Speciality food ingredients and solutions supplier Tate & Lyle has acquired Swedish oat beta glucan manufacturer Biovelop.

Retail food spend fell in April, according to the latest report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A group of local residents are looking to reopen a former bakery in Chapelfields, Coventry, which had been earmarked for demolition.

Dowson Food Machinery has acquired fellow bakery equipment firm JBS, with plans already in the pipeline for new equipment launches.

Both Aldi and Waitrose saw excellent sales performances in the latest 12-week data from Kantar Worldpanel, as the grocery market polarised.

Frank Robert & Sons has renamed its Pastry Case business The Little Treats Co, after a year of brand development.

The chairman of the Federation of Bakers (FOB) has called on the Department of Health to look elsewhere when setting new salt targets.

Warburtons has acquired speciality bread and pastry manufacturer Giles Foods, as it looks to expand into new areas.

Bakery and snacks firms in Northern Ireland have announced plans to grow turnover by 73% by 2020, according to a recent strategy published by Agri-Food.

The number of empty shops across the UK hit an all-time high in April – however footfall recovered to its strongest rate in a year, thanks to the high street.

Subway, the leading sandwich chain retailer, has opened its first UK store in partnership with Ireland’s leading independent forecourt retailer, Applegreen.  

Stephens Bakery was named Scottish Baker of the Year at the annual association conference, in Glasgow, this weekend.

Morrisons is to begin home deliveries next year after agreeing a deal that could cause problems between Ocado and Waitrose.

Peter Baker, managing director of Maple Leaf Bakery, UK, has recently retired from the business. Cliff Irwin, previously finance director, has now moved across to replace him as the new managing director.

Aux Pains de Papy, the French bakery run by Mathieu Esposito, is to make its debut in the UK after acquiring its first site in London.

Time is running out to enter this year’s Baking Industry Awards.