Getting to know the single-celled fungus that causes the bubbles in your bread

Baker’s yeast became one of the biggest sought-after pandemic commodity as people released their inner bakers at home. But how much do you really know about Saccharomyces cerevisiae? Read more

Waste not, want not: Bizaare ingredient adds nutritional and environmental benefits to our daily baguette

French scientists claim that baking bread with wheat fertilized with human urine could slash nitrogen usage from artificial fertilizers, cut costs for farmers and boost yields, and retain nutrients often lost. Read more

Protecting artisanal provenance and presentation in the age of coronavirus

As lockdown eases and foodservice outlets begin to reopen, packaging has never been more important – especially for the artisanal sector, writes foodservice packaging specialist Kevin Curran. Read more

 Separating the wheat from the chaff: UK’s craft bakery sector weathers the pandemic with great aplomb

The Craft Bakers Association (CBA) – which represents approximately 500 bakery businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – reports the sector has become very dynamic on the back of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more

Nabim’s new president praises UK millers’ efforts to address flour shortage during coronavirus

The National Association of British and Irish Millers has announced a change in its executive board. Read more

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: Researchers turn bread waste into vitamin C

US researchers have devised a bioprocess that converts glucose from bread waste into value-added products such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Read more

Adapting to a new normal: The UK’s microbakeries are seeing new possibilities, thanks to lockdown

While many of the UK’s family-owned and run artisanal bakeries have been hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak, several have modified their business models to ensure their freshly-baked treats continue to get out to consumers. Read more

Paper bags could exacerbate bread waste, particularly in wake of coronavirus panic purchasing

The environmental impact is unlikely to be at the forefront of some consumers’ minds at the moment, but the pandemic has had a huge impact on food waste in the UK, according to packaging experts We Seal. Read more

#Bananabread and apple pie: Lockdown larder advice to continue creating the UK’s Top 10 quarantine bakes

Baking has become one of the nation’s biggest boredom breakers to fill the days in lockdown – but this has resulted in shortages of flour and yeast – leading the Real Bread Campaign to weigh in with recipes and tips to overcome the challenge. Read more

 BakeryandSnack Chat Podcast: Ardent Mills is packing more flour than ever before to get it onto grocery shelves

The US flour miller and ingredients provider has been deemed part of the nation’s critical infrastructure in providing food and has a crisis team that kicked into gear to cope with the pandemic to ensure that product continues to appear on grocery shelves. Read more

Happy Easter and hot cross buns: The ultimate comfort snack boost to banish coronavirus blues?

Most people won’t be spending this Easter with important family and friends – thanks to the coronavirus crisis – but that’s not going to stop them from being more tempted than usual to bake up an aromatic batch of steaming hot cross buns, says Mintel. Read more

‘White flour is the healthiest its been in 200 years’, scientists find

A study comparing historic and modern wheat varieties has shown an increase in dietary fibre and other features beneficial to human health. Read more