BRITS GO CRACKERS FOR FUDGES’ CHRISTMAS BISCUITS

Dorset-based Fudges bakery is defying the economic downturn and doubling production at its Stalbridge bakery so that it can meet orders that mean the firm is producing nearly two million biscuits a week in the run up to Christmas. What’s more, the company is taking on 25 new workers and ramping up production of its range of top quality biscuits as festive demand for its bakery range is forecast to reach an all-time high. The company, which now has a total workforce of 160 full- and part-time workers, is forecast to make as many as 180 million biscuits in 2012 – a 50% increase on