New entries to Greggs autumn menu
Greggs launched its autumn menu on September 3, with new products and popular specialties, including “one show-stopper that combines the two”: the Steak and Stilton® Bake.
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Pillsbury introduces new Frozen Grands! croissants
Pillsbury introduces Frozen Butter Grands! Croissants and Chocolate Grands! Croissants, two freezer-to-oven pastries joining the brand’s permanent portfolio. The ready-to-bake frozen croissants are pre-shaped and crafted with 48 dough layers.
New ISM branding concept is here
As of 2027, Koelnmesse will bundle ISM Ingredients, ISM Manufacturing and ISM Snacks & Sweets under the ISM umbrella brand. The new brand encompasses the industry’s entire value chain – from raw materials and ingredients, production, processing, packaging and technology, through to finished sweets and snacks as well as retail concepts. The repositioning comes in response to industry demand.
GOLDEN TOAST launches chocolate gingerbread sandwich
Starting in October 2026, GOLDEN TOAST will be bringing its new Chocolate Gingerbread sandwich to the bread aisle, a winter limited-edition seasonal product. The new release follows in the footsteps of its successful predecessor, Soft Zimty.
New Kamps bakery at Wolfsburg Central Station
Areas brings Kamps to the Wolfsburg Central Station. A new bakery opened on August 31, in a heritage-listed building at the Wolfsburg Central Station, on the ground floor of the main hall at Willy-Brandt-Platz. With a total of 36 seats in a dining space spanning about 80 square meters, the café area also features outdoor seating.
EUR 400 million expansion underway for Schwarz Produktion
Schwarz Produktion broke ground for its EUR 400 million expansion of the large-scale bakery Bonback in Halle (Saale), which will include five new baking lines and a deep-freeze warehouse with 65,000 pallet capacity.
Vandemoortele to sell UK plant
Vandemoortele was required to sell its UK plant to finalize its merger with Délifrance, according to the clearance decision from the Competition and Markets Authority, which investigated the merger. Vandemoortele will be required to sell its laminated dough production facility in Worcester and its current UK sales operations in Staines-upon-Thames.
Laser Biscuit builds new equipment production plant
Laser Biscuit started the construction of a new production facility in Buttapietra (Verona, Italy). It is located next to the company’s oven production headquarters. The project is an investment worth approximately EUR 5 million.
Gulfood Manufacturing to reflect region’s industrial growth
Gulfood Manufacturing 2026 puts food security and manufacturing innovation at the center of region’s growth agenda, the organizers anticipate, as the UAE’s food and beverage sector is entering a new phase of industrial growth.
RBS: New sales director for Exact Mixing
Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) promoted Matt Risser to Director of Sales, Exact Mixing. He succeeds Jim Warren in this role, who is retiring. In this role, Risser will lead global sales for Exact Mixing continuous mixing systems.
Finding direction at the crossroads
The 39th AIBI Congress explored the baking industry at the crossroads between tradition and innovation, aiming to discover opportunities in reinventing bakery for the future, while preserving values that are part of our identity.
Taking the crown: Crown Bakeries
Cordia Harrington, the founder of Crown Bakeries, is one of the most successful self-made women in America. The key to her success? Passion and
perseverance. With that, and “a dab of luck”,
you can do anything, she believes.