source: @MajorofGM on X Andy Burnham has become the seventh UK prime minister since 2016 Trade bodies have welcomed the UK’s new prime minster Andy Burnham, whilst raising issues in the baking industry they hope he and his cabinet will address....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1019+ words) Having proclaimed back in 2021 that “bakery is the new coffee shop”, Cornish Bakery founder Steve Grocutt has sought to blur the lines even further to “redefine what a bakery is, does, and can be”. Enter Rise – bespoke larger sites in…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (342+ words) Family-run bakery business Sheldon’s has seen demand soar by almost a fifth thanks to World Cup excitement and the heat wave. The Manchester-based firm, which supplies supermarket customers including Aldi, has reported overall demand for its products rose 19% year-on-year during…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (433+ words) Family-run bakery business Sheldon’s has seen demand soar by almost a fifth thanks to World Cup excitement and the heatwave. The Manchester-based firm, which supplies supermarket customers including Aldi, has reported overall demand for its products rose 19% year-on-year during the…...