The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla takes place on Saturday, 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey in London. While only 2,000 guests have been invited to attend the event, more than 7,000 street parties and community events are expected to...
The Premier Foods’ brand has launched a seven-strong range of bite-sized sweet treats that will comply with the UK's HFSS (high in fat, sugar and salt) regulations when they come into force in October.
Cake and desserts producer BBF Limited said cake trends this year will continue to be influenced by social media, with budding Brits bakers constantly deferring to celeb icons and influencers to create that blow away celebration cake.
The UK speciality bakery manufacturer has extended its longstanding partnership with the Queen of Cakes with the addition of two new Bundt cakes cake products to her retail brand, which is now worth over £3.7m.
Finsbury Food Group is ramping up its partnership with global drinks giant Diageo to launch one of its signature distilled gins in cake form; along with its 20-year affiliation with Ferrero to introduce a raft of new additions to the Thorntons range focused...
Synergy has launched an innovative ingredient that will allow bakers to slash the fat and calorie content of treats like muffins, cakes, cookies and biscuits.
Amipak has installed a £200k Brausse folding and glueing machine from ipack solutions, to meet demand for its growing range of carton packaging for its food-to-go and out-of-home sectors.
Delice de France bakery specialist has secured a multi-million pound eight-year loan to complete a management buyout from parent company Aryzta to become an independent baker.
The Harry & David bakery, part of the 1-800-FLOWERS family, has refreshed its branding to reach a wider, more contemporary audience seeking everyday baked goods to special occasion gifts.
Bells of Lazonby, a family bakery in Cumbria, UK, which supplies cakes, scones and artisan breads has secured funding from the Made Smarter Programme to automate its portioned cake with automated robot machinery.
Bread is the third-largest contributor to CPG’s $360bn value, according to a report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, while snacks, cereal, cookies and crackers also play an important role.
As consumers increasingly opt to follow a healthy lifestyle, they are demanding more gluten-free, low-carb, whole grain, organic and paleo diet products. However, there will always be a way to find an excuse to give in to indulgence, especially when it...
A poll commissioned by diet and supplements brand Protein World has found that the UK is a nation of cake lovers, with most respondents consuming a slice on average three times a week.
The baker – which makes cakes under licensed brands such as Disney, Thorntons and Mary Berry, as well as artisan breads for supermarkets, restaurants and cafes – has posted a 3.4% decline in full year revenue, citing increasing ingredient costs and a...
Mike Hughes, head of Research and Insight at FMCG Gurus, emphasizes the importance of not overestimating the influence of high protein claims in the cakes & pastries sector.
Anmol Industries - a branded packaged food company focussing on biscuits and cakes - has filed draft papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO).
Hostess Brands has identified new retail opportunities for its snack bakery products, said its recently appointed chief commercial officer, Andrew Jacobs.
Real Good Food has snapped up cake decoration specialist Rainbow Dust Colours for £4m ($6m) to edge further into the growing global sugar-craft category, its marketing head says.
Bright Blue Foods aims to cut 57 jobs as it closes its Manchester bakery, which makes slab, loaf and Christmas cake, and shift production to other sites to improve efficiency.
North America and Europe can learn a lot about cakes from Japan – a market that is significantly advanced in terms of innovation in the field, says cake machinery firm Masdac International.
The UK's second largest cake maker Inter Link Foods said yesterday
its management were working with a private equity firm to broker a
possible takeover of the company.
Inter Link Foods has grown rapidly to become Britain's number three
cake maker, helped by canny acquisitions and lucrative licensing
deals. The challenge now is to push into new areas of growth, such
as healthy cakes, and mount...
Speciality cakes is one of the fastest-moving sectors in the UK
baked goods market, and producers are continually looking for new
products to extend their presence in this sector.
The launch of 26 new products in the first four months of the year
have given the UK's Inter Link Foods - maker of Soreen malt loaf -
a solid base on which to grow sales in the first half.
The acquisition of the Soreen malt loaf business, and a continued
focus on new product development, have helped Inter Link Foods
become one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK cake market.
Inter Link, the UK cake and confectionery producer, last month
completed its acquisition of the Soreen business, which gives it
control of the third-largest cake brand in the British market,
Soreen's malt loaf.