Training

Morrisons to train bakers in new apprenticeship push
Just days after news broke that Tesco planned to axe many of its fresh food counters, Morrisons has announced investment in more than 500 butchery, bakery and fishmongery apprentices.

School’s in! Bakery classes can help build a community
As we head into February, many New Year resolutions are but a distant memory. It’s too cold to go running, and too gloomy to not eat cake.

Dusty Knuckle to open dedicated bakery school
Dalston-based The Dusty Knuckle Bakery is to open a dedicated bakery school next month.

AAE young pastry chef of the year announced
Sophie Bamford of Newcastle restaurant 21 has been named Young Pastry Chef of the Year in the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE).

Bakery firms and college create new apprenticeship
Prima Bakeries and Warrens Bakery have worked with a college to develop a new apprenticeship.

Royal Academy AAE pastry winners announced
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts has announced the winners of its Annual Awards of Excellence 2018.

Dawn Foods appoints UCB student ambassador
Dawn Foods has named University College Birmingham (UCB) student Rebecca Orrell as its second student ambassador.

Social enterprise to open bakery in Nuneaton
A not-for-profit youth organisation is set to open a bakery in Nuneaton serving artisanal bread, cakes and pastries while giving young people the chance to acquire baking skills.

Video: how apprentices saved one bakery £38,000 a year
British Baker met with members of trade body Scottish Bakers to talk about the value of apprenticeships to the baking industry.

Bakkavor launches drive for 26 new apprentices
Bakkavor has kicked off a recruitment drive for 26 new apprentices.

Revealed: what employers want from graduates
Bakery employers have revealed what they are looking for in graduates, and one word constantly pops up – enthusiasm.

‘Apprentices will complete modules including customer service and selling’
Greggs people and retail director Roisin Currie on the business’s new national apprenticeship programme

Consultancies BakeTran and BakeryLogic join forces
International bakery consultancies BakeTran and BakeryLogic have announced plans to collaborate.

Pastry firm challenges students to revamp the vol-au-vent
Belgian-based ‘ready-to-fill’ pastry manufacturer Pidy is launching a new challenge aimed at catering and hospitality students within the UK.

Marriage & Sons miller awarded advanced diploma
A Marriage & Sons miller has become one of only 24 people to be awarded the UK Advanced Milling Diploma in the past decade.

Mondelēz MD backs IGD campaign with visit to Bedfordshire school
Mondelz International managing director Mike Taylor has attended Kempston Challenger Academy to educate pupils about the food industry as part of IGD’s Feeding Britain’s Future campaign.

SOFHT offers training course for bakers on food allergen management
The Society of Food Hygiene & Technology (SOFHT) has launched a new training course to give bakers an up-to-date insight into food allergen management and practical instruction in risk assessment.
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