Ingredients: russet potatoes; eggs; ground cinnamon; ground cloves; nutmeg; dark chocolate; walnuts; butter; granulated sugar Launches in 2020 included vegan empanadas and slices from Ginsters, a pork-less pork pie from Pork Farms, and a vegan curry pie from Pukka. No surprise then that 15% of all bakery product launches in 2019/20 came with a vegan positioning, according to Innova Market Insights.The rise is partly due to ‘part-time vegans’ or ‘flexitarians’ as consumers look to reduce their intake of animal-derived products. Over 10 weeks, each of the bakers will compete and take on an array of technical challenges and weekly themes, hoping that they'll be the ones to deliver the showstopper and keep the judges happy. In April 2021, M&S announced it was taking legal action over similarities between its iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake and Aldi’s rival product Cuthbert the Caterpillar. M&S argued that that Cuthbert represented a trademark infringement and filed a claim with the High Court.

Wasted food is essentially wasted money, so as the UK enters a recession and belts tighten, businesses and consumers will be looking more closely at this issue. Baking Yesteryear contains 100 recipes expertly curated by B. Dylan Hollis that will take you on a delicious journey through the past. With a larger-than-life personality and comedic puns galore, baking with Dylan never gets old. We’ll leave that to the recipes. Following a consultation, the government announced in June that advertising restrictions would come into force for high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) foods, both on TV and online, at the end of 2022.

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Josh has been playing rugby for his local team for more than 15 years, and once a month he bakes lots of treats to reward his teammates after a rigorous training session. He dreams of having his own artisan bakery one day.

When the UK was part of the EU, the so-called ‘mutual recognition principle’ meant flour from the UK could be placed on the market of other EU member states, and vice versa, regardless of national rules as long as it complied with EU law. However, Brexit obviously put paid to this. Nostalgic bakery goods deliver the same warm feeling and as we move into 2021 with Covid very much still on our doorsteps, is likely to be on consumers’ agendas in the coming months,” adds Michael Schofield, marketing manager at Bakels.

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With the disagreement played out via tabloid headlines and social media, Aldi made hay with the publicity and even staged a charity sky dive for Cuthbert in May.

Amos describes his bakes as a labour of love – his style is colourful and chic with keen attention to detail, and he loves exploring different flavour profiles. He compares his baking style to the converted church that he now lives in, calling both his style and home ‘traditional with a modern twist’.As you might expect, the announcement of the advertising ban wasn’t entirely welcomed by the food industry. Kate Halliwell, the Food and Drink Federation’s chief scientific officer, expressed her disappointment at the government’s insistence on pressing ahead with “headline chasing policies”. The pandemic has made major trends that were already shaping the food and drink market even more important

Having baked thousands of retro recipes from all kinds of antique cookbooks, Dylan’s selected the best of the best for this bakebook, sharing the shining stars from each decade. And since not every recipe Dylan bakes on his wildly popular social media channels turn out delicious, we’ve thrown in a few of the most disastrously strange recipes for you to try if you want to prank your friends, or if you’re simply a glutton for punishment. Ingredients: pie crust; carrots; heavy cream; eggs; ground cinnamon; nutmeg; ground ginger; ground cloves The planned legislation will apply a watershed at 9pm, so adverts for HFSS food and drink will only be shown on UK TV and on-demand programmes between 9pm and 5.30am. The online ban will affect all forms of paid-for advertising, with the scope encompassing social media, videos and influencer marketing. However, brand-only advertising will be allowed as long as an HFSS product is not identifiable, and the ban only applies to large businesses – those with 250 or more employees.Between 2017 and 2019, bakery was the category with the highest number of new organic product launches in Western Europe, notes Janin Zippel, marketing segment manager, bakery at Ingredion. She was also awarded Star Baker in week three after her medusa-themed bread showstopper wowed the judges. Subsequently, his passion for pies has evolved into a penchant for patisserie! Perfectionist Dan loves a baking challenge and will often find the hardest bake in one of his many (more than 300!) cookbooks and start there, throwing everything he’s got at creating a masterpiece. When he’s not baking, he loves to play football with his two young sons, work out in the gym, or forage for edible treats in the countryside around his home. Plant-based options will continue to take more space in the mainstream. Consumers will expect more choice,” says Kirsty Matthews, insights & marketing manager at Macphie. Ingredients: granulated sugar; all-purpose flour; candied cherries; dried figs; raisins; walnuts; light corn syrup; egg whites