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.

Puratos has entered into an agreement to acquire Dawn Foods, bringing together the two companies’ complementary bakery and patisserie capabilities.

Scottish Bakers has released its first Future of Bakery industry report in partnership with Dawn Foods, providing market data and consumer insights for industrial bakers. The report reveals Scotland's sweet bakery market is valued at £261 million with 4.6% year-on-year growth, while savoury bakery spend increased 3%. Based on NIQ consumer panel data from 30,000 UK households and bespoke research from 500 Scottish bakery shoppers, the report offers strategic intelligence for business planning.

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