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Born and Bread: Warburtons, Bolton | News | British Baker
This month, how Warburtons grew from a single shop to a £500m-a-year business. Thomas Warburton and his wife, Ellen, opened a grocery shop in Bolton in 1870, with the help of Thomas’ brother, George. In 1876 the market slumped, so to make ends meet Ellen started baking bread – her first batch of four loaves of bread and six cakes sold out ...
M&S Café reveals new menu for 2024 - British Baker
Jan 22, 2024 · Toasties. Said to be 15 months in the making, the brand new Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil Pesto Toastie (rsp: £6) comprises toasted slices of gluten-free seeded loaf filled with sweet sundried tomatoes, Italian mozzarella and basil pesto. As another new item for 2024, the Very Veggie Toastie (rsp: £6.50) is packed with chargrilled peppers ...
Gail’s Bakery managing director reveals expansion plans for 2024
Apr 22, 2024 · Gail’s Bakery targeting 35 new stores in 2024, reveals MD Marta Pogroszewska. Gail’s Bakery has unveiled plans to open up to 35 new stores across the UK this year. Speaking at The London Coffee Festival earlier this month, Gail’s managing director Marta Pogroszewska revealed the estate expansion target while noting that the latest shop ...
Top cake trends for 2024 revealed | Feature - British Baker
Oct 25, 2023 · The cake market is a veritable buffet of innovation and inspiration, with punchy flavours, over-the-top creations, and TikTok-worthy designs. “Younger consumers and the influence of social media have helped to fuel current demand for premium, visually stunning cakes, often with global flavour influences and, ideally, a functional or health benefit too.
Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2024 revealed - British Baker
Jan 31, 2024 · Cumbria sourdough specialist Lovingly Artisan has been named as the best artisan bakery in Britain for the second year running. Run by husband-and-wife team Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor, the bakery claimed the top spot of the Bakers’ Dozen 2024 – a list which details the top 13 artisan bakeries in Britain as voted for by industry experts.
Dessert trends: what do consumers want from sweet treats?
Mar 7, 2022 · For example, its research found that 49% of dessert consumers would be more likely to order a sweet treat if it was made with premium ingredients, adding that 35% find chocolate of the Belgian provenance most appealing. Eleven per cent of consumers said they’d indulge if their dietary requirements were better catered for while 17% want ...
Cake Box CEO Sukh Chamdal on the rise of his egg-free cake …
Apr 26, 2021 · Six weeks later Chamdal had a recipe, and fate soon provided the missing piece of the puzzle. “It just so happened that where we lived in Green Street in east London, the shop next door, which was our property, became vacant,” he explains. “So, to put something in there, I started the egg-free cake concept in 2008.”.
How much have bread prices increased in the past year?
Dec 19, 2022 · The average price of an 800g loaf of sliced white bread has risen 28% in the past 12 months, from £1.06 in November 2021 to £1.36 last month. A tighter lid has been kept on wholemeal bread prices, with an 800g loaf of sliced wholemeal increasing by 21p, or 19.5%, to £1.29 on average. Of the three loaves monitored by the ONS, unwrapped bread ...
How do UK supermarkets operate their in-store bakeries?
Apr 28, 2021 · The UK’s major supermarkets utilise a variety of methods for in-store bakery operations, with scratch baking, bake-off and thaw-and-serve options in use. This was recently thrust into the spotlight again after Asda announced plans to shake-up its model. Here, British Baker explores how other major retailers operate their in-store bakeries (ISBs):