Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor. Copyright: Lovingly Artisan
Real Bread bakery awards hat trick
Additive-free artisan recognised for third year running
Lovingly Artisan, the Cumbrian bakery run by past Real Bread Campaign ambassador Aidan Monks and Catherine O’Connor, has topped The Artisan Collective’s Baker’s Dozen for a third year in a row.
The annual contest, run by British Baker, invites around 100 people drawn from in and around the baking industry to name their favourite artisan bakeries.
Other Real Bread bakeries from the Campaign’s network on the list are Northern Rye in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Haxby Bakehouse in York and Pettigrew Bakeries in Cardiff
Information about all of this year's Baker's Dozen can be found on the British Baker website.
Invitation
When reporting on national awards, the Campaign focuses on supporters of its charitable work, licensed Real Bread Loaf Mark users, and bakeries that have created free Real Bread Map listings.
The Campaign welcomes everyone to become a supporter. Companies that make at least one additive-free product are invited to add their details to the Real Bread Map. and sign up to The Real Bread Loaf Mark scheme.
See also
- A quartet of awards for Real Bread
- Best bakery in Britain
- Real Bread wins Great Taste Awards
- Real Bread named Britain's Best Loaf
- Real Bread Campaign ambassador wins Britain's best artisan bakery award
- Real Bread Baker of The Year
- Real Bread scores Great Taste Awards hattrick
- Real Bread bakers make Britain’s best loaves
- Real Bread bakeries dominate UK’s best poll
- Slow Food UK names Peter Cook baker of the year
- MMM...Real Bread awards
- Real Bread Campaign ambassador named Baker of the Year
- Stars in their ryes
- Wild Hearth Bakery’s Highland hat trick
- Slow Food Awards honour Real Bread Campaigners
- Real Bread bakers scoop top awards
- Great Taste Real Bread winners
- Britain's Best Loaf is Real Bread
- Scottish Bread Championship winners announced
- Source of Success
- Bakers wear capes
- Best in dough
- Wholemeal sourdough named Britain’s Best Loaf
- Cereal champion
- World doughmination
- Real Bread rules! (again)
- Real Bread dominates the World Bread Awards
- A slice of the winnings
Real Bread Campaign: The Real Bread Campaign finds and shares ways to make bread better for us, better for our communities and better for the planet. Whether your interest is local food, community-focussed small enterprises, honest labelling, therapeutic baking, or simply tasty toast, everyone is invited to become a Campaign supporter.
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