Finsbury Food Group acquires 70% stake in Lola's Cupcakes for £25m, marking entry into direct-to-consumer market. Strategic move combines manufacturing expertise with digital capabilities in premium celebration cake sector.

Tate & Lyle showcased its expanded ingredient portfolio at IFT FIRST 2025, highlighting new mouthfeel solutions and technical capabilities following CP Kelco integration. The company demonstrated texture science applications through its new Mouthfeel Lab and product prototypes featuring pectin, specialty gums, stevia, and fibre ingredients relevant to industrial baking applications.

Mlinar Group's €100 million acquisition creates major Southeast European bakery consolidation, combining industrial production capacity with Panvita Group to form dominant regional commercial baking platform with enhanced procurement power and distribution reach.

Valeo Foods Group completes acquisition of Melegatti 1894 assets, adding two Italian production facilities specialising in panettone, pandoro and croissants to expand European sweet bakery manufacturing capacity and international distribution network.

German automation specialist Singer & Sohn GmbH announces partnerships with Rademaker BV for integrated meat-filled bakery product systems and Food Design Solutions for Belgium/Luxembourg sales coverage. Industrial bakers gain access to complete automation solutions for sausage rolls, frikandel pastries, and cevapcici-filled bread products through streamlined procurement processes.

C Private Investments has announced the formation of Artisan Bakery through the acquisitions of Snackwerks and Specialty Bakers.

Lallemand Inc. and Moulins Soufflet, a subsidiary of Groupe InVivo, have announced exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of two specialized ingredient companies: AIT Ingredients and Solyve.

Rademaker strengthens its position in the bakery equipment sector through the acquisition of Danish specialist Form & Frys Maskinteknik and a strategic partnership with AI vision inspection company Sensure, enhancing capabilities in complex pastry shaping, 3D filling deposition, and data-driven quality control systems.