Editor's Spotlight: Innovation and th e world Scotch pie championships

Throwing down the gauntlet: Do you believe you are the next World Scotch Pie Champion material?

Scottish Bakers has opened the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards 2023/4 to entries from butchers, bakers and all pie makers. Read more

The groundbreaking innovations coming out of Africa

The ‘Kraken’ - the world’s most advanced palm nut de-sheller; scaling up Madagascar’s spice and herb value chains to benefit poor households; and a disease-free potato strain to combat Africa’s potato shortage are among the winners of Generation Africa’s 2023 GoGettaz Agripreneur awards. Read more

Futureproofing the craft bakery sector

The Craft Bakers Association’s Business Day 2023 - held in London on 14 June - was hailed a ‘resounding’ success, with nearly 200 delegates in attendance, 15 exhibitors and a host of industry speakers sharing their insights. Read more

Puratos unveils its baking trends for 2024 and beyond

The ingredients specialist for the bakery, sweet treats and chocolate industry revealed its industry trends and consumer preferences at its Taste Tomorrow conference. Read more

EIT Food gets massive funding boost to improve food security in Europe

The world’s largest agrifood community is among the raft of recipients to receive grants from the Citi Foundation’s first-ever Global Innovation Challenge - a new model to identify philanthropic support to community organisations that are developing innovative solutions to overcome the social and economic challenges facing low-income communities. Read more

Grupo Bimbo issues call out to collaborate with ‘fledgling’ creations already causing a stir

The Mexican bakery giant has opened applications for the second round of its Bimbo Open Door Platform, designed to leverage the creativity of startups to boost its presence and competition within the global biscuit and energy bar sectors. Read more

Snackex gears up for Stockholm in 2024

Held biannually for the past 50+ years, Snackex is considered the ultimate event on the savoury snacks and nuts sector’s annual calendar to showcase new ideas and success stories, to catch up with other industry professionals and to learn from the experts. Read more

Free-to-attend webinar on the impact of reformulation: health hazard or brand boost?

Industry leaders take the podium to discuss the movement that is increasingly impacting all areas when it comes to creating stand out snacks, from trickier better-for-you formulations that do not compromise on indulgence, to simpler labels and being as good for the planet as they are for the body. Read more

The baker’s dozen of Scottish businesses committing to healthier treats

Thirteen well-known Scottish bakery businesses have won funding from the Healthier Bakery Fund (HBF), initiated by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland in partnership with Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to support health reformulation of sweet and savoury bakery products. Read more

Scottish Baker of the Year, Healthier Baking Fund, people investment and the power of social media: Highlights from the annual Conference and Awards

Scottish Bakers’ annual conference – held in Glasgow over the weekend (5-6 May) – saw Mimi’s Bakehouse fight off stiff competition to take the title; the launch of a government-backed fund to support the sector with reformulation; and a warning to ignore social media ‘at your peril’. Read more

Mad about better-for-you bread

The UK Government backs the Superloaf entrepreneur to help tackle obesity problem; Equii expands its portfolio to allow consumers to have ‘the best of both worlds’; Sourhouse encourages home bakers ‘to sourdough’; Real Bread Campaign wants to put some sourdough myths to bed; and Warburtons enlists Samuel L Jackson. Read more