{"id":594604,"date":"2026-08-24T15:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/594604\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:58:13","slug":"kosher-bakery-state-fayre-to-return-after-phoenix-sale-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/594604\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosher bakery State Fayre to return after phoenix sale | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"picture\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yehuda Fagleman state fayre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/403810_yehudafaglemanstatefayre_381566_crop.jpg\"   loading=\"eager\" class=\"lazyloaded\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Northern kosher <a class=\"intextlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/bakery\/40.subject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"intextlink_0 nofollow noopener\">bakery<\/a> State Fayre is set for resurrection after being placed into liquidation earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The bakery was sold out of insolvency to a former director, Yehuda Fagleman, and his wife Shiri, preserving 25 jobs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">State Fayre had been struggling since <a class=\"intextlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/coronavirus\/2129.subject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"intextlink_1 nofollow noopener\">Covid<\/a>, according to liquidator Steven Wiseglass of Inquesta, despite several strong years\u2019 trading pre-pandemic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wiseglass explained that pandemic restrictions had a \u201csignificant adverse impact\u201d on the company\u2019s finances. In the years that followed, the bakery\u2019s <a class=\"intextlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/energy-prices\/2981.subject\" rel=\"intextlink_3 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">energy<\/a> costs then nearly tripled, and raw material costs increased and the payroll bill grew as statutory wage rates climbed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cCollectively, these factors placed sustained pressure on the company\u2019s finances,\u201d Wiseglass said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe director concluded that it was no longer sustainable to continue the business and sought our advice. The decision was made to place the company into liquidation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yehuda Fagleman had been one of four directors of State Fayre Ltd. He and Shiri now control the former company\u2019s assets, brands and order book through newco YF &amp; SF Bakery Ltd.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The pair were in a \u201cstrong position\u201d to give the bakery a \u201cnew lease of life\u201d, he said, with \u201clots of ideas to expand and re-energise, including new product lines and other ventures\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The new company, trading under the State Fayre brand, is not liable for debts accrued by State Fayre Ltd.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">State Fayre bakery sells bread, fresh <a class=\"intextlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/pies-and-pastries\/2844.subject\" rel=\"intextlink_4 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pastries<\/a> and <a class=\"intextlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/cakes-and-biscuits\/48.subject\" rel=\"intextlink_2 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cakes<\/a> to <a class=\"intextlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/supermarkets\/244.subject\" rel=\"intextlink_5 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">supermarkets<\/a>, retailers and hospitality venues across Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>$(document).ready(function() {<br \/>\nif (window.location.pathname == &#8216;\/advertise&#8217;) {<br \/>\n$.getScript(&#8220;https:\/\/tag.clearbitscripts.com\/v1\/pk_6c1cac1dc287e45bfaab20867b193dcb\/tags.js&#8221;);<br \/>\nconsole.log(&#8220;Clearbit Loaded&#8221;);<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n});<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northern kosher bakery State Fayre is set for resurrection after being placed into liquidation earlier this month. 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