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Bread Ahead was founded by Matthew Jones in 2013, who has been in the business and making bread for over 25 years. His mission is to bring quality baking to the masses. Bread Ahead opened its doors in September 2013 supplying fresh produce daily to Borough Market customers and a range of local restaurants and delis. The Bakery School opened in February 2014 and is designed to show the public just how easy baking good bread can be. Since then, Bread Ahead has grown – the school at Borough has expanded and Matthew has since opened a second bakery and school in Pavilion Road, Chelsea and a brand new bakery and café in Beak Street, Soho. The Bread Ahead Baking School is home to ever popular baking workshops including Doughnuts, Great British Baking, Nordic and Gluten-free to name a few. Led by Bread Ahead’s masterful bakery school tutors, they offer an insight into proper artisan baking. Gift vouchers are available to buy for the half and full day workshops all year round. In August 2017, Bread Ahead published its first ever cookbook, Baking School: The Bread Ahead Cookbook.

When The Hummingbird Bakery brought American-style cupcakes to Portobello Road, London, back in 2004, we had curious customers queuing round the block to get a taste. With six bakeries across London and two international branches in Dubai, four bestselling cookbooks and a celebrity following, we’re well on the way to achieving our mission of bringing the authentic taste of American cakes and desserts to the world. We can also bring it direct to your office or event. Our bespoke whole cakes, cupcakes or mini cupcakes are made-to-order, with frosting and added flourishes that fit perfectly with your brand or colour scheme (hey, if we can colour-match a Heinz Baked Bean can, we can colour-match anything). Email our team about your ideas and we’ll bring them to life. corporate@hummingbirdbakery.com

Cakes & Bakes is one of the UK's fastest high street bakery stores, rapidly expanding its stores in and around London. Our customers seem to love what we do and have played an integral part in our Cakes & Bakes success story—the cherry on the top being the opening of our fourth and fifth branches in Barking Road and Barkingside. Cakes & Bakes products are handmade and freshly produced in our kitchen by qualified bakers and chefs. Our recipes combine a special blend of dairy-free ingredients to deliver that sensational taste only to be found in our stores. Cakes & Bakes has something for all occasions, from the special Birthday Cake to the big celebratory Wedding Cake, plus everything in between simply because you love great-tasting cakes just as much as we do. Besides, we think all our Novelty cakes are special! We’re also prized for our range of sumptuous eggless savories. Our curry-flavored pasties, French croissants, and meat-free savories are baked fresh and to golden brown perfection on our premises daily. We’re super pleased to be able to cater to those who want to enjoy cakes without dairy ingredients. You’ll be just as pleased to know that all our cakes are made using non-dairy cream, whether you’re choosing from our potato, fruit, deluxe chocolate or golden sponge range. Stuck for gift ideas? Cakes & Bakes can help here too. Surprise your family, friends, neighbors or even colleagues with one of our freshly baked bouquets or gourmet gift baskets. They make unique and perfect gifts for him or her, whatever the occasion.