STORY: BAKER & BAKER Products UK Ltd joins Federation of Bakers

The Federation of Bakers (FOB) is delighted to welcome BAKER & BAKER Products UK Ltd as a new associate member.

BAKER & BAKER is a European leader in the bakery convenience segment, operating across 11 sites in seven countries, with around 2,500 employees and an annual turnover in excess of €400m. Its UK headquarters are based on the Wirral in the North West of England.

BAKER & BAKER manufacture a broad range of high quality own label and branded bakery products including 2,500 different bakery SKUs to meet the needs of customers and consumers in markets across Europe.

Formerly known as CSM Bakery Solutions, BAKER & BAKER operates within four key channels; food service, retail, bakery and wholesale, equipping our customers with innovative products and the necessary category management and sales support to succeed.

Liz McColgan, Director Quality Europe at BAKER & BAKER comments: “We are excited to join the Federation of Bakers and become part of a national organisation that supports one of the key sectors in the UK food manufacturing industry.”

Gordon Polson, Chief Executive of the Federation of Bakers, added: “We are delighted to welcome BAKER & BAKER as an associate member of our organisation and hope to support them as they continue to expand their business.”

The Federation of Bakers Ltd represents the UK’s largest bakeries who supply the nation's bread and morning goods and other bread products.  With eight member companies running 32 bakeries in the United Kingdom and supplying the majority of the bread consumed in the UK FOB members include Delifrance UK, Fine Lady Bakeries, Geary’s Bakeries, Irwins’ Bakery, Jacksons Bakery, Kerry Ingredients, Frank Roberts & Sons and Warburtons.

The Federation of Bakers has 22 Associate Members who are all suppliers to the UK baking industry.  BAKER & BAKER joins current associate members AAK (UK), AB Mauri UK and Ireland, ADM Milling, Baker Perkins, Bakers’ Basco, British Bakels, Bühler, Campden BRI, CSM (UK), GB Ingredients, Ferguson Engineering, FlexLink Systems, Food Paper, Kwik Lok, Lesaffre Group, Puratos, Spooner Industries, St. Pierre Groupe, We Seal, Zeelandia and Zeppelin Systems.

For more information visit www.fob.uk.com