A BRADFORD firm has bought a cake manufacturer. 

Love Handmade Cakes has been acquired by Regal Food Products Group Plc for an undisclosed sum.

Established in Leeds in 2004, Love Handmade Cakes specialises in baking a range of more than 100 cakes, individual cake bars, traybakes and muffins.

It serves food service wholesalers, coffee shops, distributors and other outlets.

The acquisition comes just 24 months after the Regal group snapped up premium desserts manufacturer, Just Desserts Yorkshire.

Younis Chaudhry, chief executive of Regal Food Products Group Plc, said: "Long-term growth through acquisition is integral to the group and our family of brands, putting us in a position where we can offer our customers a solid mix of quality bakery products for both food service and retail.

"Love Handmade Cakes brings us new opportunities to develop and introduce a new range of products, including individually wrapped flapjacks, wrapped cake bars, muffins and other 'countertop' favourites.

"Servicing customers on all business levels remains a key focus of ours and the acquisition bring us the ability to further reinforce this.

"We pride ourselves on quality and, with appetites growing rapidly for our dessert ranges, we are excited to be moving into the next chapter with Love Handmade Cakes."