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Britain’s Best Artisan Bakeries 2026 revealed

2026-01-28T08:00:00+00:00By

 The bakery community has spoken – these are the 13 best artisan bakeries in Britain as voted for by British Baker readers

2025

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Revealed: Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2025

2025-01-28T18:20:00+00:00By

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

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Revealed: Britain’s best artisan bakeries of 2024

2024-01-31T09:00:00+00:00By

British Baker reveals the 2024 Bakers’ Dozen – the top 13 artisan bakeries as voted for by industry experts

Community

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How to find your bakery tribe (and sell more loaves in the process)

2024-02-20T15:11:00+00:00By

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

  • Bread Ahead told to leave Borough Market after becoming ‘too successful’

  • Fresh new talent: Rising Star Award 2026 finalists unveiled

  • Finalists for Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2026 unveiled

  • Six baked goods named as finalists for New Bakery Product of the Year 2026

  • Get to know the Team of the Year 2026 finalists

  • Loafly lot of finalists named in Speciality Bread Product of the Year 2026

  • Craft Bakery Business of the Year 2026 finalists named

  • Baker of the Year 2026 finalists revealed

  • Drum roll please: Baking Industry Awards 2026 finalists revealed

  • Meet the finalists for Bakery Leader of the Year 2026

Advice

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How ‘quietly vegan’ cakes and pastries can provide a recipe for success

2026-04-23T11:43:00+01:00By Dr Carys Bennett

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