The Artisan Collective
Britain’s Best Artisan Bakeries 2026 revealed
The bakery community has spoken – these are the 13 best artisan bakeries in Britain as voted for by British Baker readers
2025
Revealed: Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2025
Lovingly Artisan is named by industry experts as the best artisan bakery in Britain for the third year in a row, but there are plenty of new entrants in the top 13 list
Bakers' Dozen 2024
Revealed: Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2024
British Baker reveals the 2024 Bakers’ Dozen – the top 13 artisan bakeries as voted for by industry experts
Community
How to find your bakery tribe (and sell more loaves in the process)
Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor from award-winning bakery Lovingly Artisan offer a masterclass in how to build and connect with your bakery’s community
Craft bakery news
Cornish Bakery reveals four new 'bespoke-for-the-community' locations
Sourdough Sophia crowdfunds expansion into new retail and wholesale channels
Inside St. Ewe’s £13m investment behind new free-range liquid egg range
Coughlans closure sparks fresh warnings over pressures facing craft bakers
Transformation programme pays off as profits surge at Wenzel’s
Third-generation chain Coughlans Bakery ceases trading with 32 shops closed
Rising costs see Norfolk family-run chain Kellys Bakeries go into liquidation
Bakeries and cafés shutter shops due to extreme temperatures
Blake’s Kitchen shifts bakery production into former Hobgoblin brewing site
Gail’s appoints international managing director
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Advice
How ‘quietly vegan’ cakes and pastries can provide a recipe for success
Bakeries can sell more products to more customers by making them vegan by default, according to PETA UK senior corporate projects manager Dr Carys Bennett