Scottish Bakers' 2026 Bakery Category Insight Reports, produced with Dawn Foods, show spend growth across both savoury and sweet bakery in Scotland, with cookies the standout performer.

Warburtons and Only Curls have launched a bakery-scented hair gel rooted in the old saying that eating bread crusts makes your hair go curly.

Minor line interruptions in bakery production silently compound into significant throughput loss — learn how small process improvements can protect output and operational margins.

Texture is now the main driver in bakery, patisserie, and chocolate trends. From crusty breads and shatteringly crisp pastries to chewy cookies and rich-filled chocolate bars, consumers seek contrasting textures and multi-sensory experiences that deliver visual drama and craftsmanship.

Cerealto forms strategic partnership with Colorado-based Fresca Foods, expanding co-manufacturing capacity across Europe and the Americas. The transaction combines Cerealto's ten European production centres with Fresca's 350,000 sq ft US manufacturing facilities specializing in bars, granola and baked goods.

AB Mauri and Nutris have formed a technical partnership to develop fava bean protein and starch ingredients for industrial bakery applications in the UK and Ireland. The collaboration utilises Nutris's 45,000-tonne Croatian processing facility to fractionate fava beans into functional ingredients for commercial-scale bakery production, with development trials scheduled across multiple product categories in 2025.

Tesco Northern Ireland adds 31 bakery products from six regional suppliers including Irwin's Bakery, Genesis Bakery, and Holmes Bakery. The expansion follows 11% year-on-year growth in local cake category sales, with partnerships generating over £4 million annually for some suppliers.

New research reveals 18% of British holidaymakers pack bread when travelling abroad, prompting Warburtons to develop protective luggage cases. Consumer data shows 50% of UK travellers take food from home, highlighting potential opportunities for European bakeries in tourist markets and travel-friendly packaging innovation.