The global additive-free butter powder market is forecast to nearly double by 2036, with bakery the dominant application and clean-label formulation driving demand across Europe, Asia and North America.

Crosta Mollica and European Pizza Group have merged to form a €1 billion European pizza business, with both brands continuing to operate independently.

Bakeful has launched three limited-edition autumn products, maple mini donuts, pumpkin spice mini muffins and apple cider mini muffins, across Target, Amazon and H-E-B.

Lantmännen Unibake UK has joined the Federation of Bakers, bringing international manufacturing expertise to the trade body representing the UK's largest bakery companies.

Hungarian producer The DoughLAB is seeking UK partners for its Madre sourdough pizza range, fermented for 48 hours and finished from frozen in under three minutes.

The Carbon Trust is hosting a free webinar on carbon footprint model assurance, examining how verified environmental data strengthens credibility and supports sustainability reporting.

Romer Labs on why shared lines, expanding gluten-free ranges and frequent changeovers mean gluten control must extend well beyond the finished product.

British Bakels has released its autumn/winter 2026 sweet bakery flavour forecast, with salted caramel, cherry and caramelised biscuit leading a list informed by consumer and Mintel data.

Penske Logistics has gone live with Cimcorp's gantry-based automated fulfilment system at its Illinois bakery distribution centre, reporting 100% order accuracy and a 50% reduction in labour requirements.

Millbio and Thimus are combining functional ingredient development with sensory neuroscience to better understand how consumers experience GLP-1-aligned bread products.

Nexture has announced its acquisition of La Crema, a Dubai-based manufacturer of chocolate and food ingredients for bakery, ice cream and fine pastry applications.

MOA Foodtech has closed a €3.3m funding round to scale its AI-driven biomass fermentation platform and expand commercial supply of clean-label bakery ingredients.