Group shot of Baking Industry Awards winner 2025
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Amy North at BIA 2025
Mike Williams from Flake Bake stands in for friend and fellow business owner Ryan Panchoo, owner of Borough 22 which claimed the Free-From Bakery Product of the Year award for its Original Vanilla Bean Glaze Doughnuts
Bako CEO Mike Tully takes another turn on the stage, this time to collect the Supplier of the Year trophy from presenter Alex Jones
Group shot of Baking Industry Awards winner 2025
Ed Lees takes to the stage for a second time to collect the Sustainability Initiative of the Year trophy from Yvette Wild, head of retail, bakery & OTG at category sponsor Macphie and Alex Jones
A very dapper Peter Wenzel stands proud with his award for Outstanding Contribution to the Baking Industry, presented by UK & Ireland commercial director at Délifrance, Richard Freeman and Alex Jones
Mark Bennett (centre) grins while clutching the Speciality Bread Product of the Year Award next to Bako CEO Mike Tully and Alex Jones
Fritsch Bakery Technologies sale manager Paul Johnson presents the Bakery Manufacturer of the Year award to Geary’s Bakeries’ head of engineering Mark Clifford and marketing & sales director Barry Dawber
Rademaker sales manager, UK & Ireland, Chris Drew and celebrity host Alex Jones present the Rising Star Award to Emily Anderson from Cooplands
Wildfarmed founder Ed Lees collects the first of two trophies of the night – this one for Bakery Brand of the Year which is presented by category sponsor Craggs & Co’s Stephen Craggs
Baking Industry Awards trophy
A joyous and glamourous Tona Erreguin from Imma the Bakery proudly clutches the Baker of the Year award, presented by Brook Food & Bakery Equipment sales director, Mike Moran and Alex Jones
Gail’s managing director Nick Ayerst collects the Bakery Retailer of the Year award from IFF commercial manager Vincent Mathys and Alex Jones
Baker & Baker CEO Matthew Acheson presents Mark Bennett with his second trophy of the night, this time the New Bakery Product of the Year Award for a Dirty Chai, Chocolate & Pistachio Babka
A stunned Andrew Cotterell, owner of Grant’s Bakery, collects the Craft Bakery Business of the Year trophy from Dawn Foods sales director Garry Russell and celebrity presenter Alex Jones
IRCA Group’s head of sales Alessandro Crespi presents the Online Bakery Business of the Year trophy to a very surprised Rachel Hanretty, founder of Mademoiselle Macaron
Lisa Smith, owner of Ginger Bakers, collects the Team of the Year trophy on behalf of everyone back at the bakery in Kendal, Cumbria from Lavazza marketing director Filippo Ferrari and Alex Jones
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Guests show off their moves in the 360-degree photo booth sponsored by Eurostar Commodities, Rise Re:Gen Flour
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Panzani Solutions was on hand to with sweet and savoury focaccia to keep the revellers powered up
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A casino, sponsored by Kluman & Balter, also kept guests entertained
Lavazza coffee cup at Baking Industry Awards