Class of 2025

  • Full list of Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 medal winners revealed

  • ​Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 winner revealed

2025 competition

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Bread letter day: top photos from Britain’s Best Loaf 2025

2025-04-17T07:56:00+01:00By

Flick through photos captured from the recent competition held at the NEC Birmingham including live loaf judging and bakers celebrating with winners trophies

Sourdough news

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Clean labels, fibremaxxing and a market reset: what’s next for wrapped bread?

2026-02-18T08:30:00+00:00By

The nation’s appetite for bread is thriving with an extra £160m spent on wrapped bread over the past year. So, what’s driving the growing appetite?

Frederic Doncel-Latorre (left) and Richard Hart with a selection of baked goods

Gallery: peek inside the brand-new Claridge’s Bakery

2026-01-22T09:00:00+00:00By

Located behind London hotel Claridge’s, the bakery aims to celebrate the art of British baking with menu items including malt loaf, granary loaves, and Jammy Dodger Tarts

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Sourdough Sophia unveils new production site to support 20-shop estate target

2026-01-20T10:23:00+00:00By

London-based craft bakery brand is using its latest successful crowdfunding campaign to invest in a new 7,000 sq ft central bakery inside two railway arches near London Bridge station

2024 competition

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How a sourdough mistake resulted in Britain’s Best Loaf 2024

2024-05-24T09:37:00+01:00By

4 Eyes Bakery head baker Tom Martin recalls the origin story behind his Garlic & Rosemary Deep Pan Focaccia and reveals the benefits the Chesterfield business has enjoyed since lifting the trophy

Through the years

Kuma-San Bakehouse founder Miyo Aoetsu gleefully grips her trophies for Britain’s Best Loaf 2023 and Innovation category winner

Britain’s Best Loaf through the years – catching up with past winners

2024-03-18T09:11:00+00:00By

Sales leaps and “insane” media attention have been enjoyed by former champions who still make their award-winning bread to this day

Judging process

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How is Britain’s Best Loaf judged?

2025-02-10T12:13:00+00:00

Every loaf entered is assessed for its external appearance, internal structure, aroma and taste as the expert panel of judges look to determine which loaf will take home the coveted title