Two Magpies Bakery Group opened its seventh bakery café in Suffolk, the UK, at the end of January. The new business in Woodbridge offers baked goods to take away or enjoy in the 50-seat café, which serves a full menu seven days a week, 8am-5pm.
Greggs opened its largest bakery-café in Primark’s flagship store in Birmingham on February 12. The 130-seat café features a self-serve coffee cart, Sugar Strand Doughnut seating booths, flying Sausage Rolls and an Instagram area.
The American Bakers Association (ABA) and the Baking Association of Canada (BAC) partnered to support their members’ staff develop their technical skills.
Jane’s Pantry opened the doors of its new bakery-café in Twigworth, near Glouchester, on February 1. Product ranges include breads, sandwiches, savory specialties and cakes.
The Lotus Bakeries Group’s turnover increased by 13.1% to EUR 750.3m in 2021, the company’s annual results show. All three ranges contributed to the EUR 87m increase: Lotus Biscoff®, Lotus Natural Foods™ and Lotus Local Heroes.
Pizza Hut opened its first all-women-operated store in Gangtok. The move aims to hire and empower more women in the workforce. Every store function, from food preparation and customer service to day-to-day management, will be carried out by women.
The Puratos Group unveiled its new brand identity, featuring a new logo, house colors and a tagline, ‘Food Innovation for Good’. The rebranding is meant to reflect the company’s purpose “to move the planet forward by creating innovative food solutions for the health & well-being of people everywhere.”
Utz Brands announced that Satyaki Lodh has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He will lead the Information Technology organization that is enabling technology infrastructure, data, and insights to support the growing footprint of Utz’s brands in the U.S.
