All Bakery articles
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NewsCompleat invests £600k in cookie line to meet demand for premium treats
The investment comes as demand grows across retail and foodservice for more ‘premium, indulgent, and visually impactful cookies’
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InterviewsGraeme Clark on Finsbury’s ‘billion-pound bakery’ plan
Finsbury Food Group’s CCO has helped ensure strong growth despite ‘constant change’. Now he’s overseeing its biggest-ever growth capital project
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NewsGreggs boosts profits as real estate campaign ramps up sales
Higher sales and ‘strong cost control’ have helped Greggs boost its profits in the first half of the year
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NewsBrioche Pasquier UK appoints MD and commercial director
Alain Vivion succeeds Ryan Peters, who left the business in March to join Panificio Italiano as managing director
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NewsAsda backing regional suppliers with new 50 West Country lines
Asda wants to make its ranges and stores more appealing to local shoppers as part of its Take a Fresh Look campaign
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Category ReportHow shoppers are saving time with home baking hacks
Baking is becoming ‘more about creativity and personalisation than skill’. What does this mean for the £1.1bn home baking category?
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Category ReportWhy free-from comes with a premium price tag
Why is free-from food so expensive? And what impact will those high prices have on further growth?
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NewsOle & Steen reports record £40.2m turnover and double-digit sales growth
For the year to 31 December 2025, like-for-like sales rose 10.3% across its estate, while customer like-for-like growth reached 7.1%
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: regen ag, heatwave supply and Hovis Bakeries
FAIRR’s research suggested only a low percentage of businesses are setting targets or reporting on regenerative agriculture
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NewsHovis board departs as Allied eyes overhaul
Allied Bakeries has cleared out Hovis’ remaining board members following the completion of the takeover last week. It comes as the latest accounts for Hovis revealed tumbling volumes and ballooning pre-tax losses
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Analysis & Features‘Hovis is the hero’: CEO Sarah Arrowsmith outlines merger plan
CEO Sarah Arrowsmith on how the newly-dubbed Hovis Bakeries plans to take on market leader Warburtons
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NewsAllied renamed Hovis Bakeries as takeover completes
ABF’s Allied Bakeries has renamed itself as Hovis Bakeries, after completing the acquisition of its former arch-competitor this morning
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NewsJason’s Sourdough launches Crumpet Thins in Morrisons
Crumpet Thins will land exclusively in Morrisons from 15 July
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Category ReportLunchbox & back to school: how retailers are luring back lapsed shoppers
While many people are eating lunch out more, growing numbers are skipping it. How can retailers win back lapsed shoppers?
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NewsWildfarmed launches Food & Nature Resilience Fund
It partnered with Lloyds Banking Group, which is the UK’s largest agricultural lender, to launch the ‘Food & Nature Resilience Fund’
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NewsAldi bakery volumes allow Manchester supplier Sheldon’s to plan new factory
Family-owned bakery Sheldon’s said it had more than doubled its volume of supplies to Aldi over the past decade
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NewsFerrero recalls Nutella Croissants over metal contamination risk
The affected products contain four frozen croissants and carry the batch code L126Z39
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Analysis & FeaturesAllied-Hovis: what are the priorities now bakery’s big merger is on?
Will the Allied-Hovis tie-up create a credible rival to Warburtons?
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NewsWildfarmed launches first packaged sourdough to use 100% regen flour
Simply Sourdough is the first supermarket packaged sourdough made using 100% Wildfarmed regenerative flour
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NewsWarburtons enters 150th year with 33% leap in profits
Warburtons has entered its 150th year of business with a 33% jump in pre-tax profits to £42m