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.

These are the rules that specify the technical requirements for bread and flour produced in UK, covering various aspects such as the essential ingredients for flour, permitted ingredients for flour and bread and restrictions regarding the use of the term ‘wholemeal’, for example. 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.

As pointed out by Ben Evans, legal director and chartered trademark attorney at Blake Morgan, no timeline has been set out for reaching a verdict in the case and “what that decision will be when the time comes is equally unclear”. 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.

Go big, or go home’ is Rowan’s motto, and one that he has always applied to his bakes. His earliest baking memories are of scones, pork pies, shortbread and traditional jam tarts (which he claims as a Northern delicacy). A student of English literature, when he’s not writing up a storm, Rowan is also a keen host, applying his creative eye to his cooking – he aims for clean lines and interesting decoration in his finished bakes. 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. As such, there’s an increasing focus on what baked goods can offer consumers,be it in terms of health and wellness,environmental impact or simply a feelgood moment. Unsurprisingly, this is largely a result of coronavirus as consumers pay increasing attention to their health at a time when a pandemic is ravaging the globe while also seeking small everyday comforts.Dan’s interest in cooking began when he went traveling in South America in 2007. His particular loves are pies and puddings: before he and his wife bought their first home, they lived with his in-laws, during which time his mother-in-law taught him how to make perfect shortcrust pastry. The year of 2021 has been one of rising costs for the baking industry. What’s more, 2022 looks set to bring more of the same. 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.

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”.Life with four children means that, for Cristy, there always seems to be a birthday to bake for and an exciting party to plan. She describes her baking style as enchanted and pretty – bakes that conjure up a sense of childhood. Cakes are her speciality, and she draws flavour inspiration from her own Israeli heritage and from her husband’s Jamaican roots. For example, the so-called ‘rules of origin’ (RoO) meant tariffs could be applied to exported goods depending on where they originated from – potentially causing an issue for those in the UK baking industry using third-party (brought in from outside the UK or EU) wheat for products to export to the EU. Ingredients: active dry yeast; all-purpose flour; raisins; brandy; ground cinnamon; nutmeg; ground cloves; ground ginger; butter; eggs; pecans Although the full review of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 is expected to take some time, the government wrapped up one talking point promptly by announcing on 20 September that the fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid would become mandatory in the UK.

The legislation on store promotions was due to come into effect in April 2022 but a six-month delay has been applied to allow businesses to adapt, meaning implementation will now be October 2022. Josh is a chemist by trade and brings his scientist’s precision and keenness to experiment into the kitchen, taking careful notes on each part of the baking process and perfecting all his techniques for gorgeous results. He likes to take his inspiration from old baking books, reinventing classics to give them a modern twist, often by introducing alternative flavours and including the seasonal fruit and vegetables from his kitchen garden. Film and theatre enthusiast, theme-park lover and hospitality professional, Amos grew up in Nottingham with his mum and sister, but now lives and works in North London. As a child, Amos was always amazed by his mum’s ability to whip up delicious bakes at a moment’s notice – making her both the inspiration and the role model for his own commitment to some serious baking. Aldi also appealed to its supermarket rivals – including M&S – to make equivalent fundraising commitments from sales of their own caterpillar cakes. M&S responded by pointing out its own charity drives and suggesting Aldi “use [its] own character”.Matty is the type of baker who swats up on online patisserie videos before bed. No matter how good he gets, though, he strives to equal the impressiveness of the bake that first caught his imagination: a teddy-bear cake that his late nan made him for his fourth birthday. Now the family’s designated baker, he always has a list of cake requests for upcoming celebrations.