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Tilley’s Bakery in Southampton up for sale

Tilley’s Bakery in Southampton up for sale

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Tilley’s Bakery, which has been trading for 36 years on the high street of Hythe, Southampton, is now up for sale. The current owner has owned and managed the bakery for seven years, having completely refurbished the property throughout. Tilley’s is split across two floors, with the ground floor featuring a modern window display area, counter and sandwich bar and main bakery to the rear. Upstairs is a spacious storage area, office and toilets. The bakery sells a wide variety of cakes, pastries, savoury items, bread and sandwiches, as well as catering for large orders. Business property adviser Christie & Co is managing the sale. Oliver Guppy, business agent in Christie & Co’s retail division, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to take over a village bakery with a long-standing history in the local community. “It’s been expertly run for the past 36 years, with a large core of local repeat business buying on a daily basis. “With a wide variety of products, it caters to a variety of customers, but still has room to grow …

New Eagle Rock bakery Fondry is selling out of croissants to block-long lines

New Eagle Rock bakery Fondry is selling out of croissants to block-long lines

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The line snaked down the parking lot toward the busy traffic of York Boulevard and around the corner, curving around the patio of a neighboring seafood restaurant. Guests began queuing for Fondry, Eagle Rock’s newest bakery, half an hour before its doors opened, but only a few dozen guests would get to taste any croissants, croffins or danishes today. The pastries from the team behind nearby cafes Kumquat and Loquat are proving to be some of L.A.’s most sought-after, recalling the past clamor and rush for pastries from the likes of erstwhile Konbi and Dominique Ansel (inventor of the Cronut). The new pâtisserie debuted last weekend and operates only three days a week, Friday to Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon, though in its first few days of operation Fondry has sold out between 45 and 90 minutes after opening its doors. Led by baker and partner Ivy Ku, the menu focuses solely on laminated pastry that builds layers of cold-fermented dough into ham-and-cheese croissants; pistachio cream danishes; yuzu meringue croffins, or croissant muffins; mustard …

Koreatown bakery Harucake is headquarters for the viral minimalist cake trend in L.A.

Koreatown bakery Harucake is headquarters for the viral minimalist cake trend in L.A.

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Ellie You spent years dreaming up the Harucake universe, down to the color of the walls — the same soft faint yellow as butter that has been creamed for hours. The bakery walls were painted three times to get the color exactly right. You’s vision for her Koreatown bakery was so clear that she didn’t need to hire an architect. She was meticulous about what she wanted: the chic, large glass front doors, a photo booth near the entrance that prints customers’ happy images on stark white receipt paper, and a pastry case at the angular counter displaying her minimalist cakes as if they were jewels. Baker Ellie You opened Harucake in the summer, when a friend posted a video of her minimalist cakes to Tik Tok. Within days, the Koreatown bakery was a viral sensation. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) On weekends, crowds might spend two hours waiting in line at Harucake, located in a strip mall at the corner of 6th and Kenmore streets. (Weekdays are a bit easier to navigate, but …

Aid Brings a Gaza Bakery Back to Life

Aid Brings a Gaza Bakery Back to Life

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GAZA CITY (Reuters) – A bakery in Gaza City has started operating for the first time in six months with aid from the World Food Programme (WFP), providing desperately needed food in a part of the territory where a U.N.-backed report has warned of imminent famine. Abdelrahman al-Jadba, clutching a bag of freshly baked loaves, said he felt a sense of relief that he’d be able to feed his children, describing how he had been forced to give them bread made from flour mixed with sand. “We pray to God that this continues,” he said. Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip has turned much of the territory into a wasteland with an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe since October, when the militant Islamist group Hamas ignited war by storming southern Israel. War in Israel and Gaza Israel has faced increased international pressure to let more aid into the Gaza Strip since it targeted an aid convoy on April 1, killing international relief workers. The WFP said it has been using a new coordinated route to get aid …

The best gluten free bakeries in London

The best gluten free bakeries in London

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This pâtisserie was opened by a young Ukrainian refugee Yelyzaveta Tataryna only last February, who says it took a year to perfect the gluten-free bounty éclair. The scores of customers arriving for just that can surely tell. The light, creamy delicacy sits among the bakery’s long range of choux pastries, including a dark, rich snickers variation. Made fresh each morning, the pistachio tart (using pistachio flour, made in-house) is also high up on the coeliac radar, and is delightful from its crumble to cream filling. Source link

Bakery Accused Of Selling Dunkin’ Donuts Labeled As Vegan And Gluten Free

Bakery Accused Of Selling Dunkin’ Donuts Labeled As Vegan And Gluten Free

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While health struggles influence some people to avoid gluten or animal products, others take a more ethical standpoint — adopting veganism as a means to protect animals and their autonomy. Despite the reason behind their food preferences or habits, gluten-free and vegan products are essential to their daily lives — from restaurant choices to quick and easy grocery finds.  While for some it seems relatively simple and straightforward, many vegan and gluten-free people admit they find belonging in their food choices, joining a community built on respect, inclusivity, and shared values.  When one vegan grocery store made an alarming discovery when picking up “vegan and gluten-free donuts” from a nearby bakery, they were forced to reckon with a scary reality: putting this sacred community at risk.  After noticing a Dunkin’ Donuts lookalike donut in their vegan and gluten-free delivery from a nearby bakery, a vegan grocery store was incredibly alarmed.  One Huntington vegan market, known as Cindy’s Snacks, was having a relatively normal day as they prepped to open up their doors for customers. They received a box of “vegan and …

Greggs staff to share £17.6m bonus pot as bakery chain makes bumper profits | Business News

Greggs staff to share £17.6m bonus pot as bakery chain makes bumper profits | Business News

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About 25,000 Greggs workers will get a slice of a £17.6m bonus pie after the high street bakery chain made record annual profits. The staff will receive a bonus in their wages at the end of March to recognise their “hard work and effort” during 2023, CEO Roisin Currie announced. The windfall follows Greggs making a 27% increase in annual profits. The company, famed for its sausage rolls and steak bakes, delivered a bumper pre-tax profit of £188.3m for 2023 – up from £148.3m the previous year, after like-for-like sales in company-managed shops rose by 13.7%. On an underlying basis, pre-tax profits lifted 13% to £167.7m. But Ms Currie insisted the bakery giant was “not complacent” about tough high street trading conditions, as she reiterated Greggs would not increase its prices this year. And she urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt – who today unveiled his spring budget – to “put money in consumers’ pockets”. Ms Currie told the PA news agency: “The consumer is still under pressure in terms of their disposable income. “We are certainly …

New owner of Sweet Lady Jane reopening beloved bakery

New owner of Sweet Lady Jane reopening beloved bakery

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Sweet Lady Jane When Julie Ngu woke up to the news in December that the beloved bakery chain Sweet Lady Jane had abruptly closed all six of its locations, she turned to her partner and jokingly asked, “Can you imagine if we bought it?” Matt Clark responded with a serious answer: “Why don’t we?” Judging by the outcry after the closing from fans on social media, especially those who feared they’d never taste Sweet Lady Jane’s iconic triple berry cake again, there was certainly demand for the bakery’s return. The pair contacted a lawyer and were connected to the former owners. On Feb. 16, Ngu and Clark became the owners of Sweet Lady Jane‘s multiple assets, including the recipes and the brand name. They then renegotiated the leases on all six locations: West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Encino, Calabasas and San Fernando. The L.A. Times confirmed the sale with a representative for the company, who noted there were multiple other interested buyers. Now Ngu and Clark are planning to reopen at least some of …

Japanese bakery used AI to capture the essence of romantic emotions through ‘Romance Bread’

Japanese bakery used AI to capture the essence of romantic emotions through ‘Romance Bread’

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Kimuraya, Japan’s oldest bakery, and NEC Corp have been pushed to create what they call “Ren AI Pan” or “AI Romance Bread.”(CREDIT: Kanako Tanaka) Love is a concept that has long captivated human imagination, with its taste often likened to various flavors and sensations. Japan, a country known for its innovation and technology, has taken a unique approach to explore this metaphorical flavor of love. In a collaboration between Kimuraya, Japan’s oldest bakery, and NEC Corp, a leading electronics company, the boundaries of culinary experimentation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been pushed to create what they call “Ren AI Pan” or “AI Romance Bread.” This innovative project aims to capture the essence of romantic emotions through a culinary experience. Using AI technology developed by NEC, the team analyzed conversations from a popular reality dating show and examined song lyrics that reference fruits and sweets. From this extensive data, five key feelings associated with romance were identified: first encounter, first date, jealousy, heartbreak, and mutual love. Kimuraya then translated these emotions into flavors infused into their …