C.H. Guenther has opened a 172-square-metre Centre of Excellence in Coventry, integrating pilot baking, sensory testing and customer co-development within a live manufacturing facility.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Vandemoortele to sell its Worcester laminated dough production facility and UK sales operations in Staines-upon-Thames following its acquisition of Délifrance.

Compleat Foodservice has invested £600,000 in a new cookie production line at its Crewe site, targeting a 28% value uplift by March 2027.

Interfood Technology has formalised a partnership with Italian dough equipment specialist Domatic Sartori, adding precision shaping and dividing lines to its UK and Ireland bakery portfolio.

Swedish industrial group Dacke Industri has acquired 85% of Divardy Bakery Services B.V., a Dutch specialist in conveyor systems for industrial bakeries.

KPM Analytics has opened a baking lab at its French Rheology Centre of Excellence, designed to align traditional baking tests with objective instrumental data.

Belgian ingredients group Puratos has achieved carbon neutrality across its direct operations, cutting emissions per tonne produced by nearly 50% against a 2016 baseline.

Swedish baking equipment manufacturer Sveba Dahlen will join Midera Food Processing in July 2026, as Middleby Corporation separates its food processing division into a standalone public company.